global.res GitHub repository for spelling and/or translations

[Lindor 438]

EDIT: Repository Link: https://github.com/General-Lindor/global.res

 

Ever since I started to discover GitHub I saw the power of Collaboration.
The idea would be to remove redundancy of two people working on the same spelling mistake fixes at the same time.
This could be achieved with a GitHub repository just for Sacred 2's global.res files of all the different mods.

Structure would be like this:

Spoiler

• __BASE__
  • de
    • global.res (DECODED)
  • en
    • global.res (DECODED)
  • ru
    • global.res (DECODED)
  • ...
• PFP
  • reference.txt (__BASE__)
  • remove.res
  • de
    • change.res
    • add.res
  • en
    • change.res
    • add.res
  • ru
    • change.res
    • add.res
• EE
  • reference.txt (__BASE__)
  • remove.res
  • de
    • change.res
    • add.res
  • en
    • change.res
    • add.res
  • ru
    • change.res
    • add.res
• D2F
  • reference.txt (__BASE__)
  • remove.res
  • de
    • change.res
    • add.res
  • en
    • change.res
    • add.res
  • ru
    • change.res
    • add.res
• Addendum
  • reference.txt (__BASE__)
  • remove.res
  • de
    • change.res
    • add.res
  • en
    • change.res
    • add.res
  • ru
    • change.res
    • add.res
• Lindor's mod
  • reference.txt (EE)
  • remove.res
  • de
    • change.res
    • add.res
  • en
    • change.res
    • add.res
  • ru
    • change.res
    • add.res
• ...
• Build.exe
• Decompose.exe
• License / README / source code / S2rw / etc...

Build.exe would be a command line tool to build the global.res for a specific mod. Decompose.exe would take an existing folder in the structure of __BASE__ and extract just the adds, changes and removes. I can provide those, would be not that difficult to code for me.
It would as well allow partial translations. If someone isn't finished, he'd just put a dummy file called "unfinished" into the folder.

 

At first the project might be difficult, but ultimately it would turn out to be extremely valuable as if you spot a spelling mistake, you could just correct it in the base folder so that all others inheriting from it would immediately profit.

@dimitrius154 @Flix
Would you be into that idea? Would you participate?

Edited February 6 by Lindor

[Flix 5,116]

Well, I think it's certainly a great idea, but I'm about to ready to hang it up with modding Sacred 2. I'd like to complete one final release of D2F and then I will bow out. So you have my support but I don't think I'll be delving into the game files much any more.

[Lindor 438]

I respect your decision. Can't say I'm too surprised. Although I must say you deserve more than a silent fade-out. Something like a farewell party ;D Your legacy is huge and will always be remembered, at least by me.

I asked because the idea doesn't really have a point if the modders don't use the result and continue supporting future versions with their own files instead. Don't have to worry about that if there are no future versions, I guess.

I'm probably like 10 years too late with this idea. If we take you and Dmitriy out of the equation, then there aren't many more modders left who would profit from the collaboration. Which makes me ponder wether the effort would be worth it. Hopefully Sacred 2 doesn't die.

[Hooyaah 2,823]

On 1/30/2024 at 6:01 PM, Flix said:

Well, I think it's certainly a great idea, but I'm about to ready to hang it up with modding Sacred 2. I'd like to complete one final release of D2F and then I will bow out. So you have my support but I don't think I'll be delving into the game files much any more.

Congratulations on your "retirement" Flix!

Perhaps you will have an opportunity to answer PMs now?

perhaps...

[Lindor 438]

I have created something. It's not very spectacular yet, but it's a start.

https://github.com/General-Lindor/global.res