Mods / BetterTranslations

Tags:
Translation Other
Author:
NiclAss
Side:
Both
Created:
Jan 19th 2025 at 3:45 PM
Last modified:
May 6th at 4:07 PM
Downloads:
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Recommended download (for Vintage Story 1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.22.2):
BetterTranslationsv0.0.42.zip  1-click install

Translations from the Community for all kinds of mods.
 
From the project on Crowdin at https://crowdin.com/project/vintage-story-mods

All credits to the translators!
Allows to update the language files even if the original mod didn't update.


How does it work?
It grabs all the translations from the Crowdin project and adds the translated strings to this mod.
So if you install this you will get the up-to-date translations even for mods that do not update regularly or are abandoned and still work.
This mod will be updated each week by me with new strings if available.

Mod Version Mod IdentifierFor Game version Downloads Released Changelog Download 1-click mod install*
0.0.42 bettertranslations
1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.22.2
356 May 6th at 4:07 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.42.zip 1-click install

Updated Translations

0.0.41 bettertranslations
1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.21.6 1.22.0-pre.1 - 1.22.0-rc.8
460 Apr 17th at 3:59 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.41.zip 1-click install

Updated translations and modicon

0.0.40 bettertranslations
1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.21.6 1.22.0-pre.1 - 1.22.0-rc.6
131 Apr 2nd at 3:15 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.40.zip 1-click install
0.0.39 bettertranslations
1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.21.6 1.22.0-pre.1 - 1.22.0-rc.2
176 Mar 17th at 10:01 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.39.zip 1-click install

Updated Translations

0.0.38 bettertranslations
1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.21.6 1.22.0-pre.1 - 1.22.0-rc.2
93 Mar 13th at 6:53 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.38.zip 1-click install

Updated Translations

0.0.37 bettertranslations
1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.21.6 1.22.0-pre.1 - 1.22.0-pre.2
395 Feb 12th at 10:13 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.37.zip 1-click install

Updated translations

0.0.36 bettertranslations
1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.21.6
1193 Jan 11th at 6:08 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.36.zip 1-click install

Updated Translations ty!

0.0.35 bettertranslations
1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.21.6
861 Dec 14th 2025 at 12:02 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.35.zip 1-click install

Updated Translations

0.0.34 bettertranslations
1.21.2 - 1.21.5
985 Nov 7th 2025 at 1:53 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.34.zip 1-click install

 

Updated translations

0.0.33 bettertranslations
1.21.2 - 1.21.5
280 Nov 1st 2025 at 10:57 AM BetterTranslationsv0.0.33.zip 1-click install

Updated Translation
Might have added a new language :P

0.0.32 bettertranslations
1.21.0 - 1.21.5
471 Oct 29th 2025 at 10:05 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.32.zip 1-click install

- Updated translations

0.0.31 bettertranslations
1.21.2 - 1.21.5
341 Oct 22nd 2025 at 7:18 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.31.zip 1-click install

Updated translations thanks for everyone translating!

0.0.30 bettertranslations
1.21.0 - 1.21.4
665 Oct 4th 2025 at 9:30 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.30.zip 1-click install

Updated translations

0.0.29 bettertranslations
1.21.0 - 1.21.1
1123 Sep 9th 2025 at 7:14 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.29.zip 1-click install
0.0.28 bettertranslations 599 Aug 22nd 2025 at 11:14 AM BetterTranslationsv0.0.28.zip 1-click install

Translations updated

0.0.27 bettertranslations
1.20.11 - 1.21.0-rc.4
374 Aug 12th 2025 at 7:07 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.27.zip 1-click install

- Updated translations

0.0.26 bettertranslations
1.20.11 - 1.21.0-rc.3
261 Aug 6th 2025 at 10:41 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.26.zip 1-click install

Updated Translations

0.0.25 bettertranslations
1.20.8 - 1.21.0-rc.1
357 Jul 25th 2025 at 8:33 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.25.zip 1-click install

