I've been spending about an hour decoding the lettering on the Ishiman briefings, and I'll post my findings here. Big warning: There is no difference between an Ishiman S and T, and an Ishiman B and J. Other than that and a couple phonetic differentiations, it's all English in their letters. It should also be noted that sometimes the Ishimans abbreviate a name to its first four or eight letters.

If you want to figure it out for youself, continue looking at a new clue until you have all the letters. If not, I'll have a (url="http://"http://caalaklael.tripod.com/cheatsheet")cheatsheet(/url) available within a couple days.

Salrillian Battlestation: Translates to "This Battlestation"

Bunker Station: Assault Station

Cantharan Gunship: This is a good time to be a...

Thrntz: Thrn, Ambassador

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-Pallas Athene of Dysian Beta, Obish Consensus Representative
-Nieru Dast, {M}ilitia Aeriane
-Danae Vernius
"Cheaters don't really win, and winners don't really cheat. Unless you're talking politics." -Durandal

And here I was thinking that Nathan Lamont had just copy-pasted a bunch of random pictures to make those. Now I'll have to open it up with ResEdit and try to figure it out.

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"I think I have discovered the problem with humans. It is not entirely stupidity, as I once thought. It is their pigheaded and baseless philosophy: "If it isn't me, then it's opinions, feelings, and life do not matter, and it was meant to serve me." They also have this ability for creating excuses that are pointless, but they get others to believe it. A few examples: "It's only some savages. It's only five acres of rain forest. It's only one semi-truck. It's only fifty gallons of toxic waste..." After this realization, I marvelled at how humans, and the rest of the planet, have survived for so very long."
- Me

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Posted by Pallas Athene:
I've been spending about an hour decoding the lettering on the Ishiman briefings

fanatic!!

well aanyways, maybe nathan lamont did just make it up randomly. But Since ASI comes up with an excuse for every question some one asks. Nathan Lamont musta really thought this game through. Well ASI or Admiral, go ahead, prove me wrong...

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just take my post, and imagine everything is speeled right.
nickel count: 9

Actually, I just noticed it accidentally- that the second word in the Ishiman cruiser and the second word in the Gaitori cruiser were the same. Then I noticed a bunch of other stuff which just couldn't be coincidental, at sat down to study it. On a Sunday too

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-Pallas Athene of Dysian Beta, Obish Consensus Representative
-Nieru Dast, {M}ilitia Aeriane
-Danae Vernius
"Cheaters don't really win, and winners don't really cheat. Unless you're talking politics." -Durandal

Note: Do NOT translate the smaller writing on the Gaitori fighter. Trust me.

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-Pallas Athene of Dysian Beta, Obish Consensus Representative
-Nieru Dast, {M}ilitia Aeriane
-Danae Vernius
"Cheaters don't really win, and winners don't really cheat. Unless you're talking politics." -Durandal

OK, now that is sick! Report to the medical bay immediately for a complete brain wipe.

*DON""T

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Originally posted by Pallas Athene:
*DON""T

Did you translate it? I hope not...
The Cantharan Schooner is another odd, one, but a little... strange...
I haven't had enough concentration to translate Thrntz's; it seems to start out with "By order of his royal..." Apparently the Obish have a monarchy (or constitutional monarchy, as I would expect)

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-Pallas Athene of Dysian Beta, Obish Consensus Representative
-Nieru Dast, {M}ilitia Aeriane
-Danae Vernius
"Cheaters don't really win, and winners don't really cheat. Unless you're talking politics." -Durandal

Aagh! Now I have to find out what "Gaitori fighter" translates to! If you hadn't mentioned it, then I would not translate it. If you don't want sonebody to do something, tell them to do it. If you want them to do something, then tell them not to.

About an Hour Later-
OK. Now I see that it is sick. Never mind. Why did you spend so much time trying to decode that tiny print? The pixels make it almost impossble to see...
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"Then enemy gate is down"
-Ender, "Ender's Game"

(This message has been edited by nobody (edited 01-20-2001).)

I can't seem to translate the smaller writing on the Gatori fighter. Too small. Too blurred. What does it say? (I WOULDN'T have tried to translate it except you talked about it)

However, the bigger writing on the Gatori Fighter looks like "Have a Ham Sandwhich"!

I also just translated the big letters above the orbital shipyard thing, and it says: Urbital Shipyard. Not exactly good grammar, but that's what is says according to Pallas Athenes translation.

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(This message has been edited by Captain Carnotaur (edited 01-21-2001).)

Which mission briefing has an info picture for the Gaitori Fighter? I don't remember ever seeing one...

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It doesn't show it in the actual game, but there is one. Check the Ares Scenarios file using ResEdit or Resorcerer.

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Originally posted by Captain Carnotaur:
**I also just translated the big letters above the orbital shipyard thing, and it says: Urbital Shipyard. Not exactly good grammar, but that's what is says according to Pallas Athenes translation.

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Some of them just don't work. But what I've given works at least 95% of the time.

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(this is Slug talking)

Pallas, I have the font to that Ishiman lettering. I saw it on the EV boards once.... Once I get the internet up in my house I'll give you the font and post a key.

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-Pallas Athene of Dysian Beta, Obish Consensus Representative
-Nieru Dast, {M}ilitia Aeriane
-Danae Vernius
"Cheaters don't really win, and winners don't really cheat. Unless you're talking politics." -Durandal

(This message has been edited by Slug (edited 01-22-2001).)

Uh oh... chuckle

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Originally posted by nobody:
**Aagh! Now I have to find out what "Gaitori fighter" translates to! If you hadn't mentioned it, then I would not translate it. If you don't want sonebody to do something, tell them to do it. If you want them to do something, then tell them not to.

About an Hour Later-
OK. Now I see that it is sick. Never mind. Why did you spend so much time trying to decode that tiny print? The pixels make it almost impossble to see...**

Please! I need to know! SOMEBODY TELL ME!

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--Talon_Karrde, MoC, 61:4--

I agree with Karrde, please tell us!

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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

Why can't you guys just use the key and figure it out yourselves?

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"I think I have discovered the problem with humans. It is not entirely stupidity, as I once thought. It is their pigheaded and baseless philosophy: "If it isn't me, then it's opinions, feelings, and life do not matter, and it was meant to serve me." They also have this ability for creating excuses that are pointless, but they get others to believe it. A few examples: "It's only some savages. It's only five acres of rain forest. It's only one semi-truck. It's only fifty gallons of toxic waste..." After this realization, I marvelled at how humans, and the rest of the planet, have survived for so very long."
- Me

I refuse to post something as sick as the message on the Webboards. And that's not even bringing Karma into the picture.

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-Pallas Athene of Dysian Beta, Obish Consensus Representative
-Nieru Dast, {M}ilitia Aeriane
-Danae Vernius
"Cheaters don't really win, and winners don't really cheat. Unless you're talking politics." -Durandal

I tried translating it. Too small print.

Actually, I myself have made my own little alphabet for EVO. I made it all up, but I think it's a pretty good job. The links are:
(url="http://"http://www.carnotaurhq.com/graphics/species_languages.jpg")http://www.carnotaur...s_languages.jpg(/url) (url="http://"http://www.carnotaurhq.com/graphics/species_names.jpg")http://www.carnotaur...ecies_names.jpg(/url)

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To Escape Velocity: Nova and Beyond!
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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

(This message has been edited by Captain Carnotaur (edited 01-30-2001).)