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  2. Potentially Offensive Visual Content

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    To German law, there is no difference between a Swastica and the "Hakenkreuz" Nazi symbol, there are also some derived and ancient German symbols banned due to use in Nazi propaganda til the very day, it's similar in Austria as fas as I know.

    There are two exception to this: In satire and political/historical depiction for educational purposes. Though the game has some kind of historical context, it's clearly entertainment, so the game would be illegal in Germany...

    Could someone clarify this?

    The wikipedia article on Strafgesetzbuch section 86a says this:

    Note that the prohibition isn't tied to the symbol itself but to its use in a context suggestive of association with outlawed organizations. Thus, the Swastika is outlawed if used in a context of völkisch ideology, while it is legitimate if used as a symbol of Hinduism or Buddhism. Similarly, the Wolfsangel is outlawed if used in the context of the Junge Front but not in other contexts such as heraldry, or as the emblem of "landscape poet" Hermann Löns...

    I'm not suggesting the above article is the answer we're looking for, but it would be useful to find out the facts about Germany's criminal code before commenting further on the subject.

    And just to be clear, I don't really have a preference for whether the symbol appears on a Mauryan texture or not.

  3. Potentially Offensive Visual Content

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    It is a matter of taste and priorities, eventually this can only be resolved one way or another, such as by the project lead's decision, by committee or by team vote.

    Agreed.

    Not to belabor the point, but you also risk losing distribution venues over including swastikas. Perhaps not as many as over topless women, but as an Israeli, you'll agree that there are a lot of irrational feelings over that symbol. Saying "there is no issue" / "these are not the droids you are looking for" is a bit too easy, IMO.

    Wolfenstein 3D is based during the second world war and features Nazis. These are not the droids you are looking for.

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  7. Audio Design 5 - Voice List

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    If folks want to pursue recording other languages, we first need help from language experts to submit and verify translated phrases for each of the factions.

    The only translations we're satisfied with currently are Ancient Greek - those were written and reviewed by a number of individuals with knowledge of Ancient Greek. Since nobody on the team is a language expert, we are relying on the online community to help out with this.

    The phrases can be viewed here:

    http://trac.wildfire...udio_Voice_List

    If someone has knowledge of ancient Carthaginian, Celt, Iberian, Persian, Roman, or Mauryan languages you can help us by translating our phrases in this format:

    What is it? — τί εστι; — tí esti? — [tí esti]

    My lord? — δέσποτά μου — déspotá mou — [déspotá muː]

    I will walk — βήσομαι — bḗsomai — [běːsomai̯]

    I will go out against — ἀντέξειμι — antékseimi — [antéksiːmi]

    I will build — τεύξω — teúksō — [teǔ̯ksoː]

    I will work land — γεωργήσω — geōrgḗsō — [geoːrgěːsoː]

    I will gather together — συλλέξομαι — sylléksomai — [sylːéksomai̯]

    I will herd — νέμω — némō — [némoː]

    I will fish — ἁλιεύσω — halieúsō — [halieǔ̯soː]

    I will attack! — eisbàlomen

    I will repair — siachno

    I will hunt — kynegetèo

    I will heal — iàomai

    I will march! — porèuomai

    I will retreat! — hypochorèsis

    Battle cry — alalài, alalalài!

    I will garrison — parafulakh

    Please post translations in this topic - trac should be used for storing 'approved' translations only.

  17. Voice-Actor Application - Miles B. Huff (Sweyn78)

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    ...and the female voice acting is indeed quite nice. It is a bit quiet, though, and I noticed that being the case with my recordings, too.

    I believe someone else on the team complained about the new female voices being too loud when I first committed them, so they were quietened in the soundgroup xml file (which also controls the pitch variations you mentioned). There's no need to edit the sound files themselves.

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