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* All the strings in the menu, the HUD, the in-game messages, the different menus as well as inventory item names and categories have been made translatable. | * All the strings in the menu, the HUD, the in-game messages, the different menus as well as inventory item names and categories have been made translatable. | ||
* A [[I18N - Charset|charset]] has been defined and made supported by the code. | |||
* Both the menu font (Carleton) and the HUD font (Stone) have been patched to include the foreign characters. (''Stone misses a few, esp. uppercase ones.'') | * Both the menu font (Carleton) and the HUD font (Stone) have been patched to include the foreign characters. (''Stone misses a few, esp. uppercase ones.'') | ||
* The bitmaps in the various menus where converted to text, including the huge headers | * The bitmaps in the various menus where converted to text, including the huge headers | ||
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* There is a '''[[I18N.pl|script]]''' which can convert old FMs into I18N capable FMs, even matching different translations. | * There is a '''[[I18N.pl|script]]''' which can convert old FMs into I18N capable FMs, even matching different translations. | ||
* Both the 0xff character bug, as well as the problem that '''choiceDef'''s do not work have been resolved | * Both the 0xff character bug, as well as the problem that '''choiceDef'''s do not work have been resolved | ||
* Translations are complete for {{green|'''English'''}}, {{green|'''Dansk''' | * Translations are complete for {{green|'''English'''}}, {{green|'''Dansk'''}}, {{green|'''Italian'''}}, {{green|'''Czech'''}}, {{green|'''Polish'''}}, {{green|'''Portuguese'''}}, {{green|'''Russian'''}}, {{green|'''French'''}}, {{green|'''Spanish'''}} and {{green|'''German'''}}. | ||
* {{red|'''Hungarian'''}}, {{red|'''Slovak'''}} and {{red|'''Dutch'''}} are supported in the meunu, but not yet translated, hopefully some translators step up. | * {{red|'''Hungarian'''}}, {{red|'''Slovak'''}} and {{red|'''Dutch'''}} are supported in the meunu, but not yet translated, hopefully some translators step up. | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 3 June 2012
This article deals with the localisation/translation of both TDM itself, as well as Fan Missions.
The I18N support in TDM will only work with v1.07 or newer.
FM List
This list is incomplete!
| Name | Czech | Dansk | English | French | German | Italian | Spanish | Russian | Portuguese | Polish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awaiting the Storm | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Chalice | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Living Expenses | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Outpost | No | No | Yes | Yes | 50% | 50% | No | No | No | No |
| Special Delivery | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Thief's Den | No | No | Yes | No | 50% | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| The Thieves | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Saint Lucia | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
If you want to help translating these missions into other languages, you can download them here.
TDM Core
- 99%
- All the strings in the menu, the HUD, the in-game messages, the different menus as well as inventory item names and categories have been made translatable.
- A charset has been defined and made supported by the code.
- Both the menu font (Carleton) and the HUD font (Stone) have been patched to include the foreign characters. (Stone misses a few, esp. uppercase ones.)
- The bitmaps in the various menus where converted to text, including the huge headers
- The default Doom3 english.lang has been slimmed down (from >5400 to 200 entries), then all the nec. strings for TDM have been added, including a lot of sensible default strings that are either useful or used in FMs (like names for inventory items, speaker names and so on), resulting over 1130 entries.
- There is a script which can convert old FMs into I18N capable FMs, even matching different translations.
- Both the 0xff character bug, as well as the problem that choiceDefs do not work have been resolved
- Translations are complete for English, Dansk, Italian, Czech, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, French, Spanish and German.
- Hungarian, Slovak and Dutch are supported in the meunu, but not yet translated, hopefully some translators step up.
TODO
- The Download and Load/Save menu still need to be converted so their headlines can be translated.
- Adding accented and Umlaut characters the other fonts (only the 24px variant needs still to be done). To make this easier, a Font Patcher utility has been written.
- When an l10n.pk4 file is updated, the entire mission is redownloaded. That should be avoided somehow.
- Find more people who can contribute translations – maybe make it easier by creating a website where anyone can contribute translations for individual strings, ala launchpad?
See Also
- I18N - Main article
Translation resources
- The charset TDM fonts use
- I18N.pl - a script to transform a FM into a mission and I18N data
- Bug Tracker entry #2779
- Text Decals for Signs etc.
- Fonts in TDM
- Font Conversion & Repair - with links to ExportFontToDoom3, Q3Font, Refont, and Font Patcher
Overview of translations
- I18N Status - Which FMs are translated into which language (not entirely up to date)
- Translating FMs
- List of translators
- Translator's Guide
Translation discussions