Updated translations

0.0.24 bettertranslations
1.20.8 - 1.21.0-pre.1
1359 Jun 22nd 2025 at 9:17 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.24.zip 1-click install
0.0.23 bettertranslations
1.20.8 - 1.20.12
728 May 31st 2025 at 8:18 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.23.zip 1-click install

Fixed: Date and Weather Info missing ty for the report

0.0.22 bettertranslations
1.20.8 - 1.20.11
798 May 7th 2025 at 8:29 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.22.zip 1-click install

Fixed: datetime changed bcs of vanilla translation by a mod

0.0.21 bettertranslations
1.20.6 - 1.20.7 1.20.8 - 1.20.10
218 May 4th 2025 at 2:55 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.21.zip 1-click install
0.0.20 bettertranslations
1.20.5 - 1.20.7 1.20.8 - 1.20.9
378 Apr 25th 2025 at 8:19 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.20.zip 1-click install
0.0.19 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.3 1.20.5 - 1.20.7
388 Apr 17th 2025 at 8:39 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.19.zip 1-click install
0.0.18 bettertranslations
1.20.5 - 1.20.7
586 Mar 29th 2025 at 8:19 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.18.zip 1-click install
0.0.17 bettertranslations 415 Mar 16th 2025 at 7:55 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.17.zip 1-click install
0.0.16 bettertranslations 331 Mar 7th 2025 at 9:57 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.16.zip 1-click install
0.0.15 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.3
185 Feb 26th 2025 at 8:11 PM BetterTranslationsv0.0.15.zip 1-click install

Fixed: Date issue thanks for the report

0.0.14 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.3
79 Feb 26th 2025 at 8:03 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.14.zip 1-click install
0.0.13 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.3
428 Feb 14th 2025 at 6:24 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.13.zip 1-click install
0.0.12 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.4-rc.1
368 Feb 8th 2025 at 10:13 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.12.zip 1-click install
0.0.11 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.4-rc.1
91 Feb 8th 2025 at 9:49 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.11.zip 1-click install
0.0.10 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.4-rc.1
87 Feb 8th 2025 at 9:40 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.10.zip 1-click install
0.0.9 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.3
137 Feb 7th 2025 at 10:03 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.9.zip 1-click install
0.0.8 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.3
182 Feb 5th 2025 at 5:37 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.8.zip 1-click install
0.0.7 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.3
452 Jan 31st 2025 at 8:54 AM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.7.zip 1-click install
0.0.6 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.3
270 Jan 29th 2025 at 8:45 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.6.zip 1-click install
0.0.5 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.3
291 Jan 26th 2025 at 7:01 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.5.zip 1-click install
0.0.4 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.3
309 Jan 25th 2025 at 3:51 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.4.zip 1-click install
0.0.3 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.1
242 Jan 24th 2025 at 2:46 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.3.zip 1-click install
0.0.2 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.1
283 Jan 21st 2025 at 7:14 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.2.zip 1-click install
0.0.1 bettertranslations
1.20.0 - 1.20.1
456 Jan 19th 2025 at 3:46 PM Empty BetterTranslationsv0.0.1.zip 1-click install

42 Comments (oldest first | newest first) (threaded | flat)

Fav, Feb 15th at 5:47 AM

After adding RPVoiceChat to my server, the client started crashing while joining. Once I removed the BetterTranslations mod from the server, the issue stopped. Has anyone else experienced this?

ChimMAG, Jan 8th at 6:39 AM

I have translated language files for quite a large number of mods. Is there any way to upload these files to the project? Many of them are included by mod authors in new versions, but some are not and only I have them.

 

The_Revisionist, Nov 13th 2025 at 10:54 AM (modified Nov 13th 2025 at 1:50 PM)

Thanks! No worries, I understand these things can be difficult and take time.

Here are some mods that seems to be outdated on Crowdin:
Soap and Lye
- This mod was previously known as "Just Soap and Lye" with the id "justsoapandlye", but it was renamed to "soapandlye". "justsoapandlye" is still on Crowdin and it actually contains most strings. "soapandlye" is also on Crowdin, but only has a couple of strings.

