Importing updated localization CSVs at runtime

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LostTrainDude
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Importing updated localization CSVs at runtime

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[Unity v2021.3.42f1 - DS v2.2.46.1 - AC v1.81.6]

Hi Tony!
As always I've tried searching the forums and documentation a bit, but I wasn't able to find a solution for this. I hope I didn't let something pass me by, but apologies if I did!

I'm about to start issuing builds to translators and I want to prepare to make sure that they have all they need to test and iterate their localization as quickly as possible, without having to wait for me for a new updated localization build.

Is there a way to import the localization CSVs and update the database at runtime?

Thanks a lot, as always!
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Tony Li
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Re: Importing updated localization CSVs at runtime

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Hi,

Not currently (without custom scripting), but I can expose that ability in v2.2.48, which I'm working on now.

I don't remember if you're using an external editor. If you're using articy:draft, Chat Mapper, or Arcweave, they already support runtime import of the project. So if you're using the localization built into any of those applications, then you could do it now.
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Re: Importing updated localization CSVs at runtime

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We are using Articy, but the older v2 version, so I think that using it for localization is not really an option for us, therefore we are sticking with DS' own system :)
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Re: Importing updated localization CSVs at runtime

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Articy v2 has localization support, but you're correct that it will be much easier to manage using the Dialogue System's CSV export/import, especially once I add runtime CSV import in v2.2.48.
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Re: Importing updated localization CSVs at runtime

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Thanks a lot :) I'll wait for the release, then!
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