SWTOR Localization

Star Wars: The Old Republic fan-localization project

Quick Start

Game translation

1. Specify your game folder in localization_assistance/Gamework.py and run it to extract all known .stb files. Copy them into resources_stb/en_all/
2. Copy the directory you want to translate from localization_assistance/resources_stb/... to translations/.../0_EN/
3. Use localization_assistance/translation_tool.html to open and translate .stb files. (Blank lines can help you to understand the dialog structure.) Place translated files to translations/.../
4. Specify xml in format parameter in tor.extract_everything() in Gamework.py and copy extracted files to resources_xml/. Use 3rd-party programs to translate big files such as npc.xml and convert them back to .stb using localization_assistance/xml_to_stb.py
5. Collect the translated content into trans/ with localization_assistance/files_to_trans.py. Copy the game paths of the files you want to collect to localization_assistance/name.txt and specify all required parameters in .py file (end_of_source_directory, prefix), then run .py file
6. Execute localization_assistance/files_unification.py to replace quotes, dashes, Sith, etc.
7. Edit trans/settings.txt (game path, filename in trans/) and trans/info.txt
8. Package the files from trans/ into trans.zip specifying this password: iz20Wo4suqmUcZHFXL8G (7-zip, ZipCrypto)
9. Copy this package to your localization program directory, reinstall translation

Modifying localization program

Localization program is based on PyQT5. Graphics files contain "gui" prefix. After editing the source files, build them into executable with pyinstaller.

pyinstaller --onefile --icon=icon.ico --noconsole main.py

Then build the setup executable with Inno Script Studio (don't forget to edit paths in program/Build/base24_12.iss)

Directories

Program

SWTOR localization program that installs translation by modifying the game content.

Localization assistance

Different tools for game localization (such as .stb to .xml file converter).

Trans

Translated game files to be inserted into the game content.

Translations

Original and translated game files.