How to change the language?

[HighLigerBimBam]

Seriously i can not find a option how to change the language. For me (german) it is very bad translated. The worst fact is that the translation is partly so long that it is clipping into other interfaces and informations. For example it is impossible to determine army forcelimit.

In the starting screen button where you can see dlc`s and mod`s the button is called "Zufrieden" which means statisfied, happy or pleased... What the hell does paradox want to tell me?

Other than that, well you guys know the game is great...

 

[HighLigerBimBam]

I really want to know how, i tried reinstall and changing the localisation filenames, but it was not working as expected.

 

[Woo-Cash]

(My documents)\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV\settings.txt
Second line is language. Sorry if it's too late.

 

[unmerged(791785)]

(My documents)\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV\settings.txt
Second line is language. Sorry if it's too late.

I also had that issue, but this changes not all the language texts. Provinces are still in the old language and i can't find an option, where to change it. Looks weird, when i want to play the game in english, but the province names are "Goldküste" and stuff like that. Maybe there is another option, which has to be changed?

 

[Mizzle]

In the starting screen button where you can see dlc`s and mod`s the button is called "Zufrieden" which means statisfied, happy or pleased... What the hell does paradox want to tell me?

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[Woo-Cash]

Provinces are still in the old language

Did you try new game? Provinces are stored in save file so changing language won't change them in earlier games.

 

[FredricBastiat]

Seriously i can not find a option how to change the language. For me (german) it is very bad translated. The worst fact is that the translation is partly so long that it is clipping into other interfaces and informations. For example it is impossible to determine army forcelimit.

In the starting screen button where you can see dlc`s and mod`s the button is called "Zufrieden" which means statisfied, happy or pleased... What the hell does paradox want to tell me?

Other than that, well you guys know the game is great...

FWIW, Zufrieden was the translation given for "content" which in English can mean happy, pleased etc or the things inside a given category. In this case the first meaning was used for the translation, the second was what it meant.

 

[minificelle]

I had the same problem as you (not happy with the french traduction).

Just edited the settings.txt second line to language="l_english" and everything is in english now.

If that doesnt work (why ?], you could remove this file (or the whole game) and let steam check files or reinstall.

I agree that an ingame option for language would be way better, not everyone is tech savvy.

 

[RogerWilco]

FWIW, Zufrieden was the translation given for "content" which in English can mean happy, pleased etc or the things inside a given category. In this case the first meaning was used for the translation, the second was what it meant.

I had the same problem as you (not happy with the french traduction).

Just edited the settings.txt second line to language="l_english" and everything is in english now.

If that doesnt work (why ?], you could remove this file (or the whole game) and let steam check files or reinstall.

I agree that an ingame option for language would be way better, not everyone is tech savvy.

I used to work at a small software shop as my first job. I saw many similar mistakes in translations, because they didn't hire proper translators but tried to do it themselves.

Most tech people have no idea how difficult proper translating is.

Shame on Paradox for making such mistakes.

I also agree it should be a setting in the UI.

 

[pac]

Wow, that is terrible translation. Guess switching languages for a bit of extra practice is out.


Telling Steam to reinstall doesn't really reinstall the game at all. Actually delete all the files yourself and reinstall and you will be asked to pick a language on start-up, like the first time round.

And I'm sure editing settings.txt as described above works too.

 

[unmerged(791785)]

Did you try new game? Provinces are stored in save file so changing language won't change them in earlier games.

Strange thing. I changed the language and started a new game. Same problem with those province names. Today i just tried it again and see: The province names are English.... Strange...