Alpha Pinglish English Translation mod

[Taipan]

PROJECT ABANDONDED. It's a mammoth task that requires a lot of time I am not going to waste. If anyone wants to take over, go ahead.

Hey guys

Alpha 0.10 out. Details in the last post.

During December I might release updates more frequently. If I don't finish the mod in December I will drop it.

I have started working on a different English translation for a few days now, I have just uploaded an alpha version. It's called Pinglish because why not. I feel that the current English translation is not very Western culture friendly, so this is my very alpha phase solution for a small problem that annoys me.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2862270455
If anyone wants to colaborate, please let me know. We can each focus on one file at a time and merge our efforts. I will provide all the required files since the current Alpha version already altered a few thousands (tens of?) elements everywhere.

I have opened this thread because the comments here are more practical than on the workshop page. I can quickly throw here changelogs under spoilers, or copy paste before/after text work.

There is a changelog with the initial changes here, feel free to give me suggestions. For the first release I focused on individual elements, although I did work on dialogues and larger elements, but the first days were a bit trial and error until I've got a stronger grasp on the topic, so I have restarted at least 5-6 times from scratch.

I plan on improving this translation as much as I can, I am not going to extensively play the game until I have a good feeling about the flow of the words, even if that means that I will never play it lol.

To be noted that I am not a native English speaker, but I suppose that I can easily qualify for a high level of fluency, both in writing and speaking, I've been learning English since I was 9 years old, with a home tutor, and my last 20+ years are related to English work contracts.

Please correct me anytime when you see a mistake, I am pretty sure you will find plenty of them lol.

Enjoy. Or not

Standalone Expressions
a. Not all instances are changed, it depends on context, they are manually evaluated.
b. These are only standalone expressions, a small part of the other changes which are fully covered in the log files on dropbox.

- cultivating changed into transcending.
- cultivation changed into transcension/transcendant.
- recultivate changed into regain.
- uncultivated changed into that hasn't transcended.
- cultivators changed into inner disciples.
- other cultivate root words changed into transcending root words.
- foundational changed into core.
- foundation changed into insight.
- reattainment temple changed into Revelation Temple.
- attainment changed into focus/focused.
- realization changed into various forms of understanding - subject to change.
- orthodox changed into true faith, unorthodox to heretic/heretical, etc.
- connection changed into affinity. 
- manual pavilion changed into library pavilion.
- manual(s) changed into book(s).
- learn root words changed into study or master root words.

Changelog v0.01:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/changelog/2862270455

[Taipan]

Uploaded Alpha v.0.02. Changelog is too big for Steam, I have no idea where to upload it.

In essence, I focused on the Main Menu, New game screens, but there is still work to do. I completely revamped e2.xml, but I also reworked text in multiple other files.

The changelog has 30k characters. If anyone knows a good alternative for big changelogs, let me know please, thank you. A paragraph starts with "-" and the before/after text is split by a new line containing "changed to".

Excerpt:

