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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:28 pm
by Henry Spencer
Yeah, I know all about Lost In Space (well, aside from Bill Murray being in it, wow), but I was linking the title to Policenauts' plotline. :smile:

Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:29 pm
by 8bitsonic
Mumy. Not Murray. Bill Murray is different people.

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:34 am
by Snake Plissken
OtakupunkX wrote:Some things just need to be kept on the down low, though.
AHAHAHA, wait... isn't the down low that thing straight black males go to for man-on-man action... and I don't mean football. :)

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:03 pm
by OtakupunkX
Exactly.

There was a Lost in Space film made in the late 90's. It was all kinds of silly.

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:09 pm
by Marc
Okay, let's see if we can get this thread back on track...

Recently I received a PM from someone asking if we had thought about setting up a translation fund for people to contribute financial donations to the project. While we very much appreciate the thought, we will not be accepting any form of compensation for this project, financial or otherwise. This is being done purely for the game and for fans, and it is not in our interest to profit from it in any way.

If you have extra money that could be put toward contributing like that and don't already own the game, go ahead and spend it on the game. :wink:

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:41 pm
by Henry Spencer
It's great to see such dedication. I am sure if Kojima would ever find out, it would warm his heart! He isn't the type to sue. :razz:

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:09 pm
by epitaph
Henry Spencer wrote:It's great to see such dedication. I am sure if Kojima would ever find out, it would warm his heart! He isn't the type to sue. :razz:
No, but the 100+ people you have to go through to get to him aren't as forgiving.

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:17 pm
by Marc
epitaph wrote:
Henry Spencer wrote:It's great to see such dedication. I am sure if Kojima would ever find out, it would warm his heart! He isn't the type to sue. :razz:
No, but the 100+ people you have to go through to get to him aren't as forgiving.
Now, now... Konami haven't raised any issues with any fan translations in the past, so I hope that will continue to be the case here as well.

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:39 pm
by Snake Plissken
Osiris wrote:
epitaph wrote:
Henry Spencer wrote:It's great to see such dedication. I am sure if Kojima would ever find out, it would warm his heart! He isn't the type to sue. :razz:
No, but the 100+ people you have to go through to get to him aren't as forgiving.
Now, now... Konami haven't raised any issues with any fan translations in the past, so I hope that will continue to be the case here as well.
Indeed, we haven't recieved really any "anti-project" hate mail from them what-so-ever... but they've been watching us here and there. I think they might just be very curious, but I always hope that in no ways anybody up Konami's chain will see this as a "mud in the eye" sort of gesture... since Kojima seems so reluctant to re-release and translate the title himself. Or just Konami -with it's highest wishes to keep it that way at the moment.

Yeah though, this has been a non-profit project -built from the motivation and pure dedication given from our hearts for the game (and what inspiration it has given us). As though the offer is very damn generous and loving, it'd just feel so wrong if we were to accept money up to this point. LOL it'd feel like Blood money mwuahahahahahah.

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:55 pm
by 8bitsonic
I think basically a big reason there's no need to give you guys money for the project is because you simply don't need any, right? Nobody needs to be hired, all the software you're using is free and most or all of it was written by people within the project, etc. You have all the people and resources you need, and any money given would go towards nothing.
Osiris wrote:we will not be accepting any form of compensation for this project, financial or otherwise.
In my opinion, I don't think there's anything wrong if people want to send you little gifts or cards of appreciation if they want to. Hell, I just might even do that once the patch comes out. Sending cash is unacceptable though, I agree.

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:58 pm
by Marc
8bitsonic wrote:I think basically a big reason there's no need to give you guys money for the project is because you simply don't need any, right? Nobody needs to be hired, all the software you're using is free and most or all of it was written by people within the project, etc. You have all the people and resources you need, and any money given would go towards nothing.
Correct, the only conceivable expense would be paying for bandwidth, and even that should be covered under Snatcher's current setup.
8bitsonic wrote:
Osiris wrote:we will not be accepting any form of compensation for this project, financial or otherwise.
In my opinion, I don't think there's anything wrong if people want to send you little gifts or cards of appreciation if they want to. Hell, I just might even do that once the patch comes out. Sending cash is unacceptable though, I agree.
What I meant was we won't be soliciting for any sort of contribution. If people want to send us whatever, it's not like we're going to just send it back. That would be rude. But sending money when we haven't made the invitation would be a little awkward.

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:24 pm
by epitaph
Osiris wrote:
8bitsonic wrote:I think basically a big reason there's no need to give you guys money for the project is because you simply don't need any, right? Nobody needs to be hired, all the software you're using is free and most or all of it was written by people within the project, etc. You have all the people and resources you need, and any money given would go towards nothing.
Correct, the only conceivable expense would be paying for bandwidth, and even that should be covered under Snatcher's current setup.
Well, in case you need bandwidth, give me a call. I've got a few places (read: co-lo boxes) where I could mirror things for you.

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:56 pm
by Marc
epitaph wrote:
Osiris wrote:
8bitsonic wrote:I think basically a big reason there's no need to give you guys money for the project is because you simply don't need any, right? Nobody needs to be hired, all the software you're using is free and most or all of it was written by people within the project, etc. You have all the people and resources you need, and any money given would go towards nothing.
Correct, the only conceivable expense would be paying for bandwidth, and even that should be covered under Snatcher's current setup.
Well, in case you need bandwidth, give me a call. I've got a few places (read: co-lo boxes) where I could mirror things for you.
Thanks, we'll keep that in mind, though Snatcher told me he can get extra bandwidth for US$5 per GB.

