(svn r23635) -Add: introduce GSText, to allow translating GameScript text, even over network

13 files changed, 503 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/projects/openttd_vs100.vcxproj b/projects/openttd_vs100.vcxproj
index 20acbb0e5..40fb5a69d 100644
--- a/projects/openttd_vs100.vcxproj
+++ b/projects/openttd_vs100.vcxproj
@@ -983,6 +983,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\script\api\script_subsidy.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\script\api\script_subsidylist.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\script\api\script_testmode.hpp" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\src\script\api\script_text.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\script\api\script_tile.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\script\api\script_tilelist.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\script\api\script_town.hpp" />
@@ -1042,6 +1043,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\script\api\script_subsidy.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\script\api\script_subsidylist.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\script\api\script_testmode.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\src\script\api\script_text.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\script\api\script_tile.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\script\api\script_tilelist.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\script\api\script_town.cpp" />
diff --git a/projects/openttd_vs100.vcxproj.filters b/projects/openttd_vs100.vcxproj.filters
index fb0898f7c..0170fdbde 100644
--- a/projects/openttd_vs100.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/projects/openttd_vs100.vcxproj.filters
@@ -2178,6 +2178,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\script\api\script_testmode.hpp">
       <Filter>Script API</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\src\script\api\script_text.hpp">
+      <Filter>Script API</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\script\api\script_tile.hpp">
       <Filter>Script API</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
@@ -2355,6 +2358,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\script\api\script_testmode.cpp">
       <Filter>Script API Implementation</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\src\script\api\script_text.cpp">
+      <Filter>Script API Implementation</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\script\api\script_tile.cpp">
       <Filter>Script API Implementation</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/projects/openttd_vs80.vcproj b/projects/openttd_vs80.vcproj
index 7f09ce3a2..6eb7cfc3d 100644
--- a/projects/openttd_vs80.vcproj
+++ b/projects/openttd_vs80.vcproj
@@ -3267,6 +3267,10 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
+				RelativePath=".\..\src\script\api\script_text.hpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
 				RelativePath=".\..\src\script\api\script_tile.hpp"
 				>
 			</File>
@@ -3507,6 +3511,10 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
+				RelativePath=".\..\src\script\api\script_text.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
 				RelativePath=".\..\src\script\api\script_tile.cpp"
 				>
 			</File>
diff --git a/projects/openttd_vs90.vcproj b/projects/openttd_vs90.vcproj
index 4960431ec..001c01c86 100644
--- a/projects/openttd_vs90.vcproj
+++ b/projects/openttd_vs90.vcproj
@@ -3264,6 +3264,10 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
+				RelativePath=".\..\src\script\api\script_text.hpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
 				RelativePath=".\..\src\script\api\script_tile.hpp"
 				>
 			</File>
@@ -3504,6 +3508,10 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
+				RelativePath=".\..\src\script\api\script_text.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
 				RelativePath=".\..\src\script\api\script_tile.cpp"
 				>
 			</File>
diff --git a/source.list b/source.list
index 1a10652ea..50020c9a7 100644
--- a/source.list
+++ b/source.list
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ script/api/script_stationlist.hpp
 script/api/script_subsidy.hpp
 script/api/script_subsidylist.hpp
 script/api/script_testmode.hpp
+script/api/script_text.hpp
 script/api/script_tile.hpp
 script/api/script_tilelist.hpp
 script/api/script_town.hpp
@@ -822,6 +823,7 @@ script/api/script_stationlist.cpp
 script/api/script_subsidy.cpp
 script/api/script_subsidylist.cpp
 script/api/script_testmode.cpp
+script/api/script_text.cpp
 script/api/script_tile.cpp
 script/api/script_tilelist.cpp
 script/api/script_town.cpp
diff --git a/src/game/game_instance.cpp b/src/game/game_instance.cpp
index e4971238a..7ab235cc7 100644
--- a/src/game/game_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game_instance.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include "../script/api/game/game_subsidy.hpp.sq"
 #include "../script/api/game/game_subsidylist.hpp.sq"
 #include "../script/api/game/game_testmode.hpp.sq"
+#include "../script/api/game/game_text.hpp.sq"
 #include "../script/api/game/game_tile.hpp.sq"
 #include "../script/api/game/game_tilelist.hpp.sq"
 #include "../script/api/game/game_town.hpp.sq"
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ void GameInstance::RegisterAPI()
 	SQGSSubsidy_Register(this->engine);
 	SQGSSubsidyList_Register(this->engine);
 	SQGSTestMode_Register(this->engine);
+	SQGSText_Register(this->engine);
 	SQGSTile_Register(this->engine);
 	SQGSTileList_Register(this->engine);
 	SQGSTileList_IndustryAccepting_Register(this->engine);
diff --git a/src/script/api/game/game_text.hpp.sq b/src/script/api/game/game_text.hpp.sq
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d43506580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script/api/game/game_text.hpp.sq
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of OpenTTD.
