# Translations Team Discussion

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/translations-team-discussion/16.md?page=1

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## [Translation request](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/translation-request/17327)

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**Author:** [@Noctivagante](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctivagante)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/translation-request/17327 "2018-11-04T23:13:50Z")

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HI, I’m working on the argentinian translation. I’d like to request something. There is a “Disabled” word (currently, string 9876) that it’s used both on the Options menu and the Effects. Can you make it two different …

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## [How to submit new Hungarian translation?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-submit-new-hungarian-translation/14261)

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**Author:** [@dunee](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dunee)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-submit-new-hungarian-translation/14261 "2018-09-17T15:18:36Z")

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I’ve been chipping away at a Hungarian translation for around two years now. Started at Launchpad and then realized how out of date that was, so since then I’ve been translating experimentals offline. I feel the Hungari…

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## [Can a word be changed based on the gender of a variable?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-a-word-be-changed-based-on-the-gender-of-a-variable/16485)

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**Author:** [@Nylander](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nylander)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-a-word-be-changed-based-on-the-gender-of-a-variable/16485 "2018-09-10T09:34:50Z")

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Hi again everybody! :slight\_smile: I’m trying to translate the string “The glass shards slash your 1%s!” to danish, but I have encountered a small technical problem that i require some assistance to solve. The thing is …

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## [Greek Translation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/greek-translation/16518)

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**Author:** [@KosmicGR](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KosmicGR)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/greek-translation/16518 "2018-09-09T20:46:00Z")

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Hello, I’m one of the newer players that has found this game in the last few months. I don’t play a lot, but I’ve been following the development of this game for a while. I’m pretty fluent in English and Greek is my nat…

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## [Danish Translation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/danish-translation/16465)

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**Author:** [@Nylander](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nylander)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/danish-translation/16465 "2018-09-03T09:58:45Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m relatively new to CDDA, I found it just three weeks ago, and so far I’ve really been loving the game. I thought that I might be able to contribute by translating the game to danish as my programming ski…

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## [Translation - What are those 'survey' things (camp, farm, garage...)?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/translation-what-are-those-survey-things-camp-farm-garage/16319)

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**Author:** [@Noctivagante](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctivagante)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/translation-what-are-those-survey-things-camp-farm-garage/16319 "2018-08-21T02:08:11Z")

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Hi, I’m working on the argentinian translation. I don’t understand what are those survey things on the overmap\_terrain. I haven’t seen them on the game, but in Transifex I can’t figure them out. Maybe someone can help…

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## [I want a "spanish Reviewer"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-want-a-spanish-reviewer/14711)

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**Author:** [@mdtrooper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mdtrooper)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-want-a-spanish-reviewer/14711 "2018-08-20T19:09:57Z")

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Hi. \[copy&paste from reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/cataclysmdda/comments/7m8oyt/i\_want\_to\_validate\_the\_spanish\_translation\_how\_to/\] Well. I am a CDDA lover and free software lover and my natural language is spanish. …

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## [Android version being Updated with translations?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/android-version-being-updated-with-translations/15731)

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**Author:** [@Arche\_Zwei](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Arche_Zwei)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/android-version-being-updated-with-translations/15731 "2018-06-19T22:18:31Z")

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There was an Android port, but I dont see any changes reflected, as I cant compile from. source and upload to Google Play. Developer @a1studmuffin has gone silent? I would be very interested to invest time, if that cou…

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## [Icelandic translation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/icelandic-translation/15676)

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**Author:** [@tourist](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/tourist)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/icelandic-translation/15676 "2018-06-13T14:30:15Z")

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Hiya! Thanks all for the work on an amazing game. I’d like to do a translation into Icelandic. I think I’m a fairly competent translator. May I please ask someone to add Icelandic to the language list in the Transifex …

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## [Who could remove the deprecate translation file in Transifex?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/who-could-remove-the-deprecate-translation-file-in-transifex/15627)

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**Author:** [@mdtrooper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mdtrooper)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/who-could-remove-the-deprecate-translation-file-in-transifex/15627 "2018-06-13T13:58:12Z")

