black / white Pokémon Black and White Translation Project v3 (Project is complete!)

[randomspot555]

[bYes, the project is complete. 95+% of the game is translated, including the entire plot. Feel free to hire your own private translator to get the rest translated[/b]

I will infract people who respond to potential rule breakers. Don't respond, hit the Report button or contact an Smod or Admin. A list of staff can be found here.

Project Pokemon Rules.

Second translation thread

First translation thread

Welcome to the Japanese to English translation thread for Pokemon Black/White. This first post is ONLY going to cover the rules because frankly, a lot of you aren't following them. The second post, by Kaarosu, is constantly updated on the latest research shindigs, and the third post is a FAQ. Check all three every now and then because they may be updated.

There is to be absolutely NO discussion about piracy!. What this means is:

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I can't speak for all staff, but I'm just going to ban people for 2-4 weeks right off the bat from now on for doing any of this.

If all you're doing is asking for updates or generally being an annoying leech who contributes nothing to this project, expect to get a hefty infraction and/or a temporary ban.

Finally, if someone in here is breaking the rules (trolling, piracy, or any of PP's rules) or you THINK they might be breaking a rule, DO NOT RESPOND TO THEM!

It only encourages them.

Use the Report button. The Report button is the triangle with the exclamation mark inside it. It is in the lower left corner of every post.

REVIEW.

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Edited December 24, 2010 by randomspot555
CuleX isn't a mod :p

[Kaarosu]

READ THE FIRST POST BEFORE READING THIS ONE!

Don't need to remake an intro to this as you should know what it is. So I'll just copy and paste what we had in the last thread.

Contributing to this Project

For this project we have decided to set up a git repository to make contributions easier. The link to the repository is HERE. The procedure is the following. If you want to contribute, fork the project on github, translate the text in a file, then commit your changes, all commits will be revised and the ones deemed adequate will be pulled into the master branch of the project and used in the patch. To install git on windows you can follow the instructions here: http://kylecordes.com/2008/git-windows-go or HERE A recommended git gui tool is git-cola but feel free to use it through command line or any other gui tool. Help for github can be found at http://help.github.com/ or you may ask in our our #BWTranslation IRC Channel. (Server: irc.bitsjointirc.net / Channel: #BWTranslation)

Translating to languages other than English:

Spanish: Spanish Thread

Italian: Italian Thread

French: French Thread

Portuguese: Portuguese Thread

Dutch: Dutch Thread

The use of the native language to those threads is allowed but restricted to those threads. IF you don't see your language thread here and want them up, PM me. Thanks.

Update: Release V7 is Out Now

V7 Changelog:

• Hearts Sweets has a description
  
• Battle Subway fixes yet again
  
• Bunch of other random fixes that I can't recall but more stuff is translated yay
  

V6 Changelog:

• BattleSubway/House updates (hopefully it should stop hanging now and trainers text translated) ~80% done
  
• Non-Wi-Fi related Survey HQ are also included in this update
  
• Bunch of random post-game stuff
  

Yea.. getting lazy with the changelogs but something is better than nothing right?

Anyways this patch update is all vgperson's work so show him some love for the great work he's doing (he even did more for BattleSubway/House to bring it up to ~90% done but I already made the patches before seeing the update he did to his git so these will either be added in v7 or v6.5 if the Battle Subway still causes hangs *hopefully this is resolved though*

V5 Changelog:

• We don't have a detailed changelog for this release cause it was lost somewhere.. but it's mostly story updates a good amount of it was translated so we're about 80-90% done with it because of the great contributions being made by vgperson
  
• The other noticeable change you'll see will be the messages you get in the WFC settings (i'm still trying to figure out this one so it still looks to be in japanese BUT any messages you receive in it will be in English... some stuff might be offscreen but it should still let you know what the problem is if any
  

• Lastly we wish all of you a happy halloween! and thank you all for the support given to the team!
  

