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Courtesy of: http://gaming.stacke...-ageinquisition(third answer)



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After doing what this said http://gaming.stacke...-ageinquisition my game just constantly freezes in main menu and it's almost impossible to do anything, anyone knows anything about that?



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Okay, people, solution! (one that does require using any third party launchers):

 

1. Download the en.toc and en.sb files from the link provided in this topic. 

2. Put them into the Data\Win32\loctext directory of your installation.

3. Rename the pl.sb and pl.toc (or ru.sb and ru.toc) to pl.sb.bak and pl.toc.bak (or ru, respectively).

4. Rename the en.sb and en.toc to pl.sb and pl.toc (or ru.sb and ru.toc).

5. Open the files with any editor that does not break binary data (Notepad++ will do nicely).

6. Replace all occurences of /en/ with /pl/ (or /ru/). 

 

Voila! English subtitles.

 

Thank you, man! Works fine for me. 



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After doing what this said http://gaming.stacke...-ageinquisition my game just constantly freezes in main menu and it's almost impossible to do anything, anyone knows anything about that?

No idea - try with the steps I distilled from there, worked just fine for me (and it seems for some other people too). 

Always make sure you keep backups so you can restore your files from there. 

 

Don't change anything else but the loctext folder.



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Well after some time spent trying to make it work i finally realized it only freezes (freeze spikes every few moments) in main menu, if you just hit new game or continue then it no longer does that



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Thanks for all the information, I will try to use the no-third-party-launcher approach.

 

The translation and the lack of option to download the English version without violating Origin's TOS are both horrible. Please let me know if there are initiatives to give Bioware/EA our feedback on this issue that I can support.



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I have no idea where to get the files for the english texts, though. Ideas anyone?

Check the OP of this thread, it has all the links and current solutions  (except for the most recent one - you can see it here, on the previous page)



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Check the OP of this thread, it has all the links and current solutions  (except for the most recent one - you can see it here, on the previous page)

Thanks a lot, found that and edited my post just a second ago :)



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@Vlader Good. Welcome to the club! :wizard:   



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Courtesy of: http://gaming.stacke...-ageinquisition(third answer)

 
This does not work for region locked edition. It just says "No VALID languages were detected". Origin does what It can to make sure the game is not running in english, if it's ru/pl version.
 

Okay, people, solution! (one that does not require using any third party launchers):

 

1. Download the en.toc and en.sb files from the link provided in this topic. 

2. Put them into the Data\Win32\loctext directory of your installation.

3. Rename the pl.sb and pl.toc (or ru.sb and ru.toc) to pl.sb.bak and pl.toc.bak (or ru, respectively).

4. Rename the en.sb and en.toc to pl.sb and pl.toc (or ru.sb and ru.toc).

5. Open the files with any editor that does not break binary data (Notepad++ will do nicely).

6. Replace all occurences of /en/ with /pl/ (or /ru/). 

 

Voila! English subtitles.

 

 

I tried the same thing on my own actually. It was the most logical thing to do at the moment. The game fails to load, but it does not crash. Just black screen and loading icon animation forever.

 

The fix by digital demon works though.

ALSO with Outcome, there is no use for Origin and game doesn't crash anymore for a lot of people. Origin is quite... Inquisitive? About what happens with the game. So it even loads faster without it (no joke).

 

Also the fix for english text has been removed from EA support :) Nothing was said, just a quick covert action to remove few topics all at once.

 

As for the reason behind it, those are deals with local distributors.

Luck have it, they seem to be most stupid in PL/RU region (often the same handles the region).

 

n steam, PL and RU had different APP number and basically game installation for Dishonored! With the price on steam being exactly the same as ALL others (49€). While in shops this version was half that price maybe? So I overpaid twice as much for the gimped version of the game.

 

That was I believe Cenega or CDProject, but THIS TIME it is "EA" talking with "EA Poland" and they can't talk to each other? That's a joke. Plus, as someone mentioned, the games in PL are hardly any cheaper. More than mexico, which has all versions of subtitles unlocked -_-



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Well, I've tried these instructions repeatedly with no effect. Would it be totally rude to ask for the en.sb and en.toc files which would be already replaced with pl? Because I think I always make a mistake with the replacement somewhere, otherwise I can't explain it doesn't work for me (it appears only the loading screen and nothing more). Thanks a lot!



