UPDATE: Version 1.1.1 has been released. Please download that version instead.

Well, I've finally got some good old-fashioned game modding to report here. I have finished my translation of Rayman 2 from French into Irish, done with the help of the tool sna_nochar, created by MixerX and distributed on the Rayman Pirate-Community. As a sample of what has been done, here is the first ten minutes or so of the very last β-test of the translation:

I did miss one Lum on purpose, just to test that cutscene (I had previously tested the cutscene where one gets all 5 Lums on the first try). Then, after making this video this morning, I ran through the rest of the game (skipping some optional bits with no dialogue!) to find any other bugs. I am pleased to announce that the translation is now ready, and available for download from this server:

http://www.vigovproductions.net/R2Gaeilge.zip

The installation instructions are fairly simple, they are written in the Readme.txt file in the above ZIP, in both English and Irish.

By the way, I used VMWare to record the video. I realised it was easier to test my translation in a virtual machine, since I could switch back and forth to a text editor to make changes, without crashing the game. But running the game in a virtual machine caused the physics engine to run too fast at times, which made gameplay really awkward…

That said, the camera glitch seen in the video happens even without a VM, and seems to be caused by the camera reaching the island too early in the cutscene. I guess my rig's just too powerful!