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Wanz, posted Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:04 am (59902)

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Hi there, can anyone help me about extracting&importing the .loc files which Watch Dogs: Legion has?

I've attached the file I'm asking the tool for, so u can download & take a look if u don't have the game.

Thanks in advance.

yusuf2020, posted Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:10 am (59903)

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Wanz wrote:

Hi there, can anyone help me about extracting&importing the .loc files which Watch Dogs: Legion has?

I've attached the file I'm asking the tool for, so u can download & take a look if u don't have the game.

Thanks in advance.

main_english.loc.rar

I found this but i guess this does not work
wd_loc.exe main_english.loc new.txt

languages.rar

Wanz, posted Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:27 am (59904)

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Yep, it doesn't work. This tool was probably made for Watch Dogs 2, so I guess we have to wait for someone to make a new tool for Watch Dogs: Legion.
Still, thanks for sharing the tool.

yusuf2020, posted Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:01 pm (59914)

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Wanz wrote:

Yep, it doesn't work. This tool was probably made for Watch Dogs 2, so I guess we have to wait for someone to make a new tool for Watch Dogs: Legion.
Still, thanks for sharing the tool.

Tool can be improved.

Blade07, posted Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:10 am (60047)

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Watch Dogs: Legion main_english.txt

yusuf2020, posted Sun Nov 08, 2020 11:07 am (60053)

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Blade07 wrote:

Watch Dogs: Legion main_english.txt

How did you export this?
Is there tool to import as well?

Blade07, posted Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:25 pm (60061)

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yusuf2020 wrote:

Blade07 wrote:

Watch Dogs: Legion main_english.txt

How did you export this?
Is there tool to import as well?

Currently there is no import tool, i dont have yet. Actually i dont have a wd legion.

yusuf2020, posted Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:35 pm (60062)

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Blade07 wrote:

yusuf2020 wrote:

Blade07 wrote:

Watch Dogs: Legion main_english.txt

How did you export this?
Is there tool to import as well?

Currently there is no import tool, i dont have yet. Actually i dont have a wd legion.

Hmm, Then how did you export main_english.loc at least .loc to txt tool would be great for me

Blade07, posted Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:37 pm (60064)

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yusuf2020 wrote:

Blade07 wrote:

yusuf2020 wrote:

How did you export this?
Is there tool to import as well?

Currently there is no import tool, i dont have yet. Actually i dont have a wd legion.

Hmm, Then how did you export main_english.loc at least .loc to txt tool would be great for me

Give me your Discord name from Private message

Wanz, posted Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:46 pm (60065)

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Blade07 wrote:

yusuf2020 wrote:

Blade07 wrote:

Currently there is no import tool, i dont have yet. Actually i dont have a wd legion.

Hmm, Then how did you export main_english.loc at least .loc to txt tool would be great for me

Give me your Discord name from Private message

Can you also send it to me?

AliGMods, posted Sun Nov 15, 2020 9:50 pm (60291)

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How did you export the files from the game, please? If anyone has a problem from converting loc to txt I will help. Thank you

yusuf2020, posted Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:35 am (60297)

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AliGMods wrote:

How did you export the files from the game, please? If anyone has a problem from converting loc to txt I will help. Thank you

Is not this working?

WD2Extract_Legion.rar

AliGMods, posted Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:39 pm (60512)

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Hello here is a tool to export from loc to txt. There is also a link to the source code. Could someone please do an import from txt to loc. Thank you

Source code : https://github.com/ahmet-celik/watch-dogs-loc-tool

Watch-dogs-loc-tool.rar

JesWhite, posted Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:13 am (61896)

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AliGMods wrote:

Hello here is a tool to export from loc to txt. There is also a link to the source code. Could someone please do an import from txt to loc. Thank you

Source code : https://github.com/ahmet-celik/watch-dogs-loc-tool

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RDR2EXE, posted Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:48 am (61897)

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AliGMods wrote:

Hello here is a tool to export from loc to txt. There is also a link to the source code. Could someone please do an import from txt to loc. Thank you

Source code : https://github.com/ahmet-celik/watch-dogs-loc-tool

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Wanz, posted Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:56 am (61899)

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.loc files are encrypted. Although coding the export tool is easy, it seems that coding the import tool is not easy at all, as well as the files being encrypted, there may also be a character limit. Unless someone codes a hook, I don't think there will be a .loc import tool.

