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Originally posted by Sabre2th
. . . but civ3 seems to be a bit half-assed.
. . . but civ3 seems to be a bit half-assed.
Yea, I noticed. 
Solution for your problems: LEARN ENGLISH.
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Yea, I noticed.
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I think that when they code some of these things for English it's hard to do accurate translations because of the differences in grammar. Seria dificil implementar las reglas de concordancia. Al menos eso es mi opinion.Comment
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Your English isn't that bad. Better than my Spanish (Latin actually).Originally posted by Alfonso
ya que mi Inglés es muy malo.
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That would have to know it Firaxis, and to give facilities so that it is possible to be translated.Originally posted by jsw363
I think that when they code some of these things for English it's hard to do accurate translations because of the differences in grammar. Seria dificil implementar las reglas de concordancia. Al menos eso es mi opinion.
Thanks, you are very amiable.Originally posted by notyoueither
Your English isn't that bad. Better than my Spanish (Latin actually). 
El futuro pertenece a quienes creen en la belleza de sus sueños.
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Alfonso, you are completely right. I owned the German version of Civ and Civ2 and the translation was just as bad. It really took away a lot of the atmosphere.
Infogrames should make sure they hire capable translators.
What I also fail to understand is how they don't seem to be able to bring out patches for foreign versions. Today I read that there might be no German patch 1.29 and I am very happy I bought the US-version. But what about those that don't understand English good enough to play an English version of the game?
Most of the game/publishing companies have no problems with that, they normally even manage to bring out the patches for different language versions at the same time as for the English ones. But not Infogrames...... *grumble*
Well... next time buy the English version if you can. Your English sure is good enough to understand it (esp. if it is a strategy game).Comment
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Seems like the translators aren't native speakers of the target language. They should always be.The difference between industrial society and information society:
In an industrial society you take a shower when you have come home from work.
In an information society you take a shower before leaving for work.Comment
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Todd Hawks:Originally posted by Todd Hawks
Alfonso, you are completely right. I owned the German version of Civ and Civ2 and the translation was just as bad. It really took away a lot of the atmosphere.
Infogrames should make sure they hire capable translators.
What I also fail to understand is how they don't seem to be able to bring out patches for foreign versions. Today I read that there might be no German patch 1.29 and I am very happy I bought the US-version. But what about those that don't understand English good enough to play an English version of the game?
Most of the game/publishing companies have no problems with that, they normally even manage to bring out the patches for different language versions at the same time as for the English ones. But not Infogrames...... *grumble*
Well... next time buy the English version if you can. Your English sure is good enough to understand it (esp. if it is a strategy game).
I bought the two versions, the Spanish and the English, I do not have Problem to play the English version, but it does not seem well to me what they have done with the Spanish version.El futuro pertenece a quienes creen en la belleza de sus sueños.
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Yes Sir Optimizer...!!Originally posted by Optimizer
Seems like the translators aren't native speakers of the target language. They should always be. That is one of the problems...
El futuro pertenece a quienes creen en la belleza de sus sueños.
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Infogrames Interactive is the place to go. They are the guys you need to go to for translations.
You need to contact them if you want to translate the Diplomacy.txt file... even if it's only Latin (Heaven forbid Infogrames Interactive would lose money in Vatican City )
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Thrawn05: Thought very well, already we will see that the Pope thinksOriginally posted by Thrawn05
Infogrames Interactive is the place to go. They are the guys you need to go to for translations.
You need to contact them if you want to translate the Diplomacy.txt file... even if it's only Latin (Heaven forbid Infogrames Interactive would lose money in Vatican City )
El futuro pertenece a quienes creen en la belleza de sus sueños.
- Eleanor RooseveltComment
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Actual if I buy a localized version of a game then I expect that it is well done. At least the most obvious stuff should be fixed before. But it is poor that Firaxis can't program their boxes so that the strings could be easily replaced by other ones. IIRC the release of the German version was postponed, because they had trouble with the translation program. Even if their robot translation is very good, it must always be checked afterwards by hand. Fortunatly I did not tryed the German version...
-MartinCiv2 military advisor: "No complaints, Sir!"Comment
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Originally posted by Martin Gühmann
Actual if I buy a localized version of a game then I expect that it is well done. At least the most obvious stuff should be fixed before. But it is poor that Firaxis can't program their boxes so that the strings could be easily replaced by other ones. IIRC the release of the German version was postponed, because they had trouble with the translation program. Even if their robot translation is very good, it must always be checked afterwards by hand. Fortunatly I did not tryed the German version...
-Martin
Perhaps I should restate my point before a Firaxian is crucified over this. Firaxis only programed the game. Infogrames Interactive are in charge of the marketing and translations. Don't target the wrong people.
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Your words to God's ears!Originally posted by Optimizer
Seems like the translators aren't native speakers of the target language. They should always be.
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In fact, there are 4: Catalan, Basque, Galician (from Galicia) and SpanishOriginally posted by DarkCloud
Aren't there 3 official languages in Spain.
Catalan, Basque and Spanish?
I also agree with Optimizer: the translator must be native speaker of the language to translate to...Trying to rehabilitateh and contribuing again to the civ-communityComment
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I repeat, that the problem of the translation, is not by the languages that there are in Spain.Originally posted by yaroslav
In fact, there are 4: Catalan, Basque, Galician (from Galicia) and Spanish
I also agree with Optimizer: the translator must be native speaker of the language to translate to...El futuro pertenece a quienes creen en la belleza de sus sueños.
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