Wasteland The Wasteland 2 Beta Release Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

Amateur translashuns being terribad?

Well I'd never!

 

So far I'll have to say most of the Spanish translations I've seen are very good.

 

Translating the game from the superior American English is just another way that the liberals are denying American exceptionalism.

 

I'm also not quite sure which names they will keep in English and which ones in French, I don't know which way the consensus will lean but for now I'd say it would depend on the context. Generally I prefer to keep original names.

 

We're still figuring out exact guidelines for this sort of thing, so do not take this as 100% official, but for now rules of thumb are:

• Consistency is probably the number one goal. If language is inconsistent then players won't know what is going on no matter how good the translation is otherwise.
• Character names that aren't nicknames/slang/etc. should be kept as-is and not changed.
• Organization and location names should probably be translated very literally unless it doesn't work well (i.e. "Servants of the Mushroom Cloud" might not translate as well as something else that's *very nearly* the same thing that conveys the same meaning).
• Some things have multiple names, i.e. "Servants of the Mushroom Cloud" and "Mad Monks" are two different names for the same group. Be aware of this when translating and do not be afraid to refer to the game for your own reference if possible.
• For ranks (like what the Rangers use) and titles, real-world equivalent accuracy is less important than consistency.
• Keep language general and non-regional where possible, but if there is slang or phrases that work across a language regardless of the region, that's not a problem. This isn't just translation, it's localization, after all, so adding some personality is good.

 

No translation into Portuguese...

 

Thanks for this! It's pretty much how I've been approaching it. Cosmic Misogynerd take a look.

 

Be careful with the codexers. You know that most of them are devious little bastards.

Copied in the translation thread. Thanks.

 

Pick a good imperial language peasant

 

Brian Fargo -> Beto Longevai.

At least that's how Blizzard translates stuff. :3

 

Translating names... why would anyone do something so retarded?

 

¡Qué Horror!

 

Beto Longevai is a pretty bro name. I'm gonna use it for my next alt.

 

If I had any say, every encounter would start with my characters screaming "cadê o baiano seus filhos da puta?"

 

I would mod raiders into cangaçeiros:

 

Longevai reminds me of Strider. Fargo as Aragorn?

Blizzard's plain descriptive names would be hilarious in Portuguese.

 

To be fair, while they did horrible name translations (Illidan Tempefuria), they also did some really awesome stuff:



"Sifu"

 

English is the new Latin.

 

Hopefully inXile goes full

 

Oh dear....

(Which one of you is it?)




Meanwhile, the character creation thread has some mockups that look quite a bit better than what's in the game:

 

What about romances? Which characters will I be able to romance in the final release?

 

I still don't get why do attributes need visual representations. Even Fallout 3 didn't have that.

 

I hope they listen and make ONE character screen rather than 20 or however many there are now.

 

It's some super awesome next gen shit. It will make the port to consoles easier.