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Recommendation Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:04:14 2009 No.3155771 [Reply] [Original]

Hello /jp/. I am planning on starting a translation team. We already have 3 translators ready to work, but the problem is we do not know which novel to pick up.
Could you recommend us a novel /jp/?
It has to be a short one though, around 10-15 hs max. length.

(Pic unrelated, that's a message from my waifu)

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:06:14 2009 No.3155781 Narcissu 2 and 3

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:06:14 2009 No.3155787 Best bet would be to pick something your translators enjoy so they don't end up getting burned out and drop it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:06:14 2009 No.3155792 >>3155787 This.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:07:14 2009 No.3155794 F/HA

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:08:14 2009 No.3155800 >>3155794 Someone is already doing it, bro.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:08:14 2009 No.3155801 >>3155794 I lol'd for some reason

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:10:14 2009 No.3155813 Princess Lover

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:10:14 2009 No.3155819 >>3155781 Isn't there a project for Narcissu 2? >>3155787 Problem is they don't know many Visual Novels to begin with. They wouldn't recognize god-tier VNs from shit-tier's, that's why I am in the need of asking for advise.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:11:14 2009 No.3155820 暁の護衛

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:11:14 2009 No.3155823 Is a light novel not a visual novel a good idea? http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=41136

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:12:14 2009 No.3155827 >>3155819 Maybe some semi short SoL games would be good to start off with.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:12:14 2009 No.3155830 Kanoso

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:12:14 2009 No.3155832 >>3155819 I can't think of many short god-tier VNs. Why don't you translate something that's medium length or longer?

>>	Your favorite Anonymous that lives in Bangkok Mon Aug 17 01:13:14 2009 No.3155835 催眠陵辱学園

>>	ZUN !barYV1VtIA Mon Aug 17 01:13:14 2009 No.3155836 File: 78 KB, 320x446, inganock.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I am downloading Sekien no Inganock and some Bob Ross episodes at the moment. I hear they're both pretty good.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:13:14 2009 No.3155837 >>3155823 Most likely not, but I'll later look into it just to check it out.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:14:14 2009 No.3155842 For fuck's sakes MUVLUV

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:14:14 2009 No.3155848 >>3155842 >short

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:14:14 2009 No.3155852 >>3155832 Because of the little time a day we have in our hands.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:14:14 2009 No.3155853 Kara no Shoujo.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:14:14 2009 No.3155856 Shuffle Seriously, find something good that you guys enjoy, but otherwise, anything near the top of this http://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/toukei_median.php?average

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:15:14 2009 No.3155860 Something by Liar-Soft? The gameplay ones of theirs might be fairly easy and less text-heavy, such as Born Freaks. I'm sure there are better examples, though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:16:14 2009 No.3155868 /jp/ would shit its pants and eat it for f/ha or muv-luv. But honestly just do something you think is cool. its not like you'll get no flame no matter what you pick.

>>	Sakura !!sCKns1iPkwx Mon Aug 17 01:16:14 2009 No.3155870 Little Busters!

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:16:14 2009 No.3155871 >>3155836 >>3155813 Thanks, they seem a little longer than I wanted them to be. But I'll have them in mind.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:16:14 2009 No.3155872 Ruitomo is pretty good from what I've heard, no idea about the length though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:16:14 2009 No.3155874 >>3155856 >16 まるごとMinDeaD BlooD What? Really? How the hell is MinDead Blood so high? It's almost just a nukige

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:17:14 2009 No.3155877 Maybe Shiokaze no Kieru Umi ni or Akatsuki no Goei?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:20:14 2009 No.3155887 >>3155860 LOVE+DEAD I know its a horrible title but I WANT TO READ IT SO bad.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:21:14 2009 No.3155891 Gore Screaming Show.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:24:14 2009 No.3155910 >>3155887 >>3155877 >>3155860 These look good and short enough. Thank you very much anon. I'm still open for other opinions though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:25:14 2009 No.3155912 >>3155891 I would say this one too. But isn't it's engine hard to break?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:25:14 2009 No.3155914 kara no shoujo

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:25:14 2009 No.3155919 Himawari is quite short (double the size of Saya no Uta - a 4-5hour game, according to http://notazsite.hp.infoseek.co.jp/main/soft/size.html)) Everyone seems to want to see it translated as well.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:26:14 2009 No.3155925 >>3155912 Some anon did it a while back I think, unless he was trolling.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:27:14 2009 No.3155932 >>3155919 Scratch that, there are two Himawaris on that. The Himawari everyone wants to see translated is actually pretty long.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:30:14 2009 No.3155951 >>3155919 Are you sure about this? According to vndb it's about 30-50 hs long.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:30:14 2009 No.3155957 >>3155951 See >>3155932