+ * OpenTTD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ * OpenTTD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/* THIS FILE IS AUTO-GENERATED; PLEASE DO NOT ALTER MANUALLY */
+
+#include "../script_text.hpp"
+#include "../template/template_text.hpp.sq"
+
+
+template <> const char *GetClassName<ScriptText, ST_GS>() { return "GSText"; }
+
+void SQGSText_Register(Squirrel *engine)
+{
+	DefSQClass<ScriptText, ST_GS> SQGSText("GSText");
+	SQGSText.PreRegister(engine);
+	SQGSText.AddConstructor<void (ScriptText::*)(StringID string), 2>(engine, "xi");
+
+	SQGSText.DefSQConst(engine, ScriptText::SCRIPT_TEXT_MAX_PARAMETERS, "SCRIPT_TEXT_MAX_PARAMETERS");
+
+	SQGSText.DefSQAdvancedMethod(engine, &ScriptText::_set, "_set");
+	SQGSText.DefSQAdvancedMethod(engine, &ScriptText::SetParam, "SetParam");
+	SQGSText.DefSQAdvancedMethod(engine, &ScriptText::AddParam, "AddParam");
+
+	SQGSText.PostRegister(engine);
+}
diff --git a/src/script/api/script_text.cpp b/src/script/api/script_text.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10120bcde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script/api/script_text.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of OpenTTD.
+ * OpenTTD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ * OpenTTD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/** @file script_text.cpp Implementation of ScriptText. */
+
+#include "../../stdafx.h"
+#include "../../string_func.h"
+#include "script_text.hpp"
+#include "../squirrel.hpp"
+#include "../../table/control_codes.h"
+
+ScriptText::ScriptText(StringID string) :
+	ZeroedMemoryAllocator(),
+	string(string)
+{
+}
+
+ScriptText::~ScriptText()
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < SCRIPT_TEXT_MAX_PARAMETERS; i++) {
+		free(this->params[i]);
+		if (this->paramt[i] != NULL) this->paramt[i]->Release();
+	}
+}
+
+SQInteger ScriptText::_SetParam(int parameter, HSQUIRRELVM vm)
+{
+	if (parameter >= SCRIPT_TEXT_MAX_PARAMETERS) return SQ_ERROR;
+
+	free(this->params[parameter]);
+	if (this->paramt[parameter] != NULL) this->paramt[parameter]->Release();
+
+	this->parami[parameter] = 0;
+	this->params[parameter] = NULL;
+	this->paramt[parameter] = NULL;
+
+	switch (sq_gettype(vm, -1)) {
+		case OT_STRING: {
+			const SQChar *value;
+			sq_getstring(vm, -1, &value);
+
+			this->params[parameter] = strdup(SQ2OTTD(value));
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case OT_INTEGER: {
+			SQInteger value;
+			sq_getinteger(vm, -1, &value);
+
+			this->parami[parameter] = value;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case OT_INSTANCE: {
+			SQUserPointer real_instance = NULL;
+			HSQOBJECT instance;
+
+			sq_getstackobj(vm, -1, &instance);
+
+			/* Validate if it is a GSText instance */
+			sq_pushroottable(vm);
+			sq_pushstring(vm, _SC("GSText"), -1);
+			sq_get(vm, -2);
+			sq_pushobject(vm, instance);
+			if (sq_instanceof(vm) != SQTrue) return SQ_ERROR;
+			sq_pop(vm, 3);
+
+			/* Get the 'real' instance of this class */
+			sq_getinstanceup(vm, -1, &real_instance, 0);
+			if (real_instance == NULL) return SQ_ERROR;
