Here’s yet another translation nobody asked for (but I wanted to play the game in English).
English Translation for the 2007 Akella FPS “Inhabited Island: Prisoner of Power” (aka “Prisoner of Power: La Genèse des Stalkers” aka “Обитаемый остров: Чужой среди чужих”).
Some notes:
Thanks go out to 3DSL supermember Virgil, whose otherworldly powers include being able to translate and transcribe spoken Russian.
FYI, this translation is not for purists. I’ve taken a few liberties with some of the text in this game for my own purposes. So expect deviations from the original.
There are several graphics files, text files, avi movie files, and sound files that can be overwritten in the game directory. I’ve included a text file with directions on where various files are located. Do backups. I’ve not yet tested the entire game.
Translations include the menus, HUD, on-screen dialogue, subtitles on videos, hint/tutorial screens, and loading screens. There may be some elements of the game left untranslated in case I missed something, or some files were hidden. Voices remain in the original Russian (if playing the Russian version of the game).
Regarding the videos/cutscenes: I had to import/convert the original .avi files, burn subs directly on them, and then import back into .avi. This means two things: 1) The quality has been degraded slightly. 2) File sizes are larger than the original. So, if you don’t want fuzzier, larger-sized vids (but also without English subs), then don’t replace the folder titled “video” included in this .zip).
The sound files are not necessary. But as a published musician, I found the original menu music to be—well, awful. So I replaced it with something from an unreleased CD of mine. It’s probably less appropriate, but it’s much less irritating, personally.
Having not yet played this, I'm crossing my fingers the source material shines through (the Strugatsky Brothers’ 1971 sci-fi novel of the same name). Hope springs eternal.
"Inhabited Island" English Translation:
http://www.4shared.com/file/6bPaBdQW/In ... Trans.html