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Hi. In Transifex, there is a deprecated file for translate https://www.transifex.com/cataclysm-dda-translators/cataclysm-dda/master-cataclysm-dda-deprecated/ Well, when I try to translate “All resources”, I can’t beaca…

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## [Help with the meaning of an idiom](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-the-meaning-of-an-idiom/15533)

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**Author:** [@Argasm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Argasm)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-the-meaning-of-an-idiom/15533 "2018-05-24T01:25:50Z")

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I have troubles understanding the meaning of : “knee deep in the dead” Context : “A pair of customized, kevlar armored cloth boots, modified to provide maximum protection from harm, even when knee-deep in the dead.” Co…

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## [Traduction question](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/traduction-question/15519)

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**Author:** [@Argasm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Argasm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/traduction-question/15519 "2018-05-18T14:29:09Z")

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Hello, i’m working on the french translation and I have a question to ask : Do the “munition” word in ammo descriptions refer to a bunch of ammo (like in entry 816) contextual exemple : 5.7x28mm ammunition with 31gr …

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## [Brazillian Portuguese Translation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/brazillian-portuguese-translation/13135)

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**Author:** [@NuclearCunt](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NuclearCunt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/brazillian-portuguese-translation/13135 "2017-06-03T03:50:09Z")

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I am Brazillian, and I really enjoy playing these “roguelike” games, but when I show them to my friends, they are always discouraged on playing it, because it’s not in portuguese. So, I subject on helping the cause, beca…

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## [Trying to translate for Brazilian Portuguese](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trying-to-translate-for-brazilian-portuguese/11659)

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**Author:** [@Douglas12ds](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Douglas12ds)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trying-to-translate-for-brazilian-portuguese/11659 "2017-03-27T08:50:24Z")

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Hello Wasteland Oddly Bionic modded travelers. I’m Douglas and I’ve met CDDA while I was searching good ASCII, it’s was love at the first sight. But, I’m sad for being the only Brazilian that loves this game and share th…

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## [Update of Transifex](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/update-of-transifex/9257)

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**Author:** [@Valiant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valiant)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/update-of-transifex/9257 "2017-03-26T20:02:09Z")

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I noticed an update of Transifex (at least for Russian translation). Now there are 4 translation sections: “one”, “few”, “many” and “other”, while original English variant still has only 2: “one” and “other”. Can someone…

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## [Main site/news to Polish translation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/main-site-news-to-polish-translation/12220)

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**Author:** [@Arczix](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Arczix)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/main-site-news-to-polish-translation/12220 "2016-07-17T21:42:24Z")

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Hi! I’m asking about permission to translate the news site to Polish, because it haven’t been touched since 2013. If it is not the place to ask such questions, delete the post plz. Peace out

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## [The WTF Thread](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-wtf-thread/2519)

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**Author:** [@yobbo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/yobbo)\
**Replies:** 134\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-wtf-thread/2519 "2016-03-24T07:40:31Z")

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This thread is for asking about any bizarre strings you don’t know how to translate. I know I saw some variant of “%s %s %s’s %s%s” when i was marking strings for translation. Well, maybe not quite that bad, but there w…

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## ["Mangled human corpse" string](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mangled-human-corpse-string/11127)

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**Author:** [@Noctivagante](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctivagante)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mangled-human-corpse-string/11127 "2015-12-22T18:11:36Z")

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How is the text “mangled human corpse” formed? Which string is it on Transifex? I have to fix the translation for that sentence, but I couldn’t figure out how it’s formed. I guess it’s something like “%1$s %2$s %3$s”, …

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## [New item's name display](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-items-name-display/10894)

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**Author:** [@Noctivagante](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctivagante)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-items-name-display/10894 "2015-11-19T06:23:25Z")

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I have some problems translating the new item’s name display, the string “%1$s%2$s%3$s%4$s%5$s%6$s” First (and I think that LazyCat-rus told me this happens on argentinian translation only), the game doesn’t show spaces…

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## [Errors in English strings](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/errors-in-english-strings/4155)

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**Author:** [@Wuzzy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wuzzy)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/errors-in-english-strings/4155 "2015-11-14T19:04:08Z")

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This thread is similar to the WTF Thread, but it is not quite the same. In this thread I want to collect errornous or poor original (English) strings. In order to translate something, the translators have to assume that…

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## [Korean](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/korean/10812)

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**Author:** [@LazyCat-rus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/LazyCat-rus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/korean/10812 "2015-11-06T07:58:57Z")

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mmm… I received 2 request for korean language on transifex. So, should i take translations update from transifex instead launchpad? There can be only one option.