+
+			ScriptText *value = static_cast<ScriptText *>(real_instance);
+			value->AddRef();
+			this->paramt[parameter] = value;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		default: return SQ_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	if (this->paramc <= parameter) this->paramc = parameter + 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SQInteger ScriptText::SetParam(HSQUIRRELVM vm)
+{
+	if (sq_gettype(vm, 2) != OT_INTEGER) return SQ_ERROR;
+
+	SQInteger k;
+	sq_getinteger(vm, 2, &k);
+
+	if (k > SCRIPT_TEXT_MAX_PARAMETERS) return SQ_ERROR;
+	if (k < 1) return SQ_ERROR;
+	k--;
+
+	return this->_SetParam(k, vm);
+}
+
+SQInteger ScriptText::AddParam(HSQUIRRELVM vm)
+{
+	SQInteger res;
+	res = this->_SetParam(this->paramc, vm);
+	if (res != 0) return res;
+
+	/* Push our own instance back on top of the stack */
+	sq_push(vm, 1);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+SQInteger ScriptText::_set(HSQUIRRELVM vm)
+{
+	int32 k;
+
+	if (sq_gettype(vm, 2) == OT_STRING) {
+		const SQChar *key;
+		sq_getstring(vm, 2, &key);
+		const char *key_string = SQ2OTTD(key);
+
+		if (strncmp(key_string, "param_", 6) != 0 || strlen(key_string) > 8) return SQ_ERROR;
+		k = atoi(key_string + 6);
+	} else if (sq_gettype(vm, 2) == OT_INTEGER) {
+		SQInteger key;
+		sq_getinteger(vm, 2, &key);
+		k = (int32)key;
+	} else {
+		return SQ_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	if (k > SCRIPT_TEXT_MAX_PARAMETERS) return SQ_ERROR;
+	if (k < 1) return SQ_ERROR;
+	k--;
+
+	return this->_SetParam(k, vm);
+}
+
+const char *ScriptText::GetEncodedText()
+{
+	static char buf[1024];
+	this->_GetEncodedText(buf, lastof(buf));
+	return buf;
+}
+
+char *ScriptText::_GetEncodedText(char *p, char *lastofp)
+{
+	p += Utf8Encode(p, SCC_ENCODED);
+	p += seprintf(p, lastofp, "%X", this->string);
+	for (int i = 0; i < this->paramc; i++) {
+		if (this->params[i] != NULL) {
+			p += seprintf(p, lastofp, ":\"%s\"", this->params[i]);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (this->paramt[i] != NULL) {
+			p += seprintf(p, lastofp, ":");
+			p = this->paramt[i]->_GetEncodedText(p, lastofp);
+			continue;
+		}
+		p += seprintf(p, lastofp,":%X", this->parami[i]);
+	}
+
+	return p;
+}
diff --git a/src/script/api/script_text.hpp b/src/script/api/script_text.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f994e1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script/api/script_text.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of OpenTTD.
+ * OpenTTD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ * OpenTTD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/** @file script_text.hpp Everything to handle text which can be translated. */
+
+#ifndef SCRIPT_TEXT_HPP
+#define SCRIPT_TEXT_HPP
+
+#include "script_object.hpp"
+#include "../../core/alloc_type.hpp"
+
+/**
+ * Internal parent object of all Text-like objects.
+ * @api -all
+ */
+class Text : public ScriptObject {
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Convert a ScriptText to a normal string.
+	 * @return A string (in a static buffer), or NULL.
