is there a link that has all the signs labeled and explained?

[hells high 676]

 

You know, you aren't really helping your country's reputation all that well. It takes place in Chernorus, therefor you see signs in Cyrillic. Its not hard to figure out where you are anyway, even if you don't know the names you can remember what each name LOOKS like.

Edited February 14, 2014 by Hells High

[ace42 (DayZ) 10]

I'm glad someone made a topic about this.

 

The Russian aspect is really cool. I am not Russian and never knew anything before but around the same time DayZ came out, a Russian friend gave me a sheet with the alphabet & sounds. I can now sound out the names of cities and it's really enhanced the whole experience for me.

 

Maybe instead of translations, some of the in-game books should be 'children's books', so that people can get the same fun out of this aspect that I did.

[Hetstaine 10852]

 

 

#1 - Eat a dick.

 

#2 - I have already learned the map and the important town signs.

 

#3 - It doesn't change the fact that it would be convenient for people to read the fucking signs.

 

#4 - Making comments about "ignorant American statements" is stupid because America is the most culturally diverse country in the world and you sound like some euro trash kid who blindly hates Americans.

 

 

 #1 Stop throwing your toys out of your pram.

 

  The signs are in another language, deal with it. It's a culturally diverse thing.

[louist 163]

There is nothing wrong with wanting town signs to be in the native language of whatever country you are playing from.

There's nothing wrong with it, but it isn't going to happen, and here's why:

Unlike the UI, these signs can't be localized without recreating the sign assets and publishing a separate map for every language. That's a lot of work for a very minor convenience to players. It would also mean players would have to download a new map file (not merely the signs) when they join a server not hosted in their country. These are not small files. Having separate map files also creates new hassles for bug tracking and fixing. In addition, I suspect that the hives would have to be split, as the Arma engine treated different maps, even ones with one tiny change, to be different missions.

It a lot of work for an almost meaningless connivence. .

Edited February 14, 2014 by louist

[louist 163]

I'm glad someone made a topic about this.

The Russian aspect is really cool. I am not Russian and never knew anything before but around the same time DayZ came out, a Russian friend gave me a sheet with the alphabet & sounds. I can now sound out the names of cities and it's really enhanced the whole experience for me.

Maybe instead of translations, some of the in-game books should be 'children's books', so that people can get the same fun out of this aspect that I did.

The book already exists and is in game.

[louist 163]

#1 - Eat a dick.

#2 - I have already learned the map and the important town signs.

#3 - It doesn't change the fact that it would be convenient for people to read the fucking signs.

#4 - Making comments about "ignorant American statements" is stupid because America is the most culturally diverse country in the world and you sound like some euro trash kid who blindly hates Americans.

Watch you attitude. Personal insults are not allowed on these forums.

While America is in many ways culturally diverse, it is in other ways not so. It is a country that insists upon assimilation, and can be intolerant of it's own diversity. Look at the outrage over people singing the anthem is different languages during that Super Bowl ad. Or, likewise, Bush's insistence that people only sing it in English. Or the so-called "War on Christmas." Or racial profiling. Cultural diversity and cultural tolerance are not one in the same.

Edited February 14, 2014 by louist

[DMentMan 707]

I use this map http://dayzdb.com/map and after a few days of playing I started to recognize places and signs.  Good luck.

yeah, DayZDB is the best map.

[terminal_boy 860]

They really need to put english translated signs in the game.  It is bullshit not being able to read a fucking sign.

Or you could just learn a couple of dozen place names.

[komadose 190]

They really need to put english translated signs in the game.  It is bullshit not being able to read a fucking sign.

Toto, you are not in Kansas anymore.

[djporternz 644]

#4 - Making comments about "ignorant American statements" is stupid because America is the most culturally diverse country in the world and you sound like some euro trash kid who blindly hates Americans.

Actually America is the most culturally homogeneous country in the world. Anyway, that is a side issue and has no bearing on the OP.

 

The in-game map is labeled in English. The map at http://dayzdb.com/map is labled in both Russian and English. There are multiple lists of the translations available on the net that you could print out and reference at will. I don't see what the problem is.

