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Proofreading of game dialogue and interface text

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Proofreading of game dialogue and interface text

Example result

Example for the Standard package

Proofreading: annual report of a community garden association

Before and after (excerpt)

Before:

This year the garden welcomed 23 new members, and our waiting list have grown to 41 familys. Thanks to a council grant of £2,400 we replaced the old shed, it's roof had been leaking since 2023. Volunteers put in over 1.200 hours, a new record! The composting area was moved behind plot 14, which means the paths along plots 12-16 is now clear for wheelchairs. Special thanks goes to Margret Hale who organised the Spring Plant sale.

After:

This year the garden welcomed 23 new members, and our waiting list has grown to 41 families. Thanks to a council grant of £2,400, we replaced the old shed; its roof had been leaking since 2023. Volunteers put in over 1,200 hours, a new record! The composting area was moved behind plot 14, which means the paths along plots 12–16 are now clear for wheelchairs. Special thanks go to Margaret Hale, who organised the spring plant sale.

List of changes (excerpt)

#ParagraphWasNowType
12waiting list have grownwaiting list has grownGrammar: agreement
22familysfamiliesSpelling
32grant of £2,400 wegrant of £2,400, wePunctuation
42shed, it's roofshed; its roofPunctuation; its/it's
521.200 hours1,200 hoursNumber format
62plots 12-16 isplots 12–16 areDash in range; agreement
72thanks goesthanks goGrammar
82Margret HaleMargaret HaleName: spelled "Margaret" on p. 1 and p. 4
92Spring Plant salespring plant saleCapitalisation, as elsewhere in the report

Consistency check across the whole report

  • Names: "Margaret Hale" (4 times), "Tom Okoye" (3), "Priya Shah" (2), all now spelled the same way everywhere
  • Organisation name: "Elm Street Community Garden" used in full the first time, then "the garden"; 3 cases of "Elm St. Garden" changed
  • Spelling: British throughout ("organised", "colour", "programme"); 7 American forms changed
  • Numbers: thousands with a comma, ranges with an en dash; amounts checked against the finance table on page 5, all match

Not changed (for you to decide)

  • Paragraph 6 says "nearly 50 volunteers"; the table on page 5 lists 46. Both can be correct, so we left the wording.
  • "Potluck" appears both with and without a hyphen in quotes from members; quotes were kept as written.

Total: 2,684 words checked, 57 corrections.

Client: Elm Street Community Garden, a volunteer-run association with 80 members Text: the 2,700-word annual report for members and the local council Brief: fix errors only, keep the friendly voice; use British spelling; plot numbers and amounts must stay exactly as given

The client and all details are made up.

About this service

Game text lives in string tables where one broken tag or a deleted {player_name} placeholder can crash a dialogue box. We proofread dialogue, quest text, item descriptions and UI strings, keep every placeholder, tag and line key intact and make sure each character keeps their own voice. We also flag strings that look too long for a button or a tooltip.

What is included

  • What you getCorrected strings with their keys in the same order, a list of changes and notes on strings that may not fit, on the order page and as a Word (.docx) file.
  • Placeholders kept{name}, %d and markup left intact
  • Character voicesFixes that keep each one's style
  • UI consistencyOne term for each item and menu
  • Length flagsStrings that may overflow
  • Keys in orderEasy to paste back into your table

How it works

  1. 1
    BriefYou send the strings and notes
  2. 2
    ProofreadingWe fix text, keeping tags intact
  3. 3
    DeliveryYou get strings ready to paste back

What we need from you

The strings pasted as key and text, or attached as an Excel or Word file, a short note on the characters and any length limits for UI text.

We will ask you:

  • What kind of game is it?
  • Which placeholders and tags does your engine use?
  • Are there length limits for buttons or tooltips?
  • Should invented names and slang stay as they are?

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Deadline1 day2 days3 days
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Placeholders keptYesYesYes
List of changesYesYesYes
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You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.

  • Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
  • The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
  • Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
  • Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
  • Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
  • Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
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Questions and answers

Will you change my characters' made-up words?

No. Invented names, slang and deliberate misspellings stay; list them in the brief so we know.

Can I send my string table as a spreadsheet?

Yes. We read the key and text columns and return the corrected strings with the same keys.

Do you test the text in the game?

No, we cannot run your build. Length flags are estimates based on the limits you give.

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