I am happy to make additional versions in other languages, provided:
1) You provide me an exact translation of "East Empire Trading Company" or "East Empire Company", preferably as it appears in the language-version of the game you are playing. 2) You provide me an exact translation of "warehouse". GoogleTranslate isn't helpful here. For instance, a direct translation of warehouse in German is Warenhaus, however that is more specifically a store with lots of goods and wares like a department store. But the East Empire warehouse is more of a storage center for goods and wares to be shipped to another location, so the more correct term is Lagerhaus. 3) All characters, accent marks, or diacritical marks are available in the font I am using. It took a while to set it to proper scaling size and to look good in both sign types, so I do not want to change fonts.
So without the "n" (the "n" is only added when something with "of the" is added in front of the name, for example Warehouse of the East Empire Company) and with the "h".
Great work. Unfortunately it looks a bit out of place in my setup, but downloaded and endorsed anyway. I don't think I've seen anyone else overhaul this part of the game, and those signs and crate insignias are all over Skyrim.
I think it looks great on the darker stone. But I can see that it might not be your idea of what matches. I'm thinking that a darker, richer, browner wood would look better for you. I was also thinking of doing a greyer-toned version. Those ideas are in flux right now. Gimme a couple days to....ponder.
First of all, thank you for your work, it looks really nice. But what inspires me more is that you have created the signs in 4 languages and then also offer to create them in other languages. You are my heroine or hero, i don't know :) I've never understood why mod makers don't team up with translators to offer their mod in several languages right from the start.
Thank you. I'm glad you like it. And mom of two, so heroine to at least those 2 FWIW.
As for translations: I can't speak for other modders, just for me and this one mod. I was going to write a full explanation for you, but it got really long so I am putting it in an article instead.
What it boils down to: Making stuff for other languages is fun! But it's incredibly worrying at the same time. There is a constant fear that what you think you are saying is wrong, that you are actually typing something misspelled, archaic, the wrong word entirely, or actually completely offensive. It would not even occur to me as a native English-speaker to use the "O-word" for any Asian country, people, or culture, but for French and Spanish, it's correct. It's quite nerve-wracking!
In the end, I did the hard-part set-up and have the files available. So long as people can verify exactly what is needed and I don't have to do the super-tedious nerve-wracking part again, I am happy to run the letters through the filters to make signs for their games. That glow.
Thank you for your answer and the article. I forgot to recommend deepl.com for translations, it's much better than Google! But also I don't know if the text I write here is grammatically correct, I know english, well not really good but for a smaltalk it's enough :), I trust deepl :)
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1) You provide me an exact translation of "East Empire Trading Company" or "East Empire Company", preferably as it appears in the language-version of the game you are playing.
2) You provide me an exact translation of "warehouse". GoogleTranslate isn't helpful here. For instance, a direct translation of warehouse in German is Warenhaus, however that is more specifically a store with lots of goods and wares like a department store. But the East Empire warehouse is more of a storage center for goods and wares to be shipped to another location, so the more correct term is Lagerhaus.
3) All characters, accent marks, or diacritical marks are available in the font I am using. It took a while to set it to proper scaling size and to look good in both sign types, so I do not want to change fonts.
Ost-Kaiserliche Handelsgesellschaft
Lagerhaus
So without the "n" (the "n" is only added when something with "of the" is added in front of the name, for example Warehouse of the East Empire Company) and with the "h".
The original Cedar Red (still my personal preference)
A deep, rich brown Dark Walnut
A still colorful but definitely Weathered Grey
All 3 colors available for all 4 languages supported.
Edit: Was a tough choice, but I settled on the Dark Walnut in the end. ^^ Looks great!
But what inspires me more is that you have created the signs in 4 languages and then also offer to create them in other languages.
You are my heroine or hero, i don't know :)
I've never understood why mod makers don't team up with translators to offer their mod in several languages right from the start.
Have a nice day
As for translations: I can't speak for other modders, just for me and this one mod. I was going to write a full explanation for you, but it got really long so I am putting it in an article instead.
What it boils down to: Making stuff for other languages is fun! But it's incredibly worrying at the same time. There is a constant fear that what you think you are saying is wrong, that you are actually typing something misspelled, archaic, the wrong word entirely, or actually completely offensive. It would not even occur to me as a native English-speaker to use the "O-word" for any Asian country, people, or culture, but for French and Spanish, it's correct. It's quite nerve-wracking!
In the end, I did the hard-part set-up and have the files available. So long as people can verify exactly what is needed and I don't have to do the super-tedious nerve-wracking part again, I am happy to run the letters through the filters to make signs for their games. That glow.
Thank you for your answer and the article.
I forgot to recommend deepl.com for translations, it's much better than Google!
But also I don't know if the text I write here is grammatically correct, I know english, well not really good but for a smaltalk it's enough :),
I trust deepl :)
Have a nice day