TheRetroGoat 14 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) Hey everyone! For those following the eroge news forums of the past week or two, you may know who I am. For those of you that don't, I'm TheRetroGoat, manager of the Shin Koihime Musou translation project. Hopefully the name gives away what we're doing. I decided to basically make a thread here to help make those interested in following the project easier, as well as answer questions, address concerns, things like that. We've also got a Facebook page, The SKM Project, which I post info and bios on. Feel free to ask anything you want, I'm constantly checking all of the forums I'm aware of involving the project! We're working hard to get this game released for everyone. Current percentages: Translation Story 100% Character Events 96.5% H-scenes 23.4% Total game 73% Gi and Go routes are both translated except for the 18+ scenes, and Shoku only needs Rinrin events translated before we can add that route to the list. Editing is currently stalled due to TL Checking issues. Last Update: March 18th, 2016 Edited March 19, 2016 by TheRetroGoat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tokko1 10 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 glad to see you got a thread up now! looking forward to any progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Today's battle bio Monday, but we may need to delay it. So I'll have to make up for it with additional cuteness. Sound good? Battle bio Monday is when I post a new fully translated bio on the facebook page. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sora21345 10 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 in youtube there's a guy who did a walkthrough of shin koihime musou and he trasnlated it so mabye you can ask him to help you with the english patch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sora21345 10 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 his youtube is akumu ryuu Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 I really have to remember to add that part in introductions. Akumu is part of our translation team. He's currently doing Gi base events. he goes by Akikojam on forums Quote Link to post Share on other sites
switch 13 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 hmmm translate a yuri VN and i will give my blessings to this project Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Do the large amount of threesomes count? Also, since it is no longer April Fools, I can announce that we have approximately half of the game translated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Quick question, what's the sites rule on ecchi photos being uploaded? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strom 10 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Don't believe there is any rule on what type of photo may be shown. Considering what some people post at least... You can look into other threads that have picture posts to get an idea of what I mean if you haven't already. Also considering just what type of site this is. But, you could have SFW pics posted as you want, and NSFW in spoiler tags if you want. Don't think it will matter any way you do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Now who would add a NSFW pic? Not me, can't figure out how to add a bloody spoiler tag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strom 10 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Spoiler tag: [//spoiler] Take out one / and there you go spoiler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Does not seem to like me. Ah well, no sexiness for everyone else, I guess... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boukyaku 10 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Just don't post anything too rash of 袁術(美羽) and you should be good to go. Speaking of 袁術, how do you guys plan on dealing with her? Planning on describing her as the 18 year old midget? XD /sarcasm Usually having multiple TLers in one game makes things quite messy but in this is case there shouldn't be any problems because the protag has a different personality (different character development except at start) in each faction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strom 10 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Well, for the loli girls it seems to be that not mentioning age (if it is mentioned at all in the VN) is the best way to get around any potential problems like that. Considering some of the VNs that MG has released with girls that don't look anywhere close to 18 years of age... Well, best to just not mention it at all. Let the MG disclaimer do all the work. Similar to how the original played out. @TheRetroGoat One thing you can do to see how spoilers work is quote my post. You will see the spoiler tag code in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 That's more or less our plan. They're totally no less than 18. Even if they don't look the part. Also, our entire team is constantly chatting and brainstorming together, so this won't be one of those games where it's glaringly obvious that different people have worked on different parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JCAll 13 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 You stick to that. There's nobody under 18 in Koihime Musou except Riri. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Everyone else is just a very late bloomer. Which, considering one of the pics I posted on Facebook, may actually be kinda true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hyromaru 29 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Why a spoiler tag? We all know the mc is gonna do everyone.. http://i.imgur.com/7WGmB48.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bSxm1Gp.png Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 Kauyuu scene is unfortunately not from Shin, that's a separate game. A fan-made nukige called Kayuu Musou, or something like that. That being said, there are a lot of scenes in the pond and other bodies of water. I don't know if this fetisth exists, but if there are aquaphiliacs in the audience, good news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Updated the Facebook page with today's battle bio Monday! This week is featuring Ei, Yue's right-hand strategist and total tsundere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hyromaru 29 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Kauyuu scene is unfortunately not from Shin, that's a separate game. A fan-made nukige called Kayuu Musou, or something like that. That being said, there are a lot of scenes in the pond and other bodies of water. I don't know if this fetisth exists, but if there are aquaphiliacs in the audience, good news. Well i don't know... I haven't played the game since it's untranslated.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 We've made jokes about translating Kayuu's nukige out of pity for the poor character, but chances are admittedly slim right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRetroGoat 14 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 MangaGamer released an official statement on the matter. Neat. To save everyone the time, here's what was said: Yes, the group did contact us about working together to make the release happen. As I mentioned before, there are a lot of hurdles towards Shin Koihime Musou's release - the sheer size of the project is the first to come to mind. The translation costs itself is already a huge investment for us. On the technical side of things, Nexton's in-house game engine isn't specifically made for English environments, and it's tough for them to make the necessary adjustments on their end as well. And some of you may recall, but the first Koihime Musou was originally released without voices because of complications in the licensing. It will also take some time to clear out that issue beforehand. I haven't had the chance to take a personal look at the quality of the translation, as they say they are still in the process of making further edits to the script, but that's one thing we value above all else. If the translation quality doesn't cut it, we're not interested and we will tell any fan-translation group that they need to go back and redo it if they're still serious about seeing whatever project they're working on get an official release. Our staff would love to see Shin Koihime Musou released, and we are working fairly regularly with different parties to try and figure out how we can approach the unique hurdles involved in its localization. If there's a quality fan-translation group willing to put in the work and work with us, we're willing to consider it as an option, but that does not mean it's the only option we're considering, nor does it guarantee the success of the project at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boukyaku 10 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I remember the TL for koihime being quite "rough" (I thought it was horrid), so if that passed their standards then I don't think you guys have much to worry about... Unless they increased their standards . The many dialects (including the created ones, and the cat language) will probably be the hardest to TL and stay true to the original text. It doesn't help that every polite form imaginable is mixed into the bunch, 尊敬語/絶対敬語/相対敬語/二重敬語... And then you have all the ones from 謙譲語 and 丁寧語. It's easy to understand when merely reading the text as the forms establish the speaker's position relative to the listener, but TLing into English is bleh... Have fun! XD. May the blessings of the cat ninja be with you! [spoiler=shin koihime musou cat ninja]http://i.imgur.com/clKmaIY.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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