What is this project?
It is my great honor and pleasure to announce my translation project for August's Sen no Hatou, Tsukisome no Kouki, which I've decided to render in English as you can see in the thread title. My project is tentatively called Operation Bellflower, after a plot point within the game. I bring it to you today because August 8th is an important date within the game. Also, it’s my birthday. Yay me.
This project has been in the works for a while, and I'm excited to finally share it with you. I hope to create a translation you can love for this beautiful game.
What's the current progress?
All the script files and static images from the game and the fan disc are 100% translated. This includes all routes and side stories, and even the Easter egg on the title screen.
Editing is well underway; you can check detailed progress via the link below. Silverlight has rewritten the lyrics for three of the four songs to not only sound better, but even be singable in English, and Light is hard at work with timing and KFX. Hacking is essentially done, too.
How can I help?
There's not really much we need help with at this point in time; we've got basically everything squared away. You can join our Discord server, where we post all the latest information (link below), including blog posts written about translation theory and other interesting aspects of the project.
Who's on the team?
Project Lead/TL - @DubstepKazoo
Editor - /u/alwayslonesome on Reddit
QC - Maribel#7777 on Discord
Hacker - PerturbedPangolin#3792 on Discord (Formerly pdvt#0397 on Discord and /u/Kalazb on Reddit)
Image Editor - @Darbury
Song Subber - LightArrowsEXE#0476 on Discord
Song Editor - /u/silverlight on Reddit
How can I keep tabs on this project?
I will, of course, update this topic with major milestones, but for the latest updates and discussion, you’ll want to join the Discord server. This is where the team will be working and where I'll make all major announcements.
Here's the invite link: https://discord.gg/GyPVkqGEhr
If you just want a quick look at the current progress, you can track it via this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FFF8tZmNyMQwvG1A1MeHlRxvqBvieDs0urHbub-pdOM/edit?usp=sharing
Or, you can even check out our blog at operationbellflower.com!
I have a question you didn't answer.
By all means, feel free to post in this topic or shoot me a message, and I'll respond to the best of my ability. I'm always open to questions and feedback.
Thank you for reading, and I look forward to your thoughts!
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