Thread: Ainsi - Utf-8
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10/21/19, 10:49 AM   #5
Baertram
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If the txt file contains Umlauts äöüß etc. it needs to be utf-89 but WITHOUT the byteorder mark (BOM) or the game will not show the umlauts. If the file is utf-8 WITH BOM it won't load properly so remove the BOM with notepad++ please if you see it.
SAme counts for the lua files. If contents are written in text like "Hello Bärtram" the ä won't be shown ingame properly if the file is ANSI only, so it needs to be UTF-8 e.g.

MAybe some descriptions have changed in Votan's files or he changes his editor and this one uses UTF-8 as standard now. It's just the encoding of the file, nothing special. Ignore it in your editor, shouldn't make any difference.
The only problem can be the byterorder mark (BOM) as I said. If this is set to the files they cannot load properly ingaem into the addon manager (they sometimes do, sometimes don't) and you should tell Votan to remove them from his files with UTF-8.
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