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[WarlordFil]

Ragabul the Ontarah wrote...


I know.  I find the whole translators thing fascinating as well.  I don't think turians can pronounce plosives at all with the way their mouths are shaped.  That makes me wonder about guys like Septimus that have a "P" in their name.  It wouldn't surprise me if in actuality a lot of turian names cannot be pronounced by a human.  Think about Li on Noveria.  Maybe "Septimus" is just the closest approximation that a human can manage and then the translators keep you from mangling it as you speak.  I'd like to here Garrus say "Shepard" with no translator.  I bet it's probably really bizarre sounding and hilarious.

Actually, I suspect that the translators spit out many Turian names in Latin.  As in, they take the meaning of a name and express that  meaning in Latin.  Just as how many human names have their roots in other languages not necessarily spoken by the people bearing the names.  My own name translates in Hebrew as "bitter rebel."

"Septimus" translates as "seventh son."

"Octa," the child found alive on Taetrus, is "eighth."

"Garrus" Is, I swear, linguistically related to the word "garrison."

I'm not sure about Pallin, Chellick or Kuril but I'm not a Latin scholar myself.

[kraidy1117]

Kotori Ky wrote...

Actually, the codex points out that there are devices that most everyone uses that translate languages. Shepard, when talking to Thane, says that her translator must have slipped when he calls her "Siha".... I mean, not all species talk the same way... as in like... the Hanar use light in the communication. Some might not be able to speak in a way humans or similar beings can understand. The use of mechanical translators makes the most sense... just have to calibrate them for each new species. (Reminds me of the Chanar books...)

Yup, all races have a diffrent language, when a new race is added to Citidal space, they are added to something. Forget the codex. Beleive it was in ME.

[Kim Shepard]

kglaser wrote...

I wanted to respond to this yesterday, and tell you all about the time I lost my keys and found them 6 days later in the oven, but this crappy Trojan or whatever my computer has has been totally wreaking havoc with...well, everything.  I'm about to get a sledgehammer.  Seriously, don't make me laugh, my internet connection is barely holding together as it is.
So in case this doesn't let me say anything else...GARRUS!!!!

If I hadn't been able to find the controller for six days... I probably would have read through Revelation, Ascension, part of the Mass Effect Wiki, and spent a lot more time reading the Garrus thread. xD

I lost a computer to viruses too. It was beyond repair. D: This is why I won't connect my Xbox to the internet to get any DLC. If there's a way to send viruses into game systems, the internet will probably find one. Although, on the subject of mods, I did see a thread in the Mass Effect General Discussion forum about modding the Xbox version, I think you still need to use the PC to access those files. I wouldn't attempt it, since I'd probably just break the game. I might end up getting a gaming PC at some point... but not in the near future.

Modifié par Kim Shepard, 15 mai 2010 - 05:15 .

[Collider]

Needn't worry about your Xbox getting viruses. Microsoft isn't going to send you any.

[Kim Shepard]

Collider wrote...

Needn't worry about your Xbox getting viruses. Microsoft isn't going to send you any.

I tend to worry about those things... bad luck with computers, and then there's all the stories I read about Xbox failures. Luckily, mine hasn't had any problems. I have better luck with game systems.

Anyway, I'll just wait a year or two, try to learn more about computers, and then I can have DLC and mods at the same time. xD

@Ragabul the Ontarah: I would be likely to mess up something and then not be able to fix it. I read something, either in that thread or another one, about accidentally replacing Shepard's face textures for hair textures. o_o; So many mods look cool though - I've even seen TIM's eyes on Shepard, and glowing eyes, and eyes that almost looked turian-style.

[Mr.BlazenGlazen]

Hows everyone doing tonight? What are we talkin about?

[Re_spawNZ7]

Hiya Clan V. Just catching up with the thread - you guys have been BUSY...I love it.. I have to say that we have many clever people posting here but, Raga, your insights into topics are always a fantastic read - articulate and thought provoking!:wizard:

Just wondering if anyone has seen today's Daily from Cerberus?:
Players of the extranet game “Galaxy of Fantasy” held a virtual march
supporting the survivors of the Vallum Blast. Over one million players
attended in the virtual space of Radiatum Park, where an online kiosk
set up by the game’s developers allowed them to donate to the victims of
the blast. “The players have been incredible,” says community manager
Enrique Schofgee. “The entire basis for the game is turian mythology.
To see turians under attack like this in real life strikes a chord in
our players to do something.” Prominent player Alila Minaro agrees. “We
spend hundreds of hours defending and maintaining this world immersed
in turian culture. You can’t do that and not have a little turian
public spirit rub off on you.”

I vote for "Galaxy of Fantasy" as next Mass Effect expansion 

Oh, and (as always) Garrus!

[Re_spawNZ7]

Mr.BlazenGlazen wrote...

Hows everyone doing tonight? What are we talkin about?

Hey Blaze, we're just shooting the proverbial Turian breeze here

[Mr.BlazenGlazen]

Thats all kewl. I've been busy with alot of BS in school for the last couple days so i missed out on 10 pages or so. Yeah i like reading the cerberus daily news. I just wish i could comment on those news segments =/

[Re_spawNZ7]

Talking of modding - that great new Garrus look a few pages back - can anyone tell me how/where to go for instructions on how to mod it on a pc. I tried but had google fail as I wasn't entirely sure what I was searching for. I would love Garrus to have that outfit!

[Chimervera]

Rebe70 wrote...
I vote for "Galaxy of Fantasy" as next Mass Effect expansion 

Oh, and (as always) Garrus!

If they made a Galaxy of Fantasy MMO, I'd probably buy it - even though I have no actual interest in MMO's. I just love the thought of a game based around turian mythology.

Rebe70 wrote...

Talking of modding - that great new Garrus look a few pages back - can anyone tell me how/where to go for instructions on how to mod it on a pc. I tried but had google fail as I wasn't entirely sure what I was searching for. I would love Garrus to have that outfit!

The outfit requires texmod. Apart from that, I have no idea - the only game I've ever modded was Oblivion.

Modifié par Chimervera, 15 mai 2010 - 06:00 .

[Pacifien]

Mr.BlazenGlazen wrote...
Thats all kewl. I've been busy with alot of BS in school for the last couple days so i missed out on 10 pages or so. Yeah i like reading the cerberus daily news. I just wish i could comment on those news segments =/

I was under the impression you could leave a comment, but it had to be in-character to the Mass Effect universe and it had to be moderated first.

I'd roleplay an Elcor chef.

Extreme Outrage: These terrorists must be stopped. For every dextro-amino cookie you buy at my store, 1 credit to the poor orphans of this tragedy.

[Collider]

Ragabul the Ontarah wrote...

I just thought of something really weird and pretty off-topic. If you have no ME1 LI (no picture on desk in ME2) and you don't pursue a ME2 LI, what does Shep do pre-Omega 4? No scene at all I expect.

Cry into his/her pillow

I've heard that Shep does nothing, there's no scene.

[Pacifien]

I like to think my Shepard would coax various squadmates into one final game of Skyllian Five.

[Collider]

Yea I did - I used charm and won with extra cash and Tali said "Never underestimate Shepard."

[Pacifien]

Actually, I haven't seen that particular one, but I did see the one where Shepard says they should be friends during the romance scene. That was heartbreaking to watch. I don't recommend it, it is bad for your health.

[Collider]

Pacifien wrote...

Actually, I haven't seen that particular one, but I did see the one where Shepard says they should be friends during the romance scene. That was heartbreaking to watch. I don't recommend it, it is bad for your health.

It is. I can't watch the damn thing with sound on.