-	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n130_qn1f-tips" mz="n130">Immortal Tales of Wudang[DLC]
On the East Sea, a misty fairy mountain suddenly appeared in the transcendant world. Occasionally, an inner disciple came to explore it and found that it was a long lost fairyland, in which there was a sect of seclusion Taoism! This sect's Taoist unification is no small matter. It is the direct descendant of the Perfected Warrior. His disciples preach the mystery and get the essence of slaying devils. This fairyland is called Wudang Mountain!</string>
changed to
	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n130_qn1f-tips" mz="n130">Immortal Tales of Wudang[DLC]\n\nOn the edge of the East Sea, a misty ethereal mountain suddenly revealed itself in the transcendant world. Occasionally inner disciples explored the area, finding what seemed to be a magical long-lost wonderland, inhabited by a remote Taoism sect living in seclusion.\n\nThis sect's Dao lineage is no small matter! It is the direct descendant of Zhenwu, the True Warrior! His disciples thrive in mystery, controlling the elements and capable of great magic using the essence of slayed devils.\n\nThis wonderland is called Wudang Mountain!</string>
-	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n127_km3o-tips" mz="n127">Deep in the Bamboo Forest[DLC]\n\nIn the world of immortality seekers, a great event has unfolded: an ancient, out-of-this-world land named the Great Bamboo Forest has been discovered by some especially adventurous inner disciples. It's a land full of new resources: gather tasty bamboo shoots for cooking, and cut down bamboo stalks to construct buildings of various styles, or to make fishing rods! And don't forget the cute, mysterious creatures that lurk within: the PANDAS!</string>
changed to
	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n127_km3o-tips" mz="n127">Deep in the Bamboo Forest[DLC]\n\nIn the world of immortality seekers, a great event has unfolded: an ancient, out-of-this-world land named the Great Bamboo Forest has been discovered by some remarkably adventurous inner disciples.\n\nIt is a land full of new resources: gather tasty bamboo shoots for cooking, or chop down bamboo sticks to build structures of different styles and utility, or craft fishing rods with them!\n\nAnd don't forget the cute, mysterious creatures that lurk within: the PANDAS!</string>
-	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n127_km3o" mz="n127">DLC-Deep in the Bamboo Forest</string>
changed to
	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n127_km3o" mz="n127">DLC - Deep in the Bamboo Forest</string>
-	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n130_qn1f" mz="n130">DLC-Immortal Tales of Wudang</string>
changed to
	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n130_qn1f" mz="n130">DLC - Immortal Tales of Wudang</string>
-	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n108_qrsb-tips" mz="nb">What has happened to the ascended founder in the realm of immortals? What happened to all the disciples banished from the sect? Where did all the dead fellow disciples end up? See all the secret events in Epilogues.</string>
changed to
	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n108_qrsb-tips" mz="nb">What has happened to the ascended founder once in the realm of immortals? What happened to all the disciples that were banished from the sect? Where did all the dead fellow disciples end up?\n\nSee all the secret events in the Epilogue.</string>
-	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n109_nv6f-tips" mz="n109">Contains all phenomena, everything there is.</string>
changed to
	<string name="0xrxw6g7yfwmbr-n109_nv6f-tips" mz="n109">Encyclopedia of information. To unlock the content, you first need to discover it in game. </string>
-	<Help Name="22" Root="2">
		<Title>Base Stats</Title>
		<Text><![CDATA[
			Perception: A character's ability to explore and gather intelligence from the outside world. Affects a character's field of vision and their efficiency of fine work.
			Constitution: The strength of a character's body. Affects a character's lifespan, cold and heat resistance and efficiency when it comes to physical labor.
			Charisma: A character's ability to gain favor with others, no matter using their appearance or disposition. Affects a character's social ability.
			Intelligence: A character's ability to think. Affects the speed of learning. Luck: The extent to which a character is favored by Heaven. Affects stats related to chance. 
			Potential: A younger character with better Five Attributes will have a higher potential. Potential affects the speed of a character's insight training. 
			[img]ui/Help_en/006[/img]]]></Text>	
changed to
	<Help Name="22" Root="2">
		<Title>Base Stats</Title>
		<Text><![CDATA[
			Perception: A character's ability to notice and process information from the surrounding environment. Affects a character's vision and finesse crafting efficiency.
			Constitution: The strength of a character's body. Affects a character's lifespan, cold and heat resistance, and physical labor efficiency.
			Charisma: A character's ability to gain the goodwill of others. Affects a character's social ability.
			Intelligence: A character's ability to think. Affects learning speed. Luck: The extent to which a character is favored by Heavenly powers. Affects chance related stats. 
			Potential: A younger character with better Five Attributes will have a higher potential. Potential affects the speed of a character's insight training. 
			[img]ui/Help_en/006[/img]]]></Text>

[Otkin]

Cultivation and cultivator are terms that are very common and well-known by Wuxia/Xianxia/Chinese fantasy fans. Transcendence is also used, however, it often means a specific (very high) level of cultivation.

Is your translation aimed at people not familiar with the genre?

[Taipan]

Sorry Otkin, but your comment is still awaiting analysis so I have no idea what to answer lol. If it's about a donation of 1 million Euros, ok, I shall accept it!

Uploaded Alpha v.0.05. Changelog is too big for Steam, if anyone is curious, I will upload all changelog files onto the Dropbox link at the bottom of the workshop mod page.

I am still focusing on the Main Menu and New game screens, this time I managed to rework the e1.xml file.

