_() localise

Syntax

var localisedStr = _("string");

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Notes	Game Version
"string"	String literal		The string to translate. Must be a primitive, string literal. See Notes section below for more details as to why.	3.1 Beta 1

Return values

Notes

Localisation happens in two stages.

The first stage is part of the design/build process, and uses _() merely as a marker for strings that need localisation:

• A 'gettext' script parses files looking for occurrences of _("some string") – it adds each string it finds to a .po file
• The .po files are used by translators to create localised versions of the strings
• The .po files are then compiled in to .mo files that are bundled with the game

For this reason, you can't use variables or constants inside of _(), because that would confuse the gettext script.

Then, at run-time, the _() actually does the localisation:

• Looks for the string in the relevant .mo file
• If found, returns the localised string
• If not found, returns the original string

Currently there's no way to determine what language other players in an MP game speak, and there's no way to specify a target locale in the _() function. See related forum topics for more information.

If you want to know more about localising Warzone 2100, view the official translations topic in the forums.

Example

console(_("hello world")); // translate "hello world" in to user's language