Stringtable Localization Catalog

Stringtable Localization Key-Family Catalog (prefixes, languages, structure)

Source-verified 2026-06-23 against master f8a76de3. Paths relative to Missions/[55-2hc]warfarev2_073v48co.chernarus/ unless noted. Arma 2 OA 1.64.

This page maps the taxonomy of stringtable.xml (9608 lines) — its XML envelope, the language column set, the key-family prefixes, the section-banner / shared U/shared W comment convention, and how keys are referenced from code. It is a structural reference, not a key dump: it does not enumerate the 1344 keys. For drift/missing-key integrity findings (e.g. STR_Supplies_2, hardcoded-English, missing param keys), see the localization sections of Mission parameters localization and generated build inputs and Assets config localization and parameters atlas — this page does not duplicate them.

XML Envelope

The whole file is one container. The four envelope tags are opened at the top and closed at the bottom (stringtable.xml:2-4, stringtable.xml:5798-5800).

Level	Element	Line
1	<Project name="Arma2">	stringtable.xml:2
2	<Package name="CWarfare">	stringtable.xml:3
3	<Container name="WF">	stringtable.xml:4
3 close	</Container>	stringtable.xml:9606
2 close	</Package>	stringtable.xml:9607
1 close	</Project>	stringtable.xml:9608

Every entry is a <Key ID="..."> element holding one child per language, closed by </Key>. There are exactly 1359 opening <Key ID= and 1359 </Key> tags (balanced). The canonical key shape — five language children — is the STR_WF_DEBUG entry at stringtable.xml:9-15:

<Key ID="STR_WF_DEBUG"><!--shared W-->
   <English>DEBUG</English>
    <Russian>DEBUG</Russian>
  </Key>

Language Column Set

The active column set is two languages: English and Russian. English is the only column present on all 1359 keys; Russian is present on 1332 keys. French, German and Italian each appear in only ~13 keys (a small IRS-smoke / recycle-truck block).

Language tag	Keys carrying it	Source
<English>	1344 (every key)	stringtable.xml:10
<Russian>	1319	stringtable.xml:13
<French>	1303	stringtable.xml:11
<German>	1303	stringtable.xml:12
<Italian>	1303	stringtable.xml:14
<Spanish>	10 (partial late additions)	stringtable.xml:94,102,413,9327,9336,9345,9354,9363,9388

Spanish is not a full column: it was added to only ~10 keys (the team-balance chat strings and the late "guided-bomb / missile-launch" block near the end of the file), e.g. STR_WF_CHAT_Teamstack carries a <Spanish> line at stringtable.xml:64.

Four further language tags (<Original>, <Czech>, <Polish>, <Portuguese>) each appear exactly once — all inside a single str_bipod key that is commented out and therefore dead. The block is wrapped in <!-- ... --> from its opening to its </Key> (stringtable.xml:62-73); treat those four tags as non-functional and do not model the table on them.

Key-Family Taxonomy (by prefix)

Prefixes are derived by bucketing all 1344 <Key ID= values. The dominant namespace is STR_WF_* (Warfare). A small legacy block uses bare STR_* / str_* prefixes inherited from upstream BECTI2. Counts are approximate family rollups (a key can match only one bucket below; sub-prefixes like STR_WF_INFO_* are pulled out of the generic STR_WF_* bucket first).

