How to Make Translation Mod (Advance)

Step 0. Preparing the programs

Baldur's Gate 3 Modder's Multitool (throw the files from the archive into the Translate\Tools\BG3_Modders_Multitool folder)

lslib (throw the files from the archive into the Translate\Tools\ExportTool folder)

BG3-Tools (throw the files from the archive into the Translate\Tools\BG3-Tools-Translator folder)

Optional:

Translator++ (Archive password: Dreamsavior) (throw the files from the archive into the Translate\Tools\Translator++ folder)

Also, you will need to go into the settings of Translator++ and select the language you will be translating from and the language you will be translating into.

Notepad++ v8. 6. 4 (throw the files from the archive into the Translate\Tools\npp_portable folder)

WinMerge (throw the files from the archive into the Translate\Tools\WinMerge folder)

Special thanks to the authors at the end

Step 1. Unpacking the Original Mod

• []Run 1_Unpacking_pak.bat

  []Drag and drop the .pak file (Original mod) into Modder's Multitool (into the blue window Drop mod)

  []Modder's Multitool will unpack everything into Tools\UnpackedMods\Mod_Name (you can quickly navigate there from the Modder's Multitool program - top menu - Shortcuts - Unpacked Mods)

  []We only need the folders Localization and Mods. Delete all the others.

  []If you have a ScriptExtender folder inside the Mods folder, delete it.

  Step 2. Rename the folders

  []The folder structure should look like this:

  []Change both instances of the folder name "Mod_Name".

  Make it different from the original mod. (for instance, I use Mod_Name_YourLanguage)

  []If it has the same name as the original mod, it will create a .pak file with the same name, which will cause a conflict.

  Step 3. What to do with the "Localization" folder

  []Enter the Localization folder and create a folder named "YourLanguage".

  []Go to the English (or the language from which you are doing the translation) folder and copy the file Mod_Name.xml or Mod_Name.loca from there to our "YourLanguage" folder.

  []Translate the file Mod_Name.xml. (more details will be provided at the bottom "Translation of Mods")

  (Proceed with the next step only after the mod has been fully translated!)

  []Convert the translated .xml file into a .loca fi