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Japanese beta now available

"Language is the key. It was language that opened the doors of the Mansus; without language, we could have had no peace; without language, we would still be beasts, worms, mud." We’ve missed you, Hush House!

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Full BOOK OF HOURS update

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  • Compatibility
  • UI and audio
changedWe’ve missed you, Hush House! Today we’re launching a Japanese beta for BOOK OF HOURS . From today’s update, anyone whose OS is set to use Japanese will automatically see BOOK OF HOURS in Japanese on load. You can revert to the original English at any time by using the ‘Language’ button on the main menu, and of course anyone who’s feeling really spicy can select Japanese (or any other language) from that same screen.
addedOnly the base game is translated right now ( BOOK OF HOURS has a huge word count, and our translators are currently working on HOUSE OF LIGHT ). But we’ll be updating the beta with new translations as soon as they’re completed, until all 200,000+ words are ready.
changedIf you speak fluent Japanese, we’d love you to play the game and let us know your thoughts. It will really help polish the localisation! So if you come across any bugs or typos, or if you have any other feedback on the translation, please also send them to support@weatherfactory.biz .
changedWe expect to release full Japanese later on this year, after gathering feedback with this beta. You can’t get a better localisation than one played and approved by people who really get the game and lore! And remember this…?
changedDifferent languages are key to an occult library, and including Japanese, we’re now up to four languages for BOOK OF HOURS . Maybe we’ll end up doing one more…

BOOK OF HOURS changes

changedWe’ve missed you, Hush House! Today we’re launching a Japanese beta for BOOK OF HOURS . From today’s update, anyone whose OS is set to use Japanese will automatically see BOOK OF HOURS in Japanese on load. You can revert to the original English at any time by using the ‘Language’ button on the main menu, and of course anyone who’s feeling really spicy can select Japanese (or any other language) from that same screen.
addedOnly the base game is translated right now ( BOOK OF HOURS has a huge word count, and our translators are currently working on HOUSE OF LIGHT ). But we’ll be updating the beta with new translations as soon as they’re completed, until all 200,000+ words are ready.
changedIf you speak fluent Japanese, we’d love you to play the game and let us know your thoughts. It will really help polish the localisation! So if you come across any bugs or typos, or if you have any other feedback on the translation, please also send them to support@weatherfactory.biz .
changedWe expect to release full Japanese later on this year, after gathering feedback with this beta. You can’t get a better localisation than one played and approved by people who really get the game and lore! And remember this…?
changedDifferent languages are key to an occult library, and including Japanese, we’re now up to four languages for BOOK OF HOURS . Maybe we’ll end up doing one more…

"Language is the key. It was language that opened the doors of the Mansus; without language, we could have had no peace; without language, we would still be beasts, worms, mud."

We’ve missed you, Hush House! Today we’re launching a Japanese beta for BOOK OF HOURS. From today’s update, anyone whose OS is set to use Japanese will automatically see BOOK OF HOURS in Japanese on load. You can revert to the original English at any time by using the ‘Language’ button on the main menu, and of course anyone who’s feeling really spicy can select Japanese (or any other language) from that same screen.

Only the base game is translated right now (BOOK OF HOURS has a huge word count, and our translators are currently working on HOUSE OF LIGHT). But we’ll be updating the beta with new translations as soon as they’re completed, until all 200,000+ words are ready.

If you speak fluent Japanese, we’d love you to play the game and let us know your thoughts. It will really help polish the localisation! So if you come across any bugs or typos, or if you have any other feedback on the translation, please also send them to support@weatherfactory.biz.

We expect to release full Japanese later on this year, after gathering feedback with this beta. You can’t get a better localisation than one played and approved by people who really get the game and lore! And remember this…?

“BOOKS ARE THE MEMORY WHICH DOES NOT DIE.”

(inscribed in five languages over the gate of Hush House)

Different languages are key to an occult library, and including Japanese, we’re now up to four languages for BOOK OF HOURS. Maybe we’ll end up doing one more…

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ON ANOTHER BUT RELATED NOTE

In case you missed the patch notes earlier this week, it's also now possible to create community localisations for BOOK OF HOURS. Read how to get started here.

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