The Babylonian Problem

PrinzMegaherz · #1 January 11th, 2005, 02:05 PM

The main idea is to have all text in a single file. To translate the game you could simply exchange the original file with a german one, much like using a mod.

lebarjack · #2 January 11th, 2005, 02:58 PM

I totally agree with PrinzMegaherz. A lot of my friends didn't buy the game because they only speak french.

On the other hand, I think Illwinter can't manage all these localization by themselves. They probably should link their game to a free localization library (GNU/Gettext is distributed under a GNU/LGPL licence)
Dominion has a strong and very international community and I'm sure there is some people in this community who are able and willing to translate the .pot files at a marginal (a free game and a photo of Kristoffer and Johan

) or no cost.

Look at the Freeciv website how many Languages they support. Illwinter could sell a lot more copy of dominion 3 with such a broad localization.

PrinzMegaherz · #3 January 11th, 2005, 03:43 PM

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On the other hand, I think Illwinter can't manage all these localization by themselves. They probably should link their game to a free localization library (GNU/Gettext is distributed under a GNU/LGPL licence)
Dominion has a strong and very international community and I'm sure there is some people in this community who are able and willing to translate the .pot files at a marginal (a free game and a photo of Kristoffer and Johan ) or no cost.

Thats my line, but I think the foto should feature some hot chicks

atul · #4 January 11th, 2005, 05:59 PM

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at a marginal (a free game and a photo of Kristoffer and Johan ) or no cost.

Thats my line, but I think the foto should feature some hot chicks

...so, you mean a picture like this? Straight from the Shrapnel's site.

...okay, more chicks.

As to the translated Versions, I feel the same as probably all the Finns here - won't need it, maybe some others would. A customisable national namelists would be cool, though.

Endoperez · #5 January 11th, 2005, 06:19 PM

Customisable national nameslists are already possible. You can either edit current ones, or create totally new one and choose the commanders that use it. All through modding commands, and has been available for some time. The names are even differentiated between male and female names!

Although currently you can only add names and clear whole list, that should be enough for almost all uses.

atul · #6 January 11th, 2005, 07:15 PM

I stand corrected then. Haven't looked into modding much. External lists just would have a few benefits like easily corrected typos and removing unintentionally funny names, I recall at least some gripes with Marignon's names and T'ien Ch'i's "King Arthur" equivalents.

...since there have been few suggestions for a nation based on Kalevala, I'd hope not to have same kind of gripes.

Just remembering Silent Storm's "Luutantti Olli"...

liga · #7 January 11th, 2005, 07:21 PM

If Illwinter decide to have local Version of dom3, I�ll be happy to help them in making the traslation for Italian people s ... I really think )at least in italy) that it will be help a lot to get more player involved in the game ... I�ll be also happy to help in the traslation of the manual ... I haven't made an Italian Version of the dom2 manual becouse I know that illwinter is not so happy to have web Version of the originla manual going over the net!

... so devs, if you need my help for Italian Version, contact me!

good play
Liga