Xythurr

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I was wondering, just a question, this AVN the native language is english? or is it another often the strange grammar and dialoges are due to "literal translations" more so if AI is used to translate (specially YouTube, is annoying in that way)
Yeah YT's "translations" are hilariously bad.
 
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Cynicaladm

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None of us devs are native English speakers.
More often than not, the scene is written by Zetands, and I go over the dialogues... either editing but mostly leaving as is, or straight up changing the dialogue altogether, in tone or, sometimes, content.
In the last couple of updates I've been a lot less present during the development, because of day job and other issues.
This has meant that I had less time/energy/involvement in the writing of the scenes itself, and was mostly doing quick cosmetic changes afterwards. I believe Paz has also contributed more in the last several updates. The net result is possibly a slight change in tone, and that I've been less accurate/careful about the specific language and tone of the characters.

As for the AI...
Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.
 

GetOutOfMyLab

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None of us devs are native English speakers.
More often than not, the scene is written by Zetands, and I go over the dialogues... either editing but mostly leaving as is, or straight up changing the dialogue altogether, in tone or, sometimes, content.
In the last couple of updates I've been a lot less present during the development, because of day job and other issues.
This has meant that I had less time/energy/involvement in the writing of the scenes itself, and was mostly doing quick cosmetic changes afterwards. I believe Paz has also contributed more in the last several updates. The net result is possibly a slight change in tone, and that I've been less accurate/careful about the specific language and tone of the characters.

As for the AI...
Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.
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Any games with nearly the same experience? Like the story was actually interesting, and each girl is sexy and interesting in her own way. I was immersed in the world. Anything to fill the void?
 

ThorinKing

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I was thinking that they just switched to using a horny yet completely inexperienced 14 year old boy equipped with the finest thesaurus money can buy, but this makes more sense
I think it's Shale Hill Secrets, but I've often imagined the script writer of the VN just sitting there, doing his thing, and then looking up on the wall to a set of posters with synonyms for "penis", "vagina" and "fuck", rotating through them as he goes. Or maybe it was University of Problems.:unsure:

Could be both.:ROFLMAO:
 

Bruce F. Lee

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None of us devs are native English speakers.
More often than not, the scene is written by Zetands, and I go over the dialogues... either editing but mostly leaving as is, or straight up changing the dialogue altogether, in tone or, sometimes, content.
In the last couple of updates I've been a lot less present during the development, because of day job and other issues.
This has meant that I had less time/energy/involvement in the writing of the scenes itself, and was mostly doing quick cosmetic changes afterwards. I believe Paz has also contributed more in the last several updates. The net result is possibly a slight change in tone, and that I've been less accurate/careful about the specific language and tone of the characters.

As for the AI...
Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.
I'm an English native, multilingual author who has published a lot of stuff (non-VN). English is one of if not the most difficult languages in the world. Writing English well is hard for native speakers. In my opinion, the English in Desert Stalker is done well for non-natives. I've felt less of an urge to edit it than most other VNs. Even for native English speakers, the grammar, punctuation, and style in most VNs is awful.

At least it avoids the endless "mmmmmmmms" that qualify as lewd-scene "dialogue" in many VNs.
 

Nulldev

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It's the richest: it's taken all that's worthwhile from every other language. ;):ROFLMAO:
- You slept with her, huh?
- Ah!
- You're fooling me, huh?
- Don't torture me! I would love to make her my own, believe me, but I failed: she refuses to make love, the devil would take her!
- That's a suprise!
– I also thoroughly blundered! To hell with it!

Hungarian with "to fuck" and it's totally understandable:D
– Baszod, mi?
– Á!
– Át akarsz baszni, mi?
– Ne basztass már! Basznám, baszod, de rábasztam: baszik baszni, baszd meg!
– Ez bebaszott!
– Ezt kibaszottul elbasztam! Bassza meg!
 
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