If using Notepad, go to Save As…, then change the encoding and save the file.Alternatively, it is possible to modify the settings so YML files created using VSC have UTF-8 with BOM encoding by default. If using VSC, go to the bottom right corner and click on the encoding ( UTF-8 by default), then click Save with Encoding.

If using Notepad++, go to menu bar, open the Encoding menu.Editors such as Notepad++ and Visual Studio Code are recommended, however, if those aren't available, even standard Notepad will work. Open the YML file using a text editor.Therefore, it is practice to simply duplicate the English files for all other languages (changed with appropriate header). Unfortunately there is no mod-friendly fallback language feature, so if localisation keys are missing, these keys are simply displayed as text. Localisation entries can be overwritten individually, by saving them in the 'Replace' folder. Doing this is not recommended, unless you are trying to change (almost) all of the entries in the file. Naming a YML file the same as a vanilla YML file will overwrite vanilla. Example file name: mod_buildings_l_english.yml.The first line of any localisation file must be l_:, otherwise it will not be read.The file name must end in ' _l_', otherwise it will not be read.Various text editors, such as Notepad++ and Visual Studio Code, will allow you to manually save with encoding UTF-8 with BOM Alternatively, simply create a standard text file and save it as.The easiest way to get the correct encoding is to copy an existing Stellaris.They must be encoded in UTF-8-BOM, as even UTF-8 will fail to be parsed by Stellaris, and will not work. Stellaris’s localisation files are encoded as UTF-8-BOM.

This is organizationally helpful but not required.

Optionally, create language subfolders within the ' localisation' folder.

Note, some other paradox titles may use the Americanized ' localization' with a z.

In the root mod folder (not in common), create a folder named ' localisation' spelled with an s.

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