Changelog excerpt:

- continuing the work on main menu, new game screens and elements
- e1.xml completed
-			<Desc>A lost building that nobody recognizes. \n(Empty)</Desc>
changed to
			<Desc>A lost building with no known owner. \n(Empty)</Desc>
-			<Desc>This reincarnation has cost all transcended Laws, but the ultimate move of the Fierce Warrior has not been forgotten. \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Manual: [color=#D06508]Wild Punch[/color].[/size]</Desc>
changed to
			<Desc>For this reincarnation you will pay the ultimate price. The loss of all transcended laws. But the ultimate move of the Fierce Warrior will never be forgotten! \n\n\n[size=10]Initial
-			<Desc>A strange box, containing numerous people's hopes for a better world. \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Legacy Artifact: [color=#D06508]A Beautiful World[/color].[/size]</Desc>
changed to
			<Desc>A peculiar box, containing countless people's hopes for a better world. \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Legacy Artifact: [color=#D06508]A Beautiful World[/color].[/size]</Desc>
-			<Desc>A magical manual that can focus Qi within your skull, and increase your Intelligence. As well as... \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Manual: [color=#D06508]Awakened Heart[/color].[/size]</Desc>
changed to
			<Desc>A magical secret manual that can help focus your inner Qi and increase your Intelligence. As well as... \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Manual: [color=#D06508]Awakened Heart[/color].[/size]
-			<Desc>This person was born lucky, with an ingenious Law imprinted in their mind. \n\n\n[size=10]Unlock Law: [color=#D06508]Heaven Stealing Law[/color]\nRequired Stats: High Constitution.[/size]</Desc>
changed to
			<Desc>This person was born lucky, sunk deep in a sea of ingenuity and favored by the Gods.. \n\n\n[size=10]Unlock Law: [color=#D06508]Heaven Stealing Law[/color]\nRequired Stats: High Constitution.[/size]</Desc>
-			<Desc>This person is a famous swordsman reincarnate, who once struck back and killed the Korean Master of Poison to alleviate a dire situation. \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Weapon: [color=#D06508]Banedragon Sword[/color].[/size]</Desc>
changed to
			<Desc>This person is the reincarnation of a famous swordmaster, who once struck down and killed the Korean Master of Poison against all odds, in a dire situation. \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Weapon: [color=#D06508]Banedragon Sword[/color].[/size]</Desc>
-			<Desc>This person has a unique skill that can push their limits to grant super strength in dire situations, at the cost of consuming their lifespan. \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Manual: [color=#D06508]Incredible Force[/color].[/size]</Desc>
changed to
			<Desc>This person has an unique skill, granting a great power that, when in a dire situation, can push one's limits into a burst of godly strength, at the cost of one's lifespan. \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Manual: [color=#D06508]Incredible Force[/color].[/size]</Desc>
-			<Desc>Having strived to attain a transcended existence their whole life, this person finally finds a manual written by an ancient immortal in the Mt. Kunlun. \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Manual: [color=#D06508]Kunlun Immortal's Law[/color].[/size]</Desc>
changed to
			<Desc>Having strived to attain a transcended existence for their entire life, this person finally finds, on Mt. Kunlun, a manual written by an ancient immortal. \n\n\n[size=10]Initial Manual: [color=#D06508]Kunlun Immortal's Law[/color].[/size]</Desc>

[Taipan]

Originally posted by Otkin:

Cultivation and cultivator are terms that are very common and well-known by Wuxia/Xianxia/Chinese fantasy fans. Transcendence is also used, however, it often means a specific (very high) level of cultivation.

Is your translation aimed at people not familiar with the genre?

Yes, and that includes me.

But I have also checked several dictionaries, googled and accessed a few online libraries in search of "cultivator" and "cultivation", trying to find patterns. I found NO dictionary, and I also have a couple of paper dictionaries at home, defining "cultivator", etc., as this game is supposed to.

For example searching cultivator in Google and forcing English only results will give you almost no, if no Xianxia related results in thousands of results. The first reaction of a person in a Western culture that sees the game title will be: "Wot, awesome, an agriculture game!".

I tried playing the game with Cultivator but for me it just doesn't click, it blocks the brain from apprehending a spiritual game because it's always connected to sowing, agriculture, etc. And I am not a guy having a hard time connecting with Chinese fantasy, until now at least :)) I also read about Taoism/Daoism, I enjoy reading about the Chinese culture, I played games involving China before, its religions, its history, etc.

Also, transcending/transcendence is a process that starts from scratch, so it doesn't require mastery, or high level of knowledge. It's a term that can also be used in countless situations, not limited to the spiritual side.

[Otkin]

Please do not get me wrong. I do understand your concerns and your reasoning. Outside of fandom, cultivation and cultivator, indeed, are associated with agriculture.

That is why I asked if your translation was aimed at a more general audience. The official translation makes perfect sense to those familiar with genre conventions but I can see how confusing it can be for the rest.

