The official English translation of the game was really, really bad. In a game that (by design) relies on the text for you to figure out what is going on after you are thrown in with no memories, having to deal with the tortured grammar and poor word choices made it a struggle. It also caused the UI to be even more confusing and clunky than it needed to be. The mod fixed that and made this into a really interesting game.
This mod overhauls the English text of EYE. This includes the interface and dialogue.
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Note that the location of your game directory may be different from the one below, depending on where you installed Steam.
1. Go to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\EYE\EYE\
2. Make a backup of the existing folder "resource". Copy it and place it somewhere safe as a backup.
3. Extract the "resource" folder inside this .RAR file into:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\EYE\EYE\
Choose to overwrite files when it asks you.
*The following is ONLY for people using 4:3 video resolutions (1280x1024 and 1152x864):
Inside this .RAR file go to the folder "4x3 Monitor Patch". Extract the file "messeye_english.txt" into:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\EYE\EYE\resource\vgui\messeye
Choose to overwrite files when it asks you.
5. Start the game and enjoy! This mod is compatible with all save games.
Actually, the french text (their native language) was just as bad.
In what way?
I talked to another French person about the French version, and they said the dialogue was still nonsense.
For anyone coming here to look, here's the link to the 1.4 version: Mediafire.com
Thanks!
appreciated, thanks!
Alternative link from last year: Archive.org