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Topic: FF Mystic Quest (Read 2915 times)
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DarknessSavior
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« on: February 07, 2007, 12:59:42 pm » |
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Taarna23 and I would like to do a translation of Mystic Quest. However, the text itself looks like it is compressed in the ROM. I can easily make out a table and script and such, but in order for us to finish the project, we'd need to replace the Japanese font tiles with English ones. Can anyone offer me some help on this subject? Here's a screenie: http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~mbalbert/mqj.jpgAny help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. ~DS |
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RedComet
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« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2007, 01:26:51 pm » |
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Try a different BPP viewing mode.
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Ryusui
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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2007, 02:06:45 pm » |
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Try a different BPP viewing mode.
*nods* Fonts are usually stored in 2BPP format, occasionally in 1BPP. (There's a good reason for this. Fonts are typically displayed using the 2BPP background layer; leaves the 4BPP layers for all the flashy 16-color artwork. ^_^) |
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DarknessSavior
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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2007, 02:24:10 pm » |
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I did. Didn't help. -.-
Perhaps I should use a different graphics editor, but I'm pretty sure I tried TLP, TM, and YY-CHR.
~DS
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Gemini
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2007, 02:26:30 pm » |
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It's compressed, that's the problem.
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Tauwasser
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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2007, 03:48:53 pm » |
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I took a quick peek. I'm just wondering what kind of rom you're using? I downloaded the English Rom (there is one) and at the same location it had some different graphics. I might be willing to help you on this, just a matter of what's needed. Do you have any string offsets yet that are commonly displayed? (Names, attacks, menus)?
cYa,
Tauwasser
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DarknessSavior
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« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2007, 04:56:02 pm » |
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Keep in mind, I'm a newbie. "string offsets" doesn't compute. =D
Umm, if you mean like the menu and whatnot? I can tell you some of the commonly used words on Saturday, I'd have to go home and look at the ROM myself to see.
~DS
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KaioShin
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« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2007, 05:01:18 pm » |
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Keep in mind, I'm a newbie. "string offsets" doesn't compute. =D
Then you'll need to learn if you want to have any hope of success. http://www.romhacking.net/start/ |
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DarknessSavior
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« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2007, 05:04:36 pm » |
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I do know most of the basics, I think it's just the terminology I need to learn.
If you tell me what "string offset" means, I've probably already encountered them, and just didn't know what the hell they were. ^_~
But, in case no one feels like it, I think I've downloaded pretty much every doc I thought I'd need (anything not HORRIBLY complex, ASM stuff and such).
~DS
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KaioShin
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« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2007, 05:07:08 pm » |
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offset ~ address (note that it's not a = sign, but that shouldn't concern you now). Tauwasser wants to know a string address from the ROM so he can let loose some breakpoint magic  |
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creaothceann
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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2007, 05:56:48 pm » |
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Offsets are numbers specifying the location of certain items in relation to a base address. Sometimes that base address is zero, which makes offsets equal to addresses (example: file offsets). |
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Tauwasser
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« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2007, 09:54:33 am » |
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Well, first you should tell me what rom and what version you are using. I only bothered to look once and I only found FF MQ 1.0 E and FF MQ 1.1 E (bad) and FF MQ 1.1 E (with some weird intro that makes snes9x go spew...)
And yes, I would like to have an offset of a phrase, name, text etc that is displayed often (or can be triggered more than once).
cYa,
Tauwasser
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RedComet
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« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2007, 12:50:24 pm » |
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I could be wrong, but he's probably looking at the "Final_Fantasy_USA_-_Mystic_Quest_(J)" rom.
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Rudy
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« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2007, 01:12:51 pm » |
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now why would anyone want to translate a US game that was translated to Japanese back to english?
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