Hi! How are you? I'm Bat ^.^I chanced upon your blog while trying to research some HSR lore, and I really like your data bank readability side project. Is there any chance that this will become another main project? Will this be limited to relics? What would it take for this to happen, for instance better resources, language translaton, or blog interaction, etc? No pressure at all though, I am just curious!
Hi, thanks so much for this ask!
Will this become another main project? Possibly? The primary limitation on the stuff I do for this blog is time and motivation. I really enjoy making both the audio stuff and the readability stuff, so there's no real reason to keep the readability project relegated to the back. Initially, I assumed that nobody on the planet would have any interest in reading what are basically just fan-edited lore of dubious quality. It was absolutely just a 'for me' thing. So, to be honest with you, just seeing interactions like this ask is motivating! I'm a bit bamboozled and heartily honored that anyone read this and enjoyed it. You've made me think "huh, I should be doing this stuff a bit more. There's somebody out there other than me who likes it!" Thank youuuuu~
Will this be limited to relics? I focus on relics because that's a relatively small category of often story-relevant lore that doesn't expand as quickly as other readables. Also, the relics entries tend to have a bit more character to them. Other data bank entries (like the Aeon or Terminology entries) are super interesting but (I think) benefit less from this type of readability revision because they're written in the same sort of encyclopedic format; relics, on the other hand, feel much more varied in their narrative voice. It was this chorus of clearly varied voices that made me want to try a readability revision in the first place. Having said that, if I were to finish readability revisions on the relics, the next thing I'd turn to might be the other in-game readables (or, possibly, the Memory Bubbles from Herta's station). Alternatively, I would be delighted to take suggestions. That's true currently, and wouldn't require waiting out my plodding progress through the relics. If there's a series of letters from Penacony or a missive from Xianzhou that you think has been done a disservice by its in-game text, I would be so, so happy to give you an alternate piece of disservice to enjoy :D
What would it take for [this becoming a main project, or for this to expand beyond relics] to happen? I am pretty restricted by my own limited language skills. So, I could certainly do more of these kinds of posts, but I'm not sure how I could improve the quality further without investing time I don't have. In particular, I absolutely can't guarantee the accuracy of the lore in my readability revisions because of the language barrier. (A thing that would be just the coolest would be...if there are other people doing this stuff? Wouldn't it be an absolute dream to have a compendium of readability revisions made by fans, all with their own voices, linguistic knowledge sets, narrative styles? This is what I'd want most, I think--to contribute to something of that sort. If you are enjoying these posts, then I'd like to ask you in turn--might you want to give such revision a try for yourself?)
In summary, I'd say this:
If you'd like MORE posts of this sort, every interaction helps! It tells me that someone out there is enjoying this stuff, and that makes me want to actually put forth the time to make more of it. If you'd like HIGHER QUALITY or MORE ACCURATE posts of this sort, that's a tougher ask because of my limited skillset--but I'd be happy to hear from Chinese speakers/readers (or from those playing HSR in other languages who notice clear discrepancies in their own data bank) who can point out specific things I've getting wrong or obfuscating further.