Do not click "Play" yet. Instead, click on Game Settings in the left-hand menu. Look for the Language section. Select your language from the list. Click Play. The game should now load with the updated text. Changing Language via the Settings File (Manual Method)
Search for the name of your language (e.g., "Japanese Translation"). Subscribe to the mod. how to change language in hoi4
Change the text inside the quotes to your desired language code. Here are the common codes: Do not click "Play" yet
Right-click the file and open it with Notepad or any text editor. Use Ctrl+F to find the line that starts with language=. Select your language from the list
| Language | Code to Enter | | :--- | :--- | | English | l_english | | French | l_french | | German | l_german | | Spanish | l_spanish | | Polish | l_polish | | Russian | l_russian | | Simplified Chinese | l_simp_chinese | | Japanese | l_japanese | | Portuguese (Brazil) | l_braz_por |