Suggestion: Allow modders to use custom localization.csv

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Introduction

  • Localization.csv is a file found in the enlisted game files

  • It is responsible for displaying the correct text on UI according to the language selected by the user

  • When a text value is displayed, a game script will attempt to find a match in localization.csv.

  • If a match is found, the script returns an array of values and the game will display the value according to language selected by the user.

  • For example, "wave_briefing/welcome" will display as Welcome in English, 欢迎 in Chinese, and добро пожаловать in Russian.

Problem

  • Currently, custom localization.csv is not supported
  • The path for localization.csv is hard-coded in a DaScript file, which is not possible to be modified

Suggestion

  • I suggest that the developers can add an option for modders to include their localization.csv

  • Only a merger and a validator (for the custom Comma Separated Values file) are needed in the game script to recognize and use custom CSV.

  • ModsPacker.exe needed to be updated to also pack CSV files

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