How to Change The Scroll of Taiwu to English

Short answer

The English 1.0 client boots with a Chinese-first main menu, which makes a lot of day-one buyers think they got the wrong version. You did not. The fastest fix after the June 17 day-one patch is the language quick-switch in the top-left corner of the main menu — a small globe icon. Click it and pick English.

If you do not see the globe, you can also change language from the settings menu. Once set, most of the interface switches to English immediately.

• Fastest: globe icon in the top-left of the main menu → English.
• Language options: 简体中文 / 繁體中文 / English / 한국어.
• Alternative: Settings → first tab → language dropdown → English.
• Chinese-first boot is expected on the English build; it is not the wrong version.

Method 1: the globe icon (added June 17)

The day-one patch added a quick language switcher to the top-left corner of the main menu. It looks like a small globe. Click it and a short list appears: 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese), 繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese), English, and 한국어 (Korean). Choose English and the menu re-renders in English.

This is the recommended path because it works before you ever open the settings screen, so you do not have to navigate a Chinese menu to find the option.

• Look at the top-left corner of the main menu for a globe icon.
• Click it → choose English from the list.
• Available after installing the June 17 day-one patch.
• No need to read any Chinese menu to use this method.

Method 2: the settings menu

If you prefer the long way, or you are on a build without the globe icon, open the settings menu. From the main menu, the settings button is the third button from the top (below the red button and above the blue one). Open it, stay on the first tab, and use the language dropdown near the top. Select English and confirm.

Both methods change the same setting, so use whichever you can find faster on your screen.

• Main menu → 3rd button from the top (Settings).
• First tab → language dropdown at the top → English.
• Confirm/apply, then back out to the menu.
• Same result as the globe icon method.

What is translated — and where gaps can remain

The core 1.0 experience is available in English: combat UI, attributes, faction screens, village systems, tutorials, and Taiwupedia. That is enough to learn and play a full campaign.

Isolated event, DLC, Workshop, or deep-system strings can still differ from current English wording. That is a localization coverage issue rather than another language setting. Match the original term against the glossary and capture the screen when reporting a gap.

DLC store-language metadata can lag or describe the package rather than the base game. Use the current DLC guide and check the content in the live client before treating an old badge as definitive.

• In English: combat, attributes, factions, village basics, tutorial.
• Possible gaps: isolated DLC, Workshop, event, or deep-system strings.
• An untranslated string is a coverage gap, not a second language toggle.
• Keep Chinese terms visible (use the glossary) to cross-check meaning.
• DLC store badges can lag; verify DLC language in-game.

If the language won't switch

If English does not stick, make sure you are on Default Public Version in Steam (the preserved test branch is Chinese-only and cannot be set to English). Then re-apply the language setting and restart the game once.

If the UI shows mixed languages right after enabling a specific DLC, note which DLC caused it and report it with a screenshot — that is more useful to the developers than a general complaint, and it helps other players too.

• Confirm you are on Default Public Version, not the test branch.
• Re-apply English, then fully restart the game.
• Mixed-language UI after a DLC? Note the DLC and report it.
• Steam client language is not automatically followed on first boot yet.

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