I admire your effort and wish you the best of luck.

[Taipan]

Thank you, all the bests for you too mate.

[ODevil]

Originally posted by Taipan:

Originally posted by Otkin:

Cultivation and cultivator are terms that are very common and well-known by Wuxia/Xianxia/Chinese fantasy fans. Transcendence is also used, however, it often means a specific (very high) level of cultivation.

Is your translation aimed at people not familiar with the genre?

Yes, and that includes me.

But I have also checked several dictionaries, googled and accessed a few online libraries in search of "cultivator" and "cultivation", trying to find patterns. I found NO dictionary, and I also have a couple of paper dictionaries at home, defining "cultivator", etc., as this game is supposed to.

For example searching cultivator in Google and forcing English only results will give you almost no, if no Xianxia related results in thousands of results. The first reaction of a person in a Western culture that sees the game title will be: "Wot, awesome, an agriculture game!".

I tried playing the game with Cultivator but for me it just doesn't click, it blocks the brain from apprehending a spiritual game because it's always connected to sowing, agriculture, etc. And I am not a guy having a hard time connecting with Chinese fantasy, until now at least :)) I also read about Taoism/Daoism, I enjoy reading about the Chinese culture, I played games involving China before, its religions, its history, etc.

Also, transcending/transcendence is a process that starts from scratch, so it doesn't require mastery, or high level of knowledge. It's a term that can also be used in countless situations, not limited to the spiritual side.

Most, if not all terms used in the game are explained in this glossary:
https://www.wuxiaworld.com/page/general-glossary-of-terms
Or this one (basically the same but more up to date it seems):
https://immortalmountain.wordpress.com/glossary/wuxia-xianxia-xuanhuan-terms/

[Taipan]

Thank you, I understand the terms, that's not the issue. They don't flow naturally for me. They break my brain, it's like reading "c u there" in text messages :)) My first instinct is to break the phone :)) I don't know how to explain it better.

Changing individual elements is the easy job, the hard and time consuming part of my mod is and will be fixing English grammar errors, inconsistencies, like for example I am using "Capitals" in one situation, then in an identical situation I use "capitals", or phrases that outright have no sense in English, from start to the bottom, like the rationalizing Yaoguai thoughts which are an English "abomination", if I may joke :))

As another big sample of a huge mistake, English doesn't use Capitals mid sentence, it's not German. This game fails to follow this rule, which is not an optional English rule. The Germans do use capitals for a hell of a lot of situations and things. But not the English.

I am not judging anybody, I am doing this mod for myself because I really liked the game for the short time I played it, and I can't enjoy it with the current translation. I even own the game on Gog, I bought it there at first, and since I didn't have access to Workshop mods because the devs decided to lock them behind Steam game ownership, I had to buy it here too.

[ODevil]

Originally posted by Taipan:

Thank you, I understand the terms, that's not the issue. They don't flow naturally for me. They break my brain, it's like reading "c u there" in text messages :)) My first instinct is to break the phone :)) I don't know how to explain it better.

Changing individual elements is the easy job, the hard and time consuming part of my mod is and will be fixing English grammar errors, inconsistencies, like for example I am using "Capitals" in one situation, then in an identical situation I use "capitals", or phrases that outright have no sense in English, from start to the bottom, like the rationalizing Yaoguai thoughts which are an English "abomination", if I may joke :))

As another big sample of a huge mistake, English doesn't use Capitals mid sentence, it's not German. This game fails to follow this rule, which is not an optional English rule. The Germans do use capitals for a hell of a lot of situations and things. But not the English.

I am not judging anybody, I am doing this mod for myself because I really liked the game for the short time I played it, and I can't enjoy it with the current translation. I even own the game on Gog, I bought it there at first, and since I didn't have access to Workshop mods because the devs decided to lock them behind Steam game ownership, I had to buy it here too.

Well, all the best to you.
I read a lot of Xianxia and Wuxia novels over the years and mythology (not just Taoism) always interested me so I never really questioned esoteric wording much, just took it at face value knowing perfect translations cannot exist and instead tried to uncover what it's meaning is. Imo, translating too much might just change the meaning and intent of the original, it's why I'm not a fan of localization.

Personally idk what the problem with thoughts is tho. Also don't have a problem with mid-sentence capitalization; but well, I am German... (not that it's particularly rare for native English speakers to also capitalize nouns or even other words mid-sentence nowadays)

Also, devs don't lock mods on steam. Steam locks mods on Steam. If you needed a mod as a GoG player ask the mod devs, look on the discord and other mod repos or, if you're lucky use one of the few workshop downloaders that still work.