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:31:14 2009 No.3155958 >>3155910 Please don't waste your time with Princess Lover.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:31:14 2009 No.3155959 >>3155951 see >>3155932

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:33:14 2009 No.3155965 >>3155958 Any reason behind this?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:34:14 2009 No.3155976 Mindead Blood.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:34:14 2009 No.3155980 Seconding Narcissu 2 and 3. Seriously, screw anyone who can't doesn't have a sense of urgency to translate well (PROTIP: Delaying to release a translation from a game over two years old makes you a bad translator).

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:35:14 2009 No.3155982 >>3155965 Because it's just a sex romp.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:37:14 2009 No.3155996 >>3155965 Because it's just a pissing game.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:39:14 2009 No.3156008 Thirding Narcissu Seconding Gore Screaming Show

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:40:14 2009 No.3156013 >>3156008 But Gore Screaming Show isn't short at all. Not really long either, but I'm pretty sure it's at least longer than 15 hours.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:40:14 2009 No.3156014 >>3155980 Agreed, I don't want to make this project take longer than a year. a year and a few months at max. >>3155982 >>3155996 Understood, then I'll cross it out from the list.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:40:14 2009 No.3156017 >>3156013 my bad then. i had always assumed it was short for some reason. but yeah. Narcissu.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:41:14 2009 No.3156026 >>3156008 About Narcissu 2, does somebody know if Haeleth is still on it?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:42:14 2009 No.3156029 File: 51 KB, 801x599, Setsumi.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3156008 Oh god, I'd love to get Narcissu 2 translated

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:43:14 2009 No.3156033 Narcissu 2

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:49:14 2009 No.3156059 Well... as of now these have caught my attention: Narcissu 2-3 Sekien no Inganock or Kara no Shoujo (MAYBE) LOVE+DEAD Shiokaze no Kieru Umi Akatsuki no Goei Is there any other worth mentioning to add?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:50:14 2009 No.3156066 Flyable Heart.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:51:14 2009 No.3156068 >>3156059 Whatever you pick, I hope you guys succeeed.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:52:14 2009 No.3156073

>>3156059
I am fairly sure there are none. By the way, Sekien no Inganock and Kara no Shoujo are not really that short, and more importantly, all Liar-Soft stuff is really fucking difficult to translate (much more so than the other stuff on your list).

Go with Narcissu 2/3 or Shiokaze. I actually haven't played Shiokaze, but it's written by the same guy as Gunjou no Sora wo Koete, so it can't be bad

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 01:59:14 2009 No.3156102 Ok, thank you very much to all who posted (trolls aside). I'm going to bed now, if anyone happens to have a suggestion please feel free to post it down, I'll check the thread again tomorrow morning.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:20:14 2009 No.3156183 Fate/Hollow Ataraxia

>>	Tatari !JERKwzbfbg Mon Aug 17 02:23:14 2009 No.3156194 I've always thought that all translation groups should work together to translate things at the speed of light.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:26:14 2009 No.3156219 Katawa Shoujo.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:27:14 2009 No.3156227 >>3156194 It's a good idea in theory, but in practice probably wouldn't work due to different translation styles, people not doing their own share, translators being prima donnas etc.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:30:14 2009 No.3156246 >>3156219 I love this game. So emotionally gripping and powerful.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:31:14 2009 No.3156255 >>3156246 >>3156219 guys stop trolling so weakly. good luck OP and friends.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:31:14 2009 No.3156260 >>3156219 >>3156246 KS devs get out, etc etc

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:33:14 2009 No.3156268 >>3156059 Personally I'd love to see Inganock translated. But others are fine too.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:45:14 2009 No.3156322

I made this list from discussion with vn players/translators I knew plus input from anon/forum poster. Originally it was made to determine what VN/eroge Ixrec (our lead translator for Cross Channel project) should translate next, but it turns out to be a mass recommendation of what VN people like to see translated.

http://amaterasu.is.moelicious.be/forums/index.php?topic=25.msg124#msg124

Complete with links, premise, and some discussion.