V4 Changelog:

Main:

◘ (Soneek) In-Battle Text

Random Useful Characters

Daycare Couple

Move Deleter

Massage Girl

Trade Gift Man

Berry Clown

Dream Ruins

Some of Team Plasma event

Lady that gives you one of the monkeys

Hiun City

Pokemon Center

Art Gallery

Team Plasma event

Guide in Hiun Gym

Arti dialogue in Hiun Gym

Westernmost Pier

Phone call with Bel

Route 4

Gate to Hiun City

Bel & Cheren battles

Phone call with Araragi

Araragi event in gate to Raimon City

Raimon City

Team Plasma event

Bel's father event

N event

Pokemon League

Most of overworld dialogue for Elite Four members

Battle text for Elite Four

Adeku overworld/battle text

Hall of Fame induction

Event with N in Champion's room

N's Castle

Event with Sages & Gym Leaders

Dark Trinity members

Healing Room with Goddesses

N's Room

N's Throne Room

◘ (Kaarosu) Most Ribbons

◘ (Rykin112) Out of line item names

◘ (Terravoltage) Bulletin Board message

◘ (Terravoltage) Selecting words for Mystery Gift and others

◘ (Terravoltage) Changed previous swapped attack name's. [1]

◘ (Various) Updated Move text.

Story:

◘ (vgperson) Complete Story...Thanks *NOT YET FULLY IMPLEMENTED*

◘ (Soneek) Monkey Trader in Dream Ruins

◘ (Soneek) Karakusa Town complete

◘ (Soneek) More of Sanyou City Signs, Pokemon Center & Gym

◘ (Ruinairas) More route 2. Running Shoes event

◘ (Ruinairas) Another house in Karakusa town

◘ (Ruinairas) Some "Trainer School" text

Note(s):

[1]:

Mystery Sword -> Mystery Blade

Thunder Strike -> Lightning Edge

Credits:

Project Manager: Kaarosu

Script Editing: NSSVelocity

Quality Control: Rykin122, NSSVelocity, Zenshi, Kaarosu

Story Translation: vgboy, ruinairas, Rykin122, Soneek, NSS, others

Story Grammar: Zenshi, Shadow-witch, Soneek, others

NARCS Changed:

◘ a/0/2/6 - Logo's

◘ a/0/8/3 - Status's

◘ a/0/0/2 - Main Text

◘ a/0/0/3 - Story Text

V3 Changelog:

Main:

◘ (Kaarosu) The Pokéshifter is working again.

◘ (Kaarosu) A few Pokémon names have been updated.

◘ (Kaarosu) New ability descriptions are now translated.

◘ (Kaarosu) The GTS now has English countries.

◘ (Kaar / Velo) Some in-battle dialogs are now in english.

◘ (Kaar/NSS/tin) Huge update for the 0016.txt file.

◘ (NSSVelocity) The bug in learning moves.

◘ (NSSVelocity) The Toxic Orb crash.

◘ (NSSVelocity) TM / HM descriptions are now all english.

◘ (NSSVelocity) The Hall of Fame PC has been translated.

◘ (NSSVelocity) Geonet has scripting fixed.

◘ (NSSVelocity) Huge formatting update on the move descriptions.

◘ (tincancrab) The Vs. Recorder GUI has been updated.

◘ (tincancrab) The Pokédex entries are now updated or fixed.

◘ (ruin / Rykin) Messages in-battle when you lose.

◘ (ruin / Rykin) The town descriptions have been updated.

◘ (terravoltage) Pokémon Forms are now (mostly) in english.

◘ (Rykin / terra) Even more bulletin boards are now in english.

◘ (Rykin122) Out of line items have been fixed.

◘ (Rykin122) A "Bag" update has been done.

◘ (Rykin122) Out of line errors when making a word.

◘ (Rykin122) "Shikona" is now known as "Cynthia".

◘ (Rykin122) Changed "PKMN Trainer" into "Pokemon Trainer".

◘ (Rykin122) Some PC formatting and a term officialized.

◘ (Various) Several Moves have been renamed. [1]

Story:

◘ (NSSVelocity) The "Yen" sign is now "$".

◘ (NSSVelocity) Saving game messages.

◘ (ruinairas) The Team Plasma event in the second town.

◘ (Rykin122) The Pokémon Center Wi-Fi Options.

◘ (Rykin122) The double "Welcome!" message in Pokémon Mart.

◘ (Rykin122) Sazanami Town, Kagome Town & Village Bridge.

◘ (Rykin122) The battle with Cynthia is now in english.

