Should we create a spreadsheet for all the text in the game?

[sylbeth]

If we use a system of tables with all the text in the game, we could make it easier to translate the game. I don't know if this is thinking way too long-term, but given that there's not much text right now it could be easier to transition now than later. Since this is a contributive project, if we make it easy, anyone who wanted to translate it to another language, could.

[iznaut]

If we use a system of tables with all the text in the game, we could make it easier to translate the game. I don't know if this is thinking way too long-term, but given that there's not much text right now it could be easier to transition now than later. Since this is a contributive project, if we make it easy, anyone who wanted to translate it to another language, could.

i love this! imo the more early decisions we make around structure and extensibility the better - would much rather consider this now when there's barely any text than a month from now when it's suddenly a visual novel lol

[jotakob]

I'm currently working on a PR to implement godot's localization into the game, so we at least have the basics

[elvismd]

Thats cool! I'm don't know how to use godot's localization system but I can translate the texts to portuguese-brazil

[jotakob]

I created a pull request for internationalization here: #83

[Jummit]

I like that localization is an option, but I think it would be better to use the english text as translation key. That way new contributors don't have to mess with spreadsheets and it is easier to prototype. Some kind of script to automatically generate the missing translation entries in the spreadsheet could be provided.