Custom Localizations

[ZOS_ChipHilseberg]

Over the past few weeks we have implemented a secure system to supply custom localizations for ESO. Here are the steps for setting up a custom localization:

1. Choose a prefix for your language. Any two letter string is valid, but we would recommend sticking to the official language codes.
2. In the addons folder make an “EsoUI” folder, and then a “lang” folder inside of that.
3. Inside the “lang” folder make <prefix>_pregame.str and <prefix>_client.str files. These files will contain UTF-8 encoded text.
4. Fill out the .str files with lines of the form: [<stringId>] = “text”. For example: [SI_ACCOUNT_NAME] = “Translated Account Name”.
5. In the addons folder make a “gamedata” folder, and then a “lang” folder inside of that.
6. Inside the “lang” folder place a translated <prefix>.lang file.
7. Set the game language to your new prefix and the game will load your localization files.

The goal is to get this into the next patch right now. Please leave any questions or feedback here.

[ZOS_ChipHilseberg]

The changes from the last post are it no longer only supports a specific set of custom languages, and it now supports pregame.

[sirinsidiator]

This sounds great and I have two questions.
Does this affect the variable expansion of $(language) in the addon metafile in any way?
And will GetCVar("language.2") return the custom language code as it has in the past?

[ZOS_ChipHilseberg]

Yes to both. We are loading $(language)_pregame.str and $(language)_client.str.

[TERAB1T]

In Russian localization we use custom fonts (because ESO doesn't support cyrillic charset). How can we replace default fonts with our custom fonts in pregame, loadscreens, Crown Store and other places that don't support public API?

[ZOS_ChipHilseberg]

Hmm, that's a stickier problem. I'll have to give some thought to it.