[INFO] Installing PH with non-English D2

[ba1l0n]

I installed PH82b in a spanish installation of D2 and the mouseover messages do not show correctly ( it shows spanish text taken from other part of the game about Natalya) and soon the game quits (sometimes with an error message about an illegal instruction).
If the problem is my spanish D2, can I turn my spanish D2 installation into an english D2? Any other solution from a non-english gamer?
Thanks

[Phrozen Heart]

I believe you can convert it to an English install using a special file but the name and location escapes me right now. Maybe try asking on the main forums such as in GD2G.

[ba1l0n]

Thank you

I renamed the directory data/local/lng/eng to data/local/lng/esp and now it is working

I suppose threre should be easier or more elegant solutions to the problem but i need to play pagan heart right now.

[Phrozen Heart]

That way should work to an extent but without the expansion.tbl and patchstring.tbl tables you may still get a lot of Spanish stuff too but I'm guessing that won't bother you too much

[ba1l0n]

I found a better solution somewhere in the forums. I don't remerber where
To make PaganHeart use english text instead of the locale version of D2 you have to create a file named use with one and only one space in it and save the file in /local/.

[Yohann]

Or simply use PlugY !
only do a little change in the ini file !

Follow my sign.

[Phrozen Heart]

Yohann, if it comes with a drinks dispenser too you might finally convince me to try it

[ba1l0n]

I think PH83 can include the use file to make life easier to international D2 players (just one byte, no need to use plugy).

BTW I use plugy but I didn't know that it can change the language of D2. I use it for biggggeeeerrrr stash and auto-players-8.

[Phrozen Heart]

Oh it can can it?

[Yohann]

unless you already use PlugY.
PlugY change the language id just after D2 read the use file.

Note for modders : They can exclude languages not supported by their mod. After users can choose from the remaining languages.
(another thing you can test PH )

[Phrozen Heart]

So would including the Use file cause a conflict with PlugY or make no difference?

[Yohann]

Of course there are no conflict. But if you active the language changing (ActiveChangeLanguage=1), the use file are ignored.

If you active only the management of languages for exclude somelanguages (ActiveLanguageManagement=1), the use file are readed but change the value if isn't in the list.

[Phrozen Heart]

Okay cool, wasn't sure if PlugY did any kind of integrity check on the file before doing it's funky The reason I ask is because I AM including the Use file in the next release to help non-PlugY users but I didn't want the players who do have your system already to experience problems

[Yohann]

Counter to D2Mod.dll, PlugY test the code before do any change. If the code isn't what it should it raise an error.
If you have this error, you just need to disabled the feature via the PlugY.ini file.

I have implement PlugY to be used with any 1.10 mod. It's why there are very few compatibility problem when it is rightly installed.

[Phrozen Heart]

Awesome, cheers for the info bud