Dice Fantasy English translation
An English translation and compatibility wrapper for the Japanese PC board-game RPG Dice Fantasy, which also lets it run on modern Windows without forcing 16-bit color.
What's translated
The in-game text, such as the action menus, items and messages, is replaced with English through a small wrapper library that sits next to the game. The game's own Japanese error boxes can also be shown in English. Everything is driven by a plain text table, so the translation is easy to correct or extend.
What's new
- Runs on today's 24-bit and 32-bit desktops instead of demanding 16-bit color (shortcuts may still need the compatibility setting)
- Sprite backgrounds show correctly in true color
- Fixes to the game's font table, where some letters drew the wrong glyphs, plus proper apostrophes and quotes
- Options to use the software renderer and to let the computer control all four players, set in an INI file
Playing it
Place the wrapper next to your own installed copy of the game following the instructions on hiirotsuki's GitHub page. Version 1.0 is the first release.