| Problem | Likely Cause | Solution | |---------|--------------|----------| | Still Russian/German after copying | Game points to wrong language folder | Rename zone\english to zone\russian (trick) OR edit config.cfg – change seta loc_language "0" to "1" (1 = English) | | No voice, only subtitles | Missing sound archives | Ensure sound\english_audio_sp.fsb is present and not 0KB | | Crash on launch after pack install | Mismatched .iwd checksums | Restore original localized_* files; download a different repack version (e.g., from another uploader) | | Menus English but cutscenes muted | Video files were stripped in base repack | Download English .bik videos separately (search "MW3 english videos repack") |
Open the localization.txt file found in the main game folder. Change the first line from "russian" (or the current language) to "english" . Important Compatibility Notes | Problem | Likely Cause | Solution |
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