[TOOL] Traveler's Guide/Language Dictionary

[haizakokaru@yahoo.com 2]

Most DayZ maps aren't based in English-speaking cities EVEN THOUGH the majority of players speak English. irl, if you come across a road sign, you might want to read it to figure out where you are. However, if it's of a different language, maybe you're carrying a book that translates these words or you have someone in your party that speaks Russian/whatever.

What if a new tool was introduced that lets your character read signs of a foreign language? Of course, there needs to be an option for WHAT language you want to translate the sign to, but that can be easily done with an options setting to default English as your character's fluent language.

Half the time, I see all these signs that point to cities/towns I can't decipher. Would be nice if we had more of a language interpretation dynamic to DayZ.

I previously had a Russian-speaking teammate in my party, and he was REALLY helpful when first starting out. He could read the Cryllic characters well enough to understand what the sign was talking about. i.e. We were on the road to Stary, but we weren't sure if we were near Mogi or some other town, and a sign just so happened to point in the direction of a nearby town.

[Spentmind 23]

I don't need to read signs to know where I am anymore, it just gets to a point where you know a town just by seeing a few key buildings, or knowing the area.

But I guess it would be good for new players.

Edited February 17, 2013 by Spentmind

[mr_chabowski@live.co.uk 2416]

Wandering and exploring is a better way of getting to know your surroundings,

I can find my way home from the pub just fine, but I don't know the names of the streets,

[FlashHawk4 44]

I hope you realize I can now read the Cyrillic alphabet, in part because of Day Z. And I love that about Day Z, about ArmA, about BI Studios...they don't compromise on stuff like this, and it makes the game better in the long run.

http://learn-cyrillic.ehpes.com/

There you go.

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

Great Idea, I use road signs all the time when I don't have a GPS, espically when I'm driving. I know what most of the signs say, but only because I've used DayZ DB's map a lot. They list both the Cyrillic and English lettering for towns, whereas the in game map only shows it in English. Doesn't mean I can speak/read Russian now, because I come across other signs all the time and wonder what they say (guess at things like 'camp site ahead' or 'scenic outlook')

I think books/readables in general would be a good thing to add. Would be one way for players to find out what crafting recipes are in game, as well as point players to different scenes (find a note at NWA in Russian with coordinates in them, get there and there's a military UAZ and a shack with some guns in it and a few dead military bodies)

[haizakokaru@yahoo.com 2]

I don't need to read signs to know where I am anymore, it just gets to a point where you know a town just by seeing a few key buildings, or knowing the area.

But I guess it would be good for new players.

We're ALL going to be new players once the standalone maps(with new road signs I assume for new towns and perhaps a redesign for current ones) come out. Furthermore, new maps utilizing signs written in Cryllic can still come out. I think getting this into DayZ MOD would better familiarize us to the whole process in standalone, if and when this is considered to be a new tool.

I hope you realize I can now read the Cyrillic alphabet, in part because of Day Z. And I love that about Day Z, about ArmA, about BI Studios...they don't compromise on stuff like this, and it makes the game better in the long run.

http://learn-cyrillic.ehpes.com/

There you go.

Thanks, but telling everyone(the many thousands of players) to learn Cryllic instead of simply providing an in-game tool to read Cryllic is a tad bit... Ridiculous.

I would LOVE to learn Cryllic if I weren't busy trying to learn Java and my own language classes at school. Not many people have as much time as you do. :(

Thank you though, seriously. I may look into this in the future.

Great Idea, I use road signs all the time when I don't have a GPS, espically when I'm driving. I know what most of the signs say, but only because I've used DayZ DB's map a lot. They list both the Cyrillic and English lettering for towns, whereas the in game map only shows it in English. Doesn't mean I can speak/read Russian now, because I come across other signs all the time and wonder what they say (guess at things like 'camp site ahead' or 'scenic outlook')

I think books/readables in general would be a good thing to add. Would be one way for players to find out what crafting recipes are in game, as well as point players to different scenes (find a note at NWA in Russian with coordinates in them, get there and there's a military UAZ and a shack with some guns in it and a few dead military bodies)

You see, like I told Spentmind, your familiarity with this classic map won't be relevant in the future. Don't become too accustomed to the way you play now...

(@bottom paragraph) Wow, that's not what I had in mind, but it sounds great! Some tip-offs to players would be awesome. Maybe if they came along with maps in the form of written notes, that would be great too. So many vehicle opportunities have gone to waste simply due to a lack of awareness. :/

[slivniku@gmail.com 93]

Thanks, but telling everyone(the many thousands of players) to learn Cryllic instead of simply providing an in-game tool to read Cryllic is a tad bit... Ridiculous.

I would LOVE to learn Cryllic if I weren't busy trying to learn Java and my own language classes at school. Not many people have as much time as you do. :(

Thank you though, seriously. I may look into this in the future.

Having names in unfamiliar language is part of the fun; Having some kind of a babelfish in a simulator...is not.

[Clumzy (DayZ) 377]

We're ALL going to be new players once the standalone maps(with new road signs I assume for new towns and perhaps a redesign for current ones) come out.

Yup, they showed us Novoselky (I'm also learning Russian, for Non-DayZ reasons, but it's proven to be helpful) in the last DevBlog update. But why don't we just add in some maps with the Cyrillic characters? You'd be more likely to find those in Chernarus, anyways. You could just match up the characters on the map and signs, even if you can't pronounce them.

Edited February 19, 2013 by Clumzy

[FlashHawk4 44]

All you're doing is learning an alphabet. I learned it in a week.

[haizakokaru@yahoo.com 2]

OKAY, the point you guys are trying to make is clear to me. I understand now why a direct translator would be unfavorable.

What if the booklet in question was simply a guide to help you learn the language rather than directly translate? Sort of like a directory of foreign letters and their translations.