How to Translate a Game

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Echoes of Angmar use original LOTRO game client version Book 11. You can translate the client to different supported languages (FR/DE/RU/ZH), but it will require to download some additional files and put them in right place inside game folder.

Feel free to visit Discord server of LOTRO B11 L10N Project to get help and discover more.

Peculiarities

Each translation has its own peculiarities and issues to look out for before installation:

  • FR and DE are fully supported by source game client, but have some major issues to fix (some text strings, voiceover and map images)
  • RU and ZH are not supported by default (you have to fully change text strings, voiceover, map images and videos)
  • Russian translation is based by earliest offical localization for version Book 14 (extracted from DVD in box version), but faithfully rewritten and fixed to fit with Book 11 (furthermore, supported some kind of Auction search using item names in Russian; work on this feature continues)
  • Chinese translation is based on offical localization for version Mines of Moria (found through Internet), but currently playable on Book 11 client (maps have been redraw, videos have official ZH subs, voiceover is EN as it used to be officially; rewriting continues)
  • Some non-original server-source messages don't support translation by game client (f.e. 'Echoes of Angmar' welcome message in chat window)
  • Auction search supports only English input (because of server architecture; currently only Russian version have alpha feature to fix it)
  • There is a font display issue between players using different local versions of the client (f.e. original EN/FR/DE client shows ??? instead of words in Russian/Chinese), however, chat links to items works properly if you put your mouse cursor on it
  • It's technically possible to add any non-official localization, but it will require a massive amount of work (f.e. using AI to translate 100 thousands of strings as being done with translation to Turkish)

French (FR) or German (DE)

Installation Instructions:

  1. Choose language
    Choose the right language (FR or DE) during LOTRO B11 game client installation
  2. Download the last archive with translation fixes: FR (V. 1.0.2) or DE (V. 1.0.1)
  3. Open downloaded archive by any archiver utility (we recommend 7zip) or extract it anywhere
  4. Copy ‘local’ folder to the game folder
    Copy local folder to the game folder on path <...>\The Lord of the Rings Online\echoespatch
  5. (Only if it’s not a first clear install)
    Press ‘Yes to All’ to update .patch files when needed
    Press ‘Yes to All’ to update .patch files when needed
  6. Play as usual
  7. (How to switch language)
    Just rename ‘local’ folder to different name (f.e. <...>\The Lord of the Rings Online\echoespatch\local_no).
    Just rename ‘local’ folder to different name (f.e. <...>\The Lord of the Rings Online\echoespatch\local_no).
    You can store as much local versions as you need. Furthermore, you can switch folders during game process, while client is running. You don’t need to reload the client, but it may take some time to change the language. Go through loading screens to speed things up. The wise idea would be to create 2 or more .bat files with the rename function to do it in one click.

Russian (RU)

Инструкции по установке:

  1. Скачайте свежий архив с файлами русификации: RU (Версия: 1.0.1)
  2. Откройте скачанный архив любой утилитой-архиватором (мы рекомендуем 7zip) или распакуйте его в любом месте
  3. Copy ‘local’ folder to the game folder
    Скопируйте папку local в папку с игрой по пути <...>\The Lord of the Rings Online\echoespatch - выберите замену
  4. (Только для RU/ZH - видео) Скопируйте папку raw в корень папки с игрой по пути <...>\The Lord of the Rings Online - выберите замену
  5. (Только если это повторная установка)
    Press ‘Yes to All’ to update .patch files when needed
    Нажмите "Да для всех" для обновления версии при необходимости
  6. Играйте как обычно
  7. (Как переключать язык)
    Just rename ‘local’ folder to different name (f.e. <...>\The Lord of the Rings Online\echoespatch\local_no).
    Просто переименуйте папку local любым сочетанием символов (напр. <...>\The Lord of the Rings Online\echoespatch\local_no).
    Вы можете хранить столько версий local, сколько вам нужно. Более того, вы можете менять папки в процессе игры, пока работает клиент. Перезагружать клиент не нужно, но смена языка может занять некоторое время. Чтобы ускорить процесс, пройдите сквозь любой экрана загрузки. Разумнее всего создать 2 или более .bat-файлов с функцией переименования, чтобы свести это действие к клику мыши.

Chinese (ZH)

安装说明:

  1. 下载带有翻译文件 ZH (V. 1.0.5)
  2. 通过压缩包实用程序打开下载的翻译文件（我们推荐 7zip) 或将其解压缩到任何地方
  3. Copy ‘local’ folder to the game folder
    将 local 文件夹复制到路径 <...>\The Lord of the Rings Online\echoespatch
  4. （仅适用于 RU/ZH - 视频）将 raw 文件夹复制到路径 <...> \The Lord of the Rings Online - 选择覆盖
  5. （仅当它不是第一次清除安装时）
    Press ‘Yes to All’ to update .patch files when needed
    按 “全部是” 以在需要时更新 .patch 文件
  6. 像往常一样播放
  7. （如何切换语言）
    Just rename ‘local’ folder to different name (f.e. <...>\The Lord of the Rings Online\echoespatch\local_no).
    只需将 local 文件夹重命名为不同的名称（例如 <...>\The Lord of the Rings Online\echoespatch）。
    您可以根据需要翻译文件的 local 版本。此外，您可以在游戏过程中切换文件夹，而客户端正在运行。您无需重新加载客户端，但更改语言可能需要一些时间。通过加载屏幕以加快速度。明智的想法是使用重命名功能创建 2 个或更多 .bat 文件，只需单击一下即可完成。
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