ROM Hack Going to learn about hacking for translations...

[Phoenix Goddess]

It's always been an interest of mine, so I'm using my free time to learn how to do it. I'm pretty positive others have made topics similar to this one, but for some reason the search button hates me today. I have a guide to start off with, but will someone give me some tips or things I should know before I start learning?

 

[StorMyu]

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=73394

Maybe ?

 

[Phoenix Goddess]

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=73394

Maybe ?

That's the guide I already have.
I just want some tips from the hackers.

 

[FAST6191]

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=198770

Tip though: start with an English game (or whatever language you count as a first language) and hack that to pieces, better yet find an English game someone else has hacked and pull that apart to see what they did.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=198167

There are loads of little tips that could be given but it would make life easier if you asked about a given type of hack- I want to edit text / graphics / sound / the games code with an eye to cheats / improvement / translation / making an entirely new game (it has been done) / making a spoof version and so on.

 

[Phoenix Goddess]

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=198770

Tip though: start with an English game (or whatever language you count as a first language) and hack that to pieces, better yet find an English game someone else has hacked and pull that apart to see what they did.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=198167

There are loads of little tips that could be given but it would make life easier if you asked about a given type of hack- I want to edit text / graphics / sound / the games code with an eye to cheats / improvement / translation / making an entirely new game (it has been done) / making a spoof version and so on.

Haha, it would be best if I did that, but I didn't even know where to start, but thank you. I want to learn all I can about hacks for translations. So I suppose it would be text, graphics, sound, and all.

 

[azerty1]

for text, which is probably the most useful one for translations, you can take a look at these posts:

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=106706&hl=
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=203288

they're definitely extremely simplified relative to FAST's, but it will probably give you an idea of what you should be looking for.

 

[Depravo]

Protip: Learn the language you intend to translate from. Nobody likes a poor Google Translate job.

 

[Azlan Uchiha]

Well fast6191 after reading you topic my mind was confused....to much words...can you put it in simpler words?

 

[StorMyu]

It's not like Romhacking was a simple task you know...

it takes a lot of time and work to learn everything (and when i say everything it's also a big word because nobody knows everything ^^)

 

[Phoenix Goddess]

Believe me, I know it isn't easy, but I like a challenge and I believe this will be quite the challenge. Thank each one of you very much for the all of the links and help, this will be alot of help to me. I'm hoping to help translate Japanese games.

 

[azerty1]

Believe me, I know it isn't easy, but I like a challenge and I believe this will be quite the challenge. Thank each one of you very much for the all of the links and help, this will be alot of help to me. I'm hoping to help translate Japanese games.

if you're the kind of person who prefers to learn through hands-on work, just pick a game, start working through the text and graphics and ask questions whenever you need help...
read random translation topics too. they usually have juicy little tidbits you can use to understand how romhacking works.

 

[Phoenix Goddess]

Believe me, I know it isn't easy, but I like a challenge and I believe this will be quite the challenge. Thank each one of you very much for the all of the links and help, this will be alot of help to me. I'm hoping to help translate Japanese games.

if you're the kind of person who prefers to learn through hands-on work, just pick a game, start working through the text and graphics and ask questions whenever you need help...
read random translation topics too. they usually have juicy little tidbits you can use to understand how romhacking works.

Awesome, thank you for tips!! I am doing hands-on work, to me, it helps me more than just reading and then trying it out.