If you like to know more you can probably lurk at #ensue or recently created #mangagamer and #tlwiki at rizon. Those place are the den of vn translators and veteran vn players like LoSs who just went to C76 for some business matter.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:45:14 2009 No.3156323 Another good game that comes in mind and is short is killer queen or it's remake secret game -killer queen-. also it's nscripter so hacking is easy.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:45:14 2009 No.3156324 Narcissu was decent but not that good. Unless the sequels are a lot better I'm sure there are many better games needing translation.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:52:14 2009 No.3156361 Shikkoku no Sharnoth. Good plot, god-tier music and interesting cast of characters. There's also quite a bit of voiced scenes. Dunno about its length though, I only started it last week.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:53:14 2009 No.3156371 Translate Touhou 12 so we finally get the storyline and 12.3 so we don't fuck up while building our decks.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:54:14 2009 No.3156375 Ignanock.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:56:14 2009 No.3156379 File: 420 KB, 1920x1080, 1249749190163.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Hoshizora no Memoria. Because we're lacking in moe.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:56:14 2009 No.3156381 Looseboy's other game, その横顔を見つめてしまう～A profile 完全版～ is 0.82MB of text, that's pretty short. Haven't played it yet but you can't go wrong with Looseboy.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:57:14 2009 No.3156383 >>3156379 HNNNNNGGGGGG.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:57:14 2009 No.3156384 >>3156371 UFO translation is already underway.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 02:58:14 2009 No.3156386 File: 681 KB, 800x600, 09.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] School Captain. I have no idea what it's about or how long it is, but the heroine is so moe~

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:00:14 2009 No.3156392 >>3156379 >It has to be a short one though, around 10-15 hs max. length. Hoshizora isn't short.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:02:14 2009 No.3156400 >>3156361 Anything by Liar-Soft would be nice really... To nitpick, Ignanock.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:06:14 2009 No.3156421 >>3156400 True.

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Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:08:14 2009 No.3156430

>>3156400
Yeah, given the fact that the three translators would be able to collaborate, the impossible runes may be deciphered. It seems like it'd be a missed opportunity if it was missed.

Course, we can't affirm that they aren't trolls. So don't invest too much hope.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:08:14 2009 No.3156432 Yosuga no Sora. Reasonably easy to read, short, easy to hack the engine, fandisc coming out soon will increase its popularity.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:18:14 2009 No.3156489
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The factors to pay attention in picking title to translate are:
1. Motivation. If you didn't like the game you're translating, the project is doomed from the start
2. TL difficulty
3. Engine difficulty
4. Script length
5. Popularity of the game: if it's unpopular, there won't be fans terrorizing and bitching if you to don't get stuffs done
6. Licensing: if you pick Nitro+ title, you're a troll
7. Pre-existing translation project: vn translators do have their own e-drama

Narcissu 2-3 are ideal choice because it fulfills most category.

Low priority but next is to pick your method: closed source, tlwiki, forum, irc channel, svn, etc.

>>3156430
We can't expect every new translation project to deliver, that's to be expected. But at least anon are still willing to assist and share information, which is nice.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:23:14 2009 No.3156513 >>3156432 >2.16MB Not short enough. Something below 1MB of text would be good.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:26:14 2009 No.3156524
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Hey OP.
In my opinion one of the most desired franchise among VNs (it's kinda like the unreachable Holy Grail for /m/ too, and quite a lot of /jp/edos here hype it too, despite the usual troll replies) is the MuvLuv series.
It consist of three games, Extra, Unlimited, and Alternative.

Now the thing is that the engine so far was unhackable, and other than some bits and pieces being translated, there was no serious effort to translate it.
However few days ago one of the hackers found a way to develop tools for Extra's engine, dumped the whole game's script and he developed some tools which can be worked with. He said that he would like to see Extra being translated first, but he said:
>I probably won't bother with dumping the other games unless someone picks this up or someone serious shows interest in translating one of the games.
Here's the link:
http://forums.novelnews.net/showthread.php?t=35686

I'm definitely sure many-many people would be grateful if you would start translating the series. As far as I know Extra is about 15-20 hour long (the script is 2 MB with repetitions and such), so it almost fits with your requirements. I've heard it isn't overly hard language-wise either.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:26:14 2009 No.3156525 for the love of god please do muvluv or that bladrsky game

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:26:14 2009 No.3156526 >>3155958 >>3155982 >>3155996 y u do dis ;_; sure it's not DEEP but that doesn't make it a bad game

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:29:14 2009 No.3156535 >>3156524 Did you even read what he wrote? >It has to be a short one though, around 10-15 hs max. length.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:29:14 2009 No.3156539 File: 732 KB, 800x600, 02.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] School Captain's script seems to be 183 KB.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:31:14 2009 No.3156548 File: 538 KB, 800x600, 0922.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I vote love+dead if only for its great endings.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:34:14 2009 No.3156560 >>3156535 It's funny and ironic because you didn't read what the post you quoted said.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:38:14 2009 No.3156580 >>3156535 Yeah I've read my friend. Well, Extra is touted to be about 15 hour long, or so I've heard. And to be honest, even if it's a partial translation, I'm sure it would be more appreciated than a short game no one really heard about.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:46:14 2009 No.3156608
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Recently released C76 School Captain by Digital Lover. Short (183KB) script with tons of pro-quality tsundere CG.

