Updates

Updates on translation progress

January 21, 2020
Patch is now available!

Please visit https://github.com/stephwag/gangway-monsters-english-patch for downloads and instructions for applying the patch.

December 21, 2019
I figured out how to edit the text within the game in a way that automates some of the translations. This means that a patch will likely be available for this game.



Even though an English version of the story intro exists in the demo, I decided to translate that as well. I think it will help give players an idea of what to expect in terms of accuracy.

Since I don't know Japanese, and using Google Translate to help with translations, some of it may be a bit wonky. However, it did a good enough job that, with some editing, I believe a decent English patch for the game can be made.



The most difficult part of the translations is probably a technical one. The new text needs to fit in the same number of bytes as the original (in shift-jis encoding). This means some translations need to be edited manually so it fits in the game. Some of which was rather difficult (e.g. making just one word shorter, and it's a made-up word or someone's name). However, I'll do my best to make sure the edits still retain the original meaning to the best of my ability.