ROM Hack Translation YASFFT - Yet Another Shining Force Feather Translation

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Summary:
As the title says, yet another SFF translation project.
The reason I started this project is because it is my personal project for the purpose of learning ARM assembly language and programming.
I would learn better if I broke something to learn how it worked.

Another reason is that I had a bad childhood with NDS (due to a lack of money).
But I'm no longer interested in playing games. I prefer researching and reverse-engineering a game.

Screenshots:
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The Current Team:
Me: Rom/Graphic Hack
Random Friends: Translator
RomajiDesu/Mazii: Rough Translator
Help Wanted [ARM, Programmer]: discordapp.com/users/162200421488656384

Status:
Image: 100%
Text: 0%

Currently Working On:
[X] Image Extraction/Translating
[O] Assembly Hack
[O] Write a function that reads ASCII
[O] VWF​
[ ] Menu
[ ] Prologue
[ ] Patch Release

Legend:
[X] Complete
[O] In Progress
[ ] Not Started Yet

Updates:
July 15, 2023:
All the image text is done.
May 1, 2024: My HDD is dead, all data is gone. So I need restart everything from scratch again.

Q&A:
Q: Why are you translating this game now?
A: As for me personally, the game is quite boring.
But the game engine that Flight-Plan Co., Ltd. uses is quite interesting.

Q: Will you complete translating it?
A: I'll try, but I promise nothing.

Q: If no one is interested, is this project still active?
A: It will still work if I still feel good doing it. And if I get bored, I'll go do something else.

Q: When is the project estimated to be completed?
A: I have a plan. But i don't know when it'll be done.
Like I said, the purpose of this project is learning. Whether or not the SFF is fully translated is secondary.
So I only do it when I feel happy; I don't try to rush it.

Credits:
pleoNex's SFF plugin on Tinke.
Moogie's instruction "How to play SFF".
Simpelicity's video series "Let's play SFF"
Sidier on Fan Translators Int. for some translation.
luckymouse0's documentation of SFF's rom structure.
StorMyu for technical things.
Shining Force Central's community.
Developers of any tools used in this project.

Special thanks to:
Garhoogin's Nitropaint can convert A3I5 and A5I3 binary format.
Jonko and Haroohie Translation Club for some tips.

Legal Stuff:
Shining Force Feather™ is owned by Sega. No copyright infringement of this game was intended. We have not received any compensation for this localization patch. If you like this localization patch, we would appreciate it if you purchase the game to support the software developers.
 

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Summary:
As the title says, yet another SFF translation project.
The reason I started this project is because it is my personal project for the purpose of learning ARM assembly language and programming.
I would learn better if I broke something to learn how it worked.

Another reason is that I had a bad childhood with NDS (due to a lack of money).
But I'm no longer interested in playing games. I prefer researching and reverse-engineering a game.

Screenshots:
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View attachment 383456View attachment 383458

The Current Team:
Me: Rom/Graphic Hack
Random Friends: Translator
RomajiDesu/Mazii: Rough Translator
Help Wanted [ARM, Programmer]: discordapp.com/users/162200421488656384

Status:
Image: 100%
Text: 0%

Currently Working On:
[X] Image Extraction/Translating
[O] Assembly Hack
[O] Write a function that reads ASCII
[O] VWF​
[ ] Menu
[ ] Prologue
[ ] Patch Release

Legend:
[X] Complete
[O] In Progress
[ ] Not Started Yet

Updates:
July 15, 2023:
All the image text is done.

Q&A:
Q: Why are you translating this game now?
A: As for me personally, the game is quite boring.
But the game engine that Flight-Plan Co., Ltd. uses is quite interesting.

Q: Will you complete translating it?
A: I'll try, but I promise nothing.

Q: If no one is interested, is this project still active?
A: It will still work if I still feel good doing it. And if I get bored, I'll go do something else.

Q: When is the project estimated to be completed?
A: I have a plan. But i don't know when it'll be done.
Like I said, the purpose of this project is learning. Whether or not the SFF is fully translated is secondary.
So I only do it when I feel happy; I don't try to rush it.

Credits:
pleoNex's SFF plugin on Tinke.
Moogie's instruction "How to play SFF".
Simpelicity's video series "Let's play SFF"
Sidier on Fan Translators Int. for some translation.
luckymouse0's documentation of SFF's rom structure.
StorMyu for technical things.
Shining Force Central's community.
Developers of any tools used in this project.

Special thanks to:
Garhoogin's Nitropaint can convert A3I5 and A5I3 binary format.
Jonko and Haroohie Translation Club for some tips.

Legal Stuff:
Shining Force Feather™ is owned by Sega. No copyright infringement of this game was intended. We have not received any compensation for this localization patch. If you like this localization patch, we would appreciate it if you purchase the game to support the software developers.
are you still here? :c
 
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Yes, I am. I still work on this project when I have free time.
However, I had a bad news. All my data (including personal work, *.asm, ROM, etc) is gone forever :mellow:.
The only things that remained were SFF_Directory.xlsx
(where I noted important information about the FS)
and Ghidra (where I learned how ARM9 works and coding VWF.asm).

Now I do it all again from scratch. So don't expect me to finish in a year or two :lol:.
 
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However, I had a bad news. All my data (including personal work, *.asm, ROM, etc) is gone forever
Too bad! The ironclad rule for a good programmer (and for any shrewd person) is to make a periodic backup of your work on one or more devices.
You deserve a friendly spanking.
Alas, high hopes nipped in the bud. 😭
 
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