OP Movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9o8GmDdJ8c
Megaupload Link http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IWBAIBQV

I argue that beginners shouldn't pick top-tier games at first because if they turns out losing motivation, it'll be hassle for other team to pick that specific title in the future. Short games are the best, even if they turns (a bit) crap.

Our hacker is looking at the files atm. Wait for updates.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:47:14 2009 No.3156613 How about the Rance series

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 03:51:14 2009 No.3156629 >>3156580 Random anon here, but... Wrong. I'd rather be able to read an entire short game than one scene of a long game.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:01:14 2009 No.3156682
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I'd recommend A Profile. Short 0.55MB script written by Loose Boy and same artist as G-Senjou no Maou and Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo.

vndb link: http://vndb.org/v1894
OP movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lgJ67Sz8Y&fmt=18
>original doujin ver. http://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=4482
>voiced commercial rerelease http://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=7260

Even if this tl project turns out to be a troll, still a nice discussion we have here lol.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:03:14 2009 No.3156694 >>3156629 Yeah but it's not one scene as I said. From what I've heard you can definitely reach a few endings in 15 hours. I'm sure there would be others to pick it up or maybe even join in, if there would be a serious effort to TL it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:04:14 2009 No.3156696 >>3156682 I mentioned that earlier in the thread, but the Looseboy version's script is 0.82MB

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:05:14 2009 No.3156705 >>3156696 Oh, they're both written by Looseboy, I thought the original was by someone else. Anyway, apparently the remake is longer.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:10:14 2009 No.3156728 >>3156682 More Loose Boy? Meh, the best games are getting translation already, we dont need something inferior

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:36:14 2009 No.3156911 File: 654 KB, 800x600, EV102.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] i'm probably the only one here who likes it, but whatever. i'd like night when evil falls translated.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:40:14 2009 No.3156940 File: 499 KB, 1169x850, 20090218160309.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Konata yori Kanata Made. Very short but incredibly powerful, probably one of the best utsuge available.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:44:14 2009 No.3156962 >>3156524 Listen to this wise man.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:51:14 2009 No.3156997 Muv-Luv

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:52:14 2009 No.3157006
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Or if you dismiss my ML suggestion, and you insist on the <1 MB script, then I would love to see Killer Queen translated, as it intrigues me a lot and I've only heard positive opinions about it (Killer Queen, not to be confused with Secret Game). The script is 0,71 MB large, and it isn't difficult language-wise either as far as I've heard from those who played it.
It's about 13 people trapped together with a bomb attached to their neck, which will explode in 72 hours, and only those survive who can complete the individually given, crazily wicked tasks.
VNDB: http://vndb.org/v105
EGS: http://erogamescape.ddo.jp/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=7692
Opening movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRBaKR-iXYI

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 04:56:14 2009 No.3157030 >>3157006 >and you insist on the <1 MB script >>3156513 was me, not OP 1MB is just a rough figure, but it sounds about right. Anything over 1MB pushes the 15+ hour mark.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:01:14 2009 No.3157047

Are there any VNs where the protagonist is a little innocent boy that is frail and weak but does his best in becoming strong? And becomes bad ass later (But still frail personality)? And where one of the heroines hate him at first? That would be an awesome VN

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:02:17 2009 No.3157058 >>3157047 ...to translated (Sorry, forgot to finish my last sentence with this).

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:06:14 2009 No.3157071 File: 499 KB, 550x310, 2njv7dj1ol8.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3157047 Chaos;Head

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:12:14 2009 No.3157110

>>3157071
He's not a little boy though.
I want to be the little boy that gets to sex women much more bigger and mature than him, (one who of them who starts out hating his guts) I then want to later become badass and impress my women.
Chaos:Head can't provide the little boy, but if it can provide everything else, I'll play it right away.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:13:14 2009 No.3157116 >>3157047 R.U.R.U.R

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:17:14 2009 No.3157144 >>3155951 >>3155932 >>3155919 Himawari isn't that long actually, it only took me about 15 hours to complete it. Must be because it's so easy to read and flow so well though. Anyways it's definitely not 30-50 hours like written in VNDB.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:23:14 2009 No.3157169 >>3157047 You pretty much just described Sharin no Kuni.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:32:14 2009 No.3157205 >>3157047 I'm sorry but how is that related to the Opening Post?

