Function LoadStringTables

Descent3/localization.cpp:153–218

Call this to load up the string tables into memory Returns the number of strings loaded, if this is 0, then the program MUST not continue

// Call this to load up the string tables into memory
// Returns the number of strings loaded, if this is 0, then the program MUST not continue
int LoadStringTables(void) {
  static bool called = false;
  int old_language;

  if (called) {
    // Only call this guy once
    Int3();
    return 0;
  }
  called = true;

  old_language = Localization_language;

  int string_count = GetTotalStringCount();
  if (string_count == 0) {
    // attempt to load english version of language, so there is something
    if (Localization_language != LANGUAGE_ENGLISH) {
      Localization_language = LANGUAGE_ENGLISH;
      string_count = GetTotalStringCount();
    }

    if (string_count == 0) {
      return 0;
    }
  }

  String_table_size = 0;

  // malloc our array of char *
  String_table = (char **)mem_malloc(sizeof(char *) * string_count);
  if (!String_table) {
    Localization_language = old_language;
    return 0;
  }

  for (int tcount = 0; tcount < string_count; tcount++)
    String_table[tcount] = NULL;

  int runcount = 0;
  int temp;
  int index = 0;
  while (String_table_list[index]) {
    temp = LoadStringFile(String_table_list[index], runcount);
    if (temp == 0) {
      Localization_language = old_language;
      return 0;
    }
    if (runcount + temp > string_count) {
      Localization_language = old_language;
      return 0;
    }
    runcount += temp;
    index++;
  }

  if (runcount == 0) {
    Localization_language = old_language;
    return 0;