"F-Zero X" Asset Localization Worksheet

Text Translation (please refer to iQue game translation guideline in general)

• input:
    characters/character_names.txt
    courses/course_names.txt
    courses/course_comments.txt
    machines/machine_names.txt
  
• output:
    characters/zh/character_names.txt
    courses/zh/course_names.txt
    courses/zh/course_comments.txt
    machines/zh/machine_names.txt
  
• notes:
  • Some character/course names are carried over from other Nintendo titles

Textures

1. Character Names

• input:
  • characters/N-*rgba
• output:
  • characters/zh/N-*rgba
• notes:
  • see filelist.txt for the text in each image
  • all images are in SGI format
  • keep size and pixel dimensions the same
  • names of characters need to be consistent with translation above

2. On-course textures

• input:
  • courses/*.{int,rgb,rgba}
• output:
  • courses/zh/*.{int,rgb,rgba}
• notes:
  • see filelist.txt for the text in each image
  • all images are in SGI format
  • keep height the same
  • names of characters need to be consistent with translation above

3. Machine textures

• input:
  • machines/*.{int,rgb,rgba}
• output:
  • machines/zh/*.{int,rgb,rgba}
• notes:
  • see filelist.txt for the text in each image
  • all images are in SGI format
  • keep size and pixel dimensions the same

4. Menu textures

• input:
  • menu/*.rgb
• output:
  • menu/zh/*.rgb
• notes:
  • see filelist.txt for the text in each image
  • all images are in SGI format
  • keep height the same

5. Mode selection textures

• input:
  • modes/*.{int,rgba}
• output:
  • modes/zh/*.{int,rgba}
• notes:
  • see filelist.txt for the text in each image
  • all images are in SGI format
  • keep size and pixel dimensions the same for sign textures
  • keep height the same for text textures

6. Title screen textures

• input:
  • title/*
• output:
  • title/zh/*
• notes:
  • all images are in SGI format
  • keep size and pixel dimensions the same

7. VS textures

• input:
  • vs/*.int
• output:
  • vs/zh/*.int
• notes:
  • see filelist.txt for the text in each image
  • all images are in SGI format
  • keep height the same

8. Winning messages

• input:
  • win/*.rgb
• output:
  • win/zh/*.rgb
• notes:
  • see filelist.txt for the text in each image
  • all images are in SGI format
  • keep size and pixel dimensions the same

Alphabets

• input:
  • alpha/*.txt
• output:
  • alpha/zh/*.txt
  • alpha/zh/*.rgb
• notes:
  • Text is rendered using one of 5 different fonts
  • Translate strings in *.txt (and references)
  • For translated strings in *.txt, create glyphs (one per file) in the size and style of the matching font file (*.ppm or *.pgm)

Audio

• input:
  • audio/*.aiff
• output:
  • audio/zh/*.aiff
• notes:
  • filelist.txt contains English text for each sound file
  • keep length and levels the same