# Different way

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [July 25, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397 "2013-07-25T00:11:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![Mr\_Epic\_Cheese\_Man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mr_epic_cheese_man/32/54_2.png) [@Mr\_Epic\_Cheese\_Man](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mr_Epic_Cheese_Man)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/1 "2013-07-25T00:11:44Z")

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Is there a way to make it so that not just Mph can be turned to Km/h and Fahrenheit to Celsius, but lots of other things like stores to shops, highways to motorways, motorcycles to motorbikes, trucks to lorries and gallons to litres and so on and so forth, I’d just like a bit more of a homely feel, being from the UK.

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**Author:** ![jcannon98188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@jcannon98188](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jcannon98188)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/2 "2013-07-25T00:38:16Z")

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The source code is avail. You can do that 🙂

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**Author:** ![vultures](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vultures/32/69_2.png) [@vultures](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vultures)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/3 "2013-07-25T01:45:43Z")

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Achtung! Autobahn! Halt! Alaaarm! Alaaaaaaarm!  
Aye carramba, me corazon…

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**Author:** ![Otaku](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/otaku/32/27_2.png) [@Otaku](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Otaku)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/4 "2013-07-25T03:04:01Z")

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It is possible, but in order to do so there would be a lot of small changes in the code that would not make much of a difference to gameplay, so the devs will probably put it off. If you want to take the source code and modify it to make it more English/British/UK-ish than feel free to do so.

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Epic\_Cheese\_Man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mr_epic_cheese_man/32/54_2.png) [@Mr\_Epic\_Cheese\_Man](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mr_Epic_Cheese_Man)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/5 "2013-07-25T03:05:23Z")

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If I knew how, I would.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/6 "2013-07-25T05:52:01Z")

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Actually the place where you would be off best looking isn’t at the source code, but rather looking at some of the translation groups. Maybe you could get some people together to do a “British English” translation of the game, it shouldn’t take too much work.

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Epic\_Cheese\_Man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mr_epic_cheese_man/32/54_2.png) [@Mr\_Epic\_Cheese\_Man](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mr_Epic_Cheese_Man)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/7 "2013-07-25T12:22:56Z")

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Where in the cataclysm code would I or the group of people I call friends have to change things?

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/8 "2013-07-25T13:57:07Z")

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Take a look at the files in lang/po/  
We’d need to establish a new en\_GB.po file if I remember the country code correctly, and someone would need to go through that file and translate Americanisms into Britishisms(?). Take a look through the file to get a feel for how much work it will be, but keep in mind there are various tools for editing it, you don’t have to edit it purely manually.

A typical text chunk looks like:`
#: help.cpp:774
msgid "H= Highway - Like roads, but lined with guard rails."
msgstr ""
`

Which you want to change to something like:`
#: help.cpp:774
msgid "H= Highway - Like roads, but lined with guard rails."
msgstr "H= Motorway - Like roads, but lined with guard rails."
`

If anyone wants to commit to making a canadian, austrailian, or any other localization (l10n), we can do that.

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**Author:** ![youtoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/779978/32.png) [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/9 "2013-07-25T14:23:50Z")

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could add zombie royal family members. however,they dont attack people since they are royalty. the other zombies attack for them, then pay taxes to support them. just saying…

if its going to be more homely shouldn’t the weather patterns change to rain all the time?

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Epic\_Cheese\_Man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mr_epic_cheese_man/32/54_2.png) [@Mr\_Epic\_Cheese\_Man](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mr_Epic_Cheese_Man)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/10 "2013-07-25T15:20:13Z")

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[quote=“youtoo, post:9, topic:2397”]could add zombie royal family members. however,they dont attack people since they are royalty. the other zombies attack for them, then pay taxes to support them. just saying…

if its going to be more homely shouldn’t the weather patterns change to rain all the time?[/quote]

That would make sense, but then when it gets sunny it should be REALLY hot. Cos’ that’s what it’s like over here.

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**Author:** ![MarkB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/markb/32/152_2.png) [@MarkB](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MarkB)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/11 "2013-07-25T20:47:32Z")

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[quote=“Mr. Epic Cheese Man, post:10, topic:2397”][quote=“youtoo, post:9, topic:2397”]could add zombie royal family members. however,they dont attack people since they are royalty. the other zombies attack for them, then pay taxes to support them. just saying…

if its going to be more homely shouldn’t the weather patterns change to rain all the time?[/quote]

That would make sense, but then when it gets sunny it should be REALLY hot. Cos’ that’s what it’s like over here.[/quote]

Now that you mention it, any British translation will need to add a “complain about the weather” dialogue option to all NPC conversations.

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**Author:** ![vultures](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vultures/32/69_2.png) [@vultures](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vultures)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/12 "2013-07-26T00:43:03Z")

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## Also, you won’t ever need to be going to the can to take sh\*t. Now you can just step into your Lorry to go to the Loo.

God thank you for BBC and the fine, street-coarse phrases throughout latest TV series. If it weren’t for you, I’d be forever asking myself is the “Spork or the Foon” dilemma all you ever argue about.

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**Author:** ![Aggrons\_shell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Aggrons\_shell](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aggrons_shell)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-way/2397/13 "2013-07-26T03:06:28Z")

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[quote=“youtoo, post:9, topic:2397”]could add zombie royal family members. however,they dont attack people since they are royalty. the other zombies attack for them, then pay taxes to support them. just saying…

if its going to be more homely shouldn’t the weather patterns change to rain all the time?[/quote]

I think you’re forgetting this is based of the new england region of america, not in Great Britten. Of course the argument could be made of “Maybe the cataclysm happened somewhere else this time”