[DaMaakus 34]

I want the signs to show the names in braille!

 

 

On a serious note:

 

dayZdb is the place to go for a map.

 

You can also try to memorize some kyrillic letters that are use often in the names like a, e and l to get the idea of what name it could probably be.

[BadAsh (DayZ) 1513]

It a lot of work for an almost meaningless connivence. .

 

It is a lot more than meaningless. It would be counter productive to the aims and setting of the game.

[res 373]

They really need to put english translated signs in the game.  It is bullshit not being able to read a fucking sign.

 

No, never. They take russian road signs away and this is NO LONGER RUSSIAN zombie apocalypse. One of the things that made me play DayZ so much was the map. It is REALLY well made.

 

It reminds a lot of my original country, Ukraine.

 

EVERY-SINGLE-PART-OF-IT.

[djporternz 644]

Maybe instead of translations, some of the in-game books should be 'children's books', so that people can get the same fun out of this aspect that I did.

There is already a Russian Cheat Sheet in the books list, and I think there is one on teaching yourself Russian, but I can't recall the name of it ATM.

[DaMaakus 34]

There is already a Russian Cheat Sheet in the books list, and I think there is one on teaching yourself Russian, but I can't recall the name of it ATM.

 

Somebody mentioned at one time, how it would be nice if you could "learn" some things from the books in the game, like sowing or cooking meals and such, you are not able to do until oyu read the book.

 

Would be funny to run around clueless till you found a dictonary "english - russian" and from that point on, you would see the signs with western world letters. ;)

[tommes 331]

No, we just need english translated signs.

How about you find a textmarker or spray can and go at it, tiger? You know, the Chernarussian government takes it's time on globalization hence virtually all of the official population went Zed...

[gungza 29]

No, we just need english translated signs.  It would be better to just read the fucking sign instead of having to tab out and look for the funky letters on the damn map to translate where you are or have to memorize the towns or landscape.

so you are the kind of guy who goes to russia and asks them why their fucking roadsigns are in russian?  just grow a brain dude it's easy to navigate chenaurus.

Edited February 14, 2014 by GungZA

[kobeandodom 23]

Lets reverse the situation if the game was set in america how would you feel if russians demanded that they put russian translations on the signs so they could read them ??? would you find it immersive ??? or would you say its in america we dont have that on our signs???

it should be optional, lets be realistic when people watch foreign movies 99% of people are watching either a dubbed version or have subtitles, there aren't sitting there watching a movie while not understanding a single word of it.  Does it seem weird watching an American movie in Spanish, yes it does, but it's much easier then having to learn the language to do so.

[blacklabel79 949]

 

 I don't care where the game takes place.  

 

But they have to speak ´murrica because USA !

[DemonGroover 8836]

I really don't think it matters what the signs say.

 

A town could be called "Sdcljoubmw%0mbkk" or "ShittyArsedTownNearALake" - what would it matter? 

 

You see the name, you find it on your map - hey presto!

 

I like the fact everything is in Cyrillic - you know, that immersion thing, since we are in Eastern Europe after all....

[irl-calibre 744]

it's a rite of passage in the DayZ universe.. suck it up!! besides some of the conversations with others trying to figure out where the hell you are can be entertaining

Edited February 14, 2014 by Calibre

[mosibfu 71]

They really need to put english translated signs in the game.  It is bullshit not being able to read a fucking sign.

 

ignore him, must be american..

[pillock 850]

How about you find a textmarker or spray can and go at it, tiger? You know, the Chernarussian government takes it's time on globalization hence virtually all of the official population went Zed...

 

 

It isn't possible to spray paint anything except inventory items, is it? If it were possible to do graffiti, I'd be out there now blacking out all the roadsigns so no fucker could tell where they were.

[Trigger Hippy 176]

No, we just need english translated signs.  It would be better to just read the fucking sign instead of having to tab out and look for the funky letters on the damn map to translate where you are or have to memorize the towns or landscape.

 

If only it was set in a country that spoke fucking English, eh?