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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:
1. Create a simple game with characters with their own look, speech and music. 2. 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
