How to play Portal 2 in Hebrew

This guide will explain how to install The Portal 2 Hebrew localization, made by the Hebrew Adventure community. The localization has translation for the subtitles for both single player and co-op, translated images throughout the game, translation for the song, a translated menu, and more.
מדריך זה מסביר איך להתקין את הלוקליזציה העברית של פורטל 2, שנוצרה על ידי קהילת הרפתקה עברית. הלוקליזציה מכילה כתוביות למצבי המשחק לשחקן יחיד ולשני שחקנים, תמונות מתורגמות לאורך המשחק, תרגום לשיר הסיום, תפריטים מתורגמים, ועוד.

Disclaimers

Hebrew instructions are here (and also within the downloads)
פוסט בעברית עם הסברים:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hebrewadventure/?multi_permalinks=1523199624950795
All rights for the the game and its content are reserved to Valve.

By using any of the files linked in this guide you accept responsibility for that use. This guide does not serve as a recommendation to allow kids of any age play Portal 2. Valve is not related to the modification and should not be approached on issues relating to it.

ِِAny feedback would be appreciated.

Trailer and features

This trailer lists the features for the Hebrew edition. They are:

• Subtitles for the single player game
  
• Subtitles for the co-op game
  
• Various signs, posters and screens translated to Hebrew throughout the game
  
• Hebrew loading screens
  
• Translation for Want You Gone
  
• Translation for menus, instructor texts, episode titles
  
• Translation for closed captions (subtitles for the hard of hearing)
  
• Releases for Windows and Linux (the latter of which is also functional on Steam Deck)
  
• A choice between two Hebrew names for GLaDOS
  
• Various improvements to captions which were unclear or incorrectly assigned in the source language
  
• Some hidden surprises

Why translate Portal 2 into Hebrew?

It was a fun thing to do. Hopefully there are people who will have fun playing this.

Installation

It is recommended to run the game prior to installation, to make sure you have the latest version of Portal 2.

The files are here:
https://github.com/sigmagamma/portl/releases/tag/0.9.4

Windows Installation
download portal-2-hebrew-installer.exe . Choose the name for GLaDOS, and then choose the installation folder (should be chosen automatically).

Linux and Steam Deck Installation
For Linux or Steam Deck, Download either portal2-hebrew-glados-linux.zip or portal2-hebrew-mabsuta-linux.zip, and extract them to the main "Portal 2" folder, overwriting existing files.
The Linux\Steam Deck version is considered "functional", in the sense that it had very basic testing, and the font isn't much to look at.

If installation fails, or something else doesn't work, verify the game files for Portal 2 from Steam (the cog in the game page in your library-properties-installed files - verify game files), and try installing again.

Credits

Niv Baehr - Technical solution for Hebrew, Song translation, various project guidance
Kfir Sadeh - Technical solution for Hebrew, Song visual design, Song translation, game translation, Hebrew Adventure logo
Alexander Epelman - Textures
Alon Jamchy - Text Translation, Project initiation
Shai Greenberg - Project lead, Technical solution for Hebrew, Text translation and Editing, Testing
Ori Sela - Translation, Testing, Video content
Ofir Lana, Michael Grosberg, Tomer Michael - Testing
Zvika Haramaty - Template for installer
Nissim Khalifa - Hebrew Adventure fanfare
Gam Any - Translation
Hebrew Adventure and Portal In Hebrew communities
This translation was made while Israeli citizens are being held hostage. The team would like to express hope for their swift return.

FAQ

* Why is this not on the workshop?
Unfortunately, the solution for Hebrew alignment would not be supported there
* What about speech in Hebrew?
This would be a very large undertaking - we're specifically looking for someone to manage such a project, if you're interested, please find us in Discord: https://discord.gg/rPGDan8TGu
* Why are only some of the images translated?
Maintaining a high quality for this feature takes a lot of effort, so we didn't translate all of the images, but will possibly translate more in the future.
* Did you translate any other games to Hebrew?
Yes! you can find the entire catalog for the Hebrew Adventure games here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZCnoP14ewZ89ab_AdaUqHiWoGMyge4v8GjoZvjjZje4/edit?gid=0#gid=0
* Would this work for other RTL languages such as Arabic?
Yes, and we'd be happy to help with other translations. Black Mesa was translated to Arabic using the same solution.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2893890254&searchtext=

Visit us

Discord:
https://discord.gg/rPGDan8TGu
Facebook - Hebrew Adventure:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hebrewadventure
Facebook - Portal in Hebrew:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/portalgamehebrew
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/HebrewAdventure
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@hebrewadventure3316
Github for the Source translation project:
https://github.com/sigmagamma/portl

Images

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[Orinji Neko]

Hello!
I am the lead dev of the mod Aperture: Salt Mines and would like to make the mod accessible to a larger language base than is offered by Steam, one of which being Hebrew! We have a translator for all our dialogue, so I was wondering if we would be able to use all of your translated Portal 2 content (not textures or voice lines) as a base for our mod's translation.
We would be happy to get extra help getting our game translated, but as we already have a translator, no worries if not :)

Cheers!

[Sigmagamma]

I'm not hip anymore, I guess, is that a good thing? :) Thanks!

[kaneki]

this super sigma