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Progress Report: March 9th, 2023
I am happy to say that as of today, the Database is completely translated, at least as far as Disc 1 is concerned. It was a long haul, but we've come out the other side. I'm hoping that the rest of Chapter 1 will fall into place a bit quicker, but only time will tell. All of the Chapter 1 videos have been converted, although some edits to the audio only clips may be required for the purpose of conserving disc space and/or player sanity, as the original videos are sometimes a lot longer than the Japanese audio-only clips might suggest.
Testing new revisions can be tiring, as it already takes 30+ minutes to create a new patch in SegaSaturnPatcher. The disc images they create are also growing in size, which fills me with dread for the future. I'm starting to fear that we might run out of space on the disc before we finish. If that happens, there will likely be major trims to some of the audio-only CPKs. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as there is a lot of dead space that might actually benefit the game from being cut, but it does mean more work.
I'll worry about crossing that bridge when we come to it, though. As for right now, the next step is to finish translating all of the dialogue trees for Chapter 1. Once that is done, we can concentrate on the rest of the more mysterious bits of text found in the files. I'm hoping that once Chapter 1 is done, we'll be able to release a new patch, allowing players to continue a little further in their investigation, as well as provide feedback.
Well, that's all I have for now. Until next time! |