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Language mods for the Word Play game by Game Maker's Toolkit

Word Play (by Game Maker's Toolkit) - Language Mods

Language mods for the Word Play game by Game Maker's Toolkit

Quick Installation

Use our automated installation scripts for easy setup:

Mac

chmod +x install_language.sh
./install_language.sh <language_name>

# List available languages
./install_language.sh --list

# Show help
./install_language.sh --help

Windows

.\install_language.ps1 <language_name>

# List available languages
.\install_language.ps1 --list

# Show help
.\install_language.ps1 --help

Example

# Install Catalan language mod
./install_language.sh catalan

Manual Installation

If you prefer to install manually, you'll need to find the folder with your save game in it:

Mac

~/Library/Application Support/com.GMTK.WordPlay

Windows

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Game Maker's Toolkit\Word Play

You may need to show hidden files or folders to get here!

Then simply add the customdictionary.txt and customletterbag.txt of the desired language.

The game should show "Custom Dictionary" in the bottom left corner.

Contribute

Standard Language Contribution

Simply make a Pull Request with a new folder with the language (or edit existing one) with both a customdictionary.txt and customletterbag.txt

Large Dictionary Support

For languages with large dictionaries that exceed GitHub's file size limits, you can compress only the dictionary file:

Mixed Setup (Recommended)

• Create a language folder (e.g., german/)
• Add customdictionary.zip (containing customdictionary.txt)
• Add customletterbag.txt (uncompressed)
• The installer will automatically extract and install both files

File Structure Examples:

# Standard setup
catalan/
├── customdictionary.txt
└── customletterbag.txt

# Mixed setup (for large dictionaries)
german/
├── customdictionary.zip  # Contains customdictionary.txt
└── customletterbag.txt   # Always uncompressed

Creating a compressed dictionary:

# Create zip file from existing dictionary
zip customdictionary.zip customdictionary.txt

# Or compress an existing dictionary
zip -r customdictionary.zip customdictionary.txt

Important: Only compress customdictionary.txt to customdictionary.zip. The customletterbag.txt file should always remain uncompressed.

The installation scripts automatically detect and handle all these formats!

Steam Link

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3586660/Word_Play/?curator_clanid=44902603

Custom Language Explainer

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3586660/view/521970822705840562?l=english

Known limitations

• Single letters only (some languages require tiles with several letters)
• Perks etc.. don't adapt to the language