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[Ohne Mitleid]

If anyone made it this far into the post, some of the information I provided was either incorrect or conjecture that proved incorrect. I could ramble on about it, but I already do too much of that.

The game is now complete. Next steps? (These are all "Should I...? questions)
- Submit the pages I translated to grammar and / or translation forums?
- Submit a list of modifications I have made for approval
- Request someone's opinion on what they feel is better (a poll probably) ?
- Have the entire game play tested? I am too close to it and have seen it too many times to try new things that might "break" it.
- The doc provided in the Extras for this download does not accurately reflect and omits some of the information about the game controls. What should I do about that?

And then:
What now? How do I submit it? I don't think this is really a "hot" game, but I am hoping a few fans will want to try it out.

I also have a full screen shot map of Level one, World one that I would love to share but don't know how to go about that.

I would also like to edit out all links in previous posts I have provided so no one thinks I am spamming, advertising or trolling (even though I don't know what that last one means).

Final question: What's next that I can do with Abandonia? I don't have $$$ but I can do some things to contribute / donate.

And where is MrDeadly anyway?

[dosraider]

Seems to me it would be a real nice one to add as 'extra'.

Also: congrats, well done.

[DarthHelmet86]

If you want us to check your translations (I mean check the English version of what you have written not if its a correct translation) I would be happy for it to go into Grammar.

For the game I think it would be nice as an extra on the game page.

On the note of the Doc, write a new one with the correct info and we can see about uploading it.

[MrDeadly]

Congrats guys! This is the best retro-game-related news I've had in a long time! You've made my weekend Ohne! Thanks so much for putting so much time and effort into bringing us (me!) an English version :-) Count me in for play testing, please PM me as soon as possible.

I can't say what the next step should be, but some play testing done by other gamers, and grammar/spell checking, can't hurt. Just to weed out possible annoyances. And a modifications-list would be nice just so that one can see what's actually changed from the original version. If the controls are inaccurately described in the original doc then the description should get a re-write in my opinion. At least as an updated doc that comes with this fan-version?

Oh, and I think the full screen shot maps you speak of would make an excellent "extras" download. I know I've often wanted a level-map while playing...

[Ohne Mitleid]

@dosraider: Thanks!
@DarthHelmet86: I will go about submitting for grammar
@MrDeadly: I will PM you as soon as I finish this post

The doc doesn't need to be rewritten in its entirety. I forgot when I posted that it refers to the shareware version of the game, and not the full game. The only things that really need to be changed are the number of levels per world and left / right commands for paddling (swimming slowly, unless someone has a better term).

This is the revision text content that will be included in the zip as ENGREV.TXT. The zip file contains all of the exact same files except for the files listed below, which were replaced.

January 14th, 2011
Changes have been made to the following files:

ATLANTIS.EXE
- All onscreen German text translated to English

START.LBM
- Corrected palette color so NOCH Software logo no longer has a lighter background
- Added revision notation to the bottom of the Production Team screen
- Removed Shareware from Lost City title screen
- Stylized the scrolling text for the intro movie to be more in theme with the game ending (and not broken at the end of sentences)

COMMON.LBM
- Changed 3rd sprite of Skill Level screen to read BEGINNER / MASTER instead of ANFÄNGER / MEISTER
- Performed the same change as above for on screen status bar skill level

1, 2 and 3.MNU
- Altered graphics to display in English

FINISH.LBM
- Translated to English and replaced graphics

[MrDeadly]

I know this post will probably do nothing else then show how totally green I am about coding etc, but I just had an idea and I'm throwing it out here anyway. It is about the possibility of adding ingame-music to The Lost City of Atlantis. If it is possible to identify which "coding" enables music to play during the main menu, is it then possible to copy that coding and add it to a level, but then substitute that menu-music-track with something new? If not, are there any other ways we might be able to get ingame-music?

[The Fifth Horseman]

Yes and no.
What we've done here is just hacking up the game resources and finding ways to replace them.
What you're asking for would require someone with at least passing level of familiarity with Assembly and skillset (and software) required to disassemble the game executable - essentially, reverse-engineer the code from the executable - then modify it and put it back together.
Beyond what I can do at this time.