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:33:14 2009 No.3157209

>>3157116
FUCK YES. This looks like exactly the story I want. Thank you anonymous. I know what to request next time a translator asks "What should I (or We) translate next"

>>3157169
Saw a video for that. I saw two males. One that looked like a kid in elementary school and one that looked like he was in high school. Are they both the same person? If not, which one is the protagonist?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:34:14 2009 No.3157214 >>3157205 To find a VN I'd like to ask to be translated.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:37:14 2009 No.3157223 File: 181 KB, 800x600, Kenichi.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3157209 This is the protagonist. It really does fit Sharin no Kuni perfectly, though there isn't too many scenes of him as a kid

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:40:14 2009 No.3157245 I wanna play a VN based on running away from a giant monster. survival horror romance style.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:42:14 2009 No.3157249 >>3157245 Gore Screaming Show?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:42:14 2009 No.3157250 >>3157223 Ah okay. Then that's perfect. I'll also have to request this VN to be translated sometime in the future. Thanks for replying.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:43:14 2009 No.3157255 >>3157250 It's already being translated. There's a partial patch out already on Tsukuru.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:46:14 2009 No.3157261 >>3157249 naah more like clover field if it didn't suck.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:48:14 2009 No.3157269 >>3157255 Ah you're right. It's at 5% right now. Thanks for the good news you've been giving me, bro.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:49:14 2009 No.3157278 I refuse to participate in this until it's been verified that it's not a troll post to get our hopes up ;-;

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 05:49:14 2009 No.3157279 >>3156489 >if you pick Nitro+ title, you're a troll Why? There's still tons of good Nitro+ titles that are not even close to being translated, and more are being released, and faster than they are translated.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 06:11:14 2009 No.3157363 >>3156361 It might be best to translate Inganock first, since you know. It is a series.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 06:17:14 2009 No.3157400 >>3157363 If you're saying that, Celenaria is first. But they're not really a series in that sense, they're only connected to eachother by vague theme and setting.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 06:19:14 2009 No.3157412 >>3157363 You mean Celenaria, right?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 06:25:14 2009 No.3157440 File: 84 KB, 816x636, shar_09.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3157400 >>3157412 Ah, I see. Sharnoth would be entirely fine too.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 06:26:14 2009 No.3157449 File: 82 KB, 800x600, 88.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3157400 Celenaria is pretty good, Connie is an awesome heroine.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 06:43:14 2009 No.3157529 >>3156361 Seconded. But if there's a ripped script out there I may as well start working on it too (actually started five minutes ago, done about ten or so lines). Online wiki anywhere?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 06:46:14 2009 No.3157542 >>3157449 Oh god moe. What is this?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 06:49:14 2009 No.3157569 File: 1.13 MB, 1442x1450, worksafe.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3155771 Discode-lo, it's quite short, and very hot. Not to mention you get to be the little girl.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 06:50:14 2009 No.3157573 >>3157569 Isn't that dickgirl?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 06:53:14 2009 No.3157585 >>3157529 http://archive.easymodo.net/cgi-board.pl/jp/thread/2205533

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:01:14 2009 No.3157610 >>3157585 Somebody is doing Sharnoth? Awesome, can't wait for heterochromic Agatha Christie.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:04:14 2009 No.3157621 >>3157585 Thanks, but how exactly do I read the files? I've extracted it with winrar and the gsc files open with jumble.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:04:14 2009 No.3157622 >>3157610 I imagine the project being long dead, I was just pulling that up for the script unpacker.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:05:14 2009 No.3157623 >>3157621 try reading the README. thats kinda why its there.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:06:14 2009 No.3157628 >>3157610 Agatha Christie is smalltime, reverse trap colonel Moran is the best.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:07:14 2009 No.3157633 >>3157610 >heterochromic Agatha Christie People keep saying this, but I can't figure out what the hell it's supposed to mean. She writes mystery novels?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:08:14 2009 No.3157639 >>3157623 No readme file there, otherwise I wouldn't be asking you dumbass.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:10:14 2009 No.3157646 >>3157633 No, she is Agatha Christie. Like how in Demonbane you fuck Nyarlathotep and genderswapped Ronald A. Knox kicks Battler's ass in Umineko 5.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:12:14 2009 No.3157652 >>3157633 She is a character based on a real person.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:14:14 2009 No.3157657 >>3157652 >>3157646 Oh. That's kind of weird. You have my interest, though. I should get round to reading it, though I'm not sure I like liarsoft's style, I couldn't really get into Kusarihime.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:14:14 2009 No.3157659 >>3157639 yes there is you are blind.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:23:14 2009 No.3157685 >>3157646 There's also Sherlock Holmes in it, BTW. He has an eyepatch.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:29:14 2009 No.3157715 >>3157659 All I have is the folder 'src' and a bunch of numbered files.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:33:14 2009 No.3157731 >>3157685 No he doesn't, you mean Moriarty.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:33:14 2009 No.3157732 >>3157715 http://digital-haze.net/files/snspacker.tar.gz there

