Game in Different Languages.

[Will]

I'm thinking of making the entire site into other languages, I have people who can translate it. I was thinking either copy all the files into a different folder with all the text a different language or have a database for languages and have a code for every text and every page it searches the database for that code.

Which method do you people think is faster? I would prefer the second but I'm thinking it will be too slow.

[hamster01]

Re: Game in Different Languages.

Mysql with this would be pointless.

Rather check how things like phpbb and smf do it, language packs.

[Decepti0n]

Re: Game in Different Languages.

Have language files, like en.lang.php

Inside, something like

 

$lang['help'] = 'Help';
$lang['register_info'] = 'Register with us to do whatever.';

 

Translate that page, and include the one that corresponds to their language. I did it on a few new projects, but it takes a LOT of time to add new text into it, especially since while making new pages, i had to do things like:

 

echo '<h1>'.$l->register_info.'</h1>';

 

then had to add that text into the file. It takes a lot longer but it usually has its obvious benefits

[Will]

Re: Game in Different Languages.

Hmm. The php file idea sounds good. I thought of the Database so I could have a panel for my translators to translate phrases without me doing it.

[hamster01]

Re: Game in Different Languages.

 

Have language files, like en.lang.php

Inside, something like

 

$lang['help'] = 'Help';
$lang['register_info'] = 'Register with us to do whatever.';

 

Translate that page, and include the one that corresponds to their language. I did it on a few new projects, but it takes a LOT of time to add new text into it, especially since while making new pages, i had to do things like:

 

echo '<h1>'.$l->register_info.'</h1>';

 

then had to add that text into the file. It takes a lot longer but it usually has its obvious benefits

Or,

$lang = array(
 'af' => array(
       'reg' => 'registreer',
       'bye' => 'baai'),
 'en' => array(
       'reg' => 'register',
       'bye' => 'bye'));

Then to use it, you would use.

echo $lang['af']['reg'];

ps. decepti0n, thanks for the new bbc, and your avatar is not very good. ):

[UCC]

Re: Game in Different Languages.

I have really wanted to make a spanish language version of 2.0 but modifying every single page in my game is not something I am inclined to do. There is just sooo much text to modify

[Decepti0n]

Re: Game in Different Languages.

Theres no point in using multi-dimensional arrays

and will, you should be able to just loop through it all, if you have descriptive enough titles in the array

foreach ($lang as $key => $val) {
echo $key . ': <input type="text" value="'.$val.'" />';
}

 

well, thats an idea, then they'll have a form to just change everything

[hamster01]

Re: Game in Different Languages.

 

Theres no point in using multi-dimensional arrays

and will, you should be able to just loop through it all, if you have descriptive enough titles in the array

foreach ($lang as $key => $val) {
echo $key . ': <input type="text" value="'.$val.'" />';
}

 

well, thats an idea, then they'll have a form to just change everything

And why is that?

Edit: Oh now I see.. so i'm slow, so what. d:

[SaMz]

Re: Game in Different Languages.

it is a very good idea to make a game in a different language. if there was a change language mod it would be awesome and people will be paying alot of $$$.

[Jesse60905]

Re: Game in Different Languages.

I have an idea on how to do this fairly easily... Ima keep it to myself...

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