This section of the help files describes how to set the Generator to use a
different language. It also tells the advanced user how to write and update their own
translations. The Generator is also available from the website with the translations
already incorporated into the file.
Using a pre-written Translation
The process of reading in a translation is simple. The biggest effort is to
write the translation in the first place. Note that it only translates the
generator, not the source template.
- Download the translation zip file from the website. You MUST
use the one which matches your Generator version.
- Unzip it into the same directory as your generator.
- Re-name the directory to "LanguageData"
- Open the generator
- Go to the "Setup" sheet
- Click the "Read Language" button
- Go to the "Main" sheet
- Click "Save Workbook Only"
- Close the Generator
- Re-open the Generator
Write your own Translation
You may wish to customise your generator or change the translations. You
can edit the translation for yourself.
First, follow the first 3 steps of the previous section with the UK English
version of the data. Remember to get the one which matches your Generator
version.
The files in the "LanguageData" directory can be divided into three
different types:
- Data files
- Specialised Data files, and
- Sheet and form translation files
The normal Data files contain cyberware, weapons, etc, and should be filled
in as described in the Adding Reference Data
section. Do not leave blank lines between entries in these spreadsheets.
There is currently one one specialised Data file. It is called
"lifepath_events.xls". Only the text highlighted in red should be edited. Any
other changes could cause the lifepath generation to fail.
Two files determine all the text on the sheets and on the forms. These
files are "LanguageSupport.xls" and "StringTable.xls". Only edit the text
which appears in the grey boxes and do not move or remove any of the cells.
Follow the remaining steps from the previous section when you want to read
in your new Language Data.
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