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The Tranzio Help Center. How to install a translation for a game you own, translate its text yourself, replace fonts that lack your alphabet, dub its voice lines, and publish the result for other players.
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Welcome to Tranzio
Tranzio lets you play the games you own in your own language, and, if you want, build translations for others. This help center explains every screen so you never have to guess.
How translations work
Patches, restore points, adaptations, and coverage: the five-minute explanation of what Tranzio actually does to your games, and why it's safe.
Installing a translation
Applying a translation to a game you own takes a couple of minutes and is completely reversible. Here is every step, plus how to undo it.
The Translate page
This is where the actual translating happens: a side-by-side view of the game's original text and your version, with filters, a glossary, translation memory, and machine assist to speed you up.
Getting started6
- Welcome to TranzioTranzio lets you play the games you own in your own language, and, if you want, build translations for others. This help center explains every screen so you never have to guess.
- The Tranzio windowEverything is reachable from two places: the sidebar on the left and the bar across the top. Here is what each part does, and where to go for what.
- Help modeNewPress ⌘ + ? and Tranzio explains itself. Anything with documentation behind it lights up, and clicking it opens the explanation without leaving the page you are on.
- How translations workNewPatches, restore points, adaptations, and coverage: the five-minute explanation of what Tranzio actually does to your games, and why it's safe.
- Accounts, plans & your dataWhat an account gives you, how the free and paid plans differ, and where Tranzio keeps your games and translations. Short version: almost everything is free, and your work lives on your own computer.
- GlossaryNewEvery Tranzio word in one place, each explained in a sentence or two. Bookmark it in your head; the rest of the help center leans on these terms.
Playing translations8
- Home & DiscoverThe Home screen is where you find translations and keep an eye on the ones you've installed. Here's how to read it, filter it, and make it show exactly what you want.
- Searching TranzioOne search box finds games, translations, people and tools from anywhere in Tranzio. Learn it once and you'll stop using menus.
- The game pageOpening a game's details shows everything about its translation before you install: coverage, what's inside, and what other players think. Two minutes here saves surprises later.
- Choosing an adaptationPopular games often have several translations into the same language. The picker lays them out side by side so choosing takes a minute, not an evening.
- Installing a translationApplying a translation to a game you own takes a couple of minutes and is completely reversible. Here is every step, plus how to undo it.
- Keeping translations updatedNewTranslation teams keep improving their work after you install it. Tranzio spots new versions for you; updating is one click, and always your choice.
- The Downloads pageDownloads is your control room for everything being installed: live progress on what's running, and a history of what's done.
- Ratings & reviewsNewStar ratings from real players are how good adaptations rise to the top. Here's how to read them, how to write one worth reading, and why they rate the translation rather than the game.
Creating translations8
- Adding a gameBuilding your own translation starts by adding the game so Tranzio can read its text. A guided wizard does the technical parts; you make a couple of choices.
- The Translate pageThis is where the actual translating happens: a side-by-side view of the game's original text and your version, with filters, a glossary, translation memory, and machine assist to speed you up.
- Fonts & glyphsIf your language's characters show up as empty boxes in a game, the game's font simply doesn't know them. The Fonts page is how you fix that, permanently, for everyone who installs your translation.
- Audio Lab & voicesOptional, but it's what turns a good translation into a fully localized one. Audio Lab is where the game's voices get dubbed, line by line.
- Studio: video & dubbingStudio lets you dub over a video: bring in a clip, see its captions and audio on a timeline, and record your voice on top of it, line by line.
- The Build pageBuilding turns your translated text, fonts, and voices into a single installable patch, and puts it straight into your game folder so you can play it.
- Publishing & adaptationsShare your finished patch with the world, choose who can see it, and manage everything you've made from one shelf.
- Game settingsPer-game and per-adaptation settings: the engine, the adaptation's name and coverage, who's on the team, who can see it, and the danger zone. Know which of the two levels you're on and the rest is easy.
Setup & tools3
- ToolsTranzio uses a few small helper programs to unpack and rebuild games. The Tools page downloads them for you, and the rest is automatic.
- Keyboard shortcutsNewEvery shortcut in Tranzio, from the four global ones worth learning today to the full editor and audio bindings.
- TroubleshootingNewThe most common problems and their fixes, from a stubborn download to empty boxes where letters should be. Most of these end well in under five minutes.
Your account8
- MessagesTalk to translation teams and other players without leaving Tranzio. Most typo fixes and language requests start right here.
- Community forumNewQuestions with answers other people can find, bug reports with screenshots attached, and the craft talk that doesn't fit in a private message. One forum for Tranzio, one for every game.
- NotificationsTranzio tells you when something needs your attention: a finished download, a reply, a review, or an update. You decide how loudly.
- Your profile & rewardsYour profile shows what you've installed and created, and the achievements you've earned along the way. It's your track record, and it's how players learn to trust your work.
- SettingsAdjust how Tranzio looks and behaves, secure your account, and manage the practical things: languages, storage, and notifications.
- Privacy & IncognitoNewEvery privacy dial in one place: what leaves your computer, what shows on your profile, and how to browse without an audience.
- Subscription & PremiumSee your plan, start or manage a paid subscription, and review your payment history. The one rule to remember: translations are always free.
- Support & getting helpStuck on something? Here's how to reach the Tranzio team, what to include so the first reply solves it, and when a translation team is the better door to knock on.
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