Sword & Sorcery - English Patch 0.2

[Rasputin3000]

Hi, this is the official thread for the in-progress Sword & Sorcery - english fan translation project. Wiredcrackpot and myself are working from the Japanese Sega Saturn release, so this is not using the 3D0 English script. Check out version 0.2 patch here which allows you to play through the first dungeon in English.

The resource page will receive updates after each major dungeon has been patched, so check back every so often.

Some examples of the work here:

 

[kamugin]

Congratulations ! It's a great job !

 

[D00M5LAYBR0]

I would love to play this but im having the worse time patching this. For me, it just hangs at the beginning at the "now loading" screen.
I used the given tools and once it said script error? anyway if someone would post the patched version or send in email, it would be appreciated.

 

[Rasputin3000]

I would love to play this but im having the worse time patching this. For me, it just hangs at the beginning at the "now loading" screen.
I used the given tools and once it said script error? anyway if someone would post the patched version or send in email, it would be appreciated.

That is not a behavior I have encountered. Which version of SSP are you using? Also, ake sure you are patching Sword & Sorcery (Japan) (2M) of the game (the patch has only been tested with this one). Lastly, the game does have longish loading screens, especially (and most notably) the first loading screen. Can easily take 10+ seconds (guestimate).

 

[D00M5LAYBR0]

That is not a behavior I have encountered. Which version of SSP are you using? Also, ake sure you are patching Sword & Sorcery (Japan) (2M) of the game (the patch has only been tested with this one). Lastly, the game does have longish loading screens, especially (and most notably) the first loading screen. Can easily take 10+ seconds (guestimate).

im using the Sword & Sorcery (Japan) (2M), im also using the SSP 1.91 beta that you linked to in your post. within the SSP I added the game and the patch, bottom right corner I clicked to separate the track files and click on build image, I build image as bin/cue and testing on latest build of Yabasanshiro and Saroo. just hangs on the now loading screen forever?

 

[Rasputin3000]

im using the Sword & Sorcery (Japan) (2M), im also using the SSP 1.91 beta that you linked to in your post. within the SSP I added the game and the patch, bottom right corner I clicked to separate the track files and click on build image, I build image as bin/cue and testing on latest build of Yabasanshiro and Saroo. just hangs on the now loading screen forever?

There's the issue! Uncheck "separate the track files and click on build image." See if it works now.

 

[D00M5LAYBR0]

There's the issue! Uncheck "separate the track files and click on build image." See if it works now.

Sadly that did not fix the problem, I think ive tried every variation on the patcher and get the same results. it just hangs at the loading screen in the beginning. I tried burning the disc and using on white Japanese Saturn, also tried with Saroo and Yabashanshiro with same results. I just want to play this so bad lol I do thank you kindly for trying to help

 

[Rasputin3000]

Sadly that did not fix the problem, I think ive tried every variation on the patcher and get the same results. it just hangs at the loading screen in the beginning. I tried burning the disc and using on white Japanese Saturn, also tried with Saroo and Yabashanshiro with same results. I just want to play this so bad lol I do thank you kindly for trying to help

Very interesting. I am honestly unsure why it wouldn't be working at this point... but check your DM's.

 

[XCrocer]

Very interesting. I am honestly unsure why it wouldn't be working at this point... but check your DM's.

Hi you guys, I love your work! I encountered the same porblem... Did you ever find a fix?

 

[Rasputin3000]

Hi you guys, I love your work! I encountered the same porblem... Did you ever find a fix?

Hi XCrocer, I was never able to reproduce the issue independently so have not figured it out (though I suspect that it is SSP). Good news is that we have the finalized script now (well as close as we can get before we have to adjust for space limitations - "fix the problem when you find it" type situations) so I plan on putting nose to the grind stone to get the next patch version out this summer (hopefully a significant one). Fingers crossed that that next version plays nice.

 

[XCrocer]

Hi XCrocer, I was never able to reproduce the issue independently so have not figured it out (though I suspect that it is SSP). Good news is that we have the finalized script now (well as close as we can get before we have to adjust for space limitations - "fix the problem when you find it" type situations) so I plan on putting nose to the grind stone to get the next patch version out this summer (hopefully a significant one). Fingers crossed that that next version plays nice.

Looking forward to it!

 

[Rasputin3000]

Small update on the project:

I will begin with an apology. I had promised a jam packed Summer of romhacking grind, but that did not really pan out as planned. Life did what life does, other projects called more strongly (both Silhouette Mirage patches - WD and RT - finally reaching v 1.0 and Monster Slider fully translated into English!) and technical hurdles in Sword & Sorcery proved irksome. That is not to say that nothing was done, which is where this update comes in.

The finalized script has been evaluated and compared against what was done in v0.2, and I am now able to quantify exactly what needs to be reworked before new portions of the script can be inserted.

The next release will have finalized names and will not be WIP in the same way v0.2 was.

Sprite editing is (effectively) complete (thanks Exxistance), so the stats screen is now in English!

Finally, and this is perhaps the biggest accomplishment for this patch this Summer, the autocentering and the “garbage text” issues (described in this SHIRO! piece) have been resolved! These issues represented the largest technical hurdles remaining for this project, so having a reliable solution is a huge relief. While each instance of this issue requires an individually tailored sprite, the trial and error is gone and it is now just a matter of implementation.

So, currently, I am editing in the final script, names, etc. Slow and steady. Slow and steady. Slow... and... steady.

Thank you all your patience.