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:34:14 2009 No.3157739 >>3157449 Is there any yuri?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:38:14 2009 No.3157775 >>3157732 Downloaded it, nothing. You might as well just send me the file itself, this is getting nowhere.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:40:14 2009 No.3157782

>>3157775
unpack:
usage: unpack <.xfl> <.gsc>
unpacks the xfl file or specific gsc file if specified.

pack:
usage: pack <.xfl> <directory>
packs a directory into a .xfl

decode:
usage: decode <.gsc>
converts a script file into a human readable format

encode:
usage: encode <.txt>
converts a txt file decoded with decode back to a .gsc

skips all plaintext and just grabs the hexadecimal and game text values out
of the text file.

genlinelen.py <.txt>:
generates line indexes for a given .txt

decodeall.sh:
decodes all the gsc files in a directory

progress.py:
something I used to track my crappy atlas-style translation for testing.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:41:14 2009 No.3157785

>>3157782
XFL format:
struct XFLHeader {
int header;
int size;
int items;
};
struct FileHeader {
char name[32];
int start;
int len;
};

starts with XFLHeader then X amount of FileHeaders, then all the file data
follows.

GSC format:
when decoding, a lot of useless information will appear around the top.
This is from when I had no idea how it worked and was trying to see of any
particular structs did anything important(they didnt).

The translation relevant things will appear near the bottom.
The strings to translate are prefixed by a 'str: ' this is ignored by the
encoder and is just a marker that there is text. Displayed strings are
preceded by a ^g then 3 numbers, newlines are ^n, centering is ^m, ^d
also exists but I forget what it does so its not important.

Above the game text will be a list of hexadecimal values (ie. '00 00 00 00')
these values indicate the index of the string from the point after they are
done being listed. The genlinelen.py tool will automatically calculate the
lengths needed and write them to the file.

Makefile:
To simplify everything, there is an included Makefile to rebuild the
scr.xfl file: `make xfl`

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:42:14 2009 No.3157789

jesus fuck you morons, neither Inganock nor Sharnoth are anywhere near short, stop recommending them

Muv-Luv? Extra isn't really *that* long (though its script for all routes still is more than 2MB, so nowhere near short either), but who the fuck wants to play just Extra? EX+UL+AL combined are have a motherfucking huge amount of text, and no point in having just one or two of them translated

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:45:14 2009 No.3157797 OP here. Damn... I didn't think this would get any more posts, Will check out all the Visual Novels posted. I truly appreciate all of the responses.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:45:14 2009 No.3157798 >>3157782 >>3157785 >>3157785 Thanks.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:49:14 2009 No.3157817 >>3157797 protip: most stuff posted here isn't short.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:56:14 2009 No.3157843 >>3157789 Liar-Soft's stuff is neat. We want them translated so we can start hating them.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:58:14 2009 No.3157851 >>3157843 THIS.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 07:59:14 2009 No.3157856 >>3157843 Liar-Soft? More like Snore-Soft. Shit sucks.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:06:14 2009 No.3157875 >>3157856 You find zombies and other odd things boring? I bet you loved the fuck out of key titles you SICK MOTHERFUCKER.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:07:14 2009 No.3157877 Liar-Soft, not worth the money.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:07:14 2009 No.3157878 File: 472 KB, 660x570, 1480838.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3157006 My waifu.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:08:14 2009 No.3157882 >>3157817 I know, I'm checking them one by one. >>3157843 I've heard from a trusted source that the japanese from Liar-Soft's games is fucking hard, so there's a tiny little chance we will pick anything made by Liar-Soft, at least for now.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:08:14 2009 No.3157883 Liar-soft, a fitting name considering how badly they misrepresent their boring mediocre products.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:09:14 2009 No.3157888 Anything by Complets or Authoring Heaven we need some straight shota vns

