English Strings for Fallout 4
This is a mod that changes the in-game text spellings from American English to English (or British English if you prefer). It also attempts to fix most of the text-based errors present in the base vanilla game (subtitle/voice mismatches etc.). It will continue to be updated to cover the base Fallout 4 game, official patch updates, and official DLC.
It’s not that the version of English that is found in America is wrong, it’s just not the same as the English taught in England, Australia, and so on. For those of us who were taught this version of English it helps us with immersion in the game as we don’t continually see what are spelling mistakes to us. Imagine if you were forced to use this mod and grew up with Americanised English? Yes, it would be annoying for you too. So try to see things from our perspective. If you don’t like it – just move along. There’s nothing to see here.
Please do not upload this mod anywhere without my permission.
Compatibility
In theory this mod should be compatible with any mod that doesn’t modify any of the following files:
Data\Strings\Fallout4_en.DLSTRINGS
Data\Strings\Fallout4_en.ILSTRINGS
Data\Strings\Fallout4_en.STRINGS
Data\Interface\Translate_en.txt
That being said, since this mod changes the base Strings files, where the game grabs all its in-game text from, any mod plugin (.esm,.esp) that edits the vanilla text will override what is in the Strings file and replace it with the new text located within the plugin file. So, for example, new & edited items/quests/spells/perks etc. created by mods will have the exact same text the mod author gave it since that text comes from their mod’s plugin file.
IMPORTANT:
The official patches also change some of the String files, which will override some of the changes I’ve made in this mod. After updating your game to the latest version you will need to re-install this mod (once it too has been updated).
Also note that if you verify the integrity of your game cache on Steam it will replace all these files with the original ones, so be aware that this mod will need to be re-installed afterwards.
What text do the different files contain?
.DLSTRINGS – This file contains all book body text and quest description text.
.ILSTRINGS – This file contains all NPC dialogue subtitles.
.STRINGS – This file contains all item names, actor names, race names, location names, quest objectives, loading screen text, player dialogue choices, some UI text.
To Install
1. Backup your existing Strings folder (Data\Strings) and Interface folder (Data\Interface). Yes, I mean it – back those original files up!
2. Extract the downloaded file into your Fallout 4 folder (click ‘yes to overwrite’ if necessary).
3. Edit your Fallout4.ini file (\Documents\My Games\Fallout4) and edit the line that begins with “sResourceDataDirsFinal=STRINGS\” so it looks similar to “sResourceDataDirsFinal=STRINGS\, Interface\” without the quotation marks.
To Remove
1. Copy your previously backed up Strings folder into your “Data\Strings” folder, overwriting all existing files.
2. Copy your previously backed up Interface folder into you “Data\Interface” folder, overwriting all existing files. Or if you have no backup, simply delete the “Data\Interface\Translate_en.txt” file.
Another way to remove the mod is to verify the integrity of your game cache on Steam and it will replace all altered files with the original ones.
Change Log
v0.5 (11/11/2015)
– Initial release.
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