Lost in Secular Love
Happy Spring Festival！
Originally, we planned to release this notice on the first day of the Spring Festival Sales, but I couldn’t be absolutely certain until I got the beta version. On behalf of the game development team, I would like to wish everybody a happy Spring Festival and all the best in the coming New Year!
The current progress of the game is stated as follows: we have uploaded the game beta on Steam, which requires a password to access.
Two major types of problems may occur in the current version.
One is the conflict in program commands caused by punctuation typos; the other is the dictionary connection failure caused by inconsistent use of capital and small letters in the text and dictionary entries. After we fix these problems, we will disable the password, recruit volunteer players to test the game, and offer gifts. Thank you all for having faith in us. :aboutlove:
Happy New Year
Previously, the China government tried to block out the use of steamcommunity but I found a good way to get pass their security servers.
Today, I’ll give you our progress report for our English translation.
In our last progress report, I mentioned that our translation was 95% done, while our programming was 60% done.
Although the programming script was completed early in December, upon inspection, we found that there were some problems. For example, things that were edited out were put into the script and some of the edited script was changed. In light of that, our proofreader @Teleute_Eirene had to go through every programming file to translate and edit the script.
We would like to thank @Teleute_Eirene for a month’s worth of her hard work. She even helped us during the Christmas season. QAQ
As of now, the script is 100% finished. All that is left to do is for the programmer to check the programming script to make sure that the program made specifically for the English version is working and to re-map the UI.
After failing to hit the deadline so many times, I really don't know how to apologise to everyone since saying sorry doesn't seem sincere enough. It is my fault for not planning it well enough but I will work hard to make sure that everything will run smoothly henceforth.
Halloween Progress Report
1. Current translation progress of the English version:
The first round of proofreading was finished several months ago, all thanks to each and every efficient and earnest volunteer proofreader. During the process, we discovered some problems stemming from the cultural differences between the Chinese and English language. Therefore, we have asked @Teleute_Eirene to proofread it for a second time, so as to polish the texts using a consistent writing style. At present, the second round of proofreading is 95% complete, with 60% of the full text input in the program.
Special thanks to @Teleute_Eirene and every volunteer proofreader. We have sent game CDK to all of you, and will invite you to join the Early Access and game testing.
Volunteers are listed as below:
Angel，Bluemist ，XiaoChuChu，Phoenix Moonstar，ExoCrystal，Melanie Wilson，arielmazzatenta，queenskittles03，LolAya
2. Theme song released! (song by the voice artists of the 3 protagonists)
We are terribly sorry for the long waiting time, so we have decided to release three versions of the theme song by the voice artists of the 3 protagonists as a new DLC.
3. Fanbook English ver. now being typeset
The English version of Lost in Secular Love Fanbook translated by @Silmaril is now being typeset. Here is a preview↓ Hope you would enjoy it~
Translation Progress and Price of Lost in Secular Love
1. The first round of proofreading is basically completed. We are grateful to all the enthusiastic volunteers. We will list all of you on the staff page in the English version of the game and have sent everyone a CD-key as a token of our gratitude.
2. During the first round of proofreading, we found some small understanding problems caused by cultural differences. So now we’re doing the second round of proofreading before inputting the text.
3. Since we’ve been kept you waiting for too long, we offer a 30% off in Summer Sales, which is also the all-time lowest price. The discount will stay the same by the time the English version is released, in respond to your patience and encouragement.
4. While proofreading, we found many culture-specific terms which need additional explanations, so we’ll release the Fanbook in English asap.
As for the exact date of release you’ve been concerned about, though we have a schedule in mind, considering that our translation progress has been delayed by quite a number of unexpected events, we believe it’s better to announce the date when it’s almost done. Thank you again!ːsteamhappyː
Lost in Secular Love English Demo is out!
【Demo】 https://mega.nz/#!B7QlBLbQ!a6NP-YW60aM7z1YdA7F9zZq9IKZWWwQ36PYVJWsIxZs
Thanks to you all who have played English versions of our games for your support and encouragement along the way. We are now releasing the English Demo of Lost in Secular Love!
