Course-of-Temptation-Chinese-Localization: how the Chinese patch is installed

A release address, not a codebase

The repository for this project contains exactly two top-level entries, README.md and a .github directory. There is no source code, no build script, no licence file and no contribution guide in the tree.

What it is instead is a publication point. The README states that the repository will periodically release Simplified Chinese localization versions of the game, that the content is for discussion and study only, and that it should be deleted within 24 hours of download. It adds that the repository itself contains no game content and serves only as a distribution address, and it warns that game files with Chinese localization obtained on other platforms cannot be guaranteed safe.

The game in question is Course of Temptation, credited in the README to the author Anarchothumaturgist, with links to the official site and to an English wiki. The README also states that the game is free to play, and it forbids using the Chinese localization for commercial profit or for wide public redistribution, saying the legal consequences of doing so fall entirely on the user and not on the localization team.

So the object under review is a release channel with a manual install procedure written for end users, not a piece of software. The primary language of the repository is not recorded, and no licence identifier is given for the tree itself, although the README instructs anyone wanting to reuse the work to respect those stated limits rather than pointing at an open source grant.

Four game builds and the polyfill fallback

The first download step is not the localization. The README asks first-time users to grab the game body with the mod loader included, and notes that this download is not needed again unless there is a major update.

That game body ships in four variants, and the README names them in a list:

      - CoT-ModLoader-xxx.zip
      - CoT-ModLoader-xxx-polyfill.zip
      - CoT-ModLoader-xxx.apk
      - CoT-ModLoader-xxx-polyfill.apk

The choice is two axes in one. The apk variant is an Android application package that installs and runs directly on an Android device. The zip variant is an archive whose html file is the game itself and runs in any browser, so the same file works on a desktop computer and on a mobile device.

The second axis is the polyfill suffix, which the README explains as compatibility work for older browser engines. The guidance is a clear preference order: download the file whose name does not contain polyfill first, and fall back to the polyfill build only if the game does not run normally.

One point catches newcomers. The game body that carries the mod loader does not include the translation files or the image files. Those are two separate archives that have to be downloaded afterwards, which is the reason the release list in the sidebar looks longer than a single file.

Sideloading two archives through the mod manager

After the game body, the README lists two more downloads: the translation pack named ModI18N.mod.zip and the image pack named GameOriginalImagePack.mod.zip. Neither is bundled into the game build.

Loading them is manual and happens inside the game itself. The README instructs the player to click the mod manager button at the bottom left of the game screen, or press Alt+M on a computer, to open the loader interface. From the add or remove mod tab you choose the file, select ModI18N.mod.zip, and press the add sideload mod button. The interface confirms with a Success message telling you the change takes effect after a refresh.

You repeat the same sequence for GameOriginalImagePack.mod.zip, again looking for the Success message, then return to the top of the interface and press the reload button. On a desktop browser a plain page refresh does the same job.

At that point the game should show the Chinese text and the image pack. If it does not, the README has a specific diagnostic step: check whether safe mode is enabled at the top of the mod manager interface, and if it is, turn it off and reload again. That is a useful hint, because safe mode is a common reason a sideloaded mod appears to have no effect at all.

The whole flow is a few clicks per archive, and the README also notes that when several mods need to be added, one reload after all of them is enough, rather than reloading after each one.

Updating means removing the old mod first

The update rule is the one place where users are most likely to lose their settings, and the README is emphatic about it. If you have already loaded a previous version of a mod and now need to update, remove the old version before loading the new one.

The failure mode this avoids is straightforward. Two versions of the same mod in the loader means the game may run the old one, or may fail to start, and neither symptom points at the cause. Removing first makes the state unambiguous.

Two other boundaries come from the same document. The scope of support is limited: the README says the repository only resolves problems caused by the Chinese localization version, and that a problem which can be reproduced in the English version should be reported to the game's official Discord instead. When reporting, the request is to attach a screenshot plus the save file or save code, to post an issue in this repository rather than elsewhere since feedback given on other platforms may not get a reply, and to leave the issue open so later readers can find it.

There is also a community side to the project. The README links a Discord server for Chinese speaking users and a separate repository that collects community mods, which suggests the localization sits inside a wider modding scene rather than standing alone.

Where this repository stops being useful

The limits here are structural, and they are obvious once you look at the tree. There is nothing to fork for a workflow, nothing to extend, and nothing to automate. If your goal is to translate another game, to improve the translation tooling, or to ship a localized build of Course of Temptation inside your own product, this project gives you nothing to start from, and the README's rules against commercial use and public redistribution rule out the direct route as well.

The distribution model is also unusual in a way that affects reliability. Publishing game builds and mods through a repository release page while asking users to delete them within 24 hours means links are short lived by design, and the README itself warns that copies obtained on other platforms are not guaranteed safe. That is an honest warning, but it also means the safe path depends on the maintainer keeping the release section tidy.

Age and content constraints are explicit too. The README says the game is not to be downloaded by anyone under 18, and the localization is described as unofficial fan work by a group of volunteers with a Discord community rather than a publisher partnership.

Finally, the maintenance record is thin in one respect and healthy in another. The project has no licence identifier recorded and no published documentation beyond the README, but the release history is regular, with tagged builds in May 2026, June 2026 and the most recent on 2026-08-23, and the last push was on that same date. The repository is not archived.

Playing the English version instead

The alternative is simply to play the game in English, and the difference is worth stating plainly rather than treating this repository as essential.

The upstream game is free to play and comes with an official English wiki, which means the language barrier is the only obstacle the localization removes. If you read English, the base game already has the same scenes, the same mod loader and the same mod manager, and the community mod collection remains reachable either way. The Chinese patch adds translation and a Chinese image pack, and nothing else about the game.

For a Chinese speaking player who cannot read the in-game text, the patch is the whole value: it turns a game into a playable one without a system level translation layer. That is a real accessibility gain, and it is why the project exists.

For a team or a publisher, though, the practical alternative is to commission a translation and distribute it through your own channel, with your own licensing terms, your own build process and your own moderation of what ships in the image pack. The work in this repository, the sideload procedure and the release discipline would all need redoing under terms you control. The README's own restrictions on commercial use and public redistribution make clear that this repository was never meant to be that path.

Editorial conclusion

Adopt this repository if you play Course of Temptation in Chinese and want the localized text and original image pack without patching the game files by hand, and follow the README exactly, including the polyfill fallback and the rule to remove an older mod before loading a newer one. Do not adopt it as a codebase, a translation platform or a component in your own product, because the tree holds only a README and a .github directory with no source code, no licence file and no build, and the README states that the localization must be deleted within 24 hours of download and must not be used commercially or redistributed publicly. Before installing anything, read the security note that warns about unverified game files obtained from other platforms, and check the age restriction, since the README says the game is not for players under 18.

Frequently asked questions

Official sources

1. BlackTeaPie/Course-of-Temptation-Chinese-Localization on GitHub
2. Issues
3. README
4. Releases