Killap unofficial patch and FR language

[Dadark]

Hello, i bought Fallout 2 and wanted to play it in my native language (french). It is the default version when i install it with Steam so it's quite ok. Only problem is that i want to use the unofficial Killap patch to fix the bugs. (I dont want to use the Restoration project as it is my first run, only the bug fixes part.)

I installed the patch and wanted to see if it works. Reading the readme.txt i'm supposed to see a small rock behind the first NPC that says the version of the patch when you click on it to make sure everything is working as intended.
I see the little rock, however it only shows the text "error" when i click on it...

Switching the game to English and reinstalling the patch shows the version correctly when i click on the rock.

So do you think I can play it in French even if it says "error" without encountering patch related bugs during the game ? Or am i boned ?

If any fellow player can give me a tip to make it work, that would be nice !

Thanks

[Silverangel]

No you cant cause mod is english only? Sure u can Force maingame French but all whats inside Killap will still be english. Then you would have a weird mix of french/english. Then u have to rename the Language folder to "French" after installing Killap.

But, you dont want to do that, trust me.
Play in English and all fine.

When you are trying to play when you get these "Error" messages, some Talking will stay at "Error" and you will miss content. Mod is English so u cant force it to be French.

[BreakinBenny]

Originally posted by Mighty Twix:

No you cant cause mod is english only? Sure u can Force maingame French but all whats inside Killap will still be english. Then you would have a weird mix of french/english. Then u have to rename the Language folder to "French" after installing Killap.

But, you dont want to do that, trust me.
Play in English and all fine.

When you are trying to play when you get these "Error" messages, some Talking will stay at "Error" and you will miss content. Mod is English so u cant force it to be French.

Renaming it is way too much if you ask me, I'd instead edit the "language" setting in fallout2.cfg to read this:

language=english

PS: I did that edit on the Vault-Tec Labs Wiki[falloutmods.wikia.com]

[Dadark]

Oh ok, thanks for the answer. As it is a "bug fix" patch i wasnt expecting it to touch to the dialog parts so i didnt think the language of the game mattered at all. But i guess it may correct some dialogs and stuff ?

BreakinBenny > oh right you can change the whole language of the game with this file... just tested it, it works. I wonder then why steam is downloading the full game again when you switch language in the parameters ?

[Silverangel]

Oh, I was thinking about the Restoration Project. For sure theres much much more what is changed.
But you just mean the unofficial patch, my bad. Dont know if or how much changes in the Textes are made, but i think its not much, so you can just go and switch language there. (should possible to use French installation with, as i said change the language folder after installation.)

[BreakinBenny]

Originally posted by Dadark:

Oh ok, thanks for the answer. As it is a "bug fix" patch i wasnt expecting it to touch to the dialog parts so i didnt think the language of the game mattered at all. But i guess it may correct some dialogs and stuff ?

BreakinBenny > oh right you can change the whole language of the game with this file... just tested it, it works. I wonder then why steam is downloading the full game again when you switch language in the parameters ?

Possibly because it needs to switch the ACM and MVE files for dialogue and full-motion videos, quite inefficient if you ask me compared to doing like "DATA/TEXT/%LANG%/DIALOG"