Translating the In-Game Language :: TUNIC General Discussions

Store Page

TUNIC

All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews

TUNIC > General Discussions > Topic Details

Mijero

Mar 16, 2022 @ 9:55pm

Translating the In-Game Language

This is more of a question targeted at finding out if there is any plan to release a "Rosetta Stone" of sorts or finding out if there already is one. I personally would like to be able to translate the language, but I am unsure if the language is merely just a random strange series of symbols for decorative purposes.

Last edited by Mijero; Mar 16, 2022 @ 9:59pm

< >

Showing 1-15 of 23 comments

jrubz

Mar 16, 2022 @ 9:59pm

It being all over the game does certainly give the idea it's meant to be translated eventually.

Take notes on similarities, and it seems it may not perfectly match.

Mijero

Mar 16, 2022 @ 10:01pm

Yeah, I have been trying to find the patterns in the symbols. Hoping my schooling will come in handy. Heres hoping for a response from the dev lol.

rambley enjoyer 73 has TUNIC

Mar 16, 2022 @ 11:38pm

Really hoping it's an actual language and not just symbols! I haven't played much so far but the language aspect reminds me massively of FEZ and being able to decipher that was a really cool moment for the game, so if this game has anything similar I'd love that.

Mijero

Mar 17, 2022 @ 12:25am

Totally. I also think it would be fun to be able to write in said language as well.

oposdeo

Mar 17, 2022 @ 4:42am

I translated it, I am just missing a couple of symbols I haven't seen yet. I plan to post a guide once I do, but I'm debating it because I want people to enjoy some codebreaking of their own. Hand me any text and I'll translate it for you though.

oposdeo

Mar 17, 2022 @ 4:50am

Here is your hint: If you want to translate this language, you will need to: https://imgur.com/gallery/Pdki90q (there are no spoilers in this image)

Last edited by oposdeo; Mar 17, 2022 @ 4:54am

oposdeo

Mar 17, 2022 @ 4:53am

BTW, I don't have the shield yet haha. You can figure it out in the super early game if you really want to. I'm unsure if they give more explicit hints later in the game like they do in Fez.

EDIT: Language Translation Reference Sheet, read at your own peril, you will be spoiling yourself on the language and how it works, which was fun to figure out: https://i.imgur.com/JCHCl6u.png

Last edited by oposdeo; Mar 17, 2022 @ 8:03am

Mijero

Mar 17, 2022 @ 9:09am

Dude that's awesome. Thanks a bunch! This is definitely going to take time to learn lol.

LumberJak

Mar 17, 2022 @ 10:09am

This is incredible, I went through translating some of the phrases the character says in the guide book and it took me forever just to do a couple of letter each time.

Azleur

Mar 17, 2022 @ 11:05am

That's amazing, @oposdeo!

When you get the shield, it says "A shield! Finally!". Lol.

#10

Alexa

Mar 17, 2022 @ 1:38pm

Originally posted by oposdeo:
EDIT: Language Translation Reference Sheet, read at your own peril, you will be spoiling yourself on the language and how it works, which was fun to figure out: https://i.imgur.com/JCHCl6u.png

Without this sheet I guarentee that I never would have figured that out myself as there's a page of the manual that kind of points it out but doesn't make it super obvious. I wish I had the patience to translate a lot of this text but it's so time consuming.

#11

Mijero

Mar 17, 2022 @ 7:53pm

oposdeo, if you could, what is the translation of the first image you sent?

#12

Mijero

Mar 17, 2022 @ 7:56pm

Im am desperately trying to wrap my head around this language

#13

oposdeo

Mar 17, 2022 @ 8:13pm

I think that image would be spoiled if you didn't have to work to understand it. That said, here is a link to the entire first (or I guess 10th) page of the guidebook, fully translated, again, big spoilers for the game's language: https://i.imgur.com/FCKqCnR.png

I've translated about 14 pages of the guide so far, including some super super dense pages like page 17. Lots of neat information here.

As for solving the language itself, my genuine tips would be to first understand the rules of the language. What patterns do the letters make, and what patterns do they never make? Then, look for repeated words and compare, try and find meanings for certain words. When I had maybe 15 words set in stone, I started to notice patterns that allowed me to realize the full scope of the language. A good early game word is "key". When you pick up and use the key, the word key appears in both places, so you can get the words for getting something, "key", and using something. I kept files in Paint Dot Net with every bit of text and guide page I found in the game and studied them well.

#14