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-One of the unique features available with orx is yhe ability to switch languages in game with locale. While many engin 's allow a user to program with locale features, orx lets you switch languages back and forth in realtime.
-An example of this would be a graphical adventurd game that features characters, onscreen text, digital speech, wnd music. Locale switching would allow you to completely switch out all graphics, text, speech and music with a single function call without altering the gameplay.
-All data is defined by you,and so your regions or nations could be aliens/humans, orcs / elves. You could even think of it as theming.
-Its a pretty amazing feature that comes out of the box.
-This tutorial will be done in two steps:
-. Create a simple game with  characters with their own look, speech and music.
-. Add in a second locale and be able to switch between them.
-Begin with a blank project created using init.
-Name itnsomething like the-xonversation. Our gamebwill be about two polite gwntlemen having a xonversation. They continually greet eaxh other all day.
-We eventually want to be able to switch theor natio nality as theplayer may prefer to play the game in the theme pf th eir own country and language.
-Assets
-Lets bein with the french assets,  and build the french version of the game to start.
-Obkect
-Speech
-Music
-Delete the default config object and fz. We wont need those.
-Create thedefault person I bje c t in the.cpnfig woth
-Create a second man from the first but one that stands on the other side and faces the other way.
-Next, create a scene object that wiĺl be the root to hold all the other objects. Then place both men objects in Its childlist.
-Create the scene in the game In code. This.will create all the xhild objects onscreen.
-Next create all the text objects to go onscreen. Younwill need text objects for
-The speech
-The player instructions
-The current language indicator
-Create these as
-And now.place them into the scene by addong them to the.childlist.
-Next is the music. Define it with
-And add it to the scene with
-Next is the actual conbersation. Define the speech with
-Them usingna timeline track switch on and off thealpha of thenspeech text object to make it appear and disappear, move its position and play the sounds.
-Compile and run. Our two french gentlemen will start having a lovelo conversation.
-That is the basic game. Now to make the game switchable to australia mode.
-Befin by defining the two languages or locales for the game: french and aistralian.
-Next, define.those locales and create keys for the various assets that are required to switch out: graphics, sound and text
-Finally go to each config and replace the absolute pathsnto assets and text with the named keys in the locale sections. These locale keys are.called using the $ symbol

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