+	 * @api -all
+	 */
+	virtual const char *GetEncodedText() = 0;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Interal used class to create a raw text in a Text object.
+ * @api -all
+ */
+class RawText : public Text {
+public:
+	RawText(const char *text) :
+	  text(strdup(text)) {}
+	~RawText() { free(this->text); }
+
+	/* virtual */ const char *GetEncodedText() { return this->text; }
+private:
+	const char *text;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Class that handles all text related functions. You can define a language
+ *  file in lang/english.txt, in the same format as OpenTTD does, including
+ *  tags like {BLACK}, {STRING1} etc. The name given to this string is made
+ *  available to you in ScriptText, for example: ScriptText.STR_NEWS, if your
+ *  english.txt contains: STR_NEWS    :{BLACK}Welcome {COMPANY}!
+ *
+ * In translation files like lang/dutch.txt you can then translate such
+ *  strings, like: STR_NEWS    :{BLACK}Hallo {COMPANY}!
+ * When the user has the dutch language selected, it will automatically use
+ *  the translated string when available. The fallback language is always
+ *  the english language.
+ *
+ * If you use parameters in your strings, you will have to define those
+ *  parameters, for example like this:
+ * local text = ScriptText(ScriptText.STR_NEWS); text.AddParam(1);
+ * This will set the {COMPANY} to the name of Company 1.
+ *
+ * @api game
+ */
+class ScriptText : public Text , public ZeroedMemoryAllocator {
+public:
+	static const int SCRIPT_TEXT_MAX_PARAMETERS = 20; ///< The maximum amount of parameters you can give to one object.
+
+	/**
+	 * Generate a text from string. You can set parameters to the instance which
+	 *  can be required for the string.
+	 * @param string The string of the text.
+	 */
+	ScriptText(StringID string);
+	~ScriptText();
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_API
+	/**
+	 * Used for .param_N and [] set from Squirrel.
+	 */
+	SQInteger _set(HSQUIRRELVM vm);
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the parameter.
+	 */
+	SQInteger SetParam(HSQUIRRELVM vm);
+
+	/**
+	 * Add an parameter
+	 */
+	SQInteger AddParam(HSQUIRRELVM vm);
+#else
+	/**
+	 * Set the parameter to a value.
+	 * @param parameter Which parameter t oset.
+	 * @param value The value of the parameter. Has to be string, integer or an instance of the class ScriptText.
+	 */
+	void SetParam(int parameter, Object value);
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a value as parameter (appending it).
+	 * @param value The value of the parameter. Has to be string, integer or an instance of the class ScriptText.
+	 * @return The same object as on which this is called, so you can chain.
+	 */
+	ScriptText *AddParam(Object value);
+#endif /* DOXYGEN_API */
+
+	/* virtual */ const char *GetEncodedText();
+
+private:
+	StringID string;
+	char *params[SCRIPT_TEXT_MAX_PARAMETERS];
+	int parami[SCRIPT_TEXT_MAX_PARAMETERS];
+	ScriptText *paramt[SCRIPT_TEXT_MAX_PARAMETERS];
+	int paramc;
+
+	/**
+	 * Internal function for recursive calling this function over multiple
+	 *  instances, while writing in the same buffer.
+	 * @param p The current position in the buffer.
+	 * @param lastofp The last position valid in the buffer.
+	 * @return The new current position in the buffer.
+	 */
+	char *_GetEncodedText(char *p, char *lastofp);
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a parameter, where the value is the first item on the stack.
