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Do you reckon replacing the numbers with wacky martian symbols might be cool? I like the idea of translating things, but seeing martians talk saying things like "2!" "3." "1" is a bit weird, if not funny in its own way

dukope320 days ago(+3)

I tried this first, but found it really hard to recognize/remember [random-glyph] as "hello". Better if it's readable, even if unrelated, to make looking it up in the blab-o-dex easier. I may add a letter to separate conversations, so "H2" instead of "31". Still figuring it out.

theeie320 days ago (3 edits)

You could do a bit of both and make a glyph numbering system.

Something like the Mayan numeral system, but a Marsian numeral system.

Dimitri Barronmore319 days ago(+2)

I'd consider trying it with short nonsense phrases written in the Standard Galactic Alphabet, of Keen and Minecraft fame. It was designed as a genuine font with the intention of players being able to legitimately read it, so it might work better, and it's already got a storied history of being used on mars.

neilka315 days ago (1 edit)

You may have played it already but Chants of Sennaar is a (very good) recent game that tackled the same kinds of problems

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