Translation support
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UI
- Dominant language
- C#
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Description
Prerequisites for initial translations:
- Engine support:
- Translation support for yaml-defined strings. [
#3929 #18959] [#18965] - Translation support for code-defined strings. [#18965]
- Translation support for Lua-defined strings. [#18965]
- Change server messages to send a string ID and arguments to translate client-side. [#19847]
- Translation support for yaml-defined strings. [
- Tooling:
- Automated chrome string extraction. [
#5152 #18959 #20594] [#21134] - Automated format string sanity checks (verify that strings with formatting parameters define the same number across all translations). [#19847]
- Utility command for showing missing translation strings. [#19847 #21490 #21525]
- Automated chrome string extraction. [
- Extract hardcoded strings from C# code into English translation. [#20048 #20142 #20380 #20262 #20876]
- Extract hardcoded strings from Lua code into English translation. [#20265 #20387 #20390]
- Extract yaml strings into English translation. [#20393 #20400 #20585 #20725 #21204 #21241 #21385 #21386 #21484 #21489 #21526]
- Include language setting in crash logs. #20391
Later improvements:
- Support for detecting/downloading/installing foreign content bundles (sound/art). Related to the ongoing mod browser / installation work. [#11375 and followups]
- Support for switching art/sounds based on translation.
- Per language font initialisation [#17794]
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue is a broad translation-support checklist rather than a scoped task, and it names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by selecting one unchecked improvement and reviewing the linked issue where available, such as #17794 for per-language font initialisation. Done would require a separately defined scope and acceptance criteria for that improvement.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, lua, yaml
- Domain
- game-dev, internationalization, localization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100