Looking forward to English Translation :-)

[Wicca-san]

This game looks really good, as soon as it's even partly translated into English, even in EA form, I will be picking it up! :-)

[Esther]

Thank you! This game is developed by only one person (I'm member of the publisher) and he is really lacking money for translating. Even EA version has about 400k Chinese words witch requires tens of thousands USD to cover the translation fee. For the whole story, about 1 million Chinese words, like 600k to 800k English words around. We do planing to add English and Japanese but we are afraid that we still need some time and money to do it.
What's your idea of partly translated? Like which parts?

[Wicca-san]

Well the menus, so we know what we are doing. And maybe the first chapter/section? And wow, that's a lot of money. More than I expected tbh. But there are also fan groups out there that help with translations. Maybe one could be contacted to help things along? Just a thought :-)

Or perhaps a Kickstarter or similar campaign to raise funds for translation? Just another thought :-)

[Esther]

Originally posted by Tel's Card Cauldron!:

Well the menus, so we know what we are doing. And maybe the first chapter/section? And wow, that's a lot of money. More than I expected tbh. But there are also fan groups out there that help with translations. Maybe one could be contacted to help things along? Just a thought :-)

Or perhaps a Kickstarter or similar campaign to raise funds for translation? Just another thought :-)

Got you. We will discuss about partly translated.
And we are also considering fan groups helping and Kickstarter. We would go KS once we are ready, for not only translation but also voice acting and some new stuff. For fan groups part we thought we could only start to find after the game gained some good reviews on Steam, to make it a little bit more possible. :)

[Wicca-san]

Ooh, all noble things to have as goals for KS! And yeah, partial might get you some more reviews, and might get people more interested in something like a KS, especially with those kind of goals, if you get us hooked in with the beginning. The taste that leaves us wanting more, sort of thing lol

[Wicca-san]

Also, out of curiosity, what is launch price going to BE anyway? I didn't think to ask that earlier lol

[Esther]

Originally posted by Tel's Card Cauldron!:

Also, out of curiosity, what is launch price going to BE anyway? I didn't think to ask that earlier lol

Thanks again for advice!
We are not sure yet. We planed to rise 2~4USD when we finish update new art work(focus on characters, and it would be totally different and improved from this version). If we added spine animation and voice acting it would be raised more. But we are not sure about it yet, it depends on the cost.

[Wicca-san]

I meant on launch day lol. I totally understand an increase when more features come in :-)

[Wicca-san]

Also. When it comes to voiceovers, most people would be fine with, or in some cases prefer, the original language being voiced. In this case Chinese. I for one happen to love the Chinese language (even though I'd be hopeless at trying to LEARN it) and would be thrilled to one day see this game with Chinese VO and English subtitles :-)

[Esther]

Originally posted by Tel's Card Cauldron!:

Also. When it comes to voiceovers, most people would be fine with, or in some cases prefer, the original language being voiced. In this case Chinese. I for one happen to love the Chinese language (even though I'd be hopeless at trying to LEARN it) and would be thrilled to one day see this game with Chinese VO and English subtitles :-)

Oh you mean Early Access launch day price! That would be 10USD.
Yes, if we added VO it would be Chinese at least(English SUB would probably be added in advanced), and then Japanese if we got extra money. ;)

[Wicca-san]

I'd say 10 is good for start, with translations and VO you can EASILY bump it up to 15. That's more than fair. 2-4 isn't enough extra to cover the cost and the WORK that's being done. I for one would GLADLY pay 15. And probably more if a KS is done :-)

[Wicca-san]

Maybe something like bump it to 12 when the story part is done, then 15 when VO and subs are in. Or vice versa, depending what order things happen in lol

[Esther]

Originally posted by Tel's Card Cauldron!:

I'd say 10 is good for start, with translations and VO you can EASILY bump it up to 15. That's more than fair. 2-4 isn't enough extra to cover the cost and the WORK that's being done. I for one would GLADLY pay 15. And probably more if a KS is done :-)

Thank you so much! This is the first time we got to know what English native speakers think about Pastelia. :)

[Wicca-san]

Also, a "buy us coffee" dlc wouldn't be a bad idea. They tend to go over rather well. Make it 3 or 5 bucks, and give us a new NPC, or an outfit, or such. Perhaps an NPC designed by the dev that wears a t-shirt with the publisher logo on it? ;-)

An NPC that gives some sort of an item to help in the beginning of the game, perhaps? (With the main point of it being us helping fund the game lol)

[Esther]

Originally posted by Tel's Card Cauldron!:

Also, a "buy us coffee" dlc wouldn't be a bad idea. They tend to go over rather well. Make it 3 or 5 bucks, and give us a new NPC, or an outfit, or such. Perhaps an NPC designed by the dev that wears a t-shirt with the publisher logo on it? ;-)

An NPC that gives some sort of an item to help in the beginning of the game, perhaps? (With the main point of it being us helping fund the game lol)

Yeah, kind of the idea of Deluxe content. Sounds great, I would tell the dev. XD

[Wicca-san]

Yay, I am helpful, for once! :-P

Just out of curiosity, how would I say the phrase above in Chinese?