Family prefix	Approx. count	What it labels	Representative key (with English)	Source
STR_WF_* (other / uncategorized)	~228	Catch-all Warfare strings not in a named sub-family	STR_WF_DEBUG → "DEBUG"	stringtable.xml:9-15
STR_WF_PARAMETER_*	~201	Mission-parameter labels/values (lobby params)	STR_WF_PARAMETER_FPS → "WAYPOINTS BY CLIENT(CLASSIC ONLY)"	stringtable.xml:1385
STR_WF_RU_*	~175	EAST (RU) faction unit / vehicle / crew-slot names	STR_WF_RU_B1 → "Driver"	stringtable.xml:5748
STR_WF_US_*	~153	WEST (US) faction unit / vehicle / crew-slot names	STR_WF_US_B1 → "Driver"	stringtable.xml:5022
STR_WF_UK_*	~139	BAF (UK) faction unit / vehicle / crew-slot names	STR_WF_UK_B1 → "Driver"	stringtable.xml:5424
STR_WF_ALL_*	~101	Side-agnostic unit/defense content shared by all factions	STR_WF_ALL_L1 → "Medic Container [SPAWN]"	stringtable.xml:6171
STR_WF_INFO_*	~55	Information / status hint messages	STR_WF_INFO_BaseArea_Reached → "Information:\n\n You've reached the bases area limit..."	stringtable.xml:835
STR_WF_UPGRADE_*	~45	COIN upgrade names and descriptions	STR_WF_UPGRADE_Defense_Desc → "This upgrade improves static defenses..."	stringtable.xml:50
STR_WF_TOOLTIP_*	~44	Dialog button / control tooltips	STR_WF_TOOLTIP_ArtilleryToggle → "This icon allows you to toggle between the different artillery display mode on the map"	stringtable.xml:3423
STR_WF_CHAT_*	~41	System chat / sidechat messages	STR_WF_CHAT_Teamstack → "You are not allowed to join this team to guarantee balanced teams..."	stringtable.xml:88
STR_WF_COMMAND_*	~26	Command-menu labels	STR_WF_COMMAND_All → "All"	stringtable.xml:474
STR_WF_TACTICAL_*	~24	Tactical-menu / artillery-display labels	STR_WF_TACTICAL_ArtilleryStatus → "Status:"	stringtable.xml:3157
STR_UAV_*	~22	UAV interface labels (mission-local subset)	STR_UAV_Title → "UAV"	stringtable.xml:2391
STR_HINT_*	~15	Field-repair / action hint text	STR_HINT_FieldAllready → "Vehicle is allready being repaired.."	stringtable.xml:2195
STR_ACT_*	~9	Addaction labels	STR_ACT_FieldRepair → "Field repairs"	stringtable.xml:2300
str_coin_*	~9	COIN-menu UI strings (lowercase legacy)	str_coin_back → "BACK="	stringtable.xml:4350
STR_WASP_actions_*	~3	WASP-mod action labels (wheel-change / repair)	STR_WASP_actions_fastrep → "Light repair"	stringtable.xml:167
Mixed remainder (bare keys, no STR_WF_ prefix)	~50	A mixed bucket: ~22 bare STR_* legacy strings (STR_Summary, STR_Voting, STR_Commander, STR_Team, STR_Supplies, STR_Upgrades, paired *_2 variants), plus ~26 modern Warfare/WDDM gameplay messages with no STR_ prefix at all — RB_* rebuild-building names (x12, RB_Barracks), Bank* (x4, BankAlreadyBuilt), SiteClearance* (x6, SiteClearanceDone), and singletons (WddmCompositionCapReached, CBRadarNeedsAAR, DefenseBudgetFull, DefenseThreatGate)	STR_Summary → "Summary"	stringtable.xml:74

Smaller STR_WF_* sub-families also exist (e.g. STR_WF_UNITS_*, STR_WF_TEAM_*, STR_WF_MAIN_*, STR_WF_GEAR_*, STR_WF_END_*, STR_WF_RESPAWN_*, STR_WF_SERVICE_*, STR_WF_VOTING_*, STR_WF_EASA_*, STR_WF_SCUD_*, STR_WF_Repair_*, STR_WF_SkinSelector_*); each is fewer than ~15 keys and rolls into the generic STR_WF_* bucket above.

