Graphics/skin_config.json

@@ -1,4 +1,31 @@
 {
+    "transition_hint_title": {
+        "font_size": 32,
+        "text": {
+            "ja": "ゲームのヒント",
+            "en": "Hints",
+            "zh": "游戏提示",
+            "ko": "게임의 힌트"
+        }
+    },
+    "transition_hint_line1": {
+        "font_size": 26,
+        "text": {
+            "ja": "太鼓の面とフチをたたいてリズムにのろう!",
+            "en": "Hit the drum face and rim and ride the rhythm!",
+            "zh": "敲击鼓面和鼓边，跟上节奏吧！",
+            "ko": "북면과 테두리를 두드려 리듬을 타자!"
+        }
+    },
+    "transition_hint_line2": {
+        "font_size": 26,
+        "text": {
+            "ja": "黄色い連打音符はたたいた数だけ得点アップ!",
+            "en": "Yellow drumroll notes: every hit adds to your score!",
+            "zh": "黄色连打音符敲得越多得分越高！",
+            "ko": "노란 연타 음표는 두드린 만큼 점수 UP!"
+        }
+    },
     "screen": {
         "parent": "PyTaikoGreen",
         "width": 1920,

Scripts/global/transition.lua

@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ function SongTransition.new(title, subtitle, is_second)
     self.chara_l = tex.load_texture("global/rainbow_transition/chara_left")
     self.chara_r = tex.load_texture("global/rainbow_transition/chara_right")
     self.hint    = tex.load_texture("global/rainbow_transition/chara_center")
+    -- The hint block is baked in Japanese. Any other interface language draws the
+    -- three lines as text (skin_config transition_hint_title / _line1 / _line2) at the
+    -- rows measured off the texture, on the same fade.
+    local lang = tex.language and tex.language() or "ja"
+    if lang ~= "ja" and text and text.create_text then
+        local white, black = { 255, 255, 255, 255 }, { 0, 0, 0, 255 }
+        self.hint_title = text.create_text("transition_hint_title", white, black, false, 4.0, 2.0)
+        self.hint_line1 = text.create_text("transition_hint_line1", white, black, false, 3.0, 2.0)
+        self.hint_line2 = text.create_text("transition_hint_line2", white, black, false, 3.0, 2.0)
+    end
     -- 演奏スキップON badge (the reference build loading/loading_song.nulm, mc `enso_skip_on`)
     self.skip_badge = tex.load_texture("loading/skip_badge/badge")
     -- NOT latched here: GameScreen::on_screen_start builds the transition
@@ -276,8 +286,19 @@ function SongTransition:draw_bg(total_offset, rainbow_up, mini_up, chara_down)
         put(self.atlas_b, ORIGIN, 960 - bw * 0.5, 400 - bh * 0.5, bw, bh, info, SRC_BAND)
         -- 6. the hint block (「ゲームのヒント」 + 3 lines) on the same curve: the
         -- arcade turns every text field on at `stop` and off at `out`.
+        if self.hint_title then
+            -- texture rows (alpha > 200, outline included): title 165..202, line 1 228..257,
+            -- line 2 282..310, all centred on x = 960; the texture sits at y = 568.
+            local function centred(t, y)
+                if t then t:draw({ x = math.floor(960 - t.width / 2 + 0.5), y = y, fade = info }) end
+            end
+            centred(self.hint_title, 568 + 165)
+            centred(self.hint_line1, 568 + 228)
+            centred(self.hint_line2, 568 + 282)
+        else
             put(self.hint, REST_HINT, 0, 568, 1920, 512, info)
         end
+    end
 
     -- 7. 演奏スキップON badge, top-left, on the same fade as the band. The arcade
     -- shows it ONLY on the song-loading screens (loading/loading_song,