◘ (Rykin122) Some dialogs from the Elite Four.

◘ (Rykin122) The in-game HM use dialogs have been updated.

◘ (Rykin122) "[Player] received [item]" messages.

◘ (Rykin122) Elevator floors in Hiun City.

◘ (Soneek) Different signs in Hiun City.

◘ (Soneek) Parts of the Battle Subway (Raimon City).

◘ (Soneek) Hall of fame induction.

◘ (Soneek) Spirat tower translation.

◘ (Soneek) Name rater text translation.

◘ (Soneek) Many routes now have english signs.

◘ (Soneek) Misc. Rest-houses (in between routes).

◘ (Soneek) Victory Road badge checkers update.

◘ (Various) Pokémon Gym signs.

◘ (Various) The first town (Kotono Town).

◘ (Various) Different parts of Shippou City.

Note(s):

[1]:

Little by Little -> Bit by Bit

Sword of Mystery -> Mystery Sword

Lightning Strike -> Thunder Strike

Credits:

Project Manager: Kaarosu

Script Editing: NSSVelocity

Quality Control: Rykin122, NSSVelocity, Zenshi, Kaarosu

Story Translation: ruinairas, Rykin122, Soneek, NSS, others

Story Grammar: Zenshi, Shadow-witch, Soneek, others

NARCS Changed:

◘ a/0/2/6 - Logo's

◘ a/0/8/3 - Status's

◘ a/0/0/2 - Main Text

◘ a/0/0/3 - Story Text

v2 Changelog

Main Git Changes:

• Save Data Typo Fix (4.txt)
  
• Store properly shows TMs and HMs (6.txt)
  
• Save Message fixed (24.txt) -Check This Again for Accuracy
  
• Display Text Kanji Typo Fixed (30.txt)
  
• Hall of Fame Induction Translated (36.txt)
  
• Bulletin Info (38.txt) -Rykin122
  
• Liberty Garden Island Typo Fixed (53.txt)
  
• Berries Typo Fixed (55.txt)
  
• Fixed 'Hobomoe' to 'Hodomoe' / Liberty Garden Island(89.txt)
  
• Learning new Move Fix / Banned and Not Entered fixed (158.txt)
  
• Trainer Memo Fixes (159.txt)
  
• Added some translations for Important Trainer Names (176.txt)
  
• Power Notice Typo Fix (179.txt)
  
• Fixed Trainer Card Money Format (187.txt)
  
• Fixed Trainer Memo (188.txt)
  
• School Girls now have the right tools again /No more Bakery either (191.txt)
  
• Move Learning Fixes (202.txt)
  
• Fixed Attack Descriptions-Complete (203.txt) -Shadow_Steve
  
• GTS Translation Update (208.txt) -Shadow_Steve
  
• Wi-Fi Errors (232.txt) -Rykin122
  
• Fixed WFW to VFW in Most Files
  

Story Git Changes:

• Received RunningShoes Fix (351.txt)
  
• Pokemart Fixes (424.txt)
  
• Intro Story Dialogue Fixes(428-435.txt)
  

There are other random updates but these are the only ones I got around to actually writing down.

Credits:

Translation contributions in no particular order:

• Kazo
  
• Kaarosu
  
• njt
  
• Fishyfish
  
• mattmagician
  
• Guested
  
• Alikhan
  
• Glitch
  
• Curisu
  
• Rhea
  
• Atoxic
  
• jintrigger
  
• Rykin122
  
• WindSlayer
  
• deishido
  
• Danniello
  
• Nigoli
  
• Karire
  
• SailorSpork
  
• xxcoldh3artxx
  
• shubshub
  
• ryanz1
  
• ReignOfComputer
  
• lomejor18
  
• SuzieJoeBob
  
• jjangu
  
• Spenstar
  
• Shadow_Steve
  
• Chase-san
  
• digidog08
  
• zenskii
  
• Klaizyr
  
• DeviKid
  
• NSSVelocity
  
• chiklit
  
• ChaoticKitten
  
• bache
  
• DeadPool
  
• Shade-witch
  
• edawrdelric
  
• ruinairas
  
• MadMax11
  
• tincancrab
  
• terravoltage
  
• vgperson (super big props)
  

...and growing I'll update this as we go let me know if I missed you

Non-Translation contributions:

