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Unsanctioned Translations

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It's best to ask a game's creators for permission before creating an unsanctioned translation.

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Ren'Py includes a small amount of support for creating translations without the active assistance of the game's creators. This support consists of the ability to automatically create a string translation file from all of the strings in the game. Since string translations are used for untranslated dialogue, this technique makes it possible to translate a game.

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To create a string translation file, perform the following steps:

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Set the RENPY_LANGUAGE environment variable to the language you want to translate to.

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Set the RENPY_UPDATE_STRINGS environment variable to a non-empty value.

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Play through the game until all text is seen.

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This will update the "game/tl/language/strings.rpy" file with a translation template that contains all of the strings in it.

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If a game doesn't include support for changing the language, it may be appropriate to use an init python block to set :var:`config.language` to the target language.

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Along with the use of string translations for dialogue, unsanctioned translators may be interested in using the techniques described above to translate images and styles.