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Welcome to the DFLocalizationTool wiki!

Requeriments:

• Java installed or install it (JAVA)

Start:

• Download the .jar file from lastest release and run it.

Some Instructions:

• Pick file 'Dwarf Fortress.exe' to find path base.
• Choose a language/codepage to be used in translation.

• Program will create a folder 'Localization' in path base. All the stuff will be there.

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• To Translate Files,
  • put on folder 'Translations' the PO Files, like downloaded from Transifex - Dwarf Fortress (only plain texts)

• press button 'Translate Files' and wait all process

• localized files will be in folder 'Localized'

• just copy and paste to path base and/or saved games, recommended make backups before copy/paste
• if you cancel or want a new localization, delete folder 'Localized' and repeat the process

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• To Create PO Files, if necessary any update.
  • put on folder 'PO' the original file names that want get words/lines to be translated

• press button 'Create PO Files' and wait all process
• this action will result in a Plain Text with coded texts, in same folder

• Understand the Codes of PO Files:

  • #: filename.txt : lines where are found
  • msgctxt "Top Item Text"
  • msgid "Original Text"
  • msgstr "Translated Text"
  • codeIN: "Code page of original file"