Localization files

Localization files refer to how text and dialogue are used and shown in game in the user's preferred language.

Update history

October 8, 2007 Patch

• Various fixes to localized text.

October 9, 2007 Patch

• Various updates to Russian and Polish localization.

October 25, 2007 Patch

• Added a missing "cannot_be_spectator" localization string.

January 25, 2008 Patch

• Added Spanish map descriptions.

April 1, 2008 Patch

• Fixed bad characters in the chat string when achievements are announced in languages other than English.
• Fixed a few instances of truncated text in the menus and dialogs for languages other than English.

June 11, 2008 Patch

• Support custom Russian TF2 fonts.

June 19, 2008 Patch (Pyro Update)

• Added full Russian localization, with both fonts & speech.

June 23, 2008 Patch

• Incorporated the new Russian fonts into the base Team Fortress 2 fonts. Fixes the missing fonts problem when running in Russian with English VO.

July 29, 2008 Patch

• Fixed some clipped localized strings in various in-game dialogs.

August 20, 2008 Patch

• Fixed some problems with localized text.

March 5, 2009 Patch

• Fixed some localization issues with Scout achievement strings.

May 22, 2009 Patch

• Fixed German localization string for respawning players showing %1.

January 27, 2010 Patch

• Updated Italian localization strings.
• Updated the custom TF2 fonts with Polish characters.

February 3, 2010 Patch

• Fixed a weapon name localization issue.

February 4, 2010 Patch

• Fixed a client crash during the localization of item names

February 8, 2010 Patch

• Fixed Polish Team Fortress 2 fonts not being displayed correctly in the Main menu.

February 23, 2010 Patch

• Updated Russian localization strings.

May 10, 2010 Patch

• Fixed a missing localization string.

June 14, 2010 Patch

• Fixed client crash when rendering text strings.

July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

• Added Romanian language support.

July 13, 2010 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

August 17, 2010 Patch

• Updated localization files.

August 25, 2010 Patch

• Updated localization strings based on community feedback.

September 8, 2010 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

September 10, 2010 Patch

• Fixed a case where some items would display an empty string for their name.

October 28, 2010 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

October 29, 2010 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

November 10, 2010 Patch

• Fixed a rare client crash caused by text rendering (Mac).
• Updated the server browser localization files.

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

November 22, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] Fixed and updated localization files.

December 2, 2010 Patch

• Added check to prevent control characters from user-provided item names and descriptions (replaced with spaces).

December 10, 2010 Patch

• Updated some files, for no reason whatsoever.

December 17, 2010 Patch

• Updated localization files.

December 21, 2010 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

January 19, 2011 Patch

• Updated the existing localization files.
• Added Czech, Hungarian, Romanian and Turkish localization files.

January 24, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

March 11, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the revenge crit label not being localized correctly.

March 23, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

April 18, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

May 6, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

May 12, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

May 18, 2011 Patch]]

• [Undocumented] Updated localization files.

May 25, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

June 3, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.
• [Undocumented] Added localization for Planeswalker Helm and Planeswalker Goggles.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Uber Update)

• Updated the shared localization files.
• [Undocumented] European prices (€) in the Mann Co. Store have been updated to equal the same amount of money as it is in dollars.

June 27, 2011 Patch]

• Updated the localization files.

July 1, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

July 7, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

July 20, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

July 22, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

July 27, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

August 3, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

August 9, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

August 15, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Updated the localization files.

August 18, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

August 23, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

August 30, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

September 15, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update)

• Updated the localization files.

October 14, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

October 17, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

October 25, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

November 2, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

November 7, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

November 10, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

November 16, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

November 23, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

December 9, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

December 15, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

December 19, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

December 21, 2011 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

December 23, 2011 Patch

• Edited item names and descriptions that contained grave accents (’) to use single quotation marks (').

January 11, 2012 Patch

• Updated the localization files.

January 17, 2012 Patch

• Did not update the localization files.

January 26, 2012 Patch

• Undocumented changes: Updated all localization files.

February 9, 2012 Patch

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February 14, 2012 Patch

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February 23, 2012 Patch

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