+	 */
+	SQInteger _SetParam(int k, HSQUIRRELVM vm);
+};
+
+#endif /* SCRIPT_TEXT_HPP */
diff --git a/src/script/api/squirrel_export.awk b/src/script/api/squirrel_export.awk
index ed190deaf..cb9774db7 100644
--- a/src/script/api/squirrel_export.awk
+++ b/src/script/api/squirrel_export.awk
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ function dump_class_templates(name)
 	print "	template <> inline const " name " &GetParam(ForceType<const " name " &>, HSQUIRRELVM vm, int index, SQAutoFreePointers *ptr) { SQUserPointer instance; sq_getinstanceup(vm, index, &instance, 0); return *(" name " *)instance; }"
 	if (name == "ScriptEvent") {
 		print "	template <> inline int Return<" name " *>(HSQUIRRELVM vm, " name " *res) { if (res == NULL) { sq_pushnull(vm); return 1; } Squirrel::CreateClassInstanceVM(vm, \"" realname "\", res, NULL, DefSQDestructorCallback<" name ">, true); return 1; }"
+	} else if (name == "ScriptText") {
+		print ""
+		print "	template <> inline Text *GetParam(ForceType<Text *>, HSQUIRRELVM vm, int index, SQAutoFreePointers *ptr) {"
+		print "		if (sq_gettype(vm, index) == OT_INSTANCE) {"
+		print "			return GetParam(ForceType<ScriptText *>(), vm, index, ptr);"
+		print "		}"
+		print "		if (sq_gettype(vm, index) == OT_STRING) {"
+		print "			return new RawText(GetParam(ForceType<const char *>(), vm, index, ptr));"
+		print "		}"
+		print "		return NULL;"
+		print "	}"
 	} else {
 		print "	template <> inline int Return<" name " *>(HSQUIRRELVM vm, " name " *res) { if (res == NULL) { sq_pushnull(vm); return 1; } res->AddRef(); Squirrel::CreateClassInstanceVM(vm, \"" realname "\", res, NULL, DefSQDestructorCallback<" name ">, true); return 1; }"
 	}
@@ -324,7 +335,7 @@ BEGIN {
 	print "void SQ" api_cls "_Register(Squirrel *engine)"
 	print "{"
 	print "	DefSQClass<" cls ", ST_" toupper(api) "> SQ" api_cls "(\"" api_cls "\");"
-	if (super_cls == "ScriptObject" || super_cls == "AIAbstractList::Valuator") {
+	if (super_cls == "Text" || super_cls == "ScriptObject" || super_cls == "AIAbstractList::Valuator") {
 		print "	SQ" api_cls ".PreRegister(engine);"
 	} else {
 		print "	SQ" api_cls ".PreRegister(engine, \"" api_super_cls "\");"
@@ -516,6 +527,8 @@ BEGIN {
 				types = types "a"
 			} else if (match(params[len], "^struct Array")) {
 				types = types "a"
+			} else if (match(params[len], "^Text")) {
+				types = types "."
 			} else {
 				types = types "x"
 			}
diff --git a/src/script/api/template/template_text.hpp.sq b/src/script/api/template/template_text.hpp.sq
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a44daf16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script/api/template/template_text.hpp.sq
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of OpenTTD.
+ * OpenTTD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ * OpenTTD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/* THIS FILE IS AUTO-GENERATED; PLEASE DO NOT ALTER MANUALLY */
+
+#include "../script_text.hpp"
+
+namespace SQConvert {
+	/* Allow ScriptText to be used as Squirrel parameter */
+	template <> inline ScriptText *GetParam(ForceType<ScriptText *>, HSQUIRRELVM vm, int index, SQAutoFreePointers *ptr) { SQUserPointer instance; sq_getinstanceup(vm, index, &instance, 0); return  (ScriptText *)instance; }
+	template <> inline ScriptText &GetParam(ForceType<ScriptText &>, HSQUIRRELVM vm, int index, SQAutoFreePointers *ptr) { SQUserPointer instance; sq_getinstanceup(vm, index, &instance, 0); return *(ScriptText *)instance; }
+	template <> inline const ScriptText *GetParam(ForceType<const ScriptText *>, HSQUIRRELVM vm, int index, SQAutoFreePointers *ptr) { SQUserPointer instance; sq_getinstanceup(vm, index, &instance, 0); return  (ScriptText *)instance; }
