Welcome to the PSO2 English Patch CSV Repository.
Current status of tests and checks:
This repository is dedicated to translating PSO2 game texts from Japanese to English. Our goal is to complete the English translations first, so that it can be used to translate the game to other non-English languages.
This will walk you through installing Phantasy Star Online 2. This install WILL take a while, this is normal. You may install the English patch (translates core.
We hope our disclosing of game texts and opening this repository will pave a quicker way for non-Japanese speaking ARKS to enjoy the game in their native languages in the future.
While we appreciate the efforts of those who don't speak Japanese (through Google translate and the like), we would like for only those who have a grasp of the Japanese language to submit translations to RAW JP files. ありがとう~ (*^▽^)/
Contributions
Getting Started/Helping Out
A full guide on how to get started is available here.
To-Do
Any CSV files located in Files are still to be translated, while the CSV files in other folders are at least partly translated.
Don't know Japanese but still want to contribute?
Pso2 English Patch Download
If you don't understand Japanese, but still want to help out, you can look over the translated lines and make sure all grammar and spelling is correct. (US English, please!)
Notice
If you want to translate a file that's in the '/Files/' directory then you MUSTmove the file into another directory before you translate it. The /Files/ directory MUST only contain untranslated files.
You can find stuff to translate by using the Meka bot in the #translations-reporting room on the PSO2 Discord Server. Usage will be in the pinned messages.
Maintain the triple quotes and only edit the text inside the quotes.
Be sure to take a look at the Wiki page for guides and reminders before sending us your translations.
You may create new issues to discuss the translations with other translators. Please note that issues not related to translation may be deleted without notice.
Phantasy Star Online was a trail blazer of a game, bringing the MMORPG experience to home consoles for the first time. Starting on the Dreamcast, it later had releases on the Xbox, GameCube and PC. Less than a month ago, its sequel Phantasy Star Online 2 was released as a free-to-play MMORPG on PCs. It will be released outside of Japan early next year, but why wait? We here at Kotaku East have put together a guide to get you started playing today.
Part 1 — Downloading the Client
Step 1: Go to http://pso2.jp/
Step 2: Click on the blue hexagon button underneath the yellow SEGA ID hexagon on the left side of the screen.
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Step 3: On the new page, click the picture of the space elf and the human to download the game client downloader.
Step 4: Double click on downloader.exe (the program you just downloaded).
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Step 5: Choose a download location and click the bright blue button to start your 3.3 gig download.
Part 2 — Making a SEGA ID Account
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Step 1: Go back to http://pso2.jp/
Step 2: Ok, time to create a SEGA ID account so you can log in to the game after the download is complete. Click the big yellow SEGA ID Button on the left side of the screen.
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Step 3: A new window should open. In the blank box in the center, enter your email address.
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Step 4: Close that window and go to your email inbox. Click the link in the middle of the mail you just received from SEGA.
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Step 5: Fill out this page as shown in the picture and click the Next button (the button at the bottom).
[*Note: If you encounter a Japanese captcha box but don't have Japanese installed for your keyboard, you can copy and paste the Japanese letters from Wikipedia one by one to spell it out.]
Step 6: On the next page, check to see that your info is correct and then click the Next button at the bottom of the page (it's the top one of the two). If you made a mistake, click the other button.
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Step 7: Congratulations, you now have a SEGA ID account, but don't close this window yet. First we have to give your new account permission to play Phantasy Star Online 2; so click that button near the bottom of the page.
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Step 8: This new list is a page of all the games that use the SEGA ID service. Phantasy Star Online 2 is written in Japanese, but you'll find it right below MJ.NET for PC. Click the gray button under the PSO2 link to activate it on your account.
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Step 9: 'Read' the licensing agreement and click the left button.
Step 10: All right. Your SEGA ID account is made and you're authorized to play PSO2. Close this window and wait for your download in part 1 to finish (if it hasn't already).
Part 3 — Installation
Step 1: When the download is complete you should have three new icons. Double-click on PSO2-SETUP.exe to start the installation.
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Step 2: Click the Next button (the left one).
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Step 3: In the next window, click the top circle to accept the licensing agreement and then click the Next button (the center one).
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Step 4: Choose your install location and then click Next (the middle button).
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Step 5: Choose the name of the program group and click Next (the middle button).
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Step 6: Click the middle button to start your installation.
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Step 7: Click the only button you can click when the installation finishes.
Part 4 — Logging In
Step 1: Click on the 'PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2' icon on your desktop.
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Step 2: This is the launcher. Click the top button to download needed patches and start the game. *Note, the patching may take a while—especially the first time. Be patient and wait.
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Step 3: When the patch is finished installing, click the box that appears and wait as the game boots up. *Note: it may look like it's doing nothing. It not. Just wait.
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Step 4: Watch the intro movie.
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Step 5: Press enter.
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Step 6: Click the button on the left to begin.
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Step 7: Click the top button that says 'SEGA ID.'
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Step 8: Choose your ship (server).
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Step 9: On the next screen enter your SEGA ID in the top box and your password in the second.
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Pso 2 English Patch Download Guide Pdf
Step 10: Click the top button to choose a character.
Step 11: Make your character and enjoy.
Update: Readers have informed me that 'Ship 2' has the majority of the English speaking population.
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Pso 2 Game
Update 2: If you encounter a Japanese captcha box but don't have Japanese installed for your keyboard, you can copy and paste the Japanese letters from Wikipedia one by one to spell it out.
To get some more info on making a character, tweeking your video settings, or just getting started in the game, check out this handy set of guides.
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Pso 2 Us Release
If you're having any problems with the game crashing or not working properly, check out this forum for some helpful answers.
Phantasy Star Online 2 was released on July 4, 2012, on the PC in Japan and will be released outside of Japan early next year. Stay tuned to Kotaku East for the import preview later this week.