[Taipan]

Thank you for your input.

Regarding Steam mod downloads, there is an option for game developers to allow anonymous mod downloads. That's useful for developers publishing on multiple platforms who want to support all their customers. It works like this:

Log into the steamgames partner site with your publisher account.
Go to the page of your app (https://partner.steamgames.com/apps/workshop/[appid]).
Scroll down to "Technical tools"
Go to the "Edit steamworks" setting
Go to the "Workshop" tab, scroll down to the setting "Enable anonymous game servers to download workshop items" and check the checkbox.
Hit "Save" on the bottom of the page.

It's a developer choice, not a Steam choice. It doesn't affect me anymore tho, so...

[Taipan]

Uploaded Alpha v.0.06. Changelog is too big for Steam, full log files from 0.02 and on are uploaded on the Dropbox link for Gog users. You can find that on the mod's Workshop page.
- continuing the work on main menu, new game screens and elements.
- e1.xml "you you" to "you".
- Body_Features.xml done.
- Emotion_Features.xml done.
- Ls_Features.xml done.
- Stories.txt - partially done.
Excerpt:

-			<DisplayName>Severed Leg (Right)</DisplayName>
			<Desc>This person's left leg has been severed.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<DisplayName>Severed Leg (Right)</DisplayName>
			<Desc>This person's right leg has been severed.</Desc>
-			<DisplayName>Handsome</DisplayName>
			<Desc>This person is incredibly good-looking.</Desc>
CHANGED TO (was a duplicate for Gorgeous)
			<DisplayName>Handsome</DisplayName>
			<Desc>This person is cute and handsome.</Desc>
-			<Desc>Blind in the left eye.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>This person left eye can't see.</Desc>
-			<Desc>Blind in the right eye.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>This person right eye can't see.</Desc>
-			<Desc>Deaf in the left ear.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>This person can't hear with the left ear.</Desc>
-			<Desc>Deaf in the right ear.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>This person can't hear with the right ear.</Desc>
-			<DisplayName>Overstrain</DisplayName>
			<Desc>This person has not paid much attention to their health, and has a shorter lifespan than others.</Desc>
CHANGED TO (was a duplicate for Exhausted)
			<Desc>This person was always overworked, and has a shorter lifespan than others.</Desc>
-			<DisplayName>Healthy</DisplayName>
			<Desc>This person knows how to maintain good health and has a longer lifespan than others.</Desc>
CHANGED TO (was a duplicate for HealthMaintain2)
			<Desc>This person always took care of itself and has a longer lifespan than others.</Desc>
-			<DisplayName>Vigorous</DisplayName>
			<Desc>This person knows how to maintain good health and has a longer lifespan than others.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>This person is genetically strong and has a much longer lifespan than others.</Desc>
-			<Desc>This person lives in a cold region and can handle cold weather well.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>This person lived in a cold region and can handle low temperatures well.</Desc>
-			<Desc>This person lives in a hot region and can handle hot weather well.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>This person lived in a hot region and can handle high temperatures well.</Desc>
-			<Desc>This person has bad indigestion that hinders the absorption of nutrients.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>This person has a bad indigestion that hinders the absorption of nutrients.</Desc>
-			<Desc>This person has extremely healthy digestion that helps with the absorption of nutrients.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>This person can eat a bull without blinking.</Desc>
-			<DisplayName>Sharp-sighted</DisplayName>
			<Desc>This person has good eyesight and can see very far.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>This person has the sight of an eagle and can see very far.</Desc>
-			<Desc>The stresses of day-to-day living have left this person feeling numb. However, this means that [IT] is even tired of thinking at all, is used to this numbness, and will not slack in their work due to their low spirits.</Desc>
CHANGED TO
			<Desc>The stress of day-to-day living has left this person feeling numb. Moreover, [IT] is even tired of thinking at all, drowned in this numbness, and will not slack in their work due to their low spirits.</Desc>

[Taipan]

Update on hold, I have found an issue with how the game processes language files. The mod works only partially, you need to overwrite the vanilla English files to make it completely work. I have written on the discord channel, maybe some dev can help me. Else the only solution is to overwrite vanilla files, but that means that the mod has to be installed manually.

I have added a few hundred/thousand changes meanwhile, but since the game has issues processing non vanilla path files, no use in updating the mod because some things will work, others won't.

