Ys V: Lost Kefin - Kingdom of Sand (PS2) English Translation

Currently using Sam Farron's translation as a basis from his Translation Series with permission.

How to Help

If you want to help with the translation please join the project's Discord Server or otherwise contact me.

Current Progress

Script extraction and insertion is now done with acbde with miscellanous text being patched in with armips.
Now the goal is to get a proof of concept patch working.

Building

• Copy the original .iso to the root of this repo and rename it to lostkefin.iso
• Run 1 Extract ISO.bat
• Make changes to scripts/translated.txt
• Run 2 Patch ISO.bat

Translating

Translation is currently being done with Google Sheets and then copied over to scripts/translated.txt

Hacking Notes

• See scriptFormat.md for all information about the game's script system
• See graphicsFormat.md for all information about the game's graphics formats
• The game's base pointer is $FFF80 meaning all pointers in SLPM_663.60 are calculated as (True offset) + $FFF80
• Music files are .hd (header), .bd (header), and .sq (sequence) files
• See my notes file for more terribly organized notes

Extracting the DATA.BIN Files

extract.py extracts all the files and folders from DATA.BIN into the DATA folder (but does not extract the files into their correct folders yet) and all files from DATA0.bin into the DATA0 folder, a logfile.txt is also created

To do

• Update the extraction script to extract DATA0.BIN folders, files DATA1.BIN, and possibly text from SLPM_663.60
• Continue translating and inserting English script
• Edit and reinsert graphics
• Translate manual

Game Manual Translation

In the manual folder are scans for the game's manual. They were originally from landofys.narod.ru which is now landofys.com.ru was scanned by Dragon.

Team Members

A big thanks to these wonderful people for helping with this project! This project would not be where it is without any of them.

• Sam Farron - Allowing me to use his translation as the basis of this project
• Etokapa - Text transcribing, making better batch files, making useful scripts, testing
• Seiichiro Mine - Translation

Related Materials

• Translation of opening cutscene by mziab (I did not use this translation)
• Hacking attempt by Hectavus with only SLPM_663.60 being translated
• Cheatcodes by luc-ita
• Cheatcodes by GodShin: Action Replay MAX, Action Replay V2, Xterminator/Xploder
• Cheatcodes by TOMBOY
• Cheatcodes by warezhunter_
• Cheatcodes by レインたんラブ Part 1 Part 2
• Cheatcodes by 世界のマリオ Original post Archived page
• Guide by VoidZankantou (incomplete)
• Guide addendum by uncle5555 (South Tower enterance requirements)
• Guide by Markia (in Japanese)
• Guide by Sugimo. (archived, in Japanese)
• Review the game by Kurt Kalata (includes review for original SFC game)
• Original game website from Taito (archived)

Special Thanks

• Everyone that supports me in my Discord Server
• Hilltop - Providing valuable and informatative videos such as hacking with Ghidra and info on PS2 graphics
• Life Bottle Productions - Providing me with their isotool.py script, their tutorial for finding the base pointer, and for having many supportive folks in their Discord Server
• The Geofront - Specifically folks on their Discord Server for their continuing support
• Evie - Helping with getting graphics.py working properly
• My friend for introducing me to the world of Ys, also the biggest Lost Kefin fan so I'm doing this for him
• Sugunii for giving me motivation to play more Ys
• Nihon Falcom for making the wonderful Ys series