Introducing Myself

[Grey Roger]

Purpure has gone international! The mod for "Pirates of the Caribbean" is being translated into Spanish, and Purpure's dialogue and story texts are now included:


@Homo eructus, who did the translating, pointed out an interesting coincidence. Assuming that "squire" in "Squire of the Sea" is figurative, referring to a noble and brave character, rather than a literal servant of a knight, he translated the title as "La Hidalga de los Mares" - and then noted that the Spanish title for the old film "Captain Horation Hornblower R.N." is "El Hidalgo de los Mares". Spain already has a "squire of the sea" and Purpure is in distinguished company!

 

[Purpure Longstride]

That's interesting to know. Yes, the Squire is a metaphorical title, not a literal reference to any knight's servants. I've read the Hornblower books myself.

 

[Homo eructus]

Purpure has gone international! The mod for "Pirates of the Caribbean" is being translated into Spanish, and Purpure's dialogue and story texts are now included:
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@Homo eructus, who did the translating, pointed out an interesting coincidence. Assuming that "squire" in "Squire of the Sea" is figurative, referring to a noble and brave character, rather than a literal servant of a knight, he translated the title as "La Hidalga de los Mares" - and then noted that the Spanish title for the old film "Captain Horation Hornblower R.N." is "El Hidalgo de los Mares". Spain already has a "squire of the sea" and Purpure is in distinguished company!

That screenshot contains a typo in the dialogue. Fixed now

 

[Grey Roger]

That screenshot contains a typo in the dialogue. Fixed now

Just in time - I'm about to upload a long overdue update!

 

[Purpure Longstride]

Hello again, it's been a year since I last checked these forums, but my art project's still going strong. I've attached a few more bits of art from 2024 about the pirate world.

 

[Grey Roger]

Nice work!

Of particular interest are the one with dark hair, white shirt and blue trousers and the one with fair hair and light blue dress. Here's why:


On the left, character model "50_33Petra". On the right, "towngirl1".

If you go into a tavern in PoTC, you'll often see a random character sitting at a table waiting to be hired as an officer. Sometimes it's female, and of those, occasionally she uses the "50_33Petra" model. She's not quite the same as yours, with grey trousers instead of blue, and a blue sash, but when I saw your pictures I was immediately reminded of this one.

"Towngirl1" can be seen wandering around towns, either a random visitor or a permanent resident. A few of them are associated with quests. The one in the picture is Sabine Matton, daughter of a storekeeper and not very happy about it because he wants to send her off to her godmother on another island, and ultimately to force her into a marriage. If you do the right things, you can get her as an officer. For a female PC, this is very easy - Sabine looks up to you as a role-model and actively asks to join you. A male PC needs to be sneakier - nothing unpleasant for Sabine, but you do end up double-crossing her father.

If you don't like the brown part of "towngirl1", there's also this:

"Brinkley" is a more ornate version of "towngirl1", without the brown bit and with more elaborate decoration on the blue. She's used for a specific character, whom you may meet if you choose to play Captain Jack Sparrow's storyline.

And all of this reminds me that I need to get on with Purpure's pirate outfit! The beret which she's wearing in those new pictures will be a problem, but I should be able to finish off the model with the tricorne hat.