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## [Action list in english](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/action-list-in-english/10776)

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**Author:** [@Noctivagante](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctivagante)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 7:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/action-list-in-english/10776 "2015-11-02T07:23:48Z")

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In the last experimental version (0.C-3833), the object’s action list appears in english, no matter what language you choose on the menu. \[image\]

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## [Shut down German Launchpad translation page (Transifex is used instead)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shut-down-german-launchpad-translation-page-transifex-is-used-instead/10606)

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**Author:** [@Wuzzy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wuzzy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shut-down-german-launchpad-translation-page-transifex-is-used-instead/10606 "2015-10-01T08:38:28Z")

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Would anyone mind if the German translation on Launchpad were to be closed down? https://translations.launchpad.net/cdda/trunk/+translations I would NOT recommend to translate anything German on Launchpad, since I excl…

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## [Grammatical cases](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/grammatical-cases/10423)

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**Author:** [@Valiant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valiant)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/grammatical-cases/10423 "2015-08-29T05:06:03Z")

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Is there a chance that Cata will support grammatical cases? Some time? It would be a biiiig facilitation for translators.

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## [Is there a way to reload the translations and redraw the screen in-game?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-reload-the-translations-and-redraw-the-screen-in-game/9756)

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**Author:** [@impossible](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/impossible)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-reload-the-translations-and-redraw-the-screen-in-game/9756 "2015-06-08T20:25:47Z")

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It will be very convenient. :slight\_smile:

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## [When will the next release come out?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/when-will-the-next-release-come-out/9662)

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**Author:** [@impossible](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/impossible)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/when-will-the-next-release-come-out/9662 "2015-06-02T18:12:47Z")

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Just want to know if there is enough time for my team to provide the Cantonese translations. ;D Progress: 76/19368

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## [I have questions about modding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-have-questions-about-modding/9356)

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**Author:** [@qqq5255](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/qqq5255)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-have-questions-about-modding/9356 "2015-04-10T20:50:07Z")

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I’m a modder in Korea, and I have questions about modding I added new profession. And I want to selelct this profession on Challenge - Lab. How can I do this? .json cannot support korean, so I writed description and na…

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## [Italian Translation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/italian-translation/7878)

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**Author:** [@seonder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/seonder)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/italian-translation/7878 "2015-03-10T13:42:21Z")

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Hello everyone, i’m pretty new here on the forum, but i’m following this game since the very beginning and I would like to make an Italian translation of it. I’m an Italian-native speaking man of 29 YO. I live actually…

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## [Strings totally locked down for 0.C, any estimates for translation completion?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strings-totally-locked-down-for-0-c-any-estimates-for-translation-completion/9087)

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**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strings-totally-locked-down-for-0-c-any-estimates-for-translation-completion/9087 "2015-03-10T06:26:01Z")

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Hi all, you may be aware that we’re rapidly closing in on the 0.C release. I just pushed what will hopefully be the last set of string changes for 0.C https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/11481 and I’m hopi…

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## [SCT (scrollable combat text) encode problem on Russian](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sct-scrollable-combat-text-encode-problem-on-russian/9081)

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**Author:** [@Firestorm\_01](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Firestorm_01)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sct-scrollable-combat-text-encode-problem-on-russian/9081 "2015-03-07T14:04:18Z")

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Scrollable combat text (SCT) on Russian for me looks like this \[image\] I know that it is encode problem. I have russian localization installed. But other text is ok. The only problem is SCT. I tried changing font in f…

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