RMMV Localization engine?

[Woland]

Hey everyone. Any loc engines you recommend? I need it to be able to export all the texts into some .xls or .csv. All the texts, meaning not only message boxes, but also system stuff, like map names, etc. And of course, it should be able to import the file back, with the translations.
Probably too much to ask, but if it could also export the text fields in plugins, that would be ideal.

Any recommendations?

 

[Andar]

I really doubt that you'll get any single option that could do all of this - especially extracting the plugin strings will be difficult.

you might be better off to split the process - for example there is the official database exporter/importer available for free through steam that can export and import the entire database from the project into excel files. That includes the names and texts of course...

 

[Woland]

Yeah, the texts in plugins was a nice to have
I'll look into the exporter/importer. However, I'm guessing it doesn't really manage localization / switching languages, does it?

 

[Andar]

not in itself, but you can export, have the translation handled in excel and then import the translated terms etc. That will change the database to whatever you changed in the files.

 

[Woland]

Yeah, but won't give you the option to change languages in game. It will only swap one language for another. :/

 

[Andar]

most of the localisation plugins won't give you that either, just an option to create multiple single language games.

for internal localisation you'll need something like Ace's External Text script with its multilanguage option, but I haven't seen any equivalent to MV or MZ.

 

[Woland]

I don't think you're correct.

This allows you to swap between languages quite easily and has a nice editor, just lacks the export/import option:

Translation Engine – MV Plugin – RPG Maker MZ Plugins

sumrndm.site

This is a bit confusing but seems to have language switching on the fly:

Localization - Translate your projects into several languages

Author: DKPlugins Version: 5.5.1 Description: Localization of game. Translate your project into several languages. Requirements and dependencies: Availability of working plugin DKTools version 10.0.3 or above Features: Unlimited number of languages Ability to use different audio/image...

forums.rpgmakerweb.com

This seems to even have it all (or close to that):

Translator++ - Game Translation Tool

One day, I encountered a good doujin game at certain site. It has an exceptionally good user review, beautiful artwork along with captivating game play… on top of that, this game is distributed for free. But, too bad … this game is in Japanese, while I … just like the rest of 7 billion earth...

forums.rpgmakerweb.com

Swapping languages is very much a thing.

 

[dm604]

I've seen changing languages in game, but unfortunately I can't seem the find the sources now.
I think DK has one, and another famous developer has one, but I can't seem to recall his/her name.

If you want translation, it might be a good idea to check out these two pieces of software:


The famous Triacontane has written an auto-translation plugin that uses Microsoft Azure.

自動翻訳

ゲーム中のメッセージおよびデータを自働で翻訳します。

plugin.fungamemake.com

Lastly, if you want to extract all the text and store them in .csv or .json, this Japanese guy seems to have created a plugin. Unfortunately, the instructions are in Japanese, so you might need to translate that page yourself.

ツクールｍｖ　ローカライズ方法 - 穏やかに人生を楽しむブログ

ローカライズで難しいのはどう翻訳するのかということ、どうやってセリフを抽出するのかという点、どうやってゲームに反映するのかという点です。 ここではどう翻訳するのか、という難しい点は置いておいて、それ以外の部分について触れたいと思います。 まずはタイトル画面などのコマンド文字を英語にしてみる １．自作プラグイン（TranslateStrings.js）のダウンロード ２．１をpluginsフォルダに移動する ３．dataフォルダ内に新規でTranslateという名前のフォルダを作成 ４．GameStrings.jsonをダウンロード ５．Translateフォルダ内に４を移動する...

sctibacromn.hatenablog.com

 

[Plueschkatze]

Someone linked me an extension to SRDs plugin a while back. It's on itch
https://codeknack.itch.io/rpg-maker-mv-translation-helper
Not sure if that would be a help, as it not directly says something about .xls or so, just import/export texts for translations.

I haven't used it yet, so I can't give you much more informations than this link.

 

[Woland]

@dm604 @Plueschkatze thank you for the links, gonna explore them

 

[dm604]

Just saw this post. This might meet your needs, as it as in-game language change, among other things.

ODW - Multi-Language System Plugin

Multi-Language System Plugin v1.0.1 by Open Digital World Introduction This plugin allows you to reference and translate all the texts of the game according to your needs. The texts are simply written in JSON files grouped in specific folders by language. The choice of the active language in...

forums.rpgmakerweb.com

 

[Shaz]

I've moved this thread to Plugin Requests. Thank you.

 

[Woland]

@dm604 you think it is going to be compatible with MV?

 

[r66r]

Hello @Woland

I wrote this ODW plugin to be compatible with MZ only, sorry. But it works quite similar to the DK Localization plugin, and there is a version for MV that I recommend.

Note that with my plugin like DK's, there is no export/import of text from the database. You have to go into the editor and settings of each plugin to find the texts to translate and transcribe them into JSON files. My advice (and this is what I do with my plugin) is to do the translation work in a blank project, and then reuse it as bootstrap for new projects. It takes some time to do it, but it's all worth it for the future.

Edit: maybe, this plugin can be useful for you and meet your need.

https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/inde...gin-translate-your-game-with-po-files.123093/