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UPDATING GERMAN and other Non-English versions

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UPDATING GERMAN and other Non-English versions

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As of March 24, 2006 at 5pm EST the 1.0X update of GalCiv II convert international users into the English version.

When 1.1 goes public, we will work with Paradox to get the new files translated into the appropriate languages.

The other thing we have heard is that some people have had problems graphically with non-English versions. We do not know the cause of this but we do know that you can fix it (until we find out the real cause) by:

Go to Control Panel. Open up Regional Settings. Change to English. It shouldn't make a difference in how your computer works. We don't understand why it makes a difference in a computer game either.

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Reply #26 from Stardock Forums Top
Is it possible to burn a CD and install from there, without using Stardock Central?
If "yes" can I still update the game?

You can use SDC to create an archive of the game. Then you burn on CD, with SDC installer. Then you will restore the archive.

So you aren't required to download again GC2 with SDC. But you will need SDC to create and restore the archive.
Reply #27 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
> in german - for german users ^^ <

Meine Anleitung:
1. Nachdem ich das Spiel frisch installiert hatte, habe ich gleich noch die beiden Updates raufgespielt (Bonus-Pack und Collectors Edition)

2. Danach habe ich das Spiel versucht zu starten, kam aber nicht über das Intro hinaus (landete danach wieder aufm Desktop)

3. Dann habe ich, wie hier schon irgendwo erwähnt (danke nochmal!), das Verzeichnis Data\German umbenannt (sicherheitskopie) und stattdessen das Verzeichnis Data\English rüberkopiert nach Data\German

4. Dann gestartet und es lief erstmal, leider in Englisch (version 1.0.2x oder so)

5. Hab dann einfach wieder das ehemals Deutsche Verzeichnis (umbenannte Verzeichnis (die Sicherheitskopie)) zurückkopiert (also wieder nach Datat\German) und so weit ich es jetzt erstmal gesehen habe, lief es in Deutsch mit den Updates! Kann sich aber nach einigen SPielminuten aber doch noch als Flop herausstellen, soweit siehts aber erstmal ganz gut aus

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Reply #28 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
@ Hatge : the game will fail, there are some entries missing in the translation-files 1.01X.2 has introduced some new options which weren't in the german files, two new techs where also added and about 10 new anomalies...

There also are some improvents in research-costs, bugfixes ad defencepoints and such things you are missing now, because you have overwritten the file with the old ones, such things are content auf 1.01X.2

German for German users, fine, but you should write English, because the developers cannot improve the game if they don't understand what's in your post.
Reply #29 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Well, the only thing the publisher (paradox) or the designer (stardock) need to do for a hotfix is to make a list of the changes and then ask paradox to translate them into german and then send them back to stardock so they add it into a small hotfix with the added stuff. (Like the new techs etc. in german) Sounds time-eating for me, by the way.
Reply #30 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
BTW, I hope the dev will see this thread https://forums.galciv2.com/?ForumID=162&AID=109654 that explains a way to dissociate localization from non localized data (ie vaue that may be tweaked to increase gameplay)
Reply #31 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I have a problem too. I have download the collectorsEdition ( with same more extras). Now my Game ( german) only show the start and go back to windows????
Reply #32 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
@ WarEagle:

Ja, habe ich. Habe sogar das Spiel schon mehrfach neu Installiert, ohne Erfolg

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Yes, I have. Property even the Game installs already several times again, without success
Reply #33 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Ok, I've already dropped Brad an email about this. The problem itself seems to be not the language-selection, but the numeric format.
English notation is: 1,000.00
German notation is: 1.000,00
You can change this seperately in the language-setup in windows (it's called "Zahlen" in German Windows) try to change these settings (even with having selected German as language. This works perfectly for me.
If even this doesn't help ... I don't know...
Reply #34 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
WarEagle what do you mean with 'works perfectly'? Like I can keep the game in german and patch it and it stays german? Sorry I am a bit confused here. :/
Reply #35 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
In englische Version Umwandeln / to change your version to an English version (if there is any interest i can translate it to english)
Na toll ich sehe grade der 1.1 Beta patch wandelt alles sowieso in englisch um. Die Patches dannach sollen wieder deutsche übersetzung einführen (oh graus) daher wird die Anleitung vielleicht doch einige intressieren


