TPDP - Shard of Dreams Expansion Interface Patch
Jul 13, 2016 0:53:58 GMT
Post by Kaguya Houraisan on Jul 13, 2016 0:53:58 GMT
[Copied from MotK with permission from my technical boss.]
I figured I'd start a new thread for the expansion, since the expansion is significantly different from the base game (And because we might release a 1.02 for the Base translation? Who Knows!)
Let's enter a whole new world, shall we?
Back at the 2015 Winter Comiket, Gensou Ningyou Enbu: Yume no Kakera was released by FocasLens. We in the west have translated this as Touhou Puppet Dance Performance: Shard of Dreams.
we know it should befantasyillusionary puppet dance performance, but we flubbed it so hard that it's kinda grandfathered in now. oops.
Yume no Kakera, or Shard of Dreams, is the expansion and retelling of the original Gensou Ningyou Enbu. Shard of Dreams now has Puppets from all the currently existing Touhou games, from Touhou 01: Highly Responsive to Prayers all the way up to Touhou 15: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom. The plot has been expanded to account for the new characters, and several new moves and abilities have been added - there’s even a new type and style branch added to the game, Warped-type and Extra Style!
this still hurts my soul
Though the story has been heavily altered, mechanics remain mostly unchanged between Base and Shard of Dreams. If you need a refresher, Gensou Ningyou Enbu plays similarly to the 6th generation of Pokemon, drawing inspiration for Skills, Abilities, Items, and many more things from the Pokemon franchise. However, the game has it's own take on things (Such as how stats are distributed, how you learn skills, even how you evolve/change styles) which truly make the game a unique take on the Pokemon style of the RPG Genre. For a full refresher course, feel free to consult the original thread.
One thing of special note, the level curve has also been adjusted considerably with the new plot additions (Remilia is no longer a brick wall if I remember right).
Right now, the currently released patch translates the bare minimum needed to play the game. What this means is, the following things have been translated: Skills, Abilities, Items, Puppet Names, Puppet Encyclopedia, Gap Map names, Some trainer names, AI Puppet names, Map location names, and Graphical Interfaces. This build is being referred to as the Interface Translation Patch. The patches will have 3 core releases. The first one, being released now, is the Interface Translation Patch. The second one, and next in line, is the Story Translation Patch, which translates the actual story, generic NPC dialogue, and trainer dialogue. The final patch is the EXE String Translation Patch, which will translate remaining strings in the executable file; this patch is handled last because of FocasLens's erratic update schedule, and when a new update comes out, all work on the exe needs to be redone from relative scratch.
But, I'm sure you all want the actual game now instead of hearing me ramble on and on, so lemme just drop some links right down below for you all!
Primary Download Link
(Mirror)
Current Version: Interface Translation Patch, Build 2. Please note, the patcher assumes you haven't changed from Yume no Kakera's default install directory. If you moved the install directory, or installed it elsewhere, you will need to manually change the directory within the installer.
A link to the official sub forum for the game on the Touhou Puppet Play forums.
A link to the translated Shard of Dreams manual. (The translation of the manual needs to be revised, so beware of outdated translations)
A link to the community-driven wiki for the game, which works to document as much about the game it can.
And a link explaining how you can support the developers and purchase the game.
A direct link to the #tpdp chat on the Rizon IRC server. If you have an IRC client already, just connect to irc.rizon.net and join the channel #tpdp
A link to the Discord server for the game's community, which is considerably more active.
One last thing to mention: Touhou Puppet Dance Performance: Shard of Dreams will not work outside of Japanese Locale. You will need to either have your machine in native Japanese Locale, or download a tool called Locale Emulator and run it in emulated Japanese locale that way. Trying to run the game outside of Japanese Locale or Locale Emulator will cause the game to either crash instantly or display incorrect characters for text and numbers.
That should be all the stuff relevant to the first post of this thread! If there are any questions you have about the game, do not hesitate to post them here, or hop by the community chat. There'll likely be someone there who can answer your inquiry, or even be around for a battle if you desire one. This project could not have reached this point without the contributions of innumerable people, both on the Translation Team and within the community.
The translation team has done it’s hardest to ensure that we have the absolute best translation we can offer. Though some things are untranslated, and some things may not be perfect, we have tried our hardest. If you spot any issues with the translation (That aren’t related to npc dialogue or In-Battle text) please report bugs to either me, or post them on the forums.