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:09:14 2009 No.3157889 >>3157856 >>3157877 >>3157883 What's so bad about them?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:11:14 2009 No.3157893 >>3157889 It's a joke at >>3157843 >We want them translated so we can start hating them.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:14:14 2009 No.3157905 For the Liar-soft titles in this game, Inganock is great but Sharnoth is pretty average. The setting is great but it's far too repetitive and the gameplay is fucking shitty.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:15:14 2009 No.3157911 >>3157905 >>in this thread Fixed

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:23:14 2009 No.3157960 seinarukana

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:27:14 2009 No.3157980 >>3155919 Seconding this. Translate 'Himawari' by studio regrips just to troll everyone.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:31:14 2009 No.3158001

>>3155771
I'd suggest Never7 or Remember11. I've personally been dying to read 'em since I finished Ever17.

Sadly, I know (having attempted to at least, y'know, spellcheck Hirameki's translation of E17) that the engine they run on makes 'em damn near impossible to make a translation patch, but would it be hypothetically possible to port them to a different engine?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:32:14 2009 No.3158003 >>3155771 Princess Maker 5 A wonderful game and their are already tools. http://archive.easymodo.net/cgi-board.pl/jp/thread/2232416

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:32:14 2009 No.3158004 >>3158001 >It has to be a short one though, around 10-15 hs max. length. How the hell does everyone seem to miss this?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:33:14 2009 No.3158011 Shinigami no Seppun. It's about 8-10 hours to clear, and it's pretty awesome.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:34:14 2009 No.3158015 >>3157960 OP said 10-15 hours max, not 100-150 hours max.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:37:14 2009 No.3158025 >>3157893 Who said I was joking?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:39:14 2009 No.3158036 >>3158015 The script of Seinarukana isn't that long though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:39:14 2009 No.3158037 >>3158025 Well, I for one was anyway.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:41:14 2009 No.3158043 Suigetsu

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:43:14 2009 No.3158050 >>3158001 There's already project for Remember11 http://www.tsukuru.info/tlwiki/index.php?title=Remember11_-_the_age_of_infinity

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:44:14 2009 No.3158051 File: 345 KB, 800x600, ev005a0.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Games by SofthouseChara. Their stories are pretty short. I recommend Greensvale no Mori, it has the best art. It's a school management simulation.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:47:14 2009 No.3158055

>>3155771
>>3158003
Princess Maker should fit in quite nicely in the 10-15 hours limit.
Sure, it does take longer to play but that is only because of the gameplay elements.
the text is probably something like 5-8 hours.
So it should actually be a good start if you guys want a project that will be well received by an already existing fan base, and doesn't require lots of work.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 08:57:14 2009 No.3158096

So far these are the current candidates:
Narcissu 2-3
Shiokaze no Kieru Umi
Akatsuki no Goei
Flyable Heart
Killer Queen
Yosuga no Sora - In solitude, where we are least alone.
School Captain　Kaichou Kouho wa go Rippuku
A Profile
Konata yori Kanata Made
Himawari
Shikkoku no Sharnoth (I'm still unsure about it)
Swan Song

I'll try to talk this over with the rest of the crew to decide which one to take on, there are some I omitted, but they are still on my private list, simply because I don't want to hype you all with ridiculous proposals that I know won't be taken seriously.
I'll try to have it decided by next week, and may possibly make a poll or another thread.

Thank you all for the suggestions.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 09:00:14 2009 No.3158113 >>3158096 Damn. >I'll also try to have it decided by next week, and may possibly make a poll or another thread. Corrected.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 09:16:22 2009 No.3158176 [DELETED]

>>3158096
>Shikkoku no Sharnoth (I'm still unsure about it)
I'll still add that Inganock is considered better. Sure, Sharnoth has some really great elements like more polished art but the gameplay elements in it are pretty like.

And like others have said, Princess Maker 5 might be a good starter.

Anonymous Mon Aug 17 09:19:14 2009 No.3158191

>>3158096
>Shikkoku no Sharnoth (I'm still unsure about it)
I'll still add that Inganock is considered better. Sure, Sharnoth has some really great stuff like more polished art but the gameplay elements in it are pretty lame.