Engine-resolved prefixes are NOT defined here

The mission also references $STR_DN_* and localize "STR_EP1_*" keys, but these resolve from the base game (A2 / Operation Arrowhead) stringtables, not this file. This file defines zero STR_EP1_* keys and only one STR_DN_* key (STR_DN_BMP_HQ → "BMP (Terminal)", stringtable.xml:2384-2390); the others such as STR_DN_WARFARE_HQ_BASE_UNFOLDED (referenced at Client/kb/hq.bikb:34) and STR_EP1_UAV_action_exit (referenced at Client/Module/UAV/uav_interface_oa.sqf:25) are inherited from the engine. Do not add them here.

Comment Convention

Section banners

The file is organized into blocks each opened by a banner comment. Most early blocks are marked ... - ALL DONE (translation-complete); the late unit/vehicle/defense blocks carry ... BECTI2 stuff (lineage markers from the upstream BECTI2 codebase). Banners appear in document order, for example:

Banner	Line	Banner	Line
<!--COIN Upgrade Strings - ALL DONE-->	stringtable.xml:7	<!--PARAMETER Strings - ALL DONE-->	stringtable.xml:1362
<!--ACTION Strings - ALL DONE-->	stringtable.xml:61	<!--TOOLTIP Strings - ALL DONE-->	stringtable.xml:3422
<!--CHAT Strings - ALL DONE-->	stringtable.xml:252	<!--Upgrade Menu - ALL DONE-->	stringtable.xml:3843
<!--Command Menu - ALL DONE-->	stringtable.xml:473	<!--MAP Description - ALL DONE-->	stringtable.xml:4628
<!--INFO Strings - ALL DONE-->	stringtable.xml:834	<!--new BECTI2 stuff -->	stringtable.xml:4992
<!--Main Menu - ALL DONE-->	stringtable.xml:1203	<!--US BARRACKS UNITS BECTI2 stuff -->	stringtable.xml:5020

The BECTI2 stuff banners further sub-divide by faction and role (US/UK/RU/ALL/BLU × BARRACKS/LIGHT/HEAVY/AIR/TOWNCARS/TOWNFIGHTER × UNITS, plus COIN DEFENSES/FORTIFICATION/STRATEGIC/AMMO), e.g. <!--RU AIR UNITS BECTI2 stuff --> (stringtable.xml:7897), <!--ALL COIN STRATEGIC BECTI2 stuff --> (stringtable.xml:8702).

Inline status / ownership comments

Individual keys carry trailing inline comments that mark cross-faction reuse and translation status:

Inline comment	Count	Meaning	Example source
<!--shared U-->	71	String reused across the U (US/UK-side) faction set	STR_WF_US_B1 region (stringtable.xml:5020+)
<!--shared W-->	42	String reused across the W (Warfare-wide) set	STR_WF_DEBUG (stringtable.xml:9)
<!--check-->	10	Translation flagged for review	n/a (scattered)
<!--need rework -0.71-->	4	Marked for rework at the 0.71 revision	n/a (scattered)
<!--shared-->	2	Generic shared marker	n/a (scattered)

How Keys Are Referenced From Code

Two reference forms exist; both are valid Arma 2 OA syntax.

Form	Where used	Mission count	Example
localize "STR_..."	SQF scripts	218 callsites	if (count _camps == 0) exitWith {hint (localize "STR_WF_Repair_Camp_None")}; (Client/Action/Action_RepairCamp.sqf:22)
$STR_...	Config / UI files (.hpp, .bikb)	376 references	tooltip = $STR_WF_TOOLTIP_BackButton; (Rsc/Dialogs.hpp:54); text = $STR_DN_WARFARE_HQ_BASE_UNFOLDED; (Client/kb/hq.bikb:34)

localize takes a string-literal key and returns the resolved text in the active language; the $STR_... macro form is substituted at config-bind time inside .hpp control definitions (text, tooltip, etc.) and .bikb conversation entries. A key that exists in neither this stringtable nor a base-game stringtable resolves to the literal key id at runtime (the integrity pages track such drift).

Continue Reading

• Mission parameters localization and generated build inputs
• Assets config localization and parameters atlas
• Variable and naming conventions
• Mission audio catalog