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Overview

In this topic, we will discuss the right layout of files and folders, running translations locally, and explanations into the txt files and their names.

Folder Structure

This folder contains various translations in the game, each with its own txt file.

├── [ Translation Name ] Example: EN
    ├── Muldraugh, KY
        ├── description.txt 
        ├── title.txt   
    ├── Riverside, KY
        ├── description.txt
        ├── title.txt    
    ├── Rosewood, KY
        ├── description.txt
        ├── title.txt        
    ├── West Point, KY
        ├── description.txt
        ├── title.txt
    ├── Challenge_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── ContextMenu_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── DynamicRadio_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── EvolvedRecipeName_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── ContextMenu_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── Farming_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── GameSound_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── IG_UI_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── ItemName_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── MakeUp_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── Moodles_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── Moveables_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── MultiStageBuild_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── Recipes_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── Sandbox_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── Stash_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── SurvivalGuide_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── Tooltip_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── UI_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── language_[ Translation Name ].txt
    ├── credits.txt

Functionalities

  • Folders

This is your spawning point of the game, and inside of that folders contains:

├── Muldraugh, KY
        ├── description.txt 
        ├── title.txt

description.txt This is the Map's description; you may translate it, but be cautious not to modify HTML ELEMENTS

title.txt This is the title of the map.

  • Challenge_[ Translation Name ].txt

This is the list of modes available in Project Zomboid, and each mode includes translations.

  • ContextMenu_[ Translation Name ].txt

This is a translation for the context menu in the game.

  • DynamicRadio_[ Translation Name ].txt

This is a translation of random occurrence for wheater, power outage, and survivor communication.

  • EvolvedRecipeName_[ Translation Name ].txt

This is a translation of the project zomboid's translation about opening cans and making a tea.

  • Farming_[ Translation Name ].txt

This is a translation of every item in the farming section.

  • GameSound_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation for each sound; some may appear in the menu but not in this file.

  • IG_UI_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of all the game's UI text.

  • ItemName_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of all of the game's item names.

  • MakeUp_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of all types of make up.

  • Moodles_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of all of your character's moods, as seen in the game's side screen.

  • Moveables_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of crafting methods like in (carpentry); right-click.

  • MultiStageBuild_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of crafting walls and upgrading them.

  • Recipes_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of all recipes to craft an item.

  • Sandbox_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation creating a custom sandbox in the game.

  • Stash_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of an random letter/maps from a survivors corpse/car/house

  • SurvivalGuide_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of the introduction to survival guidelines, crafting, water, vehicles, foraging, and so on.

  • Tooltip_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of the items functionalities (microwaves,firearms,TV's,clothing... etc)

  • UI_[ Translation Name ].txt

This file contains a translation of the game's UI (multiplayer mode)

  • Language.txt

This file contains the language, what version and the encoding

  • credits.txt

This file contains credits the to authors.

Warning

Writing and modifiying the indiviual txt files you should replace the [ Translation Name ] into two words such as: EN ( English ), PH ( Philippines )

And also modify inside in file Example: It should change the "'PH"' to a language associated with the file name _[Translation Name].txt

Challenge_PH = { 
..................
..................
..................
}

Make sure that you will not modify HTML ELEMENTS

Testing Translations Locally

To test the translations (or modified English texts) in your game, place the files from this repository in …\projectzomboid\media\lua\shared\Translate

You can back up the original translation first and then replace the folder or make a copy.