• Codr: insight as to the structure of the characters
  
• Eevee: first decrypting text
  
• Kazo: idea for encryption
  
• SCV: program for inserting text to the narc files
  
• Poryhack: menu graphics
  
• Kosheh: status icon graphics
  
• Kaphotics: save catalogue
  
• Chase: title graphics
  

Patch Instructions:

1. Obtain a clean ROM (Dump it yourself or find it elsewhere don't ask us or anyone in here for it)
   
2. Obtain a copy of xDelta GUI (Decided to be nice and link the one I used to make the patches: http://www.mediafire.com/?b7em3n4sn7hhmtr
   
3. Open xDelta Gui
   
4. Click "Select Patch" and choose whichever patch you downloaded for your version
   
5. Now choose 'Select ROM' and navigate to the clean ROM
   
6. Now click on "Apply Patch" wait until it's done
   
7. Try it out and give some feedback?
   

Known Issues:

1. 16.txt still needs localizing but it's more bearable now
   

P.S.

Please use http://kazowar.pbworks.com/Submit-Errors and http://kazowar.pbworks.com/Submit-Typos to better keep track of these thanks!

Downloads:

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING YOU NEED A CLEAN DUMP OF THE GAME

*******DO YOU NEED THE EXPERIENCE PATCH? IF NOT JUMP TO #2*******

1. Apply Rudolph's Child's Play patch to your clean dump to remove the Anti-Piracy
   
   
   • BlackV4 - Download
     
   • WhiteV4 - Download
     

[*]Choose one of the following patches that appeals to you the most:

• Patches Folder: http://www.mediafire.com/?iq9he6k6ef654
  

Mirror:

MEGAUPLOAD

V7Black-NewLogo

V7Black-NewLogo-Kata

V7Black-OldLogo

V7Black-OldLogo-Kata

V7White-NewLogo

V7White-NewLogo-Kata

V7White-OldLogo

V7White-OldLogo-Kata

Edited November 30, 2010 by Kaarosu
V7 Release

[NSSVelocity]

FAQ:

Whats the difference between the new & old logo?

New:

Old:

Union Room:

If you want to use the Union Room then apply Rudolph's v2 (or higher) patch to your game: http://gbatemp.net/t217811-rudolf-s-child-s-play-patch-pokemon-hgss-and-b-w

Save Issues Desmume:

To use your old saves with this translations in this emulator try the following:

Make sure the .sav file name is the same as the .nds

If it's still in Japanese, in-game go to Options and change 'Button Mode(5th option down)'

DSTT Errors? (ERROR=-4, ERROR=-5):

Check this helpful post: Click Here

When will v# be out?

Patches are released when we decide that enough changes have taken place to warrant another patch. Asking repeatably will not make the patch come out sooner.

????? isn't translated, will it be in the next patch?

This depends if we get to it or not. This game has quite a large amount of text to shift through and doing certain things isn't always beneficial to the team compared to translating as we go.

I would like to help Translate, how can I help?

There are 2 ways:

• Report errors here.
  
• Fork the Main/Story GIT and follow this to edit the file.
  

I found this "BlackAndWhite.txt" or "BlackuToHowhite.txt" while looking on the internet:

Yes, were aware of the file and are including in the translation as we speak.

How do you use PPTXT / make your own patch?

Read this post I posted in the other topic.

Edited October 24, 2010 by NSSVelocity

[MadMax11]

Great progress so far, thanks to all of the hard-workers on this translation!

Now, a question and bug:

Why was a new thread started? Just too many posts in the last one?

And when I'm using Munna vs another Munna in game, and try to use Psybeam, the game says "MUNNA in the way Psybeamhas put out!". Exactly like that, and it wont let me use Psybeam.

Also, you should specify that "http://vgboy.dabomstew.com/other/BlackAndWhite.txt" has already been found, so people don't need to keep posting it!

[randomspot555]

Why was a new thread started? Just too many posts in the last one?

So I could write out the rules in the first post without getting in the way of Kaarosu's research/translation stuff.

[KaiKai]

Alright i guess its free to post now right. If it isn't I am sorry and I well execpt my punishment?

