NOG Studio - DeepL Localization Provider

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One-click, high-quality machine translation for your UE projects — right inside the Localization Dashboard.

Bring DeepL’s best-in-class translations into your Unreal Engine workflow. This Editor-only provider plugs directly into the Localization Dashboard and the “Import from Translation Service” button, adding DeepL’s context, formality, and glossary support, plus smart stale-entry handling, local caching, a progress notification, and a quota test button — no external tools or servers required.

Key Features

  • Native UE integration: Works from the Translation Dashboard via “Import from Translation Service.”

  • DeepL context: Optional context string per request to guide ambiguous or short text.

  • Formality control: Choose Default / More / Less / Prefer More / Prefer Less per DeepL’s API.

  • Glossary support: Provide a Glossary ID for consistent, brand-safe terminology.

  • Stale-entry prompt: Detects changed source strings and asks Yes / No / Cancel before re-translating reviewed entries.

  • Local translation cache: Skips re-sending identical texts (faster, cheaper; stored under Saved/DeepLCache).

  • Progress feedback: Bottom-right async task notification shows live status while batches are sent to DeepL.

  • Preserve formatting: Optional DeepL parameter for structured text.

  • Batching & retry: Configurable batch size, with basic backoff for rate-limit/quota responses.

  • Usage check: One-click “Test DeepL API & Quota” calls /v2/usage and shows current consumption.

How It Works

  1. Set your DeepL API key and options in Editor Preferences ▸ DeepL Localization.

  2. In the Localization Dashboard, click Import from Translation Service.

  3. If source texts changed since the last archive export, you’ll get a Yes / No / Cancel prompt:

    • Yes → Re-translate stale entries (overwrites previous reviewed translations).

    • No → Ignore stale entries; only translate missing ones.

    • Cancel → Abort to review manually.

  4. The plugin batches requests to DeepL (with context/formality/glossary if set) and shows a progress notification.

Why Use This Plugin

  • Quality: DeepL consistently strong on natural phrasing; context + glossary improve domain terms.

  • Speed: Batch translation with local caching avoids duplicate costs and saves time during iteration.

  • Control: Formality toggles and glossary keep tone and terminology consistent across locales.

  • Safety: Prompts before overwriting reviewed content; everything stays in your Editor session.

Setup & Configuration

  • API Key: Required. Supports DeepL Free and DeepL Pro (choose endpoint).

  • Endpoint: Leave blank to auto-use https://api-free.deepl.com/v2/translate; Pro users can set https://api.deepl.com/v2/translate.

  • Options:

    • Preserve Formatting (on/off)

    • Batch Size (default 50)

    • Default Context (free, not billed)

    • Glossary ID (optional, must match language pair)

    • Formality (enum)

  • Quota Test: “Test DeepL API & Quota” button calls /v2/usage to display current usage/limits.

Support

  • Documentation

  • Email: support@nogstudio.com

  • Changelog: v1.0.0 — Initial release (context, formality, glossary, stale prompt, caching, progress, quota test).