Localization

[Mastropiero 12]

I noticed this mod does not support language switching, which is a nice feature for those who don't speak English. I know it is a low priority concern, but i would be glad to help implementing it, and providing at least Spanish localization. I know i am a total stranger from the internet, but i think i could help this project not only with ideas, but with work.

[Just_Another_Guy_:) 1,066]

If that's the case, i could help with translating to spanish as well i got too many free time, anyways...

[yubyub96 68]

I could help translating to spanish too, XD Spanish FTW

[killster550 401]

fair enough we could translate, i could even assist in making a dutch translation

[barkingnoise 19]

I could do Swedish, if no one else picks it up, and if there is any interest.

[LordOfWolves 514]

I could do an awesome Italian transtalion, my Sirs. I am pretty good in these things :3

Yeah, I'm a cat too now :3

[stringburka 72]

I could do Swedish, if no one else picks it up, and if there is any interest.

I could also help with swedish.

[transcengopher 349]

I can help out too. Thing is - we can't possibly translate to all other languages that are present. The other thing is - official wiki is on English anyway, and translation will bring confusion.

[Mastropiero 12]

That is not a problem, as languaje files can be added one by one. Regarding the wiki, all wikis have the same problem... In game trandlation should run parallel to wiki translation, but only at a later development stage, when stuff is less likely to change.

[Just_Another_Guy_:) 1,066]

It's already hard to keep the wiki up to date when we only have one language, can you imagine what kind of mess it would be if we try and mantain it in other languages as well? Mastropiero is right, let's leave the wiki for the aftermath 'till we get out of beta.

[lorbog 52]

Aaarrrgg ye matey. I could turn ye landlubber speak into pirate.

[dunkleosteus 2,425]

get on that guys. I'll talk to bioxx about maybe working something out..?

[Emris 156]

Great idea

I could help in German

imho...there should be a tutorial or a wiki page on how to do this the right way,

and only one person should be responsible for one language, receiving help from the community.

He's responsibility is to keep everything up-to-date and to coordinate everything that needs to be done.

Then, i think, everything should go smoothly.

[Tron 2]

I would be glad to help too.

[killster550 401]

you know, in the case of the wiki, just google translate the text, hold it next to the original one, and retype any mistakes google made, it'd save for half the work i guess (depending on googles power in your language :S)

[Tron 2]

in spanish, google tr. usually sucks a lot. I don't use it for phrases anymore, just for words.

[Just_Another_Guy_:) 1,066]

In spanish we use the prepositions, verbs, nouns, etc. in a different manner from english, so it's hard for google's translator to make an accurate work. That, along with the fact it hardly recognises variations in the words that change the meaning (can't tell the difference between "estar" and "estaba"), make for a pretty crappy PHRASAL translator. I don't think it was ever intended to be a phrasal translator, or at least not at this point of it's development.

[Emris 156]

I'm trying to learn some Spanish (hobby wise...nothing intense), and am having a very hard time understanding prepositions.

I speak 3 languages, and none of them are like Spanish.

Maybe that's why its so interesting to me

[killster550 401]

well hence the reason im not doing spanish but dutch :3

[stringburka 72]

Google translate usually works decently with swedish - while it doesn't produce a good-looking text, it more often than not gets the point across.

[killster550 401]

well like i said, if it manages a decent enough text, the poster can edit it up to make it good looking ;D it'd save half your time wasted on translating the obvious bits

[dukejuke 47]

i could help in danish/german and also partly swedish....bokmål is not my strongpoint...

[stringburka 72]

dukejuke, we don't even normally use the word "bokmål", we say "skriftspråk". It's the norweigans that talk about bokmål I think.

[dukejuke 47]

dukejuke, we don't even normally use the word "bokmål", we say "skriftspråk". It's the norweigans that talk about bokmål I think.

that quite literally sums up why i am not that good at swedish.

also, on an unrelated sidenote. Google translate finds that the phrase "undskyld mange gange" translates to "Ledsen en hel del promenader"....??

[LordOfWolves 514]

In spanish we use the prepositions, verbs, nouns, etc. in a different manner from english, so it's hard for google's translator to make an accurate work. That, along with the fact it hardly recognises variations in the words that change the meaning (can't tell the difference between "estar" and "estaba"), make for a pretty crappy PHRASAL translator. I don't think it was ever intended to be a phrasal translator, or at least not at this point of it's development.

The Italian is the same thing, because it's a Latin language and you can guess how much hard is learning it . It has a lot of exceptions and a lot of other small things that can ruin a whole phrase. It's like programming with a veery difficult language, but the other person can understand even if there are some errors. Luckily.