I18N.pl

Introduction

The script fm_translate.pl separates the main FM data from all the texts and other assets that need to be changed in order for translation.

Requirements

• Perl. For Windows, use Strawberry Perl.
• The script from Bloodgate.
• The language files under strings/*.lang

Usage

On a console (a "DOS Window" under Windows):

perl fm_translate.pl --english fms/outpost/outpost.pk4 --french fms/avant_poste.pk4

The output packages will be created under output, as:

output/outpost.pk4
output/outpost_i18n.pk4

The FM dictionaries

Once the script is finished, it will replace as much hard-coded strings like "Silver Key" with string temlates like "#str_20000" and place these in a FM-specific dictionary. These dictionaries are put into a sep. PK4 file under the directory strings/fm/.

See here for examples and how to translate these files.

See also

• Internationalization - Main article
• Translating Fan Missions
• Strawberry Perl.
• The script itself