#moonlight labyrinth

[aethix0]

I just wanted to post these and say that the translation for Moonlight Labyrinth is currently in progress. I had time over the Christmas holidays to sit down and deal with all of the initial technological annoyances (made considerably easier by VGPersons’s wonderful utilities), track down the Japanese version of RPG Maker 2000, get a handle on all of the tools I need (or at lease all the tools I know I need as of this moment), and actually get started on the translation.

I don’t know how much longer the actual translation part will take, or what more needs to be done to make the game playable without switching to Japanese locale. I’ll probably continue to post progress updates as progress happens. While this is my first time and I don’t have any idea what I’m doing, I’m learning as I go and I hope to have a fully translated game ready and available sometime soon.

[pixel-horror]

獣の血脈 | By:せいあ

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[aethix0]

You still going to translate RPG maker games?

Yes. I’m currently playing through Moonlight Labyrinth, and if I continue to enjoy the game as much as I do now then I’ll start a translation project on it. However, right now I’m focusing most of my translation efforts on my entry for the Manga Translation Battle. I’ve actually really wanted to try it out for a while, but this is the first year I’ve felt confident enough in my translation abilities to enter, so that’s my main priority for now. Plus, making the effort to translate under the assumption that every single sentence I write will be carefully scrutinized by a panel of judges and measured against a good number of people who—in all likelihood—have far more skill and experience than I will be good practice, and the experience I take away from that will likely help to improve the quality of any future translations I make: on RPG Maker games or anything else.

So once I finish working on that and finish playing through the game, I’ll probably start translating it then. However, due to being busy with schoolwork and my complete lack of experience with translating RPG Maker games, I doubt I’ll make much significant headway until Winter break. Expect updates in the coming months.