And like others have said, Princess Maker 5 might be a good starter.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 09:27:14 2009 No.3158222 >>3158096 uh, you sure about Yosuga? Its script is more than 2 megabytes, wayyy more than any other game in that list. Also, if you are still taking suggestions, Sayonara wo Oshiete. Script is only 0.63 megabytes, and the game is fairly well known.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 09:29:14 2009 No.3158224 >>3158222 >wayyy more than any other game in that list. Himawari is longer

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 09:31:14 2009 No.3158237 >>3158224 I thought the Himawari on that list was the Studio Regrips one (which is short), not the Blank-note one (which is probably what you are thinking about)

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 09:34:14 2009 No.3158249 >>3158237 Well, maybe. But I've never even heard of the Regrips one before today and I doubt anyone cares about it/wants it translated

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 09:43:14 2009 No.3158290 >>3158249 did you even read the thread? The Regrips one was the one that was initially suggested. As for people not giving a shit about it, the same could be said about Akatsuki no Goei, Flyable Heart and School Captain.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 10:14:14 2009 No.3158442 >>3158096 Can you consider RURUR too, please? Include it as one of the options for your poll?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 15:21:32 2009 No.3160478 age

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 15:23:14 2009 No.3160491 >>3158290 >The Regrips one was the one that was initially suggested Did YOU even read the thread? It was suggested by me, by mistake. Go read my post again.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 15:25:14 2009 No.3160497 >>3160478 Seconded

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 15:50:14 2009 No.3160737 >Narcissu 2-3 This! please this!

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 15:50:14 2009 No.3160743 Gore Screaming Show

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 15:51:14 2009 No.3160751 >>3160743 Not short.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 15:53:14 2009 No.3160768 >>3158096 It might be best for you to consider getting a tripcode for use, solely when talking about your group/project.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 17 17:29:14 2009 No.3161568 >>3158442 No

Anonymous Tue Aug 18 00:35:18 2009 No.3161568,1 [INTERNAL]

I've been discussing some things with the other part of the group, and possible future members. It seems that our opinions differ, HEAVILY, so this may take a lot longer than expected. I, for one, hope this won't lead to internal conflicts.

My ideal choice would be Narcissu, but I'd like to contact Haeleth to check whether he's still on the way of translating it or dropped it. So far it's been futile because he's been inactive since 2008. I wouldn't want to intrude into another person's project, so chances are that it won't chosen in the end.
A thread will be made when we decide which novel to take, unfortunately at the current pace, I don't think a poll will be created anytime soon...

Again, thank you very much to you all. I am going to consider every proposal and try to fix some things up. Although I cannot promise anything, nor I can make a compromise.

>>3160768
The group is still forming itself. But surely I'll get one if we succeed.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 18 00:41:20 2009 No.3161568,2 >>3161568,1 Fuck, didn't realise thread was saged.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 18 00:57:53 2009 No.3161568,3 >>3161568,1 Good luck Anon. Hope your group will consider the VNs I've proposed.

Anonymous Tue Aug 18 01:50:53 2009 No.3161568,4 [INTERNAL]

>>3161568,1
No one will oppose you taking over Narcissu 2 (+3). Everyone didn't like Haeleth and gemotian's attitude to fan translation at this point. Multiple translation is the trend nowadays, seeing Sonozaki Twins' stubbornness at Higurashi tl project.

You'll get a lot of support if you pick Narcissu, so don't worry.

We had a lot of bad experience with anonymous translator (Yosuga no Sora, MuvLuv) so it'll be very helpful if you can reveal your group or your identity, and how to contact you.

Good luck with your group. Hope you'll reach an agreement.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 18 02:29:59 2009 No.3161568,5 I'm most interested in Killer Queen but if the text is easy like anon says then I'll probably be able to read it before a translation is finished.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 18 05:01:05 2009 No.3161568,6 A Profile seems like a perfect candidate, decent size and Looseboy seems to be a god-like writer. If you don't go with Narcissu, that is.

Anonymous Tue Aug 18 14:20:32 2009 No.3161568,7 [INTERNAL]

A decent number of VNs have been uploaded from C76. See >>3155298. Obviously none of them have any hype, being just released. Most of them seem to use KiriKiri, making them easy to hack as well.

[ねこバナナ]_Omegaの視界～アキか
and
[Festival] ABYSS～殺人クラブ～
looked the most interesting to me. I believe it was mentioned that both (or at least the latter) are part of a series, so you could try finding earlier works from those circles as well.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 19 09:21:32 2009 No.3161568,8 I'm fully supporting the idea of Killer Queen if OP wants to go with a shorter VN.

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