ROM Hack [Project] Spice and Wolf DS Translation

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Hey Adan and Kuroiri or anybody interested in contributing (or just being informed) a bit, friend and I decided it's a best idea to organize this project using Discord channel, so if any of you are interested in helping, you can join it with this link
https://discord.gg/faS7nBB . It's asynchronous, so time zones or being online really doesn't matter that much, but we can freely share files and stuff. Thank you!
 

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Hey Adan and Kuroiri or anybody interested in contributing (or just being informed) a bit, friend and I decided it's a best idea to organize this project using Discord channel, so if any of you are interested in helping, you can join it with this link
https://discord.gg/faS7nBB . It's asynchronous, so time zones or being online really doesn't matter that much, but we can freely share files and stuff. Thank you!
Wow really good job Adamer!. Discord has really become a super useful program. Ill join in tomorrow as soon as i am home again. Thank you in Advance.
Lets do our best together to make this project come true. (Even if i can not do to much with things :( )

Take care in the meantime!
 

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~Spice and Wolf: My One Year with Holo~
Ōkami to Kōshinryō Boku to Horo no Ichinen
English Translation Project

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Current Status: Translating Script Files
Hacker: jjjewel
Gfx Editing (Buttons): rastsan
Translators: Remilia, Masa
Editing, Other Graphic Insertion: Suruz

So basically, me and my two translators would be keen to start working on the first 'Spice and Wolf' DS game. It's a Visual Novel/Business Simulator based on the Anime and looks like a lot of fun for fans of the series.

Thanks to jjewel, who created a text extraction/insertion tool for most of the game text, we started translating the game's scripts a while ago now. We're all pretty busy, but progress is still slowly being made, and hopefully this will continue :)

Note: We WON'T be releasing a Menu/partial patch this time, as this is a Visual-Novel style game, and just isn't very playable without the story being translated.


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I did a search, and I think someone had successfully extracted the text from the game.
This thread in particular:
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=111...0&p=1490266

UPDATE: So basically, jjjewel is currently helping out with extracting the script from the game. We've got the first script file translated... But apparently it's much harder to insert the text back into the game, due to it being stored differently from usual.

So as always, if you have any skills in this area (Script insertion), extra help would be MUCH appreciated... I think jjjewel went into more detail about the problem later in this thread, so check that for more info.

Hopefully it will be possible to create an inserter, and then once that's sorted out we'll continue with the translation ;]

Thanks to my awesome translators Remilia and Masa + rastan for inserting some images + jewel for working on the Text Insertion
this is so cool!!!!
 
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Ops. Sorry for being off quite a while. I returned to my home country for vacation and has been out of internet for a while. Though, I have to admit that I am busy doing the finishing touch on the other project I am in. Once I'm done with the promised task, I will be back again in 1-2 weeks time.
 

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I registered just for this thread. I cannot offer any help wit the hack, but I want to express my gratitude and excitement! Keep it up!
 

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Yeah, you all have my support! :D
This will be an incredible project! ^_^
Best of luck, guys! :yay:
And please keep us updated on the progress you make! ;)
 

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I want to help with the translation!
so I need to know what is left to translate and where to upload it.
I don't know if you're interested, but this season there's a new anime airing,
called "Grimoire of Zero", that has a similar feel to "Spice and Wolf"!^_^
Give it a try!;)
 

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