EDIT
Found the solution. It seems I have to unsubscribe the public mod when I work on the local variant, else the game reads the public mod for some reason, even if it's deactivated. Back on track, update coming later this evening.

[Taipan]

Uploaded Alpha v.0.07. Changelog is too big for Steam, full log files from 0.02 and on are uploaded on the Dropbox link for Gog users. You can find the link on the mod's Workshop page.
- moved to fixing the main text files.
- since 0.07, the log contains the name of the text files it edits together with the word "CHAPTER" with capitals, so you can search for specific files in logs. For example, this release edits stories.txt and codedictionary.txt, searching for CHAPTER will show you where it starts.
- Stories.txt - stopped full fixes at line 23, then stopped "title" fixing at 200064. Text is way too convoluted and full of grammar mistakes. Titles don't match the story, stories don't make sense or grammar is terrible, or all three. Given the size of the text, I am not going to waste my time on it for now.
- codedictionary.txt - work in progress.
Excerpt:

CHAPTER Stories.txt
-	21	Musical Genius	[NAME] was born into a family of musicians, inherited excellent genes and so is an exceptional genius when it comes to music.
CHANGED TO
21	Musical Genius	[NAME] was born into a family of musicians, inheriting excellent genes, and so is an outstanding musical talent.
-	22	Child of a Demon	[NAME]'s mother was tricked by Fallen Demons and became pregnant with [ENHIM]. [NAME] possesses demon's blood, thus making [ENHIM] difficult to look at to say the least and a subject of discrimination to boot.
CHANGED TO
22	Child of a Demon	[NAME]'s mother was deceived by a demon and became pregnant, giving birth to [NAME]. Being an half-blooded demon human, [NAME] inherited the dark looks of the father, a strong reason to be shunned by everyone around [ENHIM].
-	23	Blessed	[NAME] was born into a world of good luck, it's as if night is day for this one. [NAME]'s destiny is a blessed one.
CHANGED TO
23	Blessed	[NAME] was born into this world in an auspicious beginning, under the sign of good luck. [NAME] is destined to be favored by the Gods.
-	35	Child Server
CHANGED TO
35	Child Serf
-	39	Capable Youth
CHANGED TO
Skillful Child
-	65	Lively Youth
CHANGED TO
65	Buoyant Youth
-	68	Hoodlum
CHANGED TO
68	Goon
-	70	Likeable
CHANGED TO
70	Charming
-	71	Buddhist Aid	
CHANGED TO
71	Buddhist Apprentice
-	72	Stunted Genius
CHANGED TO
72	Broken Genius
-	73	Exam Genius
CHANGED TO
73	Scholar Apprentice
-	74	Wealthy Elite Child
CHANGED TO
74	Wealthy Child
-	84	Pickpocket
CHANGED TO (was duplicate)
84	Cutpurse
-	86	Disabled Youth
CHANGED TO
86	Maimed Hunter
-	87	Disabled Youth
CHANGED TO
87	Infirm
-	90	Inner Disciple Youth
CHANGED TO
90	Inner Disciple Apprentice
-	91	Medicine Child
CHANGED TO
91	Healer Apprentice
-	96	Mountain Youth
CHANGED TO
96	Mountain Child
-	66	Introverted Youth
CHANGED TO
66	Introverted Child
-	501	Storied Warrior
CHANGED TO
501	Renowned Warrior
-	509	Teahouse Lurker	[NAME] was a lurker in a teahouse. Life at the bottom led [ENHIM] to become quite familiar with ways to please others. This type of environment also inculcated one with some cooking skills.
CHANGED TO
509	Teahouse Clerk	[NAME] was a Clerk in a teahouse. Life at the bottom led [ENHIM] to become quite familiar with ways to please others. This type of environment also inculcated one with some cooking skills.
-	523	Port Porter	[NAME] was a porter at a port. A tough job like this builds a powerful physique and a large frame. It also took its toll on [ITS] body.
CHANGED TO
523	Dock Porter	[NAME] was a dock porter in a harbor. A tough job like this builds a powerful physique and a large frame. It also took its toll on [ITS] body.
-	546	Monkey Performer
CHANGED TO
546	Monkey Entertainer
-	560	Master Candy Maker
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560	Candy Maker Master
-	565	Miracle Maker
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565	Miracle Hermit
-	587	Passed-over Scholar
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587	Failed Scholar
-	603	Victim of Odd Poison
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603	Odd Poison Victim
-	607	Business to Attend to
CHANGED TO
607	Pastlife Memories
-	100000	Yin God Possession
CHANGED TO
100000	Possessed by the Yin God
-	100001	Greater Possession
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100001	Possessed by the Yang God
-	200003	Big-headed Baby
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200003	Big-headed Weirdo
-	200006	Reclaimer
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200006	Treasure Hunter
-	200008	Foreign Treeman
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200008	Foreign Woodworker
-	200018	Super Idol
CHANGED TO
200018	Superstar
-	200019	Abandon Baby
