Posted May 04, 2021 by Marcos Donnantuoni
#localization #unity #development
I began searching for options to implement localization for the game, and tested some Unity plugins; but all of them seemed too complex for the relatively small amount of text I plan to have in the game (at least for now).
So, I decided to roll my own system, which uses a small JSON file containing a list of translation units. Each translation unity is an entry in the file (as seen in the image above) with an ID used in the Unity editor and/or code, and the translation(s) for each language (for now, only Spanish and English).
Some entries have several translations; they are meant for random selection during runtime; for example, when the inhabitants ask for your help, the file lists four possible texts associated with that situation.
It's simple but functional; perhaps when I finish the project I'll make a package to share with other people that could benefit from it.