sforzando is a free, highly SFZ 2.0 compliant sample player. Advanced sample hobbyists now have a powerful tool to experiment and share instruments without relying on proprietary formats. sforzando has only one instrument slot; no fancy UI, effects or mixers. Every tweak has to be done at the SFZ file level, no cheating!sforzando is also a name given for a sudden change in music dynamics which, in musical notation, is represented by the “sfz” symbol.
| Component | Translation Status | |-----------|--------------------| | Main menu & system settings | ✅ 100% | | Create-a-character (all armor, face, weapon parts) | ✅ 95% (minor tooltips missing) | | Empire management edicts (Develop, Recruit, Attack, etc.) | ✅ 100% | | Battle UI (morale bars, base capture prompts) | ✅ 100% | | Tactics card names and descriptions | ✅ 100% | | Officer dialogue subtitles (in cutscenes and during battle) | ✅ 90% (some generic lines repeat) | | Ending narratives and character epilogues | ✅ 100% | | In-battle tutorial pop-ups | ❌ 40% (still Japanese) | | Multiplayer mode menus | ⚠️ 70% (functional but some untranslated labels) |
You can also drop SF2, DLS and acidized WAV files directly on the interface, and they will automatically get converted to SFZ 2.0, which you can then edit and tweak to your liking!
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| Component | Translation Status | |-----------|--------------------| | Main menu & system settings | ✅ 100% | | Create-a-character (all armor, face, weapon parts) | ✅ 95% (minor tooltips missing) | | Empire management edicts (Develop, Recruit, Attack, etc.) | ✅ 100% | | Battle UI (morale bars, base capture prompts) | ✅ 100% | | Tactics card names and descriptions | ✅ 100% | | Officer dialogue subtitles (in cutscenes and during battle) | ✅ 90% (some generic lines repeat) | | Ending narratives and character epilogues | ✅ 100% | | In-battle tutorial pop-ups | ❌ 40% (still Japanese) | | Multiplayer mode menus | ⚠️ 70% (functional but some untranslated labels) |