Purposeful Storage
- This is just missing some strings.

And I found a mod that's not on Crowdin at all:
Canoe mod 1.21
- This is a popular fork of the original mod. Their ids are very similar, the new one is "canoemode", the old one is "canoemod"...

NiclAss , Nov 11th 2025 at 8:33 PM

The_Revisionist

You can report any mods that you want to translate and that are out of date so I can update them for you.

Maybe I can work on the script on the weekend but it will be a big change so not very fast thing to implement.

 

The_Revisionist, Nov 11th 2025 at 3:57 PM

NiclAss
No worries, I understand, I really apprieciate the work you put into this tool/mod.

In the meantime, if I do notice any source files being out of date, should I just report them here?

NiclAss , Nov 10th 2025 at 6:54 PM

The_Revisionist

Could be yes. But it can sometimes be hard to fetch certain mods if they contain invalid lang files or modinfos which vintage story supports but not crowdin.

The script has been running for over 2 years now and them amount of mods is getting to big I will have to adjust the script to only update and upload only mods that are downloaded at least 1k times. I think that would make sense.

To limit the amount of files and the work to get it all updated. 
I think the script takes like at least 1hr to complete.

 

The_Revisionist, Nov 10th 2025 at 2:10 PM

NiclAss
Hmm, is it possible that something is wrong with the update script?
I noticed two more mods (both on moddb) that have missing strings on Crowdin, compared to their en.json:

NiclAss , Nov 9th 2025 at 10:46 PM

The_Revisionist

The script uploads and updates most mods automatically if its not on moddb I will  have to add it manually one sec

 

The_Revisionist, Nov 8th 2025 at 6:20 PM

How can I request that the source language file (en.json) of a mod be updated on the Crowdin project?

For example, for the mod Hardcore Water

The_Revisionist, Oct 31st 2025 at 6:36 PM

NiclAss Perfect, thanks!

NiclAss , Oct 31st 2025 at 2:59 PM

The_Revisionist

Done will see how it goes with the exporting of the language and if its working ingame later on.

The_Revisionist, Oct 31st 2025 at 10:12 AM

Hi, could Hungarian be added to the Crowdin project so that I can translate some mods?

Feanirion, Oct 26th 2025 at 1:42 PM

Hi i just translated the Maltiez firearms mod to latin spanish and then saw the priority flag thing so i wanted to give a heads up, because Maltiez directed translators to this project. Also the Combat Overhaul Armory mod seems to be outdated, it has very few strings at least, and i would like to translate it too if you can give it a look, thanks for making this project.

Cencoeur, Oct 23rd 2025 at 1:01 PM

This mod idea is great and i love participating to help people play in french without breaking the immersion.

Also i have to point out because idk how it works but the "A Culinary Artillery" mod seems to have 2 branches. I'm using the experimental one for the new VS version and it doesn't seem to include the translations from the file i updated. Is it something that has to be done on your side ? (i have to add that the translation from the file i update wasn't exactly the same in-game too but maybe waiting for the update will do the trick)

JhonathanDj, Oct 19th 2025 at 1:52 AM

Hi! this is a really interesting concept, and very neat! as the whole model is quite user friendly I've took my time to translate my own mod "Dyed armor" in Latin Spanish, would love to see it being checked and aprooved. I myself prefer to play with the original language, but it is nice for those that want a more familiar enviroment to get used to.

NiclAss , Oct 14th 2025 at 5:37 PM

Aldi

They are automatically fetched from the moddb but depending on name changes and stuff duplicates can happen.
also if you define lang in multiple files like under moddomain and game domain you will get 2 files/mod.

Aldi, Oct 14th 2025 at 12:30 PM

I've checked for my class mod and found a few jsons that seem to be outdated and I'm not sure why there are 4 of them.
How does the project get its jsons?

DejVIIK, Sep 10th 2025 at 11:17 AM

Hi,I really had no idea this mod existed,

and I'm very happy about it.

