Unit talking languages.

[xienwolf]

I'm amazed nobody is trying to find the actual language files to replace them with personalized recordings that are not from ANY language

I could see the spells from Bednobs & Broomsticks for the Balseraph language Each time you select a cargo ship it could say "Substitutiary Locomotion is for me!"

 

[cephalo]

I think even the Hawk speaks Arabic, which is probably good since he has to report so much detailed information.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Wel, it is well documented that Lions (Bannor Lions at least) speak fluent Latin.

 

[Slvynn]

that XLSM file not working... i mean i cant open it with Excel

 

[Slvynn]

Ok I Changed This File :

C:\Program Files\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete\Beyond the Sword\Mods\Fall from Heaven 2 030\Assets\XML\Civilizations\CIV4CivilisationInfos.xml

Malakims speaking Byzantium now , Calabim carthagian, Hyborem - Maya (fits alot), Clan - Ottoman, Malakim - Egypt, Elohim - Native American (sounds peacefull and calm).

 

[Fenboy]

Much better now, thanks

 

[Mesix]

I think French would be a good match for the Elohim...they are a peace loving bunch that aren't above having other people fight their wars for them.

I agree that the Elves would work nice with Celtic. Tolkien actually used Welsh names for the Elves in LOTR, but I don't think there is a Welsh language in the game.

Arabic seems appropriate for the Malakim.

I always think of the Lanun as being more like the Dutch than the Spanish.

 

[DharmaMcLaren]

Do we have any Quenya speakers? We could always make some recordings of that, as either Patrian and its ancestors (it's based on Finnish, Greek and Latin) or Elvish.
Alternatively we could record Proto-Indo-European as Patrian, which sort of makes sense, and base the Patrian-descended languages on that, since you can end up with French, Old French, German, Old High German, Germanic, Indo-European, Greek, Latin, Vulgar Latin, Celtic, etc.

 

[it-ogo]

If we are up to recording then i'd prefer always english but with various accents. Here is the international community so call for records with natural accents.

 

[Ekolite]

Arabic doesn't suit the malakim at all. FFH has been very successful so far at having a desert inhabiting civ that is clearly not based on arabs, unlike the *shudder* WH counterpart ''Araby''. Worship light, can't build assassins, disaprove of underhand stuff etc. Making them speak arabic is a step in the wrong direction, I imagine the malakim as being quite philosophical, their deserts are important trade routes - give them Greek or Carthaginian. Or you could give them Babylonian or sumerian, that would be a lot better.

 

[zxcvbnm]

How about recording good-sounding gibberish for everyone?

 

[DharmaMcLaren]

That could work!

 

[it-ogo]

Gibberish is hard to put in a system (even only phonetic). Natural languages and accents are automatically self-consistent.

 

[Slvynn]

I made Sidar as Summerians,
Kuriotate as Babylon - Kuriotate with babylon - make aALOT of sence (mega rich huge cultural overpopulated cities, also color )
Mercurians - Byzantian (close to Rome, Bannor), also fits fonetically
Malakim - Egypt - sounds deserts + philosophical
Elohim - Native Americans - sounds very kind and calm.
Infernals - Maya haha, listen it
Orcs - Ottomans - fits pretty much fonetically
Illians - Viking
Calabim - Carthagian- because it sounds very... calabim
Elves - Celtic
Luchiurp - Netherlands (close phonetically to German, which is Khazad)
Sheaim - Aztec.

 

[Ekolite]

Hmmm it said that malakim was hevilly influenced by elven (celtic). Don't the orcs/dwarves have their own ''speech'' already?

 

[Slvynn]

Hmmm it said that malakim was hevilly influenced by elven (celtic). Don't the orcs/dwarves have their own ''speech'' already?

not all units, it defined as old civ sounds (i think arabic too) in civinfo file.

 

[Fenboy]

Yea, its mostly the units that don't have their own graphics, like the dwarf settlers.

 

[Eldric IV]

Everyone should speak English.

 

[Fenboy]

Nah (and I am English), it detracts from the fantasy setting. Calabim OK, maybe one or two others, but everyone?

Plus the voice Firaxis used for the English Civ is kind of stupid. Sounds like the typical English that Yanks seem to think we all speak...

 

[Darkheart]

Plus the voice Firaxis used for the English Civ is kind of stupid. Sounds like the typical English that Yanks seem to think we all speak...

LOL....They probably got it from a 1950's Hollywood war movie. Whilst everyone else's warrior manages a few monosyllabic grunts, the English one, dressed in full tux of course, sits at a white linen cloth table and politely asks for a Martini.

Though it would be a shock if you clicked on your warrior and it went "Wotz yaw problem?"

Maybe we should all learn Elvish.

Edit: Yes, I'm English too!