April 26, 2002, 13:47
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Latin CivII
Last year, in this forum, I suggested translating Civ II into Latin. I saw some interest here and have been working on it a little at a time. I have put a call for help on my new Web site:
http://www.geocities.com/jacobite1688
Any takers?
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April 26, 2002, 18:38
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My God! (Can we say that or will the auto censor strike us down with a bolt of lightening?) I had forgotten that thread entirely - I still think it is a splendid idea - why not try for some mechanical translation - there are a couple of sites out there that do this...
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April 27, 2002, 16:51
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What exactly comprises "half way finished"?
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April 28, 2002, 23:19
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I'd help if I knew any latin... I remember the thread, and would still download it for my brother-in-law once complete. My sister would thank me endlessly!
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April 29, 2002, 14:02
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Originally posted by Mercator
What exactly comprises "half way finished"?
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The rules are really just about done. More or less considerable work is done on labels, city, menu, game and pedia. Why, can you read Latin  ? Wanna proof-read what me and my wife got done? Can you finish one or more of the files?
Let me know.
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April 29, 2002, 14:50
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Your wife is helping you with this?! You are a lucky man. Either that, or you are both a bit crazy... 
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The first President of the first Apolyton Democracy Game (CivII, that is)
The gift of speech is given to many,
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April 30, 2002, 07:17
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Latin???!?!? Is anyone more confident in their Latin reading abilities than any other language Civ2 has been translated into?
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April 30, 2002, 11:26
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Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
Latin???!?!? Is anyone more confident in their Latin reading abilities than any other language Civ2 has been translated into?
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No, but I do know this game well enough to make do in most languages as long as I can read the character set - and that includes Latin -- don't you think it would really make for a convincing simulation?
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May 1, 2002, 13:51
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Years ago somebody published a humorous Latin phrasebook for the modern man. It was written in such a way that a decent comprehension of any Romance language would suffice to glean the odd twists.
I saw one of the best lines in a sig here on Apolyton. It translated "I have a gun. Give me your money or I'll shoot." as "I have a catapult. Give me your money or I'll hurl an enormous rock at your head."
What you really should do is look for the silliest, overly literal, way of translating game features into Latin. Then supply the excessively literal translation back to English… :P
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May 6, 2002, 00:42
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Originally posted by Straybow
What you really should do is look for the silliest, overly literal, way of translating game features into Latin.
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A certain degree of this has already been done, the AI now barks:
"Ut semper tui similis es! Etiam indignaris?
Haec est alea MARTIS!"
 
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May 8, 2002, 06:11
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Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
Latin???!?!? Is anyone more confident in their Latin reading abilities than any other language Civ2 has been translated into?
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Well, I can speak Latin somewhat .
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May 14, 2002, 16:54
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It posted twice and wont let me delete this one 
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May 14, 2002, 16:54
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The Website has been updated! Check it out!
http://www.geocities.com/jacobite1688
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May 14, 2002, 17:46
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Originally posted by Jacobite1688
The rules are really just about done. More or less considerable work is done on labels, city, menu, game and pedia. Why, can you read Latin ? Wanna proof-read what me and my wife got done? Can you finish one or more of the files?
Let me know.
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I'm a little late 
I am supposed to know Latin. It was one of the subjects I did in highschool. But that's 4 years ago now. And it consisted mostly of translating Latin texts with the use of a dictionary. I'm not sure if I can really be of any help... (And I'm pretty busy too)
But I wouldn't mind if you wanted me to have a look at it, as long as you don't expect too much of it.
You can send it to jorrit_v@hotmail.com
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