0) Alles auf eigene Gefahr und ohne Gewähr (!) Wer wichtige daten nicht sicher ist sowieso "unklug"
Da das alleinige deinstallieren und neu downloaden bei stardock einen kauderwelsch aus Deutsch und Englisch hervorgebracht hat, habe ich folgende Schritte unternommen.
Sie sind wahrscheinlich nicht alle notwendig, aber so kriegt man eine 100% englische Version


1)normal anmelden auf https://www.galciv2.com/
2) bei Stadock central anmelden https://www.stardock.com/
darauf achten die gleichen Daten wie bei 1) zu verwenden
3)Mit hilfe der stardock central software die man runterlädt und startet
unter games Galactic civ deinstallieren.
4) unter C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\BENUTZERNAME alles löschen was mit galactic civ zu tun hat.
(mit F3 einfach "galac" suchen";
dann nach "temp" suchen und die temporären Verzeichnisse leer räumen. (Die perflib dateien kann man nicht löschen)
5)und unter C:\Programme\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2 alles löschen was noch da ist (falls)

6)Nun lädt man das komplette Spiel bei stardock unter games wieder runter. Wenn es gesperrt ist oder ihr es erst kaufen sollt dann habt ihr bei der anmeldung was falsch gemacht.
Der download mit allem ist über 1 gigabyte groß. Auf die "tutorials" kann man aber eigentlich auch verzichten wenn man das handbuch liest.
7)Spaß haben
Reply #36 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Toll, aber bei mir laufen weder die englische noch die deutsche version! (laufen schon, aber eben ohne planeten oder schiffe auf der hauptkarte!!) ich habe unter systemsteuerung---> Regions und Sprachoptionen alles auf englisch (usa) umgestellt, aber trotzdem wird bei mir kein english angezeigt. kann es sein, das mir ein paar dateien diesbezüglich fehlen?
Reply #37 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
@erasermk2: https://forums.galciv2.com/index.aspx?ForumID=162&AID=109572

@anibus: it works fine with 1.0X.2 IF:
a) you fix the missing translations
b) you switch over to English translations

the "perfectly" wasn't a really good choice, you're right, I would better have said "the graphics are working perfect doing this".

@JStar: Did you check the numeric notation? or just the language settings?
Reply #38 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
6)Nun lädt man das komplette Spiel bei stardock unter games wieder runter. Wenn es gesperrt ist oder ihr es erst kaufen sollt dann habt ihr bei der anmeldung was falsch gemacht.


Das funktioniert , soweit ich weiss, nur dann, wenn man keine GalCiv2-Version installiert hat. Das bedeutet, dass man vorher ggf. die deutsche Version wieder entfernen muss, da Stardock Central ansonsten nur Updates anbietet.

(Engl.: To the best of my knowledge, this only works if no GalCiv2 version is installed. This means that it may be necessary to remove the already installed German version, because otherwise Stardock Central only offers updates.)
Reply #39 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
@ WarEagle

ich habe die Sprache auf Englisch (USA) umgestellt, aber vielleicht fehlen mir diese dateien einfach?

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I changed the language over to English (USA), perhaps but these files are missing to me simply?
Reply #40 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
@JStar: Did you read my post on the numeric format? Check this please, not just switch the language. Maybe your windows doesn't switch over completely, if this is the case, you can switch as often as you whant. The language is unimportant, the numeric format is the problem making gc2 "hiding" the textures.
Reply #42 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
look:
Ok, I've already dropped Brad an email about this. The problem itself seems to be not the language-selection, but the numeric format.
English notation is: 1,000.00
German notation is: 1.000,00
You can change this seperately in the language-setup in windows (it's called "Zahlen" in German Windows) try to change these settings (even with having selected German as language). This works perfectly for me.
If even this doesn't help ... I don't know...