Current progress: images and the interface have been anglicized; text translation will be completed around mid-May. In order to provide better player experience, we hope to recruit 3 volunteers among the players to proofread our English translation so as to make it more idiomatic.
【Benefits for the volunteers】
1. Get listed in production credits;
2. One free copy of Lost in Secular Love；
3. Become a member of the production team to unlock more hidden rewards (for those who do a great job on proofreading and are willing to establish long-term cooperation);
【Responsibilities of the volunteers】
1. Polish given texts to refine language and make sure the expressions are idiomatic;
2. Take part in game testing and debugging when text-polishing is completed.
【Entry requirements for the volunteers】
1. Speak English as mother tongue;
2. Love female-oriented games and PUZ;
3. Have enough time to proofread during April 20-June. Strictly abide by deadlines.
4. Have the competence to proofread up to 30,000-50,000 words per person.
【Preferred qualifications】
1. Having abundant time to stay online on Steam often;
2. Having participated in the anglicization of games (please attach supporting outcome documents).
【To sign up (closing date: April 20)】
Please leave a message in the comments section below this piece of News. We will add those who have passed preliminary test to our friend list and send each of them a short paragraph of texts for further testing.
1. Personal profile: briefly state which entry requirements do you meet & what preferred qualifications do you have.
2. Which parts of the Demo (both in English and Chinese) do you think need optimizing?
Thank you so very much to every enthusiastic player who signed up. Thank you for offering us your help!
About English Demo
Sorry for having kept you waiting! The English Demo of Lost in Secular Love is currently ubdergoing the Steam approval process and will soon be available. Since one of our translators is unable to continue working due to personal reasons, we are now slightly behind schedule. We've been actively looking for a new translator. The good news is we have already found one and will catch up with the progress before long. We are really sorry that because of this incident, we cannot release the English Demo on schedule. After the Demo is released, we will post information about the latest translation progress and plan. Thank you again for your patience and suggestions!
Lost in Secular Love English Translation Progress
1. Right now progress for the English version of the game has reached 50%. We will soon prepare a free demo for the English version of the game and to get feedback. We look forward to the feedback and criticisms when the time comes, so please keep note of future announcements.
2. The reason why the Chinese and English version couldn’t be released at the same time is: The physical copy of the game is about to be completely sold out, so in order to minimize piracy, we have decided to release the Chinese version first. To the players anticipating the English version we do sincerely apologize, and sorry for making you wait this long.
3. Regarding the previous progress report about the English version, there were some mistakes in the translation, so we are sorry for the misunderstandings it caused. Here we introduce our translation team members: LolAya and一只小雨. Because Lost in Secular Love’s lines are more archaic, there is a large difference between translating it compared to the modern language. At first we asked a friend to translate for us in their spare time, but progress was very slow. It wasn’t until LolAya and 一只小雨 joined the team when translations started progressing much faster. It is thanks to them that the English version of Lost in Secular Love is made a reality QAQ Thank you both so much.
Lastly, we want to thank all the people anticipating the English version, your support is the best motivator for the translation and production!! We also want to thank players who have been constantly giving us their support, we will work hard to continue making even more entertaining games to share with everyone! (PS: I’ve actually been following the community hub discussions, but because of my bad English, I couldn’t just reply on my own QAQ)
【Error in discount】
Due to limited team members, the actual gift sending time may be slightly later. Thanks for patient.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by Steam
【Error in discount】
Due to limited team members, the actual gift sending time may be slightly later. Thanks for patient.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by Steam
【首周正确价格为36元】
给大家带来了不便，对此作为开发者，我们难辞其咎并深感抱歉。
虽然页面上无法修改，但游戏首周的正确价格依旧为36元，补偿细则会在折扣结束以后发新公告通知，目前请大家放心购买。
再次为我们的失误向您诚挚道歉。
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对不起啊QAQ给大家添麻烦了……啊啊啊啊……（萎）