LocalThunk statement
I wanted to give an update on the Balatro localization project. We recently started using Crowdin to help improve the localization of Balatro - both by allowing suggested changes to our existing languages and to add new languages suggested by the community. We received a ton of requests to add these new languages but I messed up thinking that this would be okay to delegate to the community.
After seeing the response to this, I know now that we made a few mistakes. We never intended to use this platform as a cost saving measure and were primarily concerned about giving players a better tool to contribute feedback on our existing paid translations. Having players translate new languages was also a mistake, that job should have gone to a localization agency.
We are going to pause this project to find a fairer and more ethical way to improve the language support in Balatro. I screwed up, I'll take the blame but I want to make sure we get this thing right. I'm literally a fool after all!
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Original Post
We're introducing a new localization platform to improve the translations in Balatro - and we need your help.
CrowdIn is a website where you can contribute to the translations of different strings of text, and work together with other contributors to get the most accurate translations into the game.
You can join the Project on CrowdIn.
How will it work?
Once you are signed up to the platform, you'll be able to see what translations have been submitted, and add your translations.
If you find a translation already submitted that you agree with, then you can vote for that submission. The translations with the most amount of votes will be accepted and inserted into the game. We encourage you to review the translations submitted before submitting your own - this is a collaborative project, not a competition!
Will I be credited?
If your translation is accepted, you will credited in the game. We will use your CrowdIn username for your credit, so choose your username carefully.
What languages are there?
We are looking for volunteers to help further improve the current translations for:
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish (Spain)
- Spanish (Latin America)
- Polish
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Dutch
- Russian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Indonesian
- Traditional Chinese
- Simplified Chinese
We have also opened additional languages for community translation.
Thank you for helping us to localize Balatro so that even more people can enjoy the game!