tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post7399061434946396203..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Antares: ÜbersetzungenCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29230652413313589872015-07-30T15:17:29.719-04:002015-07-30T15:17:29.719-04:00Before or after the fireball?...Before or after the fireball?...tlhonmeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256644187305759072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6443922265154627972015-07-29T06:56:45.567-04:002015-07-29T06:56:45.567-04:00Burzmali: My translations (with corrections throug...Burzmali: My translations (with corrections through others) are as well free to use (10-102)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738114456633195515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15560498267864624662015-07-28T17:40:08.309-04:002015-07-28T17:40:08.309-04:00Reminds me of that one episode of Family Guy.Reminds me of that one episode of Family Guy.Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7142375550306705842015-07-28T08:00:25.116-04:002015-07-28T08:00:25.116-04:00I'm working on getting a copy of the game to w...I'm working on getting a copy of the game to work on, let me get that far before anyone worries about the fidelity of the translation.Burzmalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700214318733639704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22145457781730055652015-07-28T04:09:43.343-04:002015-07-28T04:09:43.343-04:00And if you pour some chlorine on that sodium sword...And if you pour some chlorine on that sodium sword, you're gonna get yourself surrounded by a deer pack trying to lick the sh!t out of your weapon.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38585894306318790792015-07-28T03:24:25.523-04:002015-07-28T03:24:25.523-04:00I got it that it was a joke - it was mainly a resp...I got it that it was a joke - it was mainly a response to captaingrog´s post. no worries, captain :)CarlKontermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997389997776963523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78177454646763334572015-07-28T03:06:07.819-04:002015-07-28T03:06:07.819-04:00I have to correct myself. Carl is right. Don't...I have to correct myself. Carl is right. Don't know why I didn't see it in the beginning. Maybe it was to late... :-(captaingroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137919363946007943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78793153448185480252015-07-28T02:59:16.014-04:002015-07-28T02:59:16.014-04:00Harland's rule is really the "native spea...Harland's rule is really the "native speaker principle", which is not a universal rule so much as an assertion. Here's a good common sense discussion.<br /><br /> https://karenrueckert.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/should-i-only-translate-into-my-native-language/<br />bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438986830273754976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37691417693895712112015-07-28T02:48:22.265-04:002015-07-28T02:48:22.265-04:00Failure? Gave vitality to a whole genre. Not the...Failure? Gave vitality to a whole genre. Not the finest author surely, but geez.bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438986830273754976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51848414378266837432015-07-28T00:35:41.965-04:002015-07-28T00:35:41.965-04:00Sure. I guess. I mean, it's not like there are...Sure. I guess. I mean, it's not like there aren't one billion other places to post the latest GOG sale or Kickstarter project, but if it's in any way relevant to the post, I'll probably leave it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-10792181697118843592015-07-28T00:34:15.272-04:002015-07-28T00:34:15.272-04:00And the developers, given their current web sites,...And the developers, given their current web sites, are clearly German speakers. I'm guessing there weren't many Swiss computer game publishers back then; Germany would have been the closest country with active publishers who spoke the same language.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13693703740399738212015-07-28T00:32:27.653-04:002015-07-28T00:32:27.653-04:00Oh, and I guess I haven't made it clear in the...Oh, and I guess I haven't made it clear in the posts, but in combat, everyone can engage in physical or melee attacks. There's no "formation" order like in <i>Wizardry</i> and <i>The Bard's Tale</i>, nor any consideration of distance in combat.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65393555352979643982015-07-28T00:31:40.115-04:002015-07-28T00:31:40.115-04:00Decent speculations. SW and SB go up and down from...Decent speculations. SW and SB go up and down from equipping objects, so I think that limits their potential meanings, though.