Set starting locale?

[User414322]

Obvious question, but how do I make it so when I play my game in-editor, it starts as a specific language from the get-go (without having to change it in the UI gizmo post-facto).

I have tried setting the “specific locale” to something else, but it does nothing at all, my locale always starts off English when I run the game.

[karl_jones]

The Localization Settings will query each selector in the list, starting at the top(index 0). If a selector returns null, then it queries the next, until it finds a valid Locale or it reaches the end of the list. This allows you to create fallback behaviors when Unity is selecting which Locale to use.

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.localization@1.4/manual/LocalizationSettings.html

So you likely want to drag the specific locale selector to the top of the list or remove the other selectors.

[User414322]

@karl_jones

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.localization@1.4/manual/LocalizationSettings.html

So you likely want to drag the specific locale selector to the top of the list or remove the other selectors.

That’s strange… I have set Chinese as the top/default selection for all my settings. But the game still starts in English. Neither the locale selector, or any other option seem to take effect.

[karl_jones]

@User414322

That’s strange… I have set Chinese as the top/default selection for all my settings. But the game still starts in English. Neither the locale selector, or any other option seem to take effect.

I can see you have the system locale selector above Chinese, this will use the system language (English it would seem). Remove it and it will work.

[User414322]

@karl_jones

I can see you have the system locale selector above Chinese, this will use the system language (English it would seem). Remove it and it will work.

Thank you!

[jGate99]

Hi @karl_jones
Continuing above discussion, assuming i also have System and then Specific Set to chinese.
i have added locale for Spanish “es”

But a spanish (Venezuala) “es-VE” opens the app, what will b value of LocalizationSettings.SelectedLocale?
Thanks

[karl_jones]

@jGate99

Hi @karl_jones
Continuing above discussion, assuming i also have System and then Specific Set to chinese.
i have added locale for Spanish “es”

But a spanish (Venezuala) “es-VE” opens the app, what will b value of LocalizationSettings.SelectedLocale?
Thanks

What do you mean by spanish (Venezuala) “es-VE” opens the app?
What platform is this?
Assuming this is just using the System Locale Selector the chosen locale can change depending on the platform. We start at the top and work down until we find a match.

• iOS - Preferred Language: Unity queries the iOS Preferred Language.
• Android - Device Language: Unity queries the Android getDefault value.
• System Culture: Unity uses the CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture value.
• System Language: Unity uses the SystemLanguage value as its final check.

If the System Locale Selector detects es-VE before Chinese then it should find Spanish as a natural fallback and use that. It depends on if Spanish (Venezuala) is detected before Chinese and that is dependent on how the platform is configured.

[jGate99]

Sorry for the misunderstanding, I’m new to localization.
What I’m trying to say is that I set up three locales: English, Chinese, and Spanish (es). If a user’s system locale is “es-VE,” will the localization manager automatically choose “es”?

@karl_jones

What do you mean by spanish (Venezuala) “es-VE” opens the app?
What platform is this?
Assuming this is just using the System Locale Selector the chosen locale can change depending on the platform. We start at the top and work down until we find a match.

• iOS - Preferred Language: Unity queries the iOS Preferred Language.
• Android - Device Language: Unity queries the Android getDefault value.
• System Culture: Unity uses the CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture value.
• System Language: Unity uses the SystemLanguage value as its final check.

If the System Locale Selector detects es-VE before Chinese then it should find Spanish as a natural fallback and use that. It depends on if Spanish (Venezuala) is detected before Chinese and that is dependent on how the platform is configured.

[karl_jones]

@jGate99

Sorry for the misunderstanding, I’m new to localization.
What I’m trying to say is that I set up three locales: English, Chinese, and Spanish (es). If a user’s system locale is “es-VE,” will the localization manager automatically choose “es”?

Yes it should do.
It should detect es-VE and then look for it’s fallback es.