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Steam has a varied system of restrictions. Some games one can not buy and\or play outside the region, some one can not gift to a friend,  sell on market or even 'share' via the family library. Very little of those have locked languages (no matter what type of restriction is applied). E.g. I've got a CIS copy of 'Remember Me', that is only supposed to be sold&played in CIS, my friends from France and Canada don't even see it on my shared library. I play it in English (with plenty of other language options to pick from).

 

^ This.
 

Are you serious? Like, really? "Serves you right"? I have no influence on what idiots from my country decide to do in their free time, and you think it is right that i am "punished" for their doing? That i don`t even have a choice to buy an international version for the full price? (I`m not talking vpn here.) Great thinking right there.

I don`t think they actually restricted the languages because of that, btw. EA and Bioware seems to be smarter than to base their business decisions solely on some interviews or art book leaks.

I'm serious. I'm sorry but if there weren't TOO many idiots in your country you wouldn't get this kind of treatment from anyone. I have friends from Russia who are good people, yes, but the majority I meet in games such as Dota 2 or on various community forums are simply rude, unmannered idiots, who don't care for anyone but themselves. That said, I'm Ukrainian, so I'm supposedly meant to relate to Russians and their behaviour, but I don't. It is bad that there are good people who end up punished for the actions of the majority, but the majority is still majority. 

 

Okay, people, solution! (one that does not require using any third party launchers):

 

1. Download the en.toc and en.sb files from the link provided in this topic. 

2. Put them into the Data\Win32\loctext directory of your installation.

3. Rename the pl.sb and pl.toc (or ru.sb and ru.toc) to pl.sb.bak and pl.toc.bak (or ru, respectively).

4. Rename the en.sb and en.toc to pl.sb and pl.toc (or ru.sb and ru.toc).

5. Open the files with any editor that does not break binary data (Notepad++ will do nicely).

6. Replace all occurences of /en/ with /pl/ (or /ru/). 

 

Voila! English subtitles.

I tried this yesterday, but didn't replace the /en/ with /ru/. Got an infinite loading screen. Has anyone tested this and can confirm that they got into the game?



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^ This.
 

I'm serious. I'm sorry but if there weren't TOO many idiots in your country you wouldn't get this kind of treatment from anyone. I have friends from Russia who are good people, yes, but the majority I meet in games such as Dota 2 or on various community forums are simply rude, unmannered idiots, who don't care for anyone but themselves. That said, I'm Ukrainian, so I'm supposedly meant to relate to Russians and their behaviour, but I don't. It is bad that there are good people who end up punished for the actions of the majority, but the majority is still majority. 

 

I tried this yesterday, but didn't replace the /en/ with /ru/. Got an infinite loading screen. Has anyone tested this and can confirm that they got into the game?

I wouldn't post it if I hadn't tested it on my copy of the game. 

 

Yes, that step is essential. Yes, without replacing the stuff I also got the infinite loading screen.


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Okay, people, solution! (one that does not require using any third party launchers):

 

1. Download the en.toc and en.sb files from the link provided in this topic. 

2. Put them into the Data\Win32\loctext directory of your installation.

3. Rename the pl.sb and pl.toc (or ru.sb and ru.toc) to pl.sb.bak and pl.toc.bak (or ru, respectively).

4. Rename the en.sb and en.toc to pl.sb and pl.toc (or ru.sb and ru.toc).

5. Open the files with any editor that does not break binary data (Notepad++ will do nicely).

6. Replace all occurences of /en/ with /pl/ (or /ru/). 

 

Voila! English subtitles.

Does it really work for polish version?



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Does it really work for polish version?

Why would it not? :)
If it works for one, it will work for the other. File structure is the same.



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Why would it not? :)
If it works for one, it will work for the other. File structure is the same.

Isn't polish version region locked and as such: look crusader_bin comment few leafs above ?



