LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures — in Ukrainian

What this is

A Ukrainian translation, explained in English

This site is mostly read by Ukrainian players, so the translation itself is Ukrainian only: installing it turns the game’s English text into Ukrainian. This English version is for international modders, fellow translators and curious players who want to know what was changed in the game and how. The research pages document TT Games’ file formats, fonts and runtime loading in detail.

The first public release is 1.1.10, and the translation is complete: every in-game string, the save dialogs, the credits and the PC settings menus.

Three steps

Installs in a minute

1. 1

   Download the ZIP

   Press the «Download» brick — the archive comes straight from GitHub Releases.

2. 2

   Unpack into the game folder

   dinput8.dll and the scripts/ folder must end up next to LEGOIndy.exe.

3. 3

   Play in Ukrainian

   Launch the game from Steam with the game language set to English. Original game files and saves stay untouched.

Full details, uninstalling and checksum verification: installation guide.

What’s inside

What is translated

A complete translation: all game strings, save dialogs, credits and the PC settings menus. Plus a character editor that accepts Cyrillic names, and cultural adaptations wherever a literal translation would sound lifeless.

• 598game stringsdialogue, hints, menus, names — plus TRC.CSV and the credits
• 38PC menu stringsvideo, audio and controls settings baked into the executable
• ІіЇїЄєҐґin the fontsnew glyphs in the game’s font atlases, matched to the original style
• 9texturestext painted on textures, including the title-screen logo

How it works

Three megabytes instead of repacked archives

The translation does not repack hundreds of megabytes of game archives: it is injected into memory while the game runs. The package holds only what we changed (the text, two fonts and nine textures), so the whole download is ≈3 MB instead of a ~600 MB set of repacked archives.

• Nothing is overwritten. The original .DAT archives and LEGOIndy.exe stay untouched, so Steam updates never conflict with the translation.
• Plays well with other mods. The translation doesn’t claim anyone else’s files and runs through the standard ASI Loader alongside other plugins.
• Safe in the worst case. A different game version or a damaged package? The plugin leaves everything alone and the game simply starts in English.

How it works inside →

Main menu

Before and after

UA

The main menu: logo, menu items and button prompts — in Ukrainian.

Gallery

How it looks in the game

Screenshots from the Steam version of the game with the localization installed. Click to enlarge; use the arrow keys to browse.

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  Main menu with the Ukrainian logo

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  A hint with «ї» and «є» in the game font

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  Character shop: «Валєра» (Valera), the Jungle Guide

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  The in-game currency — «круглики» (kruhlyky, studs)

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  Character editor: «Форелька» (Forelka, “little trout”)

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  The level exit dialog

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  Pause in the Mail Room

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  Pause on the «У гори» (Into the Mountains) level

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  A hint about switching characters

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Cultural adaptations

Not word for word, but the Ukrainian way

A few names were deliberately adapted rather than translated literally. They stay Ukrainian in the game; the Latin spelling and a short gloss are given here for English readers.

• Jungle GuideВалєраValeraa playful everyday name for the guide, a nod to the Ukrainian dub of Cars
• Boy ScoutПластунPlastunthe Ukrainian word for a scout
• StudsКругликиkruhlyky, “little round ones”the in-game currency — round LEGO pieces
• BanditБандюганBandiuhana bandit with attitude, not just a plain “bandit”
• Grave RobberЧорний археологChornyi arkheoloh, “black archaeologist”the Ukrainian term for someone who digs without a permit
• Shanghai HoodlumШанхайський батярShanhaiskyi batiara “batiar” — a Lviv street rogue — in a Shanghai setting
• character editorФорелькаForelka, “little trout”default name of the first custom character
• character editorЛьоляLyolyadefault name of the second custom character

Why we chose these names — see cultural adaptations; every term is listed in the glossary.

The story

How we built it

The road from the first unpacked archive to the release: fonts with new glyphs, a custom ASI plugin that serves resources at runtime, textures, a glossary and long live QA sessions. Ideas, decisions and proofreading are the author’s; AI assistants helped with file-format research, tooling and drafts, and every line was reviewed and tested in-game by a human.

Follow the route → · Tooling · Research

Feedback

Found a bug or clipped text?

Open an issue on GitHub Issues or write on Telegram to @dimkasmile: what happened, on which level or screen, and a screenshot if you can. English is fine. How to report a problem.

Credits

Credits and licenses

Made by Dmytro Vakulenko. Code is MIT; the translation and documentation are CC BY 4.0 — see the project licenses. The ASI loader is Ultimate ASI Loader by ThirteenAG.

This is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the LEGO Group, Lucasfilm, TT Games or Warner Bros. You need your own legal copy of the game.