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Chat and translation

How chat translation between German and English works, your /lingo settings and their defaults, and how to suggest a better translation.

Updated 6 days ago

Chat on Mythblock is translated between German and English, so you can talk with every player on the server in your own language.

Start a message with ! to skip translation

Messages that begin with ! are never translated.

How it works

When another player writes in the other language, you see their message translated into your reading language. On Java you see the original when you hover over the line. On Bedrock the original is shown as an extra line. Translation covers public chat, private messages with /msg and /r, and the chat relay between Discord and the game. Messages need at least 2 and at most 256 characters to be translated. The translation runs on a self-hosted LibreTranslate instance on the Mythblock server itself. English is the fallback language.

Your settings

Setting	Default	Command
Reading language	Auto	/lingo lang
Writing language	Auto	/lingo write
Incoming translation	Auto	/lingo incoming
Outgoing translation	On	/lingo outgoing
Show original	Off	/lingo original

Incoming has three modes: auto translates every line, click translates a line when you click it, and off shows everything as written. /lingo without arguments opens the settings menu. The server does not detect the language of each message. Instead, it learns which language you write in: once 5 of 8 messages are in one language, it suggests that language as your writing language. On your first join you get a one-time hint about these settings.

Better translations

Click a translated line to suggest a better translation. You can send 5 suggestions per hour once you have played for 30 minutes. A suggestion is accepted automatically after 3 votes.

Commands

Command	What it does
/lingo	Opens your translation settings
/lingo lang <auto\|code>	Sets the language you read in
/lingo write <auto\|code>	Sets the language you write in
/lingo incoming [auto\|click\|off]	Sets incoming translation, empty cycles
/lingo outgoing [enable\|disable]	Turns outgoing translation on or off
/lingo original [enable\|disable]	Shows or hides the original text
/lingo suggest [message] [text]	Suggests a better translation
/lingo help	Lists the translation commands

The language codes are de and en. /lingo also works as /jexlingo and /translation.

Tips

How do I stop one message from being translated?

I only want translations when I ask for them.

Why was my short message not translated?

The language rule for chat is rule 7 in the rules, and the Quickstart lists the other settings worth checking on day one.

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Setting

Default

Command

Reading language

Auto

/lingo lang

Writing language

Auto

/lingo write

Incoming translation

Auto

/lingo incoming

Outgoing translation

/lingo outgoing

Show original

Off

/lingo original

Command

What it does

/lingo

Opens your translation settings

/lingo lang <auto|code>

Sets the language you read in

/lingo write <auto|code>

Sets the language you write in

/lingo incoming [auto|click|off]

Sets incoming translation, empty cycles

/lingo outgoing [enable|disable]

Turns outgoing translation on or off

/lingo original [enable|disable]

Shows or hides the original text

/lingo suggest [message] [text]

Suggests a better translation

/lingo help

Lists the translation commands