RPGM WIP [SOLVED] Running into problems trying to translate a Diselmine game

[OsheaikoL]

Yo! Due to the whole pandemic business, I've decided to try and translate H-games in my spare time. I'm nowhere near proficient in Japanese, but I like slowly making a game legible to me. It's frustrating to see really cool looking H-games that I can't undertand.
Anyways, I'm currently translating "Nightmare School ~Lost Girls~" (I cannot post it, due to it having loli subject matter). Diselmine games tend to have a system where the dialog is written in a bunch of ".sl" files. I convert these into text, edit and replace the files, which allows me to translate.

HOWEVER, there is one headscratcher that's stumped me - there are moments in-game where characters will talk while the player has full control, as shown here:



I've tried to find this text everywhere, to no avail. I've looked:

-In all of the ".sl" files
-Through the data folder, and through all the .json files
-Through all the image files
-In the js folder, and all the plugins


At this point, I'm not sure where else to look. Worst case, I won't be able to translate those moments. (Which sucks, since one of them is a really cool moment where one of the characters tries to trick you into turning around.)

Any ideas? There are other diselmine games I want to translate, too, and if I can't do something as simple as changing this particular text, it could prove tough.


I'm open to any questions, too, if you need more info/want to know more about my translation process.​

 

[Deleted member 601433]

Do you have .RPGMV files? Maybe it's stored inside Map data.

 

[OsheaikoL]

Do you have .RPGMV files? Maybe it's stored inside Map data.

I went through, and combed the game's files very carefully, and I can confirm with 100% certainty that the only .RPGMV files are used as either image files, or audio files.

I think there was a map data file in the data folder, but there was nothing relevant when I took a peek inside.


I'm also utterly sure that it couldn't be an image, because:

1. I checked every image file
2. The text in question scrolls character by character, which leads me to believe that it's in-engine.

 

[Deleted member 601433]

I will have a look at home in about a hour. I know how to translate WOLF RPG and RPG maker VX ACE. But I'm not sure how to translate RPG maker MV games. So I'm also interested how to do it.

 

[Deleted member 601433]

Found it.

 

[OsheaikoL]

Found it.

So, I looked through my files - I think my json files are encrypted, which would explain why I wasn't able to find any strings through Ctrl+F beforehand

I'm looking into de-crypting them now - I think this'll help me finally move forwards, thank you so much!

Did you have to decrypt your files at all?

 

[Deleted member 601433]

So, I looked through my files - I think my json files are encrypted, which would explain why I wasn't able to find any strings through Ctrl+F beforehand

I'm looking into de-crypting them now - I think this'll help me finally move forwards, thank you so much!

Did you have to decrypt your files at all?

I'm using

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Just choose the .exe path and it will decrypt everything.

 

[OsheaikoL]

Actually, looking at it now, it looks like my files just aren't displaying the Japanese characters. Strange...

I wonder how I could go about fixing this?

 

[OsheaikoL]

Oh, I'll try the decryption and see if that fixes it!

 

[Deleted member 601433]

Do you search for english words?
I'm searching the japanese words.

 

[OsheaikoL]

Do you search for english words?
I'm searching the japanese words.

Yeah, I was searching for the japanese words, and nothing came up. It's why I dismissed the dialog being in those files

I just downloaded the decryptor, I'm trying to figure out how to use it. I'm pretty sure once I get it working, I'll be able to find the dialog bits with no issue

 

[OsheaikoL]

Hmm, no, it doesn't look like it's working, still.

For some reason, the japanese characters in the map files are instead formatted as such:

[ $autoMessageWindow.dataSet(\"student\", 1, \"\u5148\u751f\u3058\u3063\u3068\u3057(ect...) ]

I'm fairly certain the "uXXXX" numbers are supposed to be the japanese characters

 

[Deleted member 601433]

Do you use the Japanese AppLocale?

 

[OsheaikoL]

Do you use the Japanese AppLocale?

I did some research, and that looks to be the issue. I've been using a locale emulator for these things.

I'll set the locale and get back to you, hopefully that FINALLY fixes things

 

[OsheaikoL]

So, I changed my locale - my json files are still using that strange formatting with the characters. At worst, I may have to individually go in and decypher each one of the "uXXXX" bits

 

[OsheaikoL]

I'm going to try and redownload the json files, I think the ones I have here are botched. Luckily, I don't have to retranslate much, since the bulk of my work was done in the sl files.

 

[OsheaikoL]

Okay - looks like that fixed it!

Thank you so much for the help! I'm glad I can get back to translating.

 

[Deleted member 601433]

Good luck.

 

[RobertoBuenecito]

Yo! Due to the whole pandemic business, I've decided to try and translate H-games in my spare time. I'm nowhere near proficient in Japanese, but I like slowly making a game legible to me. It's frustrating to see really cool looking H-games that I can't undertand.
Anyways, I'm currently translating "Nightmare School ~Lost Girls~" (I cannot post it, due to it having loli subject matter). Diselmine games tend to have a system where the dialog is written in a bunch of ".sl" files. I convert these into text, edit and replace the files, which allows me to translate.

HOWEVER, there is one headscratcher that's stumped me - there are moments in-game where characters will talk while the player has full control, as shown here:

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I've tried to find this text everywhere, to no avail. I've looked:

-In all of the ".sl" files
-Through the data folder, and through all the .json files
-Through all the image files
-In the js folder, and all the plugins


At this point, I'm not sure where else to look. Worst case, I won't be able to translate those moments. (Which sucks, since one of them is a really cool moment where one of the characters tries to trick you into turning around.)

Any ideas? There are other diselmine games I want to translate, too, and if I can't do something as simple as changing this particular text, it could prove tough.


I'm open to any questions, too, if you need more info/want to know more about my translation process.​

How did you convert the .sl files to text files? I can't find any way to do it