Gameplay Discussion Title: Ukrainian Language In Train Sim World 5 — It’s Important! / Українська Мова В Trai

Hello, Dovetail Games team and fellow players!

I am writing on behalf of the Ukrainian community with a request to add Ukrainian language support to Train Sim World 5.

Amid the full-scale war unleashed by so-called russia against Ukraine, it is especially important for us to be able to use our native language — not only in everyday life but also in the virtual world.

Supporting the Ukrainian language means:

a sign of respect to millions of players from Ukraine;

an important gesture of solidarity during this time of struggle;

an investment in expanding the game’s audience in Eastern Europe.

We appreciate the support already shown — especially the “Love to Ukraine” livery. However, we ask you to go further: please add a Ukrainian interface to the game.

If a full localization is not possible yet — please allow fan translations, open access to localization files, or provide an official translation editor.

Thank you for your attention. Please support this cause if you care.
Glory to Ukraine!

Українська:

Вітаю, команда Dovetail Games та гравці!

Я звертаюся від імені української спільноти з проханням **додати українську мову до гри Train Sim World 5**.

В умовах повномасштабної війни, яку розв’язала так звана росія проти України, нам особливо важливо мати можливість **користуватися рідною мовою** — не лише в повсякденному житті, а й у віртуальному середовищі.

Підтримка української мови — це:

* знак поваги до мільйонів гравців з України;
* важливий жест солідарності у часи боротьби;
* інвестиція в розширення аудиторії гри в Східній Європі.

Ми дякуємо за вже зроблені кроки підтримки — зокрема, за ліврею «Love to Ukraine». Але просимо йти далі: **додайте український інтерфейс до гри.**

Якщо повноцінна локалізація поки неможлива — дайте змогу створювати фанатські переклади, відкрийте доступ до локалізаційних файлів або надайте офіційний редактор перекладів.

Дякуємо за увагу. Підтримайте, хто не байдужий.
Слава Україні!

 

I'm just going to appreciate a post written in a foreign language, with an added English translation.

 

Call me sceptical, but I'm going to call bullcrap on this. Millions of players in the country, nah that ain't happening. My Spidey senses think this is more a political angle than localisation request, everything is phrased more like a politician making a speech than just some random soul wanting their native language in game........

 

Thought it was just me!

I cracked up when I saw the millions in Ukraine, I don’t think there’s a million people alone that play TSW.

 

Yes, also calling politics on this one. Obviously only DTG know and are not going to say what the level of legitimate sales of the product are in Ukraine across the various platforms, but I would be surprised if it exceeds three figures. And if Ukraine gets regionalisation, then why not the Baltic States, Lithuania etc. or the Balkans, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia. I wonder how many people play TSW in Albania!?

 

This.
Тому що вони не робитимуть локалізацію, це очевидно. Нехай хочаб дадуть інструментарій.
Героям слава! Мирного неба.

 

I presume localisation of language is only really necessary when local DLC is offered for sale.

UK English, USA English, German, French Canadian and Dutch should be sufficient for the current catalogue and time being.

But there is nobody preventing you from translating the basic menus and in-game messages into your own native language and presenting your translation to DTG.

Is local language support available as a mod in Unreal Engine? Then you could compile your own mod. Windows using Native Language Support, perhaps UE also has its own nls files hidden in some directory?
There still could be incorrect grammar since languages do not share the same root, (Indo-European, Slavic etc) and sentences are built differently.

Russia's war of conquest, subjugation and destruction is already bad as it is and inclusion of RU or UA translation will not bring understanding nor peace.

 

While I think that OP's reasons are very odd, there is nothing wrong suggesting another language support. We also have Spanish translation without having a Spanish route.

And that's perfectly fine because more inclusion is always better than less inclusion

 

The above is only valid if both the base game and any and all DLC offer the same language support.

TSC history shows that DTG added and dropped native language in every DLC. There never was a standard set of languages enforced.

Nowadays, AI seems to give the all around all valid answers to every computing question.
Apart from some technical railroad terminology, machine translators are already quite capable.