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:21 am
by Ghaleon
I've been loving this site and specifically keeping tabs on the Policenauts translation for a long time now -- I'm overjoyed you guys are making so much progress. RIGHT before the news broke in here about an in-sight completion date, I finally played through my Saturn copy, hahaha. I got only about 10% of the plot though, so I'm pumped.

Ironically the two SEGA CD Lunars + Metal Gear Solid are my favorite games (and I finally scored a SEGA CD Snatcher -- for $5, haha -- two years ago) so I think I'll fit in here OK.

I wish I could do something besides cheerlead :P And I'm sure you guys must know this, but you're unlocking a seminal piece of videogame history for English speakers. It's much appreciated.

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:31 am
by Marc
Ghaleon wrote:I've been loving this site and specifically keeping tabs on the Policenauts translation for a long time now -- I'm overjoyed you guys are making so much progress. RIGHT before the news broke in here about an in-sight completion date, I finally played through my Saturn copy, hahaha. I got only about 10% of the plot though, so I'm pumped.

Ironically the two SEGA CD Lunars + Metal Gear Solid are my favorite games (and I finally scored a SEGA CD Snatcher -- for $5, haha -- two years ago) so I think I'll fit in here OK.

I wish I could do something besides cheerlead :P And I'm sure you guys must know this, but you're unlocking a seminal piece of videogame history for English speakers. It's much appreciated.
Hey, welcome to the forums, and thank you for the kind words. I think I speak for everyone on the team when I say it's been an honor to work on such a finely-crafted and well-deserving game. I'm sorry it's all taken so long, but the wait shouldn't be too much longer (relatively) now.

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:56 pm
by epitaph
Without any specific knowledge on the Policenauts engine, I'd say there's still a bit of a challenge in inserting the translated text as well... though I'm no programmer (well, I've written some C in my day, but nothing advanced).

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:45 pm
by seraphssavior
Hey, about how far have you guys translated? I know there are seven acts, how many are complete?

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:27 am
by Wesker
So you guys are just planning a single translation for the PS1 by now?

Now is when I really hate Konami America for what they did 11 years ago.

I have been 3-4 years waiting for this, dying to play the game in English, since I ever known for the first time about this translation proyect.

But as my 32-bit console actually is a Sega Saturn and not a PS1, and also my original copy of the game is the (more complete) Sega Saturn version, I think I'll have no other choice but to wait a little longer for playing it, when a Sega Saturn translation would eventually be planned and released.

PD: Damn you Konami, and your scrapped localization.

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:32 am
by 8bitsonic
Wesker wrote:as my 32-bit console actually is a Sega Saturn and not a PS1, and also my original copy of the game is the (more complete) Sega Saturn version, I think I'll have no other choice but to wait a little longer for playing it, when a Sega Saturn translation would eventually be planned and released.
I think that this translation warrants buying a copy of the PSX version, which really should not run you more than $30 on eBay, though you'll probably only be able to get The Best version that cheap. (You could, of course, download pirated disk images of it.) And then you can just run the in an emulator if you don't want to spend any more money. If I were you, though, I'd modchip a PS1/2 or buy a bootdisc (so you can play a CD-R) for the experience of playing on the actual hardware. I'm using this translation as an excuse to finally chip my PS2. :smile:

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:51 am
by Henry Spencer
Can anyone recommend me any good emulators for the PS1? Emulators are technically, not illegal, so if anybody can help, thanks.

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:21 am
by Charlie Johnson
Henry Spencer wrote:Can anyone recommend me any good emulators for the PS1? Emulators are technically, not illegal, so if anybody can help, thanks.
I'd go for ePSXe.

http://www.epsxe.com/download.php

Of course you won't find a japanese bios on this site.

And here you can download the plugins.

http://www.ngemu.com/psx/epsxe.php?action=plugins

You'll just need a graphic and sound plugin.

I'd recommend P.E.Op.S. GPU plugin and P.E.Op.S. DSound plugin as well.

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:50 am
by Modnar
Sorry if this has been asked before and i didnt see it, but are you guys translating the private collection extras? Just bought one for 18 bucks :smile:

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:56 am
by Henry Spencer
Charlie Johnson wrote:
Henry Spencer wrote:Can anyone recommend me any good emulators for the PS1? Emulators are technically, not illegal, so if anybody can help, thanks.
I'd go for ePSXe.

http://www.epsxe.com/download.php

Of course you won't find a japanese bios on this site.

And here you can download the plugins.

http://www.ngemu.com/psx/epsxe.php?action=plugins

You'll just need a graphic and sound plugin.

I'd recommend P.E.Op.S. GPU plugin and P.E.Op.S. DSound plugin as well.
Thank you very much.

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:09 pm
by seraphssavior
I think someone asked this earlier, but is the Private collection going to be translated as well?

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:34 pm
by Marc
Wesker wrote:So you guys are just planning a single translation for the PS1 by now?

Now is when I really hate Konami America for what they did 11 years ago.

I have been 3-4 years waiting for this, dying to play the game in English, since I ever known for the first time about this translation proyect.

But as my 32-bit console actually is a Sega Saturn and not a PS1, and also my original copy of the game is the (more complete) Sega Saturn version, I think I'll have no other choice but to wait a little longer for playing it, when a Sega Saturn translation would eventually be planned and released.

PD: Damn you Konami, and your scrapped localization.
I would definitely recommend you pick up the PS version for this. It's worth it, especially since it's so inexpensive. I have no idea when we'll get to a Saturn patch.
Modnar wrote:Sorry if this has been asked before and i didnt see it, but are you guys translating the private collection extras? Just bought one for 18 bucks :smile:
Yes, but not as a patch. The translations will be on the website.