# matanki-saito/EU4dll

Europa Universalis IV double byte language patch; master:1.34.2, dev:1.37.5.0

Repository: https://github.com/matanki-saito/EU4dll
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/eu4dll
Homepage: https://paratranz.com/projects/76
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dll-injection, multibyte, europa-universalis-iv, localization, x86-64, assembly
Last push: 2026-05-29T07:10:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2941, "days_push": 96, "days_rel": 156, "gap_med": 28, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1183, forks 112 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:54.443482+00:00)

## What it is
A DLL injection patch that enables double-byte (CJK) character display in Europa Universalis IV on Windows/Steam. It is an unofficial community mod forked from EU4CHS, with automatic updates and configurable plugins.

## Use cases
- display Japanese text in Europa Universalis IV
- show Chinese characters in EU4
- play EU4 with CJK localization
- fix multibyte font rendering in Paradox games
- reverse Japanese name order in EU4 events

## When to choose
- you play EU4 on Windows via Steam and need CJK text display
- you want community Japanese/Chinese localization mods to render correctly

## When to avoid
- you play on macOS or Linux (unsupported)
- you play offline and dislike auto-update scripts
- you cannot tolerate potential crashes from long tooltips

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: internationalization, plugin-system
- domain: gaming-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: dll-injection, europa-universalis-iv, multibyte-text, cjk, paradox-interactive, game-modding, assembly, localization

## Member repositories
- matanki-saito/EU4dll (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.443482+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:24:36.929961+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/matanki-saito/EU4dll (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.443482+00:00, sha 32f3e4b9d99d)
  - homepage: https://paratranz.com/projects/76 (fetched 2026-08-29T12:31:32.903921+00:00, sha d97fa0be5342)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.