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Isn't polish version region locked and as such: look crusader_bin comment few leafs above ?

I have a Polish region locked version and it works for me, which is why I posted it. Spent over 2 hours trying various solutions (didn't want to install the alternate loader), this is what I came up with after gathering all the hints and solutions from the net. 



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Isn't polish version region locked and as such: look crusader_bin comment few leafs above ?

Hmm, I thought the Polish and the Russian version are the same edition? I mean I own a Russian one and I still have an option to download Polish subtitles. What do you mean by region locked? 

And my assumption is that even if it is, the files are still the same for every DAI game out there, so solution should still apply. If you get a black loading screen make sure to follow number 6 on Ilintar's list.



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Okay, people, solution! (one that does not require using any third party launchers):

 

1. Download the en.toc and en.sb files from the link provided in this topic. 

2. Put them into the Data\Win32\loctext directory of your installation.

3. Rename the pl.sb and pl.toc (or ru.sb and ru.toc) to pl.sb.bak and pl.toc.bak (or ru, respectively).

4. Rename the en.sb and en.toc to pl.sb and pl.toc (or ru.sb and ru.toc).

5. Open the files with any editor that does not break binary data (Notepad++ will do nicely).

6. Replace all occurences of /en/ with /pl/ (or /ru/). 

 

Voila! English subtitles.

 

Does everyone who has tried it confirm that this solution works? I could also add it to the FAQ.



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Okay, to be clear, here are the two main mistakes people make with this solution: 

 

1. Forget to rename the en.toc and en.sb files to pl.toc and pl.sb after patching them. 

 

This will cause the game to fail with "No valid languages detected". The game has to think those are Polish (or Russian) localization files. 

 

2. Forget to patch the en.toc and en.sb files (replace /en/ with /ru/ or /pl/) before renaming them. 

 

This will cause the game to get infinitely stuck on a black screen when loading (only flashing the small Inquisition icon in the bottom right corner). The game has to think that the new pl.toc and pl.sb files contain infos for Polish localizations. The reason for this is that the .sb and .toc files don't contain the localizations themselves - they just contain pointers to where the texts are in the game files. What this patch does is essentially fooling the game into thinking "look for the Polish (or Russian)" text in this-and-this location.



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Hmm, I thought the Polish and the Russian version are the same edition? I mean I own a Russian one and I still have an option to download Polish subtitles. What do you mean by region locked? 

And my assumption is that even if it is, the files are still the same for every DAI game out there, so solution should still apply. If you get a black loading screen make sure to follow number 6 on Ilintar's list.

Maybe the Russian version is different. The Polish version only has Polish subtitles (no Russian ones).

EDIT: That said, the fix should work just fine (maybe even the Polish fix could work by patching the Polish files, then selecting Polish subtitles).



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Does everyone who has tried it confirm that this solution works? I could also add it to the FAQ.

 

I actually noticed I did try to change /pl/ lines to /en/  in PL file OR renaming EN files to PL. The above changes /en/ with /pl/ actually, so it might as well work. I am at work though, so can't test it. 

Besides, I already use the way with Outcome, which I like better (because it stops crashes as well).



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Tried this new way, and it seems to work. English text is displayed in menu after launching the game as one normally would through Origin. Loading a saved game, using war room went normally. Connection to EA servers also automatically established.

To me, it looks like a better solution than with Outcome, since it is one-off manipulation that doesn't require me to do the dance every time I want to launch the game. It's probably vulnerable to patches/client repairs, though.


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I think both methods should be stickied than.

But I don't believe they will do that, as Bioware works for EA, and EA directly opposes that and deletes all mention of things like that.

Bioware may see it and choose to ignore it. I wouldn't count on more.

So please bump it once in a while for people to see :)



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Tried this new way, and it seems to work. English text is displayed in menu after launching the game as one normally would through Origin. Loading a saved game, using war room went normally. Connection to EA servers also automatically established.

To me, it looks like a better solution than with Outcome, since it is one-off manipulation that doesn't require me to do the dance every time I want to launch the game. It's probably vulnerable to patches/client repairs, though.

But in case of repair, it can be reapplied, no?