Template:GameText
This template is used to display text used in Terraria, exactly as in-game. Since the data is taken directly from the source code, the template facilitates automatic updates when a new patch is released. Therefore, it is the preferred choice when displaying game interface text in wiki articles.
Note: This template is relatively slow, so please use other database templates first, if possible.
Usage
{{ gameText | <index key> | lang = <lang> | x_<name> = <value> | ... | y_<name> = <value> | ... }}
- First unnamed parameter
The index key for the text. It is the same as in the in-game language JSON files. See examples below.
To find the index key for a specific text, visit Template:GameText/table and use your browser's search function to locate the text. Note that some texts use placeholder values like {PlayerName}, so you can try to reduce your search if it doesn't succeed.
- lang
Language code, defaults to {{lang}}. Currently, there are 9 languages, as in-game: German (de)、English (en)、Spanish (es)、French (fr)、Italian (it)、Polish (pl)、Portuguese (pt)、Russian (ru)、和Chinese (zh). All other languages will use the English database.
- All
x_<name>andy_<name>parameters
Replacement for placeholders. There are two types of placeholder in the game texts: {xxx} and <yyy>, indexed by x_... and y_..., respectively. See examples below.
Notes
- You can use
{{#invoke:GameText|getRaw|<key>}}to get a raw string from the GameText info database. It also takeslangand replacement arguments. This is mainly for use in other templates. {{gameText}}will keep leading/trailing spaces.{{gameText|<key>}}is roughly equal to<span class="gameText">{{nl2br| {{#invoke:GameText|getRaw|<key>}} }}</span>, except that the latter will trim leading/trailing spaces.
Examples
| Code | Result |
|---|---|
{{gameText|ItemName.IronPickaxe}} |
Iron Pickaxe |
{{gameText|LegacyMultiplayer.21}} |
/players |
x{{gameText|LegacyMenu.108}}x |
xZoom In x |
{{gameText|ItemTooltip.BeeKeeper}}
|
Summons killer bees after striking your foe Small chance to cause confusion |
{{gameText|UI.WorldSizeFormat}} |
{0} World |
{{gameText|UI.WorldSizeFormat|x_0=Large}} |
Large World |
{{gameText|UI.LightMode_Color}} |
Lighting: Color |
{{gameText|LegacyDialog.19}} |
{PlayerName} is it? I've heard good things, friend! |
{{gameText|LegacyDialog.19|x_PlayerName=myName}} |
myName is it? I've heard good things, friend! |
{{gameText|Misc.ResolutionChanged}} |
Resolution changed to: {0}x{1}. |
{{gameText|Misc.ResolutionChanged|x_1=768}} |
Resolution changed to: {0}x768. |
{{gameText|Misc.ResolutionChanged|x_0=1024|x_1=768}} |
Resolution changed to: 1024x768. |
{{gameText|ItemTooltip.GoodieBag}} |
<right> to open |
{{gameText|ItemTooltip.GoodieBag|y_right=Right click}} |
Right click to open |
{{gameText|ItemTooltip.GoodieBag|y_right={{key|open}}}} |
⚷ Open / Activate to open |
{{gameText|ItemName.IronPickaxe|lang=es}} |
Pico de hierro |
{{gameText|ItemName.IronPickaxe|lang=it}} |
Piccone di ferro |
{{gameText|ItemName.IronPickaxe|lang=de}} |
Eisenspitzhacke |
{{gameText|ItemName.IronPickaxe|lang=ru}} |
Железная кирка |
Data storage
The data is stored in Lua databases, with each language in its own module. The databases are cached in order to improve performance. After changing a database, its cache may need to be cleared.
| Language | Database | Links |
|---|---|---|
 German
|
Module:GameText/db-de | clear cache see loader module |
 English
|
Module:GameText/db-en | clear cache see loader module |
 Spanish
|
Module:GameText/db-es | clear cache see loader module |
 French
|
Module:GameText/db-fr | clear cache see loader module |
 Italian
|
Module:GameText/db-it | clear cache see loader module |
 Polish
|
Module:GameText/db-pl | clear cache see loader module |
 Portuguese
|
Module:GameText/db-pt | clear cache see loader module |
 Russian
|
Module:GameText/db-ru | clear cache see loader module |
 Ukrainian
|
Module:GameText/db-uk | clear cache see loader module |
 Chinese
|
Module:GameText/db-zh | clear cache see loader module |