Dev Update (July 20, 2025) - Bonjour! Omelette Du Fromage! (Hi! I Need French Testers!) π
Hey everyone! Hope you're all having an amazing weekend! π
Before we get started, I'd like to know what other languages besides English you guys speak. You can answer in the polls π
Update Time!
So, I've been getting a lot of requests to translate CC into other languages. The game was really never designed to be localized, especially with so many of the English texts being hard-coded.
But a developer friend of mine convinced me to give it a shot, and I thought, I guess I can at least let them know I tried, even I failed. I even prepared a whole devlog in case that happened and was really close to using it lol.
After 3 weeks of non-stop work, tearing the game's code apart, modifying and re-assembling it, it's finally done! π©
A "shortened" version of my checklist while working on this lol
The Languages
The game is technically playable in other languages now. BUT, only the UI and repetitive dialogues have been translated to other languages, including French, German, Russian, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.
AI Translations
Disclaimer: I used AI to translate all the texts, including the dialogues, because I obviously don't speak any of these other languages lol. So there might be some grammatical inconsistencies that I can't proofread myself.
This was a very tedious process. At first, I thought I could write a script that would use an API to auto-translate the files for me, but that proved to be both unreliable and expensive. So instead, I had to manually copy and paste the text to and from an online AI translator, which took a REALLY long time.
Only French (For Now)
Due to the difficulty of this process, the only language I've been able to fully translate is French. I picked French because it was the first language requested, and it's easy to work with (no special characters like Chinese).
I Need French Speaking Testers! π₯
I usually do all my testing myself, but in the course of testing all my changes, I came across several bugs I had to fix, all the while not understanding what the characters were saying lol. So instead, I'll need someone to help make sure the dialogues are actually accurate, and my code changes didn't break the game.
Anyone can apply, but I will be prioritizing paid subscribers and people who already own a copy on Steam or itch. So, If you wanna test out the French version, hit me up on Discord and I'll send you a temporary test build on Steam.
Why Only French First?
Well, like I mentioned, this is an extremely difficult and time-consuming process, and I would like to gauge interest in one language first before committing to translating all the other listed languages. In other words, depending on how well the exposure and feedback from the French translation go, I may or may not translate the other languages. Or at the very least, wait until the game is completed before considering that. Each update is already very difficult, and I don't want to increase that if there isn't enough demand for the extra translation effort.
Chapter 3 Update
The translation tasks took up most of my time these past few weeks, but I was able to plan some quests for Chapter 3, about 1/3rd done. It's still gonna be a while before I can create a progress tracker for that tho.
As for the new game, I decided to put that on hold for the time being, at least until I've made a significant amount of progress in writing the dialogues for Chapter 3.
Conclusion
Alright, this is already getting too long lol.
Till next time, take care and stay safe!
Love y'all!π