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缎带骑士

9 Nov, 2017 @ 6:35am

An invitation to help us improve our translated text!

Dear gamers,

As you know we are developers from China and honestly we had great difficulty translating the original text into English. The complaints of bad text is understandable and we do want to improve the translated text! For us, we want to give clues to solve puzzles accurately as well as express a feeling of dark undertones. We also incorporate popular culture references such as a Godfather line and an internet celeb and hope you will not miss it due to poor translation.

Therefore, you are invited to help us improve the current translated text! Anywhere you feel weird or unreadable, you are welcomed to send us screenshots to complain about it.
Our email is: deathcoming@thenextstudio.net
We will try our best to improve it. Thank you!

Best regard,
Devs

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跨越次元的吐槽

9 Nov, 2017 @ 6:47am

在发射核弹那一关，如果在偷炸弹一个人没进入之前吧看炸弹的那个人杀死，那个间谍就有一定几率导致他不偷炸弹

nysgyf [developer] 9 Nov, 2017 @ 7:52am

感谢反馈！我们尽快核实修改！

Originally posted by 跨越次元的吐槽:
在发射核弹那一关，如果在偷炸弹一个人没进入之前吧看炸弹的那个人杀死，那个间谍就有一定几率导致他不偷炸弹

ChaosRaiser has DeathComing

9 Nov, 2017 @ 10:22am

I have to say I'm pleased to hear you say this. Most developers would just take these complaints and just brush them off as offensive, but you guys did the right thing and state your English translating skill is "not the best." I will try to help as best as I can(as soon as I can figure out how to take a screenshot in game(I suck I know.lol)).

wty304 9 Nov, 2017 @ 8:09pm

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[LCND] Xarkam has DeathComing

11 Nov, 2017 @ 3:53am

Hello, Why not create a google doc (or excel online doc) to list your actual english translation ?

It's certainly better than make screenshot.

An other Solution is to host a translating website same as Zanata or Weblate to invite your gamers community to help you to translate.

缎带骑士

11 Nov, 2017 @ 3:56am

Originally posted by LCND Xarkam:
Hello, Why not create a google doc (or excel online doc) to list your actual english translation ?

It's certainly better than make screenshot.

An other Solution is to host a translating website same as Zanata or Weblate to invite your gamers community to help you to translate.

Because the original text is in Chinese, and people who do not understand could not participate.
The second suggestion, I will study and try to do a same one. Thank you.

[LCND] Xarkam has DeathComing

11 Nov, 2017 @ 4:08am

Hello,

My proposal focuses on your current game english translation.

It is easier for the players to read all your english translations and to propose several corrections than to take screenshots.

Cordially :)

Originally posted by fanyemm:
Originally posted by LCND Xarkam:
Hello, Why not create a google doc (or excel online doc) to list your actual english translation ?

It's certainly better than make screenshot.

An other Solution is to host a translating website same as Zanata or Weblate to invite your gamers community to help you to translate.
Because the original text is in Chinese, and people who do not understand could not participate.
The second suggestion, I will study and try to do a same one. Thank you.

缎带骑士

11 Nov, 2017 @ 4:15am

Originally posted by LCND Xarkam:
Hello,

My proposal focuses on your current game english translation.

It is easier for the players to read all your english translations and to propose several corrections than to take screenshots.

Cordially :)

Originally posted by fanyemm:
Because the original text is in Chinese, and people who do not understand could not participate.
The second suggestion, I will study and try to do a same one. Thank you.

Thanks for suggestions. We will discuss if it is possible. The concern is that players will be be spoiled by text.

Doktor Mandrake has DeathComing

11 Nov, 2017 @ 11:42am

For one

Angel’s Darling
Discovered by Angels for 10 times

Should be

"Discovered by Angels 10 times"

Doktor Mandrake has DeathComing

11 Nov, 2017 @ 11:52am

Another thing I was meaning to bring up

"Death is Coming"

Sounds alot better for a game title than

"DeathComing"

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[LCND] Xarkam has DeathComing

12 Nov, 2017 @ 7:00am

Originally posted by fanyemm:
Originally posted by LCND Xarkam:
Hello,

My proposal focuses on your current game english translation.

It is easier for the players to read all your english translations and to propose several corrections than to take screenshots.

Cordially :)

Thanks for suggestions. We will discuss if it is possible. The concern is that players will be be spoiled by text.

If you want no spoil players, you can also use issue tracker (same flyspray) to repport all bad text from users.

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Quasicide 12 Nov, 2017 @ 9:34am

Originally posted by Doktor Mandrake:
Another thing I was meaning to bring up

"Death is Coming"

Sounds alot better for a game title than

"DeathComing"

"Deathcoming" is actually kind of catchy and unique.

In America, there is a popular celebration called, "Homecoming" that involves reunions, sports, parties and dancing. By calling the game, "Deathcoming", you'd be playing off the concept of Homecoming, and people would think you are being witty and clever.

Since it is a title, grammar doesn't matter and you can do anything you want. DeathComing is a perfectly legitimate english title. Just know that mid-word capital C is bizarre.

Capital letters never appear mid-word in english. So readers are unsure of why it is being captialized. Some people will think you're being clever, others will assume it is a translation error.

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Quasicide 12 Nov, 2017 @ 10:01am

For your game, a good english phrase to use would be:

You are a tragedy waiting to happen.

The phrase "that's a tragedy waiting to happen" is a popular joke made about something that is doomed.

Because you play a Grim Reaper who causes accidents, people would think your game was being clever and funny.

Last edited by Quasicide; 12 Nov, 2017 @ 10:03am

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Red One 14 Nov, 2017 @ 4:48am

Originally posted by ChaosRaiser327:
I will try to help as best as I can(as soon as I can figure out how to take a screenshot in game(I suck I know.lol)).

Simply press F12 while in-game, steam will take a screenshot for you and show it to you once you close the game.

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idiot5k

18 Feb, 2022 @ 7:50am

say, if you are going to let the players help translate the game, is it possible to let them translate the game into languages that arent supported yet? i love the game but its not available in my native language (dutch) and would love to help if that means i can play it in the dutch language

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