Until the next time we talk folks, this isZXNovaDerxwna Kapsyla, hoping you all enjoy the game!
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I figured I'd start a new thread for the expansion, since the expansion is significantly different from the base game (And because we might release a 1.02 for the Base translation? Who Knows!)
Let's enter a whole new world, shall we?
Back at the 2015 Winter Comiket, Gensou Ningyou Enbu: Yume no Kakera was released by FocasLens. We in the west have translated this as Touhou Puppet Dance Performance: Shard of Dreams.
we know it should be
Yume no Kakera, or Shard of Dreams, is the expansion and retelling of the original Gensou Ningyou Enbu. Shard of Dreams now has Puppets from all the currently existing Touhou games, from Touhou 01: Highly Responsive to Prayers all the way up to Touhou 15: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom. The plot has been expanded to account for the new characters, and several new moves and abilities have been added - there’s even a new type and style branch added to the game, Warped-type and Extra Style!
this still hurts my soul
Though the story has been heavily altered, mechanics remain mostly unchanged between Base and Shard of Dreams. If you need a refresher, Gensou Ningyou Enbu plays similarly to the 6th generation of Pokemon, drawing inspiration for Skills, Abilities, Items, and many more things from the Pokemon franchise. However, the game has it's own take on things (Such as how stats are distributed, how you learn skills, even how you evolve/change styles) which truly make the game a unique take on the Pokemon style of the RPG Genre. For a full refresher course, feel free to consult the original thread.
One thing of special note, the level curve has also been adjusted considerably with the new plot additions (Remilia is no longer a brick wall if I remember right).
Right now, the currently released patch translates the bare minimum needed to play the game. What this means is, the following things have been translated: Skills, Abilities, Items, Puppet Names, Puppet Encyclopedia, Gap Map names, Some trainer names, AI Puppet names, Map location names, and Graphical Interfaces. This build is being referred to as the Interface Translation Patch. The patches will have 3 core releases. The first one, being released now, is the Interface Translation Patch. The second one, and next in line, is the Story Translation Patch, which translates the actual story, generic NPC dialogue, and trainer dialogue. The final patch is the EXE String Translation Patch, which will translate remaining strings in the executable file; this patch is handled last because of FocasLens's erratic update schedule, and when a new update comes out, all work on the exe needs to be redone from relative scratch.
But, I'm sure you all want the actual game now instead of hearing me ramble on and on, so lemme just drop some links right down below for you all!
Primary Download Link
(Mirror)
Current Version: Interface Translation Patch, Build 2. Please note, the patcher assumes you haven't changed from Yume no Kakera's default install directory. If you moved the install directory, or installed it elsewhere, you will need to manually change the directory within the installer.
A link to the official sub forum for the game on the Touhou Puppet Play forums.
A link to the translated Shard of Dreams manual. (The translation of the manual needs to be revised, so beware of outdated translations)
A link to the community-driven wiki for the game, which works to document as much about the game it can.
And a link explaining how you can support the developers and purchase the game.
A direct link to the #tpdp chat on the Rizon IRC server. If you have an IRC client already, just connect to irc.rizon.net and join the channel #tpdp
A link to the Discord server for the game's community, which is considerably more active.
One last thing to mention: Touhou Puppet Dance Performance: Shard of Dreams will not work outside of Japanese Locale. You will need to either have your machine in native Japanese Locale, or download a tool called Locale Emulator and run it in emulated Japanese locale that way. Trying to run the game outside of Japanese Locale or Locale Emulator will cause the game to either crash instantly or display incorrect characters for text and numbers.
That should be all the stuff relevant to the first post of this thread! If there are any questions you have about the game, do not hesitate to post them here, or hop by the community chat. There'll likely be someone there who can answer your inquiry, or even be around for a battle if you desire one. This project could not have reached this point without the contributions of innumerable people, both on the Translation Team and within the community.
The translation team has done it’s hardest to ensure that we have the absolute best translation we can offer. Though some things are untranslated, and some things may not be perfect, we have tried our hardest. If you spot any issues with the translation (That aren’t related to npc dialogue or In-Battle text) please report bugs to either me, or post them on the forums.
Until the next time we talk folks, this is
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