PS1/2 Translation Need help with translating PS2 game (Gantz - The Game)

It's sad to see some people making fun of others who are struggling to get things done. Dude actually said, "this could've easily been full machine translation," yet they didn't provide anything helpful other than pointing to Hex editors.

Well, that's where I come in. I'm actually building a tool to translate Gantz: The Game. No, it's not "easy"—the game uses fixed offsets that you can't just bypass with standard hex apps, which is exactly why people struggle to make a working ISO. On top of that, there is a strict byte limit for every line, making it incredibly hard to fit the text properly.

I spent hours trying to bypass that character limit before giving up and finding a better way. Here is what my app actually does:
  • Parses the .bin files and lets you translate them directly.
  • Enforces the byte limit automatically so you won't break the game.
  • Supports multiple languages.
Right now, I'm working on a PT-BR translation and using the GANTZ video game translation project as a base for the en_US version (which won't go for long, as it only covers up to the first episode). Since my app supports it, I can easily provide the necessary text files and help anyone else who wants to translate the game into their own language!


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Game is done, you can download it here: https://pixeldrain.com/u/WDxxWwEz Also contact me at: https://t.me/silentheather/ if any bugs, text errors, texture errors. Current alien boards cant be edited now because its a PSS file (video cutscene) then a 3d texture which im too lazy to decompile right now, but you can play the game through and through with a full english patch, spread around the community if you want but keep in mind the download expires in about 60d. Also added the anime intro + outro instead of the current PSS intro outro. I finished the other game NANA (PS2) which took about 10d of work, but I got this done within a day since i had the structure + tools, if anyone wants that too ill provide it. Also I spent like no time debugging the game, so some text might not be translated if there is any please screenshot and provide here or on telegram.
 

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