RDR2EXE, posted Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:08 am (61900)

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Wanz wrote:

.loc files are encrypted. Although coding the export tool is easy, it seems that coding the import tool is not easy at all, as well as the files being encrypted, there may also be a character limit. Unless someone codes a hook, I don't think there will be a .loc import tool.

Well, can't you handle it please help me

RDR2EXE, posted Sat Jan 30, 2021 5:29 pm (61916)

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Export works but I couldn't find import. Can you help me?
main_english.loc.rar - 2.5 MB

Watch-dogs-loc-tool.rar

JesWhite, posted Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:06 am (61932)

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sinnerclown380, posted Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:29 am (69567)

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RDR2EXE wrote:

Export works but I couldn't find import. Can you help me?
main_english.loc.rar - 2.5 MB

hello, can you make an import tool?

Multicor, posted Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:29 pm (73895)

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Translation Method (DeepL Translated):
I uploaded the source and author designation to the 2-language tutorial, which is available at the toolkit link below!

0.) It is very important that the programs are on a path that does not contain special characters, otherwise it will not work. It is easiest to have everything indirectly on the C drive.

1.) Unpack the Watch Dogs Legion\data_win64\patch.fat and *.dat files with the UnpackLegion tool. Just copy the UnpackLegion.exe and filelist files to the dat \ fat and drag them onto it. It will unpack it into a folder.

2.) Then locate the Watch Dogs Legion\data\win64\patch\languages\languages\main_english.loc file.

3.) To make the loc file readable and editable, use watch_dogs_loc.exe. Just drag the loc file onto the .exe. This will create an xml file. It is large (about 25-30m characters), so use notepad to edit it. It is worth chopping. It is very important that the text does not contain "quotes" and >
If it doesn't work: Note that it works with the Turkish translation, but then the quotes and special characters had to be removed from the xml. But, if with English, if it doesn't work, then option B: use .loc export .txt. That will create a txt file. Include the appropriate ID and text. The order is the same as for the xml. Simply grab a sample XML and add it by hand. Copy and paste the IDs. As you can see both IDs are the same in the XML. And the text next to it. According to the sample. If you don't want to do much work, use the Turkish translation and just replace the text. You can do this with some external programs (regex, eg: MemoQ). Of course you can also do it manually.

4.) Convert the edited xml to .loc. Use the loctool repack program and just drag the edited xml file onto the DRAG&DROP_XML_ON_ME.bat file.

5.) Import the new loc file back into the patch.fat \ .dat files. You can do this with the PackLegion program or with the Mod Manager program called ManageLegion. I used the Mod Manager. Since I am not skilled in mod making myself, I used the recently released Turkish translation.I copied the TR.zip file into the original ManageLegion (created the Mods folder), then opened the zip with winRAR to find the Turkish . loc file and replaced it (just dragged it in) with the Hungarian .loc file I made (I chose storage in the settings), I don't know if this is necessary, as I said I'm a beginner, it worked for SnowRunner and it works here too.

6.) After creating the zip file, launch ManageLegion.exe, select the mod in the languages tab on the left and press install, then Launch. Done!

7.) I will upload the tools used and 1-2 sample files in one go to my Google Drive for easy access:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wOr-PM1sPr9OxrwBEtz05xuTYS7WqwU1?usp=sharing

Many thanks to the people mentioned above for making these programs. I'm very sorry that some people have deliberately held them back and sold them for money. This is not the way to go. We respect the programmers and modders because they put in a lot of work to help us!

Please help each other!
Thanks again to them!

- Multicor

MuslimCyberGames, posted Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:49 pm (73897)

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Thanks the tutorial and tools.

But, I just wanna ask. This tools can import the previous Watch Dogs Series, or not?

Multicor, posted Thu Oct 20, 2022 5:23 pm (73898)

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In theory, yes. I have not tested it in practice for WD 1-2.

Thebowserjr, posted Thu Nov 24, 2022 5:31 pm (74355)

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Multicor wrote:

Translation Method (DeepL Translated):

7.) I will upload the tools used and 1-2 sample files in one go to my Google Drive for easy access:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wOr-PM1sPr9OxrwBEtz05xuTYS7WqwU1?usp=sharing

- Multicor

Thanks for the tutorial! However, it looks like your Google Drive isn't online anymore. Could you perhaps reupload it?