Luxury: NiclAss

NiclAss , Aug 7th 2025 at 11:57 AM
animatiV, Aug 7th 2025 at 11:55 AM

I know, I know, but just making translations available for download is already something.

NiclAss , Aug 7th 2025 at 11:47 AM

animatiV

They are translated by the community btw this is not only me :P
But glad you enjoy it.

animatiV, Aug 7th 2025 at 12:09 AM

Thanks so much for these translations. They're very helpful, and thanks to them, more of the additional content from mods is in the same language as the game, without breaking the immersion.

DragonArchangel, Jun 5th 2025 at 8:05 AM

I'm sorry for the long answer, I just check the mods once a week, but yes, the new update fixed everything, thanks a lot)

Wendingen, May 31st 2025 at 9:24 PM

0.0.23 fixed it, thanks for the quick update!

NiclAss , May 31st 2025 at 8:19 PM

Wendingen

DragonArchangel

Thanks for the report should be fixed now let me know if that did it for you.

DragonArchangel, May 31st 2025 at 1:57 AM

I join the commentator from below, I also do not display information about precipitation and temperature.

Wendingen, May 29th 2025 at 12:44 PM

I'm having a similar issue. Date and time are shown correctly, but the temperature and rainfall info is gone.

NiclAss , May 7th 2025 at 8:30 PM

Armel

Can you try with the latest version now? I hope that fixed it for the future. Thanks for the report.

Armel, May 7th 2025 at 6:29 PM

Hello! I have the same problem as Credne, if i activate the mod, the timeline disappear, only the month shows

like: Date: May

and that's all

oneil, Mar 15th 2025 at 7:05 PM

Alright im trying this !

NiclAss , Mar 7th 2025 at 9:59 PM

Chrizzlybear

1. Its automated but sometimes modauthors change around stuff and break things for my scripts. So let me know which mod and I can take a look at it.
2. Just drop the issue here in the comment or open a discussion on the crowdin project whatever is best for you.

Chrizzlybear, Mar 7th 2025 at 9:53 PM

Hi, I have two questions:
1. How do you manage the new strings from different mods? Do you do it manually or is it automatic? i think you do it manually, because for example the json from battlewors (battletowers_bobodev.json) is not up to date.
2.(If you do it manually) What is the best way to contact you if I find a new string that are not listed in Crowdin?

NiclAss , Feb 26th 2025 at 8:12 PM

Credne

Fixed

Credne, Feb 19th 2025 at 12:52 PM

Hi i Found a bug with this mod, if i activate it, the timeline is gone, only the month is still there, time and days, year, all gone NiclAss

NiclAss , Feb 16th 2025 at 7:29 PM

Lumvik

I moderate the project

you can edit translations on the crowdin project that is linked

It will take on of the mods translation for a vanilla changed translation

Lumvik, Feb 15th 2025 at 5:15 AM

Hi, how will the project be moderated in this case? Does anyone have access to editing translations?
What about strings from mods that override the game's original text rather than just translating mod content?

NiclAss , Jan 23rd 2025 at 9:48 PM

Balaur

The lang files get fused and if duplicates exist one will get priority, I think this mod will overwrite duplicated translations if they exist

But this shouldn't be an issue

Balaur, Jan 22nd 2025 at 5:23 PM

What's the priority of the translation? Translation from this modification will be substituted only if there is no localisation on any mod?

MyraMidnight, Jan 21st 2025 at 1:06 PM

This is fantastic :D so even if the mods don't implement the translations, anyone can help translate any mod and it will be usable! 

tofiktofik, Jan 19th 2025 at 6:08 PM
it's great that such a thing exists
Thank you very much, I have no more questions
 
NiclAss , Jan 19th 2025 at 3:55 PM

tofiktofik

It grabs all the translations from the crowdin project and adds the translated strings to this mod.
So if you install this you will get the up-to-date translations even for mods that do not update regularly or are abandoned and still work.
This mod will be updated each week by me with new strings if avaible.

Any more questions? Maybe more specific then I can answer it better.

tofiktofik, Jan 19th 2025 at 3:52 PM
How exactly does it work?