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[h2]Did you know Without a Dawn supports external voice acting?[/h2]

• Use ogg format.
  
• Create a folder named va in the game’s base folder.
  
• Carefully follow the dialogue file structure:
  
• Create a folder named part_01 inside the va folder.
  
• Place your ogg files inside the part_01 folder. Name the ogg files following the dialogue file. For example, The line 1=Are you awake? file name should be 1.ogg.
  
• Once you’re finished with part_01, create a new folder named part_02 and repeat.
  
  
• I recommend leaving tenth of a second (100ms) of silence in the beginning of the ogg files.
  
  
• Keeping a backup of your voice acting is a good idea!

[h2]Did you know you can import color palettes, frames, and textures into Without a Dawn?[/h2]

[h2]Did you know Without a Dawn can read fan localizations from the game folder?[/h2]

• Make a copy of the dialogue_english.ini file and rename it to your language, for example, dialogue_finnish.ini.
  
• Open the copied file with a text editor (I'm using Notepad++), and make sure the encoding is set to UTF-8 (without BOM).
  
• The first item to localize is line 1=english within the [int] group; this appears when you select the language after the game boots up.
  
• Don't translate the [group] names, such as [part_01], [part_02], etc.
  
• You can add yourself to the credits by filling out the blank item 25= in the [credits] group. This line is displayed at the end of the credits.
  
• It's a good idea to keep a backup of your localized file!

[h2]There are some limitations you should familiarize yourself with before starting to localize:[/h2]

• The game has limited space for text, so avoid too long sentences.
  
• The game uses a fantastic Silver font by Poppy Works. This font offers excellent support for Unicode glyphs and characters; however, if it lacks any, could you try to rephrase the sentence using alternative wording?
  
• Unfortunately, RTL reading languages aren't supported.

[h2]I localized the game. Can I share the localization?[/h2]

Absolutely! You can share the localized dialogue file in any way you like. Just don't share the actual game—I'd greatly appreciate it if people bought it instead. 😅

Hey gamers!

Although Valve has not officially reviewed the compatibility of Without a Dawn on the Steam Deck yet, I can confidently say that the game runs perfectly on Steam Deck!