Anyways does the patch get in the way of the .sav file because when i try opening it up with newest pokesav or pokegen versions on Pokemon Black it says invalid save file.... Anyways of fixing this? I just need some pokemon from them (the kyoko evolved pokemon event ones .pkm)....

[NSSVelocity]

Alright i guess its free to post now right. If it isn't I am sorry and I well execpt my punishment?

Anyways does the patch get in the way of the .sav file because when i try opening it up with newest pokesav or pokegen versions on Pokemon Black it says invalid save file.... Anyways of fixing this? I just need some pokemon from them (the kyoko evolved pokemon event ones .pkm)....

It shouldn't, send me the sav file and I'll see what has happened.

Was this saved on a flashcard or a emulator?

[soneek]

well this is quite good,i geuss the old thread was deleted?as well at the end of the post story pokemon leuge whith the champoin its all in jap on my black,is this going to be fixed for the next version?

Yes. The majority of the Elite Four/Champion dialogue text is translated, along with the in-battle text. You'll see a changelog for the next version so you'll see what's been done.

[Rykin122]

Quick question:

Why does every japanese space in japanese text have to be english space?

Makes the japanese characters more difficult to keep apart.

BTW: Back from a few days of having my PC crashed

[ArcanasTenebrae]

NSSVelocity, you should change something in your first post.To get the game work on the dstt, http://dsmadness.wordpress.com/. It really worked nice, they're following this translation and fix it for the dstt as soon a new version comes out. It would help a lot of people. It fixes both errcode=-4 errcode=-5. Your thing is outdated, since its for v2, and that werent even working for me.

[NSSVelocity]

NSSVelocity, you should change something in your first post.To get the game work on the dstt, http://dsmadness.wordpress.com/. It really worked nice, they're following this translation and fix it for the dstt as soon a new version comes out. It would help a lot of people. It fixes both errcode=-4 errcode=-5. Your thing is outdated, since its for v2, and that werent even working for me.

Updated, I just copied the OP about the issue.

[Kaarosu]

Oh yeah V4 is out.. you know the routine.

[red_deman]

WOW

V4 is already out

Well thanks anyways, Gonna play it for a it now

[RupeeClock]

This is like the second time now that the next patch happened to come out, just as I happened to check this thread.

Thanks as ever guys, keep up the good work.

[Stoconum]

Bravo

[T-Zone]

Oh yeah V4 is out.. you know the routine.

Thank Ya'll so much for the continued support.

[zidkins]

Hi! I need help on changing the save file from my V2 pokemon black in my V4 pokemon black. I tried changing the names so they have exactly the same, example

Pokemon black.nds

Pokemon black.sav

this doesn't work and the old save file doesn't load and it just shows "new game".

any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Nevermind I fixed my problem!

[Black Ice]

V4 came out before I even knew about V3. Great work on the progress?

[acehigh]

I'm having a problem with the patch, I patched the game, and the size of the game didnt change and when I play it theres pretty much no translation

[Castiel]

So I downloaded one of the step 2 patches for white and it just gave me the coding for the game. I was wondering how to patch it with that. If this is a not allowed question I am sorry.

[Silent Storm]

Maybe I should have reported this earlier...but mischievous heart was missing the t and the end, I will use this patch and see if it's still the same.

Also, I will be playing this game from the start and will list any oddities or grammar errors as I see them .

[T-Zone]

I've ran into my old problem again... Clean Rom was successfully patched with v4. Continued older save file & tried a battle, but once again I'm missing the fight cursor... the touch screen is unresponsive.

I'm gonna have to find a way around this inconvenience.

[NSSVelocity]

I've ran into my old problem again... Clean Rom was successfully patched with v4. Continued older save file & tried a battle, but once again I'm missing the fight cursor... the touch screen is unresponsive.

I'm gonna have to find a way around this inconvenience.

What flash card are you using?

[Liem]

I'm having a problem with the patch, I patched the game, and the size of the game didnt change and when I play it theres pretty much no translation

Same here for me. I checked in known translated parts from the text, but it still wasn't translated there for me.

[NSSVelocity]

Same here for me. I checked in known translated parts from the text, but it still wasn't translated there for me.

After you have it patched, are you using the "File Name_patched.nds" file?

If so, set your ingame options to English. (Options, 5th down, Left Side)