[Game] Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Translation Project

[Wafflemania]

I <3<3<3<3 u soo much i can't wait to read this stupid download speed D; but u guys are like gods you can edit and translate so freakin fast

[aguspin2007]

Originally Posted by UnknownBeast

Anyways, about the technical side of the game..

It didn't bother me much, but I think I'm seeing some graphical errors in it,

There are times were they character frames didn't fade during changing of emotions (thus looked jerky)

And the transparent avatars became opaque when changing animation or when turning into those circles thing..

Yeah i have the same errors D:

[k//eternal]

Any typos you guys see in the remainder of EP4 should be sent by PM directly to chronotrig, because I was editing EP1 the whole time instead for this patch (about time, as you guys probably remember).

[chronotrig]

Yeah, we're working on that transparency issue, so don't worry.
Hopefully we'll have a fix for it relatively soon.

[Ankoku-chan]

Question about translation:

Spoiler:

When Gaap calls Beato "Riiche" is that referring to the Japanese pronounciation of "Beatrice" ("Beatoriiche)? So essentially, she'd be calling her "-Rice" in English?

[Klashikari]

Yes that's correct. But since the name is more on the pronounciation than an actual name form, we opted to use this. Rice would be a bit too funny looking in English, that's why. (This is also the reason why we have put Beato, not Beat).

[Ankoku-chan]

Originally Posted by Klashikari

Yes that's correct. But since the name is more on the pronounciation than an actual name form, we opted to use this. Rice would be a bit too funny looking in English, that's why. (This is also the reason why we have put Beato, not Beat).

True, true XD

[Chadauw]

Back from my birthday party, I find that the new patch is out...

Best birthday present ever!

[Proto]

Just a small problem: I got a segmentation fault when entering the music box after finishing Ep.4 ???? using onscripter on Linux (using Mion's version with special effects enabled).

[Sonozaki Futagotachi]

Originally Posted by Proto

Just a small problem: I got a segmentation fault when entering the music box after finishing Ep.4 ???? using onscripter on Linux (using Mion's version with special effects enabled).

Hi Proto,

Are you using the current svn trunk source code? That's the most up to date code, with effects and all: http://svn.haeleth.net/onscr/trunk/

Mion (Sonozaki Futago-tachi)

[actawesome]

Spoiler for Major spoilers/question about patch:

When Gohda and Kumasawa come in the kids room, does the chapter suddenly end as Gohda is talking mid sentence? Saying ahahaha. It seemed like a glitch to me, but you can never be too sure.

[chronotrig]

Originally Posted by actawesome

Spoiler for Major spoilers/question about patch:

When Gohda and Kumasawa come in the kids room, does the chapter suddenly end as Gohda is talking mid sentence? Saying ahahaha. It seemed like a glitch to me, but you can never be too sure.

Nope, that's how the original was.

[Proto]

Are you using the current svn trunk source code? That's the most up to date code, with effects and all: http://svn.haeleth.net/onscr/trunk/

Alright! I'll try that! The only problem is that because of the crash the game state wasn't saved, the end of the game and tea parties weren't unlocked so I'll have to start from my latest load so I can reach that point again. Aw well, fortunately I got an automatic fast forwarding system.


(the image is in high resolution in case you are interested in zooming in and analyzing the inner workings of the system)

[Marion]

Originally Posted by Proto

Alright! I'll try that! The only problem is that because of the crash the game state wasn't saved, the end of the game and tea parties weren't unlocked so I'll have to start from my latest load so I can reach that point again. Aw well, fortunately I got an automatic fast forwarding system.

:awesome:

Oh Proto~

[k//eternal]

If you press "s" it'll automatically fast forward, too (toggling, so you don't have to hold it).

That's what I use.

[Proto]

And you just had to tell me that after I filled in the patent form. Thank you! ;p

[k//eternal]

You're quite welcome

[Hareoic]

My... Brain hurts

Nonetheless, great job with the translation coming so soon. I thoroughly enjoyed it right to the end.

Although...

Spoiler for Strange text:

At some point near the end of the episode, a series of statements in red (and in cursive) show up in rapid succession. However, this seems to happen completely out of nowhere, and I honestly can't make any sense out of it in the first place. Could somebody enlighten me about the purpose of these particular statements:

Spoiler for Pulled from the translated arc.nsa, parts cut off in the picture are surrounded with parentheses. Also done in red and resized for dramatic effect.:

Please kill me quickly.

Try and stop m(e.)

If you don't come back(.)

(I)'d rather not have been born.

(Why am I) unable to lov(e) anyone?

Please, no matter what (t)he result is, kil(l) in my legend.

If you don't,

You will die.

I'll kill you.

Is it just me, or does the sixth statement not make sense grammatically?

[k//eternal]

Large chunks of the equivalent Japanese text of that segment were apparently cut off the screen. Klash can explain it in detail, but I hear it was a bit messy to translate as a result.

Also that definitely wasn't random at all in context.

[Klashikari]

The original japanese was indeed like this: It really forced us to speculate many wild guess (dormeur was really helpful for this).
That is the reason I had to displace the text just like in Japanese.

Spoiler for end episode 4:

The second and third were fine, and conveniently, I could hide the same words in English. Fourth was a bit tricky, but nothing painful. However, the fifth and sixth ones were totally a torture, especially for translation (wild guess with the half curses on the edge are horrible).

And no, there is no way to have a better grammatical context with 6th as you can see...