Lost Freedom 0.9 - Dev Log #1


Hello everyone!

I'm currently working on rendering the new scenes for the upcoming update.
Among them, there's a new Evil Kate's scene... yes, she's coming back!
I've also spent a considerable amount of time going through the script and correcting a lot of spelling and translation issues, both in Spanish and English. And when I say a lot, I really mean a lot.
For the Spanish version, most of the corrections were related to moving the entire game toward a more neutral form of Spanish. Because of that, the number of corrections is quite high, even when the original text wasn't necessarily "wrong."
The English version was a different story. There were many more serious issues that had accumulated over time: missing words, overly literal translations, unnatural or non-idiomatic expressions, incorrect word choices, and other mistakes that could make some lines sound strange, change their intended meaning or even making no sense. 
Here is the number of corrections I've made so far:
  • Prologue: 5 Spanish - 7 English
  • Chapter 1: 250 Spanish - 190 English
  • Chapter 2: 516 Spanish - 220 English
  • Chapter 3: 74 Spanish - 48 English
  • Kate's Story: 511 Spanish - 175 English
  • Andy's Story: 194 Spanish - 59 English
  • Amanda's Story: 129 Spanish - 53 English

There are probably still some mistakes hiding somewhere, but the number of issues has been dramatically reduced.
This is something I've wanted to take care of for quite some time, especially because some of the older English translations were made very literally. Going through everything again is taking a lot of time, but I think the overall quality and consistency of the game will be noticeably better once it's finished.
And now, for the change log:
Change Log
  • Words: [no count yet] (47,679 full game)​​
  • Images: 66 (4,483 full game)
  • Animations: 0 (57 full game)
  • Gallery Scenes: 0 (15 full game)

There will probably be two or three new gallery scenes in this update as well. My current goal is to continue working until I reach the new Isabella content.
So, for now, I'm mainly focused on rendering the new scenes, finishing the script corrections, and getting everything ready for the next release.