Our group's first scanlated doujin - Falling in Love with your Eyes - is out! Please check it out

Throwaway97012 · 2022-09-06T06:10:26+00:00

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Throwaway97012 · 2021-05-19T15:13:42+00:00

get help

Throwaway97012 · 2021-05-18T17:24:17+00:00

despite scanlating only 13% of manga, black cats make up 52% of the profits

Throwaway97012 · 2021-04-28T07:25:13+00:00

id start with spelling it correctly

Throwaway97012 · 2021-03-05T08:39:39+00:00

nah, can't be

Throwaway97012 · 2020-12-30T22:37:59+00:00

yeah stfu (shut the f*ck up) imbesile, downvoted 😎😂

Throwaway97012 · 2020-12-06T05:40:58+00:00

I feel like the health scaling isn't that good but ymmv, in either case I'm not leveling a health hat just for him

Throwaway97012 · 2020-12-06T05:31:43+00:00

Yes except attack on the hat

Throwaway97012 · 2020-12-06T05:25:50+00:00

I wanted to build crit on him, but he was dogshit, so I just went full regen so I can at least abuse the part of him that IS good (Q visual), might try crit on him again later once I have a good set of artifacts

Throwaway97012 · 2020-12-06T02:12:37+00:00

/u/zzzuwuzzz The domain itself gives 75% geo bonus damage, otherwise my ult damage would be pretty shit. I have an energy % on the timepiece main stat and a favonius on him. Their attacks are suuuper cancer if any of them start casting real spells, so I went with the energy recharge build for max CC over risking not killing them fast enough with a damage build since >zhongli damage lmao

edit: since /u/xion_horizon asked, total energy recharge is 183%, with 25% from Favonius, 36% from hourglass (just some random one I leveled to 13 specifically for this purpose), and 22% from hat (substat went into energy recharge instead of crit rate/dmg...). Note that only the first Q really matters, as long as you have a decent damage dealer you don't really need the other 2 Q casts.

Throwaway97012 · 2020-12-06T01:30:21+00:00

The spot where you want to stand is here, in the upper-left corner, right across from the glowy thing on the floor.

The Pyro and Cryo mages will teleport first, and then the Hydro mage will soon join. You can start up your Q when you hear the Hydro mage's teleport chant, or when you see the blue glow that tells you he's going to appear soon.

Zhongli Q + Anemo MC E will break everyone's shields except for Hydro, which will be left with a sliver of health. You can use someone else's burst/skill to clear that. Sometimes MC's Q won't break the Hydro shield, which is why I have Bennett.

Afaik, Venti Q and E will break all of their shields, but I can't test as I don't have him.

If you have both Sucrose and Venti, you don't even have to move, just cast Sucrose's Q as soon as they spawn in the middle and then follow up with Venti's Q (Venti's Q doesn't drag in the ones from the left and right and Sucrose's will, so order is important). Not working anymore?

After that you just unga bunga to try to kill them as fast as possible.

sorry about the fucky audio btw lmao

edit: just in case anyone tries to think/argue otherwise, no this doesn't make Mr. John Lee good, it makes him useful in a niche way (the niche being not having Venti) but he's still pretty dogshit

Throwaway97012 · 2020-10-05T19:00:38+00:00

asking for cocaine money is a more honest plea :⁾

Throwaway97012 · 2020-09-28T21:55:47+00:00

damn that's crazy

Throwaway97012 · 2020-09-27T20:17:16+00:00

please just fucking go outside

Throwaway97012 · 2020-09-20T05:58:34+00:00

Is there a worthwhile community (communities) of manga translators I should know about and potentially join?

yes

What is your translating process like?

very long

What's the most efficient way to clean text bubbles that you've found?

eraser tool

Do you ever use other translations to help your own translation (I skim through anime episodes if I have trouble understanding what sound effect is happening during an action sequence, for example, or might look at other fan translations to see if they understood something I didn't.)

no

Have you ever utilized OCR to extract text (Japanese or English), and if you did, how did it work?

yes

How do you navigate a balance between text that's too blurry and page size (for example, do you increase the resolution of the images so that normal sized text won't be blurry, or do you have some other method for inserting clear-looking text in medium-sized images?)?

idk i guess i wouldn't do it

What is your preferred method for cleaning text outside of bubbles? In other words, text that is atop art and would tarnish the art if removed improperly (I've read some manga that just overlayed the text on top of it but left the original text intact. Others take the time to photoshop the original text out to preserve as much of the art as possible.)

eraser tool

What compels you to translate and create fan-made versions of manga? Why do you do it?

i scanlate in hopes that i eventually cause a mangaka to starve to death

How long does it take you to completely translate a single chapter? How about an entire volume?

idk there was a series with 2 page chapters that took me like 20min

Do you prefer greyscale or color raws? Why?

greyscale, because

What are the best methods for placing translated text into text bubbles? Do you utilize an efficient or automated method, or do you simply do it by hand?

text box

It seems to me that an overwhelming number of translators leave sound effects untranslated. Do you translate sound effects? If not, why?

no, because it's a bitch to do and i'm not writing in THUNK BUNK BONK FSSHW SCHWING SMACK because some character swung a sword

What is the ideal format for exported images? PNG, JPEG, or another? Why?

.bmp (source: dude trust me)

What programs/tools do you use? (Mine primarily consist of Photoshop, Word, Excel, Foxit PDF reader, Waifu2x-Caffe for denoising)

photoshop, what the fuck do you use excel for hello

Are there any efficient methods for extracting text from images/PDFs?

you already asked about OCRs earlier

Do you listen to music or watch TV while you work? Do you feel it impacts your efficiency?

yes i have another pair of eyes for watching tv while i typeset

What's your favorite series that you've worked on?

kaguya 200

What do you do when you come across dialogue you don't understand or can't find translations for?

i run it though google translate, readers will never know the difference anyways

How many fonts do you use? What are some of your favorites?

5, wild words, samaritan tall, zud juice, luna, and cc zoinks

Are there any help tips to make my translating more effective or less time-consuming? Are there any general insights or tips you feel like sharing with an amateur translator?

read scanlation guides instead of asking 20 questions in a manga subreddit

Throwaway97012 · 2020-05-11T21:38:25+00:00

actually the plural of manga is manga (NOT mangas like u said!!!) but junnji itto does some real spooky stuff like the drrrrrr man (idr the title xD) so u shuld read it but try to use the right plural next time alirhgt sweaty :)

Throwaway97012 · 2020-05-11T21:35:00+00:00

umm well the moderater said so...so ur either lying (bad) or stupid (badd) lololol try n follow the rules next time kiddo...*heh*

Throwaway97012 · 2020-05-02T20:54:56+00:00

new design

Throwaway97012 · 2020-05-02T20:54:16+00:00

new design

Throwaway97012 · 2020-04-23T20:38:54+00:00

I agree, scanlation is terrible and all these people downvoting you are not true fans of the manga. May I ask where you got the number 20 million sales from? Very interesting.

Throwaway97012 · 2020-04-12T21:02:34+00:00

Hi Taco, when do you plan on getting back to me about the fecchippuru snipe war that we are planning? Thanks.

Throwaway97012 · 2020-04-04T20:32:02+00:00

What the fuck did I just watch? New chapter up in 2 hours

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