Multi-mods translation mod
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:34 pm
Hello,
I'm not sure where to put this post as it deals with different aspects of the game. Feel free to move it if necessary.
I'd like to know if there are any plans to improve the way the game manages mod translations in the future.
With the Factorio French-speaking players community, I'm managing a mod that provides a French translation for many mods (currently around 450).
This project originated from the fact that a lot of modders don't want to handle translations themselves (I can understand why). Afterwards, they also have difficulty keeping up with updates. And a single mod avoids long and tedious searches in the Mod Portal for each mod installed.
With so many mods being supported, it becomes difficult to ensure that there are no inconsistencies between them (different translations with the same key). To avoid this, the solutions currently in use are unfortunately not really clean.
It's a real pity that we can't currently offer the right (and only the right) translations, depending on the mods actually installed.
This situation takes away part of the gaming experience for players who add mods to their game and who are not good English speakers.
Thank you in advance for your responses.
bev
I'm not sure where to put this post as it deals with different aspects of the game. Feel free to move it if necessary.
I'd like to know if there are any plans to improve the way the game manages mod translations in the future.
With the Factorio French-speaking players community, I'm managing a mod that provides a French translation for many mods (currently around 450).
This project originated from the fact that a lot of modders don't want to handle translations themselves (I can understand why). Afterwards, they also have difficulty keeping up with updates. And a single mod avoids long and tedious searches in the Mod Portal for each mod installed.
With so many mods being supported, it becomes difficult to ensure that there are no inconsistencies between them (different translations with the same key). To avoid this, the solutions currently in use are unfortunately not really clean.
It's a real pity that we can't currently offer the right (and only the right) translations, depending on the mods actually installed.
This situation takes away part of the gaming experience for players who add mods to their game and who are not good English speakers.
Thank you in advance for your responses.
bev
