Localization - Redutzu Docs

The MDT ships with 24 languages. You set a server default, and every officer can pick their own language in their MDT settings.

Language picker in an officer's MDT settings — Officers pick their language in their MDT settings

Languages and formats

There are two language settings:

Setting	What it does
`Config.Locale`	The server language. Used for in-game notifications, camera overlays, logs, and for officers who haven’t picked a language.
`Config.SupportedLocales`	The languages officers can pick in their settings. Must include `Config.Locale`.

Admin panel
config.lua

Open General

Run /mdtadmin and open General.

Pick the languages

Under Language & formats, choose the Server language and the Available languages.

Set the formats

Choose the currency, date and clock format, number format, units, temperature, and phone number format. The preview shows how each one looks.

Language and formats settings in the admin panel, with previews — Language and format settings in the General section

Changes apply instantly for every player.

config/config.lua

Config.Locale = 'de-DE'

Config.SupportedLocales = { 'en-US', 'de-DE', 'fr-FR' }

Config.Currency = 'EUR' -- USD, EUR or GBP

Config.Formats = {
    Date = 'European',        -- US | European | ISO | Long
    Time = '24h',             -- 12h | 24h
    Number = 'EU',            -- US | EU
    WeekStart = 1,            -- 0 = Sunday ... 6 = Saturday
    Measurement = 'metric',   -- imperial | metric
    Temperature = 'celsius',  -- fahrenheit | celsius
    Phone = '({3}) {3}-{4}',
    Birthdate = 'DMY'         -- DMY | MDY
}

Restart the resource to apply the changes.

The phone format is a template. {3} means “3 digits go here”, and anything else is shown as typed. ({3}) {3}-{4} turns 5551234567 into (555) 123-4567.

Formats.Birthdate tells the MDT how your framework stores birthdates. It’s only used when a date like 03/05/1990 could be read either way.

Included languages

en-US, fr-FR, de-DE, es-ES, pt-PT, it-IT, ro-RO, cs-CZ, el-GR, hu-HU, bg-BG, nl-NL, pl-PL, tr-TR, no-NO, sv-SE, da-DK, fi-FI, ru-RU, zh-CN, hi-IN, id-ID, ar-SA, af-ZA Each language is one JSON file in nui/dist/locales, such as nui/dist/locales/de-DE.json.

Edit a translation

Open the file

Open the language file in nui/dist/locales, such as de-DE.json.

Change the text

Find the text you want to change and edit the value on the right. Never change the keys on the left.

nui/dist/locales/en-US.json

{
    "INCIDENTS": {
        "FORM_DIALOG": {
            "TRIGGER": "Create Incident"
        }
    }
}

Keep placeholders such as {{name}} or {{count}} exactly as they are. The MDT fills them in.

Restart

Restart redutzu-mdt. Players who had the MDT open need to reopen it.

Script updates replace the files in nui/dist/locales. Keep a copy of the files you edit, and compare them with the new version after each update.

Add a new language

Copy the English file

Copy nui/dist/locales/en-US.json and name the copy after your language code, such as ja-JP.json. Keep it in the same folder.

Translate the values

Translate every value. Leave the keys and the {{placeholders}} as they are.

Any text you haven’t translated yet shows in English, so you can translate the file in parts.

Restart the MDT

Restart redutzu-mdt so it finds the new file.

Enable the language

In /mdtadmin, open General and add it to Available languages. To make it the server language, pick it as Server language too.Or add it in config/config.lua:

config/config.lua

Config.SupportedLocales = { 'en-US', 'ja-JP' }
Config.Locale = 'ja-JP'

The admin panel only lets you add a language whose file exists in nui/dist/locales. The file name must be a language code, such as ja-JP or pt-BR.

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​Languages and formats

​Included languages

​Edit a translation

​Add a new language

Share your translation

Languages and formats

Included languages

Edit a translation

Add a new language