Higurashi Game Translation Project

[Baru]

I don't really know. I don't think MangaGamer's mentioned the possibility. :/

[Digi-Dragon]

I'll hold out for a little while more. Best safe than sorry.

[LaplaceNoMa]

So as far as I can see from the last comments in this thread, I've wasted money on the original Japanese copies because there won't be any fan-made patches?

But... why? Didn't Ryukishi say that he's taking our side in this war with mangagamer?

[Baru]

Update everyone! We'll be getting Matsuribayashi-hen sooner than expected! It comes out July 15th instead of the 29th!
Link: http://www.mangagamer.com/allages/Ti...matsuribayashi

Originally Posted by LaplaceNoMa

So as far as I can see from the last comments in this thread, I've wasted money on the original Japanese copies because there won't be any fan-made patches?

But... why? Didn't Ryukishi say that he's taking our side in this war with mangagamer?

What the heck?
There is no "war" with MangaGamer...

I think the Sonozaki Futagotachi might still be translating Higurashi, however it'd take years before they're done, so if you want to read it in English anytime soon, MangaGamer is the way to go.

I'm grateful to MangaGamer for allowing me to finally read these in English.

[Sonozaki Futagotachi]

Yeah... been too quiet, we know ^^;;

We're working out what direction to take the project at this time, it's definitely been on hiatus due to life issues, but we'll post about our plans once things get settled.

In the meantime, there's a MangaGamer release y'all can read.

Mion (Sonozaki Futagotachi)

[SSonic2006]

MangaGamer in honor of the last chapter being released, will be discounting all the Higurashi chapters on July 15 to July 23.


The prices will be...


Higurashi When They Cry:
€ 36.95 (US$ 46.33) --> € 23.95 (US$ 30.03)
Higurashi When they Cry Kai Meakashi
€ 19.95 (US$ 25.02) --> € 14.95 (US$ 18.75)
Higurashi When They Cry Kai Tsumihoroboshi
€ 19.95 (US$ 25.02) --> € 14.95 (US$ 18.75)
Higurashi When They Cry Kai Minagoroshi
€ 19.95 (US$ 25.02) --> € 14.95 (US$ 18.75)

[rogerpepitone]

I think I've got the DS games analyzed enough that doing a translation romhack is possible. Anybody interested in working on it as a translator, drop me a message. (If this does happen, it'll involve the chapters not translated by MangaGamer, unless SF want to edit their translation of Onikakushi / Watanagashi in.)

[Kishin]

Translators post him ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ dammit i wanna read them

[spikexp]

Originally Posted by rogerpepitone

I think I've got the DS games analyzed enough that doing a translation romhack is possible. Anybody interested in working on it as a translator, drop me a message. (If this does happen, it'll involve the chapters not translated by MangaGamer, unless SF want to edit their translation of Onikakushi / Watanagashi in.)

This is something I would really want to see, the translation of all arc that are not done already.

What I was thinking some time ago was to port the game to ponscripter, but it's even less legal

[WarriorKK]

Originally Posted by rogerpepitone

I think I've got the DS games analyzed enough that doing a translation romhack is possible. Anybody interested in working on it as a translator, drop me a message. (If this does happen, it'll involve the chapters not translated by MangaGamer, unless SF want to edit their translation of Onikakushi / Watanagashi in.)

Other languages have any chance?
Can you make a sample version with SF's Onikakushi / Watanagashi translation or something?

[rogerpepitone]

As for other languages, probably, as long as the needed alphabet's not too big.

For example, German would need 7 additional glyphs: Ä, Ö, Ü, ä, ö, ü, and ß, easily doable
Spanish would need 9-16 extra glyphs: á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, ñ, ¿, and ¡ (not sure if I need capital versions of those lettes), probably doable

The one language I'd have trouble with is Vietnamese, with its 130 extra glyphs. (Well, I could do it, but I'd have to make everything fullwidth.)

As for working in SF's translation, I'd need their permission. There are also places where the text was changed or where they added branches in the conversion: http://sonozakifutagotachi.blogspot....hts-on-ds.html

[spikexp]

You should simply show us if you can hack the rom easily. Simply replace one of the first line of text by "Hello world!" and show us.

[rogerpepitone]

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?pie4i3j13p37357 (Proof of concept xdelta patch for Higurashi NDS 4)

I'm new with xdelta; you may need to name the original file "orig-rom.nds" and call the patched version "Higurashi.nds".

(Xdelta downloads: http://code.google.com/p/xdelta/downloads/list )

[spikexp]

... How to use xdelta?

[rogerpepitone]

I did my work under Linux, but I think this will work:

1) Install xdelta from the above site.
2) Put mod.xdelta in the directory with the rom.
3) Create a file called do-patch.bat in that directory.
4) Edit do-patch.bat so it contains

xdelta patch orig-rom.nds mod.xdelta Higurashi.nds
pause

5) Double click do-patch.bat.

[rogerpepitone]

Did anybody else try it? Mediafire says there were 4 downloads, but nobody else has responded.

[spikexp]

I wasn't able to use the patch...
Tell me what to do on linux if you want, it's not too hard.

[rogerpepitone]

$ sudo apt-get install xdelta
$ xdelta patch mod.xdelta orig-rom.nds new-rom.nds

Replacing orig-rom.nds with the name of the file you use.
And it must by Kizuna 4.

[TheWitch0fDivinty]

Will anyone translate the NEW arcs of Higurashi DS/PS2??? I would die to have those....

[rogerpepitone]

I've got the technical parts of a Higu patch down, but I'm not up to translating.

@spikexp: Did it work or not?