Overview

This article explains how to set up localized soundbanks in FMOD Studio and CRYENGINE. CRYENGINE loads localized soundbanks from the localization folder, for example, localization/english/audio/fmod/. This allows having multiple languages (not only audio) completely separated from each other to swap them in runtime and also for easier distribution across different countries.

1. In the FMOD project folder, create a subfolder called Scripts and copy over the following files from the example project/GameSDK:
   
   • crytek_languages.txt
   • crytek_localized_banks.js
   • crytek_move_banks_pc.bat
   • crytek_move_banks_ps4.bat
   • crytek_move_banks_xboxone.bat
     
     
2. Inside crytek_languages.txt, specify all languages needed for the project. Don't use any white spaces, empty lines or special characters.

1. Create an event with one programmer instrument.
2. Create a bank for every language that ends with "_<language name>" where <language name> needs to match the names defined in crytek_languages.txt
   

   For instance:

   • c_player_voc_english
   • c_player_voc_german
   • c_player_voc_french
     
     
3. In each of these banks create an audio table and populate it with audio files and optionally with the keys.txt files.
   Read the FMOD Studio documentation about audio tables for more information on how to set this up.
4. After building the banks, the scripts will rename and copy the banks to the correct location.
   
   

1. Create Preload Requests for the banks.

   For localized banks, the language in the name has been removed by the scripts.

2. Drag and drop a key into the Audio System Controls panel to create a new trigger. Or create a trigger manually and drag a key in the connections panel.
   

   The localized sounds are listed under the "Keys" folder.

3. In the connection properties of the trigger, select a programmer sound event.