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46184704656549226402015-07-28T00:30:50.326-04:002015-07-28T00:30:50.326-04:00The reason I thought it had something to do with i...The reason I thought it had something to do with inventory slots is that there's some alternate text from when you're supposed to get the "Tokero" that reads (in translation), "Unfortunately you do not have the space to take the object - not a sign of your intelligence! "CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79372056652559637022015-07-28T00:29:13.088-04:002015-07-28T00:29:13.088-04:00You guys do what you want, but Harland's "...You guys do what you want, but Harland's "established rule" aside, <i>Antares</i> even with the quality of English translation already in that document would be much easier for an English-speaker to play than <i>Antares</i> as it is now. Burzmali, if you think it's possible, I'd give it a shot with what's already in the document and see how it comes out.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71643683418687450082015-07-28T00:27:20.567-04:002015-07-28T00:27:20.567-04:00"Much better than Google Translate" woul..."Much better than Google Translate" would mean that I could still translate entire paragraphs of text at a time. I wouldn't do this if I had to do it word-for-word.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86684505229112237082015-07-27T23:31:41.073-04:002015-07-27T23:31:41.073-04:00I get that it's a metaphor. We have the same m...I get that it's a metaphor. We have the same metaphor in English. The reason the joke is funny is that it pretends that the language is literal rather than metaphorical. You got that the caption was a joke, right?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5788930923537575612015-07-27T22:31:49.601-04:002015-07-27T22:31:49.601-04:00The Swiss speak German (and Swiss German), French,...The Swiss speak German (and Swiss German), French, Italian, and/or Romansh, depending on the region. German speakers are the vast majority, at about 2/3 of the population.PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83066082736230019942015-07-27T21:38:46.058-04:002015-07-27T21:38:46.058-04:00It's far easier to find a German speaking Engl...It's far easier to find a German speaking English than the other way round. So I suppose proof-reading will help more than trying to find professionals instead of us readers... <br />Also note that the original texts weren't exactly written by professionals either. If the translation is too good, it won't be true to the original. ;-) We are still in 1991, a time where many computer games were created in cellars and garages during free time and not by large companies.sucinumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198771998880365061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26096963620670423812015-07-27T20:06:14.471-04:002015-07-27T20:06:14.471-04:00What about American Born Koreans? Most of them are...What about American Born Koreans? Most of them are able to converse equally well in both Korean and English (which is the simplest language to learn IMHO).Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50251489731375606702015-07-27T20:03:22.723-04:002015-07-27T20:03:22.723-04:00Really? I heard more French when I was there. Then...Really? I heard more French when I was there. Then again, I was only there once and I only had time to visit Geneva.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8109047443455481852015-07-27T19:35:58.280-04:002015-07-27T19:35:58.280-04:00Proof-reading by a native speaker? Only native sp...Proof-reading by a native speaker? Only native speakers are supposed to translate into their own language. <br /><br />SOURCE language = translator's second/third/etc language<br />TARGET language = translator's native language<br /><br />This is an established rule for translators, fail to adhere to it and that's where weirdness like Engrish and Chinglish come from. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78663070000627548982015-07-27T16:29:23.419-04:002015-07-27T16:29:23.419-04:00> I wonder why this game is in German.
Because...> I wonder why this game is in German.<br /><br />Because a huge part of swiss speaks german? <br /><br />marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76728965092961514712015-07-27T14:07:03.493-04:002015-07-27T14:07:03.493-04:00You're welcome to use any of the parts transla...You're welcome to use any of the parts translated by me (the ones attributed to "Anym", i.e. 102, 1031-1431) as well. Do note though, that the translation is still a bit rough and in need of some editing, to e.g. unify different translations of the same term, and proof-reading by a native speaker.Anymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74297282755282280462015-07-27T14:06:13.624-04:002015-07-27T14:06:13.624-04:00Same reason you might forge one out of uranium or ...Same reason you might forge one out of uranium or sodium. You leave it lying around in your treasure horde so that any meddlesome adventurer who comes along and steals it gets what they deserve.tlhonmeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256644187305759072noreply@blogger.com