Translation [W.I.P] McDonald's eCDP - Fan Translation (Alpha Patch 0.5 - Easy menu!)

[TheHomebrewerGuy]

[This is a public alpha test release - Patches not final. Work in Progress mod.]
Test Release - Patch will be available for download
EDIT - For more information about the future of this translation, please visit page 4 of this thread.

As soon as this ROM was released,
Everyone. And I mean everyone. Wanted an English patch.

And that's where fans come in!
Yes you heard it right, I have been making, developing, and working on a McDonald's eCDP english patch.
I know you're thinking: "Why release it early?"
Well, I want to get this out for everyone to enjoy, and it'd probably take me way too long if I only uploaded the finished ROM.
For now, I'm releasing patches, one by one; so stay updated!
Right now this is a test patch.
Here are some screenshots!

Spoiler: Screenshots

Here's what it looks like!

Most of the menu is translated, and here is my progress.

Spoiler: English Translation Rundown for Patch 1

Login Screen - 100% Translated
Title Screen - 100% Translated; needs cleaning up on the buttons.
eCDP Excercise:
Self-Study - Partially Translated; Checklist and Gameplay text needs some translating.
Self-Check - W.I.P; French Fry quiz 50% translated: Others still W.I.P.
SOC Guide - Coming in a later patch
Challenge the McDonald's - Coming in a later patch
MGR Mode:
Button descriptions translated (Showed on top screen)
Translated Menu - Crew Entry - 100% Translated
All will change in another public alpha test.

Version: Patch 0.5 - Menu Translation Update
Download: eCDP Patch 0.5.zip

How to patch your ROM:

Spoiler: Patching ROM

You'll need:
xDelta UI
eCDP ROM (Un-Patched)
eCDP Patch File

First, extract xDelta UI into a folder of choice.
Then, open xdeltaUI.exe; you should see these 2 tabs:
"Apply Patch" and "Create Patch"
You'll already be on Apply Patch, but check anyway.
For "Patch", insert the .xdelta patch file you downloaded.
For "Original File", insert the original eCDP Japan ROM.
Lastly, pick a destination in "Output File"
(Make sure to name it with ".nds" at the end.)

Now open your emulator of choice.
Find the patched file you named, then open it using the emulator.
Now; don't actually click anything yet, as the game won't let you.
What you should do at this point is load the .sav file that comes with the eCDP ROM.
Then you're done.
Enjoy!

Let me know your feedback to make the new patch even better!
Enjoy playing the alpha!

 

[OscarPlays9483]

ive been looking for this, thank you so much! would you be able to let me know when the next update comes out?

 

[TheHomebrewerGuy]

ive been looking for this, thank you so much! would you be able to let me know when the next update comes out?

Sure dude!

 

[KabanFriends]

This project looks very nice! Can I help with this project? I'm a Japanese person and I translated the game by myself, but I'm currently stuck at complex strings because don't have so much knowledge about DS Romhacking, so I think it would be cool If I could help translate this game with your help!

 

[User670]

Hi.

Looks like you have been able to do quite a bit in terms of rom hacking... something we at the speedrunning discord server struggle to do.

Also semi-generic question, it seems relatively easy to translate the game into English (where English characters are also a part of Shift-JIS), but is it possible to translate the game into other languages that have non-Shift-JIS characters? If yes, how? (edit font to map a character to another?)

 

[TheHomebrewerGuy]

Hi.

Looks like you have been able to do quite a bit in terms of rom hacking... something we at the speedrunning discord server struggle to do.

Also semi-generic question, it seems relatively easy to translate the game into English (where English characters are also a part of Shift-JIS), but is it possible to translate the game into other languages that have non-Shift-JIS characters? If yes, how? (edit font to map a character to another?)

If you would want to edit the game to support other characters, you would need to edit the font that is in the game files. Though, you can't add/map it to said specific character.

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This project looks very nice! Can I help with this project? I'm a Japanese person and I translated the game by myself, but I'm currently stuck at complex strings because don't have so much knowledge about DS Romhacking, so I think it would be cool If I could help translate this game with your help!

Cool! I'll see later in the future.

