Re: Translator

Re: Translator automatically translates language keys that a modpack lacks for the current game language. Its aim is to let players read in-game text, from labels on blocks to descriptions on items and entries in manual books. The only translation source at present is Google Translate API, and the author plans to add more APIs later.

Translated strings are cached per language and stored in a ReTranslatorCache directory in the game's root folder, so later launches reuse them. Machine output can be imperfect, and the cache files can be edited by hand to correct a translation. Because many objects are translated once, a first launch of a modpack with an uncached language can take several minutes; progress is printed to the logs and depends on the internet connection, hardware and size of the modpack. Translations run during the pre-initialization stage.

Selecting a new game language requires a relaunch. Some mods store their text in a main language file that the translator does not detect, so the file can be named in the mod's config. Translation also fails when the selected API cannot handle a given text, or when a mod uses a localization method other than standard language files.