+	template <> inline const ScriptText &GetParam(ForceType<const ScriptText &>, HSQUIRRELVM vm, int index, SQAutoFreePointers *ptr) { SQUserPointer instance; sq_getinstanceup(vm, index, &instance, 0); return *(ScriptText *)instance; }
+
+	template <> inline Text *GetParam(ForceType<Text *>, HSQUIRRELVM vm, int index, SQAutoFreePointers *ptr) {
+		if (sq_gettype(vm, index) == OT_INSTANCE) {
+			return GetParam(ForceType<ScriptText *>(), vm, index, ptr);
+		}
+		if (sq_gettype(vm, index) == OT_STRING) {
+			return new RawText(GetParam(ForceType<const char *>(), vm, index, ptr));
+		}
+		return NULL;
+	}
+} // namespace SQConvert
diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
index 5e7809c25..9e16bb17f 100644
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -733,6 +733,103 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, const char *str_arg, StringParameters *arg
 		}
 
 		switch (b) {
+			case SCC_ENCODED: {
+				uint64 sub_args_data[20];
+				WChar sub_args_type[20];
+				bool sub_args_need_free[20];
+				StringParameters sub_args(sub_args_data, 20, sub_args_type);
+
+				sub_args.ClearTypeInformation();
+				memset(sub_args_need_free, 0, sizeof(sub_args_need_free));
+
+				uint16 stringid;
+				const char *s = str;
+				char *p;
+				stringid = strtol(str, &p, 16);
+				if (*p != ':' && *p != '\0') {
+					while (*p != '\0') p++;
+					str = p;
+					buff = strecat(buff, "(invalid SCC_ENCODED)", last);
+					break;
+				}
+				if (stringid >= TAB_SIZE) {
+					while (*p != '\0') p++;
+					str = p;
+					buff = strecat(buff, "(invalid StringID)", last);
+					break;
+				}
+
+				int i = 0;
+				while (*p != '\0') {
+					uint64 param;
+					s = ++p;
+
+					/* Find the next value */
+					bool instring = false;
+					bool escape = false;
+					for (;; p++) {
+						if (*p == '\\') {
+							escape = true;
+							continue;
+						}
+						if (*p == '"' && escape) {
+							escape = false;
+							continue;
+						}
+						escape = false;
+
+						if (*p == '"') {
+							instring = !instring;
+							continue;
+						}
+						if (instring) {
+							continue;
+						}
+
+						if (*p == ':') break;
+						if (*p == '\0') break;
+					}
+
+					if (*s != '"') {
+						/* Check if we want to look up another string */
+						WChar l;
+						size_t len = Utf8Decode(&l, s);
+						bool lookup = (l == SCC_ENCODED);
+						if (lookup) s += len;
+
+						param = strtol(s, &p, 16);
+
+						if (lookup) {
+							if (param >= TAB_SIZE) {
+								while (*p != '\0') p++;
+								str = p;
+								buff = strecat(buff, "(invalid sub-StringID)", last);
+								break;
+							}
+							param = (GAME_TEXT_TAB << TAB_COUNT_OFFSET) + param;
+						}
+
+						sub_args.SetParam(i++, param);
+					} else {
+						char *g = strdup(s);
+						g[p - s] = '\0';
+
+						sub_args_need_free[i] = true;
+						sub_args.SetParam(i++, (uint64)(size_t)g);
+					}
+				}
+				/* We error'd out in the while, to error out in themain too */
+				if (*str == '\0') break;
+
+				str = p;
+				buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, (GAME_TEXT_TAB << TAB_COUNT_OFFSET) + stringid, &sub_args, last);
+
+				for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+					if (sub_args_need_free[i]) free((void *)sub_args.GetParam(i));
+				}
+				break;
+			}
+
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_STRINL: {
 				StringID substr = Utf8Consume(&str);
 				str_stack.push(GetStringPtr(substr));
diff --git a/src/table/control_codes.h b/src/table/control_codes.h
index a1cfe7576..2237a51d4 100644
--- a/src/table/control_codes.h
+++ b/src/table/control_codes.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ enum StringControlCode {
 	SCC_STRING4,
 	SCC_STRING5,
 
+	SCC_ENCODED,
+
 	SCC_STRING,
 	SCC_COMMA,
 	SCC_DECIMAL,