GilesFarnaby Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hi, thanks for clicking me! I'm a professional translator who doesn't play videogames but felt a huge urge to translate Don't Starve into Chinese when he saw the game in Youtube. I have zero knowledge regarding modding and how to incorporate the translation and the likes, so I was looking for someone who wanted to help the biiiiiiig community of Chinese gamers by taking care of all of the technical aspects of the matter: if I am served the English text I will render back a Chinese translation, but it would be your job to make it work in the game after since I simply don't know how to do it... Wishing you the best and hopeful about your reply,GilesFarnaby Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/39298-chinese-translator-looking-for-mod/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
delete accoun Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hi, thanks for clicking me! I'm a professional translator who doesn't play videogames but felt a huge urge to translate Don't Starve into Chinese when he saw the game in Youtube. I have zero knowledge regarding modding and how to incorporate the translation and the likes, so I was looking for someone who wanted to help the biiiiiiig community of Chinese gamers by taking care of all of the technical aspects of the matter: if I am served the English text I will render back a Chinese translation, but it would be your job to make it work in the game after since I simply don't know how to do it... Wishing you the best and hopeful about your reply,GilesFarnaby hi!welcome to the community!here is a guide: http://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/28021-getting-started-guides-tutorials-and-examples/although, these are a bit long. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/39298-chinese-translator-looking-for-mod/#findComment-521816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilesFarnaby Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 hi!welcome to the community!here is a guide: http://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/28021-getting-started-guides-tutorials-and-examples/although, these are a bit long. Thanks for your reply! I was aware of the thread and the 'Just remember that modding is all about getting your hands dirty' phrase I could read there, which -since I know zero about modding- scared me. Furthermore, I read in a thread that was especifically designed for translators that someone tried already a Chinese one and it could not incorporate it into a functional mod, that's why I ask for help! I will not go through the pains of a translations if I am not sure that it will be useful for others afterwards, much less I will do it alone when I don't know the technical part of it. So, that's some bitching I wrote there, but I hope someone is willing to help me (and the Chinese community) so that I can hopefully start my contribution soon! Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/39298-chinese-translator-looking-for-mod/#findComment-522150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty_Droppings Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I am Chinese myself. From my understanding of the the current language mods, I think the easiest thing to do would be to make a pinyin mod. Traditional Chinese can be an absolute *** on the keyboard and it is unlikely to have the characters needed without an alternative font. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/39298-chinese-translator-looking-for-mod/#findComment-522182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilesFarnaby Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 I am Chinese myself. From my understanding of the the current language mods, I think the easiest thing to do would be to make a pinyin mod. Traditional Chinese can be an absolute *** on the keyboard and it is unlikely to have the characters needed without an alternative font. Yeah, I know about the *** but, as I say, I am absolutely willing to go through it. Still, you mention something about the fonts: does that mean that every player that wanted to use the Chinese translation should download and install the same fonts that I have used while creating it? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/39298-chinese-translator-looking-for-mod/#findComment-522648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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