The story things should not be harder than usual; however, the script will recognize some/most skills, monsters, etc. not (only) by their id, but also by their original names.
Basically, if you want to modify the enemies names, for instance, you'll need to run a search for the exact original name in all the scripts and common events, to ensure they're not being referred to by this name (which you would have to change also, in case you choose this approach). If not, the English names will just be ignored by the script... This is bad.
in short:
* Maps: usually safe to translate the usual way
* Skills, items, enemies...:
- the descriptions should be OK to translate the usual way
- the names are not...
* common events and variables names should be ok (though it only helps the translator)
The "pain" can range from some effects/moves being broken, to plain ol' crashes. Crashes are better, in that you actually know you've done something wrong.
I 've come to the conclusion that letting the game run in japanese in the back, while showing English in the front, was the best modus operandi, especially if you have future mods/patches in mind. But hey, it's just me.
That being said, I haven't spent much time with Rhapsodia. I noted many coding similarities, but I doubt the final code will reach SQ's complexity. Even so, I already know it'll be easy to break if one is not careful...
Don't let what I've said demotivate you all the same