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200019	Abandoned Baby
-	200020	Cat Burglar
CHANGED TO
200020	Roof Burglar
-	200021	Child with a Dream
CHANGED TO
200021	Visionary Child
-	200022	Free Constable
CHANGED TO
200022	Vigilante
-	200023	Outer Reincarnation
CHANGED TO
200023	Celestial Reincarnation
-	200025	Math Wizard
CHANGED TO
200025	Analytical Wizard
-	200039	Traverser
CHANGED TO
200039	Seasoned Traveler
-	200040	Proletariat Girl
CHANGED TO
200040	Lower Class Girl
-	200041	Traverser
CHANGED TO
200041	Well-traveled Farmer
-	200044	Traverser
CHANGED TO
200044	Well-traveled Healer
-	200045	Born to Plunder
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200045	Prohpet Child
-	200048	Traverser
CHANGED TO
200048	Cultured Crafter
-	200052	Traverser
CHANGED TO
200052	Dimensional Traveller
-	200058	Star Charts
CHANGED TO
200058	Hetu Luoshu
-	200064	Traverser
CHANGED TO
200064	Transdimensional Blacksmith
CHAPTER codedictionary.txt
-	The ability to comprehend and command one's own body. Affects Remold efficiency, as well as chance of an effective evolution to occur when Remolding. One's Healing skill as a mortal will affect this value to some extent.
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The ability to understand and command one's own body. Affects remold efficiency, as well as the chance of a positive evolution when remolding. One's healing skill as a mortal will affect this value to some extent.
-	The ability to handle inspirations. Affects the chance of advanced Evolution Directions to occur in Remolding.
CHANGED TO
The ability to handle inspirations. Affects the chance of advanced evolution directions to occur in remolding.
-	The ability to comprehend the laws of everything in nature. Affects the efficiency of gaining essence by Breathing and Devouring. One's Crafting skill as a mortal will affect this value to a certain extent.
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The ability to comprehend nature's laws. Affects the efficiency of gaining essence by breathing and devouring. One's crafting skill as a mortal will affect this value to a certain extent.
-		Affects the initial level of Artifact Mastery, Spell and Protection when a character becomes an inner disciple.
CHANGED TO
Affects the initial level of artifact mastery, spell and protection when a character becomes an inner disciple.
-	Affects healing and crafting skill. These will be converted into Alchemy and Artifact Crafting when a character becomes an inner disciple.
CHANGED TO
Affects the healing and crafting skills. These will be converted into alchemy and artifact crafting when a character becomes an inner disciple.
-	(Protection) Affects a character's ability to defend themself against damage using Qi.
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(Protection) Affects a character's ability to defend against damage using Qi.
-	Affects a character's ability to form formations.
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Affects a character's ability to use formations.
-	Affects speed, output and success rate of alchemy.
CHANGED TO
Affects alchemy speed, output and success rate.
-	Affects speed, product quality, success rate and tier bonus of artifact crafting.
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Affects artifact crafting speed, product quality, success rate and tier bonus.
-	Undeveloped Inner Cauldron potential; very high Stamina conversion efficiency.
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Undeveloped inner cauldron potential; very high stamina conversion efficiency.
-	Recently developed Inner Cauldron potential; high Stamina conversion efficiency.
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Low developed inner cauldron potential; high stamina conversion efficiency.
-	Half-developed Inner Cauldron potential; normal Stamina conversion efficiency.
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Half-developed inner cauldron potential; normal stamina conversion efficiency.
-	Inner Cauldron potential near depletion; low Stamina conversion efficiency.
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Inner cauldron potential near depletion; low stamina conversion efficiency.
-	Extremely developed Inner Cauldron potential; very slow Stamina conversion efficiency.
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Highly developed inner cauldron potential; very slow stamina conversion efficiency.
-	and At a corner
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and at a corner
-	and Against three walls
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and against three walls
-	and Against a wall
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and against a wall
-	and Not touching any walls
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and not touching any walls

[Taipan]

Post 0.07 mod instructions.

