PELE
P.E.L.E adds native Ukrainian, Esperanto, and Latin support, JSON packs, hot reload, and full R2API.Language compatibility.P.E.L.E - Plugin for Enhanced Language Extension
P.E.L.E expands Risk of Rain 2 language support beyond the game's built-in
language list. It adds native support for Ukrainian, Esperanto, and Latin while
remaining compatible with mods that already depend on R2API.Language.
It was created because custom community languages need more than translated text files: they need menu entries, font support, reliable token loading, and a way to keep many mod translations working as one coherent language pack.
What P.E.L.E Adds
- Native custom language support for Ukrainian (
uk), Esperanto (eo), and Latin (la). - P.E.L.E JSON translation packs for the base game and supported mods.
- Priority loading for P.E.L.E translations when another pack has the same token.
- Main-menu and pause-menu language selection.
- Keyboard, mouse, and controller hints in the language menu.
- F5 hot reload for P.E.L.E JSON files and normal
.languagefiles. - Built-in Ukrainian/Cyrillic font support.
- Startup checks for missing folders, missing font data, and duplicate language DLLs.
Optional KingModUtilities integration
P.E.L.E includes a separate PELE.KingDBZFix.dll compatibility plugin for the
Goku, Vegeta and Trunks translation packs. It localizes their KingModUtilities
transformation menus and tutorials, including Kaioken and Light Charge, in the
15 supported languages. The plugin activates when KingModUtilities is installed;
the P.E.L.E language system works without these characters or the utility.
The character translation packs require P.E.L.E 1.0.3. Install P.E.L.E first, then the relevant character mod and its translation pack. P.E.L.E itself does not install the character mods or KingModUtilities; the original character mods provide their own dependencies. Text and compatibility may vary with mod updates.
Translation status
The included translations are a work in progress. Coverage and linguistic review vary between languages, game content, and mods; untranslated strings may fall back to the original text. This release does not include DLC4 translations.
Screenshots
Main menu language selector:
Pause-menu language dialog:
Character select in Esperanto:
Character select in Ukrainian:
Why These Languages?
Ukrainian is the main practical target because it needs clean custom-language registration and Cyrillic font support. Esperanto and Latin are the first experimental custom languages shipped with P.E.L.E, useful for testing the loader, menus, and mod translation support outside the official language list.
This package includes every P.E.L.E translation file currently shipped in the repository, even for mods you do not have installed. Risk of Rain 2 only uses a token when matching game or mod content asks for it.
Important
P.E.L.E replaces the R2API.Language.dll provided by
RiskofThunder-R2API_Language. It keeps the same BepInEx plugin GUID so mods
that depend on R2API.Language continue to work normally.
Some mods also install the upstream RiskofThunder-R2API_Language as a
dependency. BepInEx selects the higher-version P.E.L.E fork with the same plugin
GUID; keep both packages managed by the mod manager. Do not manually add extra
copies of the fork. Compatibility with all mods and future versions is not
guaranteed.
Dependencies
Thunderstore installs these automatically:
bbepis-BepInExPack-5.4.2121
RiskofThunder-HookGenPatcher-1.2.9
RiskofThunder-R2API_Core-5.3.0
RiskofThunder-R2API_Language is not listed as a dependency because P.E.L.E
provides the replacement R2API.Language.dll itself.
Translation Priority
When P.E.L.E provides a token, it wins over other language packs. If P.E.L.E does not provide that token, the normal game/mod language fallback is used.
Included Three-Language Mod Support
The mods below have P.E.L.E translation packs for all three custom languages in this release: Ukrainian, Esperanto, and Latin.
"Complete P.E.L.E support" here means this package includes matching P.E.L.E JSON
files for uk, eo, and la for that mod. It does not mean the original mod
author officially ships those languages.
This list was checked against the P.E.L.E language files included in this release, not against the mods currently installed in a local profile.
All mods listed below include P.E.L.E JSON support for:
Ukrainian (uk) | Esperanto (eo) | Latin (la)
More Jaosnake Translations
P.E.L.E is designed to work alongside my existing Risk of Rain 2 translation packs. Those packs remain fully supported and are still recommended for the other languages they already cover.
Jaosnake packages on Thunderstore
Documentation
More technical details are available here:
- Installation and compatibility
- Manual installation
- Configuration
- Translation file layout
- Technical hook notes
- Manual test checklist
Questions and Support
For questions, suggestions, bug reports, or translation feedback, please open an issue on GitHub:
Jaosnake/ror2-multi-language-pack
