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epitaph wrote:
jcgamer60 wrote:
Osiris wrote:The first edition of the newsletter will be going out today. All future announcements regarding the project will be revealed first in the newsletter.
Can't wait to read it :shock:
http://policenauts.net/mlist/archives.p ... 1&msg_id=4

... in case you forgot to subscribe/it got stuck in your spam filter/etc.
Yup, i made sure to sign up. Thanks anyway. It sounds like their programmer is going through a tremendous amount of work to implement the english text to the game.
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Yeah, I do feel very sorry for whoever that programmer is; sounds like he's going through hell, he even said himself it's like a 'nightmare'. Must be bad. I'm afraid I know of nobody who could help out. Good news on the part that the anime cutscenes are finished though, still a fuckload of dialogue to get stuck into though (from the gameplay).
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Henry Spencer wrote:Good news on the part that the anime cutscenes are finished though, still a fuckload of dialogue to get stuck into though (from the gameplay).
We don't have to individually program each line of dialogue in order to make everything work. He just needs to complete the code and it will create an environment that will allow every line to display properly.
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Oh I see. I have heard of some translations where they include 'fansubs' such as the ones for countless amounts of anime for example; some of them are done individually. But if it's codes you're inputting, I can imagine that would be harder.
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Yeah, you need to set each line in a fansub individually, but with this type of translation you need only translate the text then substitute the Japanese text for it at all the hex locations. However, you then need to do some rewriting with the display routines, which is less involving in some titles than others, as in this case.
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I've signed up.
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I definitely signed up; Anything to support the effort. Any chance for updates on this great project must be taken advantage of. :grin:
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Signed up, confirmed, now looking forward to hear some good info from you :cool:
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I've signed up awhile ago and I can't wait for the new newsletter. The translated trailers are really nice. Keep up the good work guys and take your time.
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Post by Marc »

You know, no one's asked me if this was intentionally worded or not (given Jonathan's... antics in the game)...

"Welcome to the Policenauts Translation Newsletter! The purpose of this newsletter is to keep you abreast of any major announcements related to the Policenauts fan translation, including its eventual release. Stay tuned for future updates, now delivered straight to your inbox!"

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Hahaha. Point taken. I always felt that was a very odd word choice, but now it makes complete sense. :grin:
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Yea I signed up awhile back and actually messed up my email address. I hadnt even realized until Osiris (I think it was him) PM'd me and confirmed my email with me. Nice guy ^_^
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I think I have, I also wrote this message on the Wii, just to try it out. =)
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