I added this on the workshop page too, but in case that you guys missed it, you need to UNSUBSCRIBE ALL other language mods from the workshop, beside this. Deactivating the other language mods is not good enough, there are some undocumented/less documented issues with deactivated mods that can affect subscribed/active mods, so better safe than sorry.

Cheers

[Taipan]

Uploaded Alpha v.0.08. Changelog is too big for Steam, full log files from 0.02 and on are uploaded on the Dropbox link for Gog users. You can find the link on the mod's Workshop page.
- fixing the main text files.
- codedictionary.txt - work in progress.
- some fixed phrases will remain in alpha access until I see the ingame context.
- realization changed to various forms of understanding, depending on context.
Excerpt:

CHAPTER codedictionary.txt
-	New clue obtained:
CHANGED TO
Gained new clue:
-	New Mystery unlocked:
CHANGED TO
Unlocked new mystery:
-	New character unlocked:
CHANGED TO
Unlocked new character:
-	Obtain all secret information about
CHANGED TO
Gain secret informations about
-	Feed {0} water.
CHANGED TO
Give {0} water.
-	Begin to Dance
CHANGED TO
Starting To Dance
-	A Thought Shard of {1} has been obtained after observing {0}.
CHANGED TO
A thought shard of {1} has been gained after observing {0}.
-	Despite careful observation, there are too many pieces of Thought Shards. Unable to obtain.
CHANGED TO
Despite careful observation, there are too many pieces of thought shards. Unable to gain more.
-	Unable to obtain any more Thoughts about {0} through observation before Thinking.
CHANGED TO
Unable to gain any more thoughts about {0} through observation before thinking.
-	Failed to obtain any Thought Shards after observation of {0}.
CHANGED TO
Failed to gain any thought shards after observation of {0}.
-	Persuade to Remain
CHANGED TO
Persuade To Remain
-	Deep in Thought
CHANGED TO
Deep in thought
-	Prepare to Give a Lecture
CHANGED TO
Prepare To Give A Lecture
-	Awakening Intelligence, {0:N0} sec remaining
CHANGED TO
Awakening intelligence, {0:N0} sec remaining
-	Make by Hand
CHANGED TO
Make By Hand
-	{0} has successfully purged their obsession via Detachment Tribulation, thus expanding one more tile of their Divine Realm.
CHANGED TO
{0} has successfully purged their obsession via detachment tribulation, thus expanding one more tile of their divine realm.
-	Crafting artifact
CHANGED TO
Crafting Artifact
-	Inner Miscellneous
CHANGED TO
Inner Miscellaneous
-	Outer Miscellneous
CHANGED TO
Outer Miscellaneous
-	To unlock the contents of Miracle Encyclopedia, you need characters of your faction to personally learn them.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Miracle Encyclopedia, you need at least one of your characters to learn about them.
-	To unlock the contents of Law Encyclopedia, your sect needs to obtain them.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Law Encyclopedia, your sect needs to learn them.
-	To unlock the contents of Creature Encyclopedia, you need to possess or kill these creatures.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Creature Encyclopedia, you need to own or kill one of these creatures.
-	To unlock the contents of Building Encyclopedia, you need to build them personally.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Building Encyclopedia, you need to build them in person.
-	To unlock the contents of Ore and Plant Encyclopedia, you need to mine them.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Ore And Plant Encyclopedia, you need to mine them in person.
-	To unlock the contents of Weather Encyclopedia, you need to have encountered the corresponding weathers.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Weather Encyclopedia, you need to have encountered the corresponding weather.
-	To unlock the contents of Adventure Event Encyclopedia, you need to have experienced the corresponding events.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Adventure Encyclopedia, you need to have experienced the corresponding events.
-	To unlock the contents of Ancient Formation Encyclopedia, you need to form the complete respective formations.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Ancient Formations Encyclopedia, you need to gain full access to the respective formation.
-	To unlock the contents of Truth of Formation Encyclopedia, you need to form the complete formations of the corresponding Truths.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Truth of Formation Encyclopedia, you need to gain full access to the respective formation of the corresponding truth.
-	To unlock the contents of Sect Encyclopedia, you need to visit the corresponding sects.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Sect Encyclopedia, you need to visit the corresponding sects.
-	To unlock the contents of Location Encyclopedia, you need to travel to these locations for Adventures.
CHANGED TO
To unlock the contents of the Location Encyclopedia, you need to travel to the corresponding location for adventures.