Linux audio and text language - Resolved with method at end.

[Alais]

Can someone help with changing language on linux gog version? For example I need russian interface/text and english voice. Thanks

[Alan Phipps]

See if this gives you the clues you need. (Obviously using different international language codes.)

[Alais]

Thank you, but this solution for steam version. In gog I can't do it

[wasted90]

Thank you, but this solution for steam version. In gog I can't do it

try these:
go to the gamefolder in which the 'X4'-executable is & open there the terminal.

type:

./X4 -language ** -voicelanguage **

exchange ** with the wanted language codes.

just a guess, since i'm playing the steam version.

[Alais]

Thank you, but this solution for steam version. In gog I can't do it

try these:
go to the gamefolder in which the 'X4'-executable is & open there the terminal.

type:

./X4 -language ** -voicelanguage **

exchange ** with the wanted language codes.

just a guess, since i'm playing the steam version.

No, not working(

[wasted90]

No, not working(

another guess, if you haven't tried yet:

gog-installer should have created a starter for the game on your desktop. can you right click on it -> then properties and add the language arguments to the end of the command?

[Alais]

No, not working(

another guess, if you haven't tried yet:

gog-installer should have created a starter for the game on your desktop. can you right click on it -> then properties and add the language arguments to the end of the command?

In Linux? No or I don't know how. I belive this similar to running in terminal with parametrs like ./X4 -language 7 -voicelanguage 44 (not work)

[wasted90]

In Linux? No or I don't know how. I belive this similar to running in terminal with parametrs like ./X4 -language 7 -voicelanguage 44 (not work)

it is the case for my x3 tc gog install. ther it makes a starter, which points to a script, which points to the game . don't know how it is at x4, as i said, i have x4 on steam so i'm just guessing. but i will try to help.

can you look if there is something like 'x4-foundations.desktop' in the directory '~/.local/share/applications/' (home drive)?

EDIT

also try
/usr/share/applications/ (root drive)
/usr/local/share/applications/ (root drive)

[Alais]

In Linux? No or I don't know how. I belive this similar to running in terminal with parametrs like ./X4 -language 7 -voicelanguage 44 (not work)

it is the case for my x3 tc gog install, but as i said, i have x4 on steam so i'm just guessing. but i will try to help.

what's your linux distribution and windowmanager/ desktopenvironment?

KDE Neon 5.18.4
In ~/.local/share/applications/ gog_com-X4_Foundations_1.desktop

In /usr/share/applications/ and /usr/local/share/applications/ nothing

[wasted90]

nice. can you open it with an editor and post its content? especially the 'exec=' line

i just saw that this wrong: './X4 -language 7 -voicelanguage 44'

it needs to be to numbers even if ther is a '0' or something

[Alais]

nice. can you open it with an editor and post its content? especially the 'exec=' line

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Value=1.0
Type=Application
Name=X4: Foundations
GenericName=X4: Foundations
Comment=X4: Foundations
Icon=/media/data/GOG Games/X4 Foundations/support/icon.png
Exec="/media/data/GOG Games/X4 Foundations/start.sh" ""
Categories=Game;
Path=/media/data/GOG Games/X4 Foundations

[wasted90]

i just saw that this wrong: './X4 -language 7 -voicelanguage 44'

it needs to be two numbers even if ther is a '0' or something, can you try it again with

./X4 -language 07 -voicelanguage 44

[Alais]

i just saw that this wrong: './X4 -language 7 -voicelanguage 44'

it needs to be two numbers even if ther is a '0' or something, can you try it again with

./X4 -language 07 -voicelanguage 44

No effect(

[Alan Phipps]

Going by that Steam thread I linked, it is not enough just to add the execution extensions, you may also have to change a language setting for the game in GOG too or the right combination will not appear.

(You will have gathered that I know nothing about either Linux or GOG.)

[wasted90]

i just saw that this wrong: './X4 -language 7 -voicelanguage 44'

it needs to be two numbers even if ther is a '0' or something, can you try it again with

./X4 -language 07 -voicelanguage 44

No effect(

do you have 'languages' folder in directory '/media/data/GOG Games/X4 Foundations' ? if yes then look into it if there is a directory for russian.

@alan there is no gog client for linux, this all is done with the start.sh script which detects the system language and sets some symlinks

[Alais]

i just saw that this wrong: './X4 -language 7 -voicelanguage 44'

it needs to be two numbers even if ther is a '0' or something, can you try it again with

./X4 -language 07 -voicelanguage 44

No effect(

do you have 'languages' folder in directory '/media/data/GOG Games/X4 Foundations' ?

No. But in /media/data/GOG Games/X4 Foundations/game/ i have file lang.dat. In this file i can write a code of language. But it works only if english (44) or russian (7), not both and when it russian I have only text without voice (and all voice audio to, I mean all actors become silent). If it 44 then voice return and text on english

[CBJ]

If you want Russian text and English voice then you need to switch your game language in the GOG client to English so that the English voices are downloaded. You then need to add the -language 7 -voicelanguage 44 options, exactly as typed, to the command line you use to launch the game. I'm not sure how exactly you do this in Linux, but those are the options you need to use.

[Alais]

If you want Russian text and English voice then you need to switch your game language in the GOG client to English so that the English voices are downloaded. You then need to add the -language 7 -voicelanguage 44 options, exactly as typed, to the command line you use to launch the game. I'm not sure how exactly you do this in Linux, but those are the options you need to use.

There is no GOG client on Linux. Only Windows/Mac
About options I know, but can't figure out how to do this.

[CBJ]

I mean when you download the game, choose English as the language, not Russian. All texts are downloaded with all languages, but voices are only downloaded for the language you choose.

[Alais]

I mean when you download the game, choose English as the language, not Russian.

I already download english version. Thats why when I turn russia language (7 in lang.dat) there is no voice, cause I don't have russian audio files (and don't need them if be honest).