https://personal.quack.world/tags/translation-craft/Recent content in Translation-Craft on Michał KaczyńskiHugoen-GBThu, 24 Sep 2026 17:55:55 +0200https://personal.quack.world/localization/showcase/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:10:06 +0200https://personal.quack.world/localization/showcase/<p>/n</p> <p>Translation samples from the first Kenshi, completed in a single day for a translation test. They are not representative of the stylistic, character-voice, or translation choices made for the sequel.</p> <p>Download the <a href="https://personal.quack.world/showcase/localization-showcase.xml">XML package</a> here.</p> <article class="comparison" id="fictional-terminology"> <header> <h2><a href="#fictional-terminology">Making fictional terminology sound believable</a></h2> </header> <div class="comparison__notes"> <p><strong>Rationale</strong>Catcrawlers is deliberately written as a game whose rules the player is not meant to understand. The terms are intentionally nonsensical. I&#39;ve mirrored the approach, creating equally nonsensical terms, spoken with the confidence, cadence and rhyme typical of a Polish street hustler.</p>