WARNING: For System Shock 2 (Classic) only! Not for the 25th Anniversary Remaster!

Presentation:
First of all, I want to make it clear that I’m not the only one behind this project. I would therefore like to credit the following authors:

2004: Beta1 by "NEL MORANE", "CHRIS" and "OUAMDU"
Initial translation of STR files located in the INTRFACE and STRINGS sub-folders.

2014: Beta10 by "To_an"
Resumption of the original authors’ work. Added subtitles for the cinematic scenes. Creation of FON files to display special characters correctly. Translation of certain textures such as the decks’ logos, the loading bar, the entire interface and all the navigation maps.

2016: Beta11 by "DEU SEX" and "MOOZTIK" (+ZylonBane for subtitles transcriptions)
Very big job for French subtitles creation (20 new SUB files)! Added 7 new textures in the OBJ\TXT16 folder.

2016: Beta12 by "DEU SEX" and "MOOZTIK"
Identical to the previous version but some files were updated.

2016: Beta13 by "DEU SEX" and "MOOZTIK"
Identical to the previous version but some files were updated. Addition of new subtitles (vLogs.sub).

2020: Beta14 by D.X.M
All of the existing translated textures have been redone from scratch, except the navigation maps translated by To_an which I barely modified/corrected. I also thank him for giving me the source files of his Beta10 patch in 2015. All textures have been redone because they did not use the game specific fonts (Square 721). The interface has been 100% redone as well as the loading bar. This patch also contains a total of 682 new unique textures. I also reread and made some corrections (especially spelling) on all of Mooztik’s SUB, SRT and STR files. Concerning the subtitles, timings corrections were made as well as the translation of all the lines remained in English. The Toxin-A logo is visible again in the research reports.

    

I also created a patch to translate the SCP mod because it offers new contents in English, both in SRT files and textures.

2022: Beta15 by Deus_nsf (formerly DEU SEX) and D.X.M (for SHTUP-ND1/AccFam_20 French patch)
A full revision was made by one of the former authors of this project. Deu Sex, now known as Deus_nsf, spent days to correct, refine, standardize all texts and subtitles. My role here (D.X.M) was to translate the SHTUP-ND1 and AccFam_20 mods.

2023: Beta16 by Deus_nsf and D.X.M
A few spelling fixes have been suggested by Deus_nsf, now implemented in this new French patch Beta16. This new archive now contains the files needed to support special effects for some textures (part of D.X.M). Special effects that worked for untranslated mods, but not working in French patch Beta15 and before. Functionalities restored in French patch Beta16 and later.

2023: Beta17 by Deus_nsf and D.X.M
Two fixes have been suggested by Deus_nsf, now implemented in this new French patch Beta17. This new archive (part of D.X.M) now contains a fixed SecBot’s texture that has unwanted transparency pixels and fixes subtitles displayed twice (The Many voices).

2026: Beta18 by D.X.M
Despite the release of System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, this project continues to be updated. Please note that the translation from the Remaster version will not be included in these French patches. Therefore, there will be two parallel translations: one by the "official" Nightdive Studios team, and ours, created by fans. Some terms will still differ between the two versions. However, it was time for an update, as the SCP and SHTUP mods have continued to evolve. Compatible French patches are now available.

Compatibility:
Steam and GOG versions: Compatible, but installation of SS2Tools required!
CD version: Install the latest official patch first, then SS2Tool!

*The SS2Tool program automatically installs New Dark and Blue Mod Manager which will be required for the patches listed below.

Installation:

• Download and install SS2Tool. But don’t launch Blue Mod Manager!
• Download all necessary French patches.
  • You must download the "LP" (Low-Priority) French patch, it will translate the original resources of the game.
  • Download the "SCP8" French patch if you have the SCP beta 8 mod.
  • Download the "SHTUP-ND3" French patch if you have the SHTUP-ND3 mod.
  • Download the "400v21U" French patch if you have the unofficial but updated ACC’s Four Hundred v21U mod compatible with SCP8/SHTUP-ND3.
• Put all your archives in the folder containing the mods. By default, it’s the "DMM" sub-folder of System Shock 2.
• Launch Blue Mod Manager, the new archives will be detected and decompressed.
• Activate the new mods via the button provided for that purpose.
• Use the priority management buttons to move them as follows:

Warning! Please remove old versions of French patches (dating before version 18) before installing the new ones.

Versions log:
*I invite anyone to alert me in case of technical and/or translation issues. Any suggestion will be also appreciated.

Version 18
Beta18 release, now supports the 400v21U, SCP8 and SHTUP-ND3 mods.

Version 17
Beta17 release, now includes a fixed SecBot’s texture that has unwanted transparency pixels and fixes subtitles displayed twice (The Many voices).

Version 16
Beta16 release, including a few corrections from Deus_nsf. New textures material properties support by D.X.M.

Version 15
Beta15 release, including a complete rewrite made by Deus_nsf that took days. New SHTUP-ND1 and AccFam_20 French patches made by D.X.M.

Version 14
First Beta14 release, including all new resources listed above.