Reply #43 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Ok, I've already dropped Brad an email about this. The problem itself seems to be not the language-selection, but the numeric format.
English notation is: 1,000.00
German notation is: 1.000,00
You can change this seperately in the language-setup in windows (it's called "Zahlen" in German Windows) try to change these settings (even with having selected German as language. This works perfectly for me.

This works fine for me, thanks WarEagle!
I quoted your posting in the "Win2K and Europe" thread (Link).
Reply #44 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Hi guys,

My name is Florian and I work for Paradox Interactive, the company responsible for the European versions of GC2. We will of course do whatever needed to incorporate the changes in German as well. I expect to know more and will be able to give you a time estimate once I have heared back from Kris at Stardock who was a an essential part of making the German version of GC2 come true. - (We are working with a 6 hour time difference between Sweden and the USA)

Mein Name ist Florian, Community Manager bei Paradox Interactive. Wir sind für die europäischen Versionen von GC2 verantwortlich. Natürlich werden wir tun was nötig ist um die deutsche Version auf dem neuesten Stand zu halten. Ich nehme an, dass ich mehr sagen kann sobald ich Kontakt mit Kris von SD hatte, der unsere Kontaktperson für die deutsche GC2 Version war. (Wir arbeiten mit 6 Stunden Zeitunterschied zwischen Schweden und den USA)

Florian
Reply #45 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Phewww... I'm really happy I downloaded the english version... Being a student of the language finally pays off...
Reply #46 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
@ #44 by Florian

I had the following problems:
1. If I change the data directory to english, the patch still does not work. Maybe, because I did not change the language settings.
2. When I register the game, the serial number does not exist at GalCiv2. But SDC works with the same number->??
3. When I uninstall the german version and install the english version with SDC ( see #35 by erasermk2 ), then I cannot activate the game. In this case there is no error message and I installed 1.0 in german again.

So there could be a mess with the serial numbers in the "Limited Edition" in Germany. Secondly, if the change to an english version works in any way, that would be fine for me.
Reply #47 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
@Adama:
1. how do you define "does not work"? does it crash after starting or are the textures missing?
2. The serial is somhow tricky, the serial for the 1.1b is none of the two at the back of your manual, it's a third one. You have to register to sdc and then get it by going to settings->lookup serial there you get this third number and THIS works (at least for me).
Reply #48 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
@ #47 by WarEagle

to1: After the installation of the patch 1.0X the game crashes directly after the start or does not even start (I can try that again to give the exact error message).
to 2: I tried 1.0X only. Uninstalled the german version and downloaded an english version via SDC. But then the activation failed. I made a screen shot of the error massage at the SDC-activation. When I started the game it began to run and asked for the activation, which failed again, but now without a message. For 1.0X a new serial should not be required in my view. After changing to an english version 1.0X: May I go to settings -> lookup serial then?

I did not save the english version, so I had to download 1GB again.
Reply #49 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The German release patched to 1.0X or 1.1b will crash if you don't switch your languagesettings (or do other things like listed above). But this is a problem for the Paradox guys http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=304 .
Activating the German release works, you'll have to register using the first serial number on your manual, then install the patch, the serial for activation can be received by going to settings->lookup serial.
I don't know anything on the downloaded version, sorry :/
Reply #50 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
This is what I did this afternoon:

1. Copy Data English to German
2. Install 1.0X via SDC
3. Copy Data English to German again
4. Change regional settings to english or use german with numeric format as 1,000.00 (I tried both)

So, now I can hear the english sound for the intro. After the intro the game crashes. Have I missed anything?