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Game Localization in Python
This document discusses using Python for game localization. It describes failures in localizing text, XML, and script files across different files. It then outlines a localization workflow using Python tools to extract text differences, merge translations, and verify outputs. Key benefits of Python for localization are its Unicode library, fast string processing, and ease of development. The workflow helped reduce bugs from over 2000 to 200 and localization time from 9 months to 3 months for one expansion.
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Game Localization in Python
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- 2. Isn’t game localization EASY? Whynot use UNICODE?
- 3. My name isnot <FullName>. 遊戲翻譯-踢牙老奶奶 Every sentence is 踢牙老奶奶.
- 4. EPIC FAIL!!! Flow &Tools Summary AGENDA
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- 7. Chinese > 300,0000words English > 500,000 words 1 expansion += 80,000 words > 50,000 Lines
- 8. 1003 匕首 1004 長劍 1005皮甲 1006 木盾 1003 Dagger 1004 1006 木盾 WHAT DID WE FAIL IN OUR TEXT FILES
- 9. <data>xx</data> <資料>xx</資料> <data >叉叉</data> <data>叉叉/data> WHAT DID WEFAIL IN OUR XML FILES
- 10. tell($uid, “請往東邊走”) tell($uid“Please goeast.”) tell($uid,“Please go east. ”) WHAT DID WE FAIL IN OUR SCRIPT FILES
- 11. printf(“%s撿起%d金幣”, uid,gold); printf(“%d gold is picked up by %s.”, uid, gold); printf(“%d gold is picked up by .”, uid, gold); WHAT WE FAILED IN PROGRAM
- 12. NPC/Spell name in DB: 馬超 In data: 馬超 NPC/Spell name in DB: Ma cao In data: Ma Chao WHAT WE FAILED IN ACROSS FILES
- 13. > 1500 bugs >9 months 1 EXPANSION
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- 15. WHY DO PYTHONGOOD AT THIS? Good Unicode library Fast string process Easy to develop Excellent string library
- 16. EXTRACT new Original Text oldOriginal Text old Translated Text Delta Text for translation extraction bad log extract.py
- 17. EXTRACT EXAMPLE ORIG-old ORIG-newTRANS-old TRANS-delta 1003 匕首 1003 匕首 1003 Dagger 1004 長劍 1004 長劍 1004長劍 1005 皮甲 1005 皮甲 Extract log ID 1004 not existed in old translation article.
- 18. MERGE/VERIFICATION Last Translated Text DeltaText for translation New translated text Delta Translated Text Out source translation verification bad log merge.py (merge/verification)
- 19. VERIFICATION LOG EXAMPLE 1003 匕首 1004 長劍 1005 皮甲 1006 木盾 1003 Dagger 1004 1006 木盾 Text ID 1004 is empty. Text ID 1005 is missing. Text ID 1006 didn’t translated.
- 20. Data Preparation Extract text Summarize Outsourcing BEFORE Our sourcing
- 21. Artist modify UIUse Merge tool Use a script of Emeditor To import DB ImportDirectly useDirectly use NPC data in DBscriptdataXml Translated UI strings ini Data importerXml importer Script importer SQL importerIni importer Receive translation files Summarize name table (Manual) Data checker Script checkerName synchronizer Upload to SVN 03 Test and fix Upload to SVN 04 AFTER Our sourcing Translated Text Check Text format Import/merge Completed/Test
- 22. RESULT 2000 => 200bugs 9=> 3 months 1 EXPANSION
- 23. Design your gameI18N well. Use/write tools to localize your game. Python is a good tool for this. Design a good localization flow to help your team. SUMMARY