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Dront
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Post subject: Translation while in beta?  Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:38 pm |
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Hi all, I want to suggest one thing. Nearly every released mission (if it's interesting enough - for now, almost every new mission meets this requirement) is translated into other languages. On TTLG there already is a thread - http://ttlg.ttlg.mobi/forums/showthread ... assistance - but I think it should be doubled here as well - some authors may simply not be aware of it. Two previously released missions - Trail of Blood 2 and Soulforge Revisited - have been translated (into Russian) at the same day, but AFTER the release. This way, we came across a question: why not to translate a mission while it's in beta state? I think so: when a new betatest request is sent, an author posts a translation request, say, in this thread. Translators who are available and want to translate will connect with them and do their work - thus, the mission will be released as multi-languaged one. Or what do you think - is there much use in pre-translation and how it should be done? ( Update: Links to the corresponding threads at TTLG: TEG: http://ttlg.ttlg.mobi/forums/showthread.php?t=135489Thief FMs forum: http://ttlg.ttlg.mobi/forums/showthread ... &p=2061910)
Last edited by Dront on Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Dront
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Post subject: Re: Translation while in beta?  Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:21 pm |
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The main problem, as I see, is to draw the author's attention to the possibility itself. Most authors (at least I think so) simply don't care about translation. The author may be aware of "translation thread" but won't invite anyone to translate. (IMHO)
So, announcement in the TEG, maybe in Thief FMs... anywhere else? I also have an idea to connect translation thread(s) to upcoming & abandoned FMs list thread so both translators and authors could be aware of new FMs / translations.
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clearing
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Post subject: Re: Translation while in beta?  Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:31 am |
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Joined: Thu May 29, 2008 4:24 am Posts: 169 Location: Russia
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Recent/major FMs tested: Golden Book campaign, The Mirror, King's Story, Upside Down, Hammerite Imperium, CoSaS 2, Rose Cottage, Finals at the Academy and more
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Quote: I have over 300 book text files.  Wow!
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Post subject: Re: Translation while in beta?  Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:37 pm |
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Well, after careful consideration, as I don't have the £10.50 I need for my fines, I'll opt for the 3. Projects and compensatory assignments disciplinary procedure.  And now I'll stop derailing the thread. Apologies!
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Dront
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Post subject: Re: Translation while in beta?  Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:51 pm |
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Quote: Finally, suppose my mission sucks? Better I think to wait and see if there is any demand for translations before putting all that effort into it. LarryG, as I saw from your activity at TTLG, your mission has rather low probability to suck.  Quote: My point was that the decision to make translations should come late in beta at the earliest, when you know if it is likely to be worth the effort to do so. I agree. Translation should be done if the mission is close to release (when 100% no new text/sounds would be added). Seems that the translator would better have access to the testing forum as well - at least to test the translation?
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