 

[OscarPlays9483]

I've noticed a couple small issues with the patch in-game, the 10:1 in the self study section on the list says 2:1 and the quarter pounders says "quater", not sure if that was intentional or not, and also in the main menu where is has my history theres half of japanese characters just kinda there. just wanted to let you know,

 

[TheHomebrewerGuy]

I've noticed a couple small issues with the patch in-game, the 10:1 in the self study section on the list says 2:1 and the quarter pounders says "quater", not sure if that was intentional or not, and also in the main menu where is has my history theres half of japanese characters just kinda there. just wanted to let you know,

"10:1" was an issue in translation. This wasn't intentional. "quater" is a typo I overlooked and didn't really notice. I'll also clean up the main menu's buttons, they annoy me too. Thanks for your feedback!

 

[qbdp]

Used to be store manager of McDonalds. It sucked. I could see this actually being useful because trainees could take it home and they're not screwing up product when they mess up.

Makes me wonder if the McDonalds DSi was locked to only play that cartridge. What's to stop a trainee from bringing in like... Animal Crossing and playing that instead?

 

[OscarPlays9483]

"10:1" was an issue in translation. This wasn't intentional. "quater" is a typo I overlooked and didn't really notice. I'll also clean up the main menu's buttons, they annoy me too. Thanks for your feedback!

No problem!

 

[Dumbfreak]

@TheHomebrewerGuy
Hello, can you explain how to play to me please?
I use desMUME and open the game and then i select "import backup memory" (because otherwise is greyed out) and select the .sav file it won't let me enter the password.
It always says "starting for the first time requires a staff account".

And then the 3rd option asks for 3 things. What are those 3 things? I know one is 482500. What's the rest?
3 times 482500 doesn't work. I tried many combinations. Please stop my pain:

1) ???
2) ???
3) ???

 

[Shadow#1]

@TheHomebrewerGuy
Hello, can you explain how to play to me please?
I use desMUME and open the game and then i select "import backup memory" (because otherwise is greyed out) and select the .sav file it won't let me enter the password.
It always says "starting for the first time requires a staff account".

And then the 3rd option asks for 3 things. What are those 3 things? I know one is 482500. What's the rest?
3 times 482500 doesn't work. I tried many combinations. Please stop my pain:

1) ???
2) ???
3) ???

Use the first option

 

[Dumbfreak]

As i said before, the first option says "starting for the first time requires a staff account".
I imported the .sav but still.

 

[TheHomebrewerGuy]

As i said before, the first option says "starting for the first time requires a staff account".
I imported the .sav but still.

Try pausing the emulation then restarting. Always worked for me.

 

[Dumbfreak]

No dice.
I cleanup the /Battery dir on DesMUME.
Open the game.
I see it creates a .dsv small (8.11KB) inside Battery
I do File > Import Backup Memory...
I leave it auto, find the .sav press OK
I notice the .dsv file on /Battery is now 64.1 KB (So import worked)
Game resets itself.
I click Enter Password and see error "Starting for the first time requires a staff account".

What am i doing wrong?

 

[TheHomebrewerGuy]

No dice.
I cleanup the /Battery dir on DesMUME.
Open the game.
I see it creates a .dsv small (8.11KB) inside Battery
I do File > Import Backup Memory...
I leave it auto, find the .sav press OK
I notice the .dsv file on /Battery is now 64.1 KB (So import worked)
Game resets itself.
I click Enter Password and see error "Starting for the first time requires a staff account".

What am i doing wrong?

Close DesMUME. If that doesn't work, try loading the .sav then pausing, then reloading the ROM. It doesn't work on your first try, keep in mind.

 

[Shadow#1]

Close DesMUME. If that doesn't work, try loading the .sav then pausing, then reloading the ROM. It doesn't work on your first try, keep in mind.

Any newer translation patches?

 

[TheHomebrewerGuy]

Any newer translation patches?

I have some updates, however the new patch is not ready yet. I'm translating some quizzes, and I've encountered my first bug while translating. It won't take that long, but slowly but surely, I will get this translated properly.

 

[Shadow#1]

I have some updates, however the new patch is not ready yet. I'm translating some quizzes, and I've encountered my first bug while translating. It won't take that long, but slowly but surely, I will get this translated properly.

Thanks for this info can't wait

 

[Dumbfreak]

Found the cause! ! It's the second option not the first i was using!! WORKS now!

@TheHomebrewerGuy There's a github i found about a translation project is it you? search for "user670 eCDP-translation" (i can't post links). If it's not you maybe join forces? If you want to.