diff --git a/res/content/base/texts/en_US.txt b/res/content/base/texts/en_US.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 05c8d3dc..00000000
--- a/res/content/base/texts/en_US.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-bazalt=Bazalt
-blue_lamp=Blue Lamp
-brick=Brick
-dirt=Dirt
-flower=Flower
-glass=Glass
-grass_block=Ground
-grass=Tall Grass
-green_lamp=Green Lamp
-lamp=Lamp
-leaves=Leaves
-lightbulb=Bulb
-metal=Metal
-pane=Pane
-pipe=Pipe
-planks=Planks
-red_lamp=Red Lamp
-rust=Rust
-sand=Sand
-stone=Stone
-water=Water
-wood=Wood
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/content/base/texts/ru_RU.txt b/res/content/base/texts/ru_RU.txt
index 148c0a5a..b72d907e 100644
--- a/res/content/base/texts/ru_RU.txt
+++ b/res/content/base/texts/ru_RU.txt
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-bazalt=Базальт
-blue_lamp=Синяя Лампа
-brick=Кирпич
-dirt=Земля
-flower=Цветок
-glass=Стекло
-grass_block=Дёрн
-grass=Высокая Трава
-green_lamp=Зелёная Лампа
-lamp=Лампа
-leaves=Листва
-lightbulb=Лампочка
-metal=Металл
-pane=Панель
-pipe=Труба
-planks=Доски
-red_lamp=Красная Лампа
-rust=Ржавчина
-sand=Песок
-stone=Камень
-water=Вода
-wood=Бревно
\ No newline at end of file
+bazalt=базальт
+blue lamp=синяя лампа
+brick=кирпич
+dirt=земля
+flower=цветок
+glass=стекло
+grass block=дёрн
+tall grass=высокая трава
+green lamp=зелёная лампа
+lamp=лампа
+leaves=листва
+light bulb=лампочка
+metal=металл
+pane=панель
+pipe=труба
+planks=доски
+red lamp=красная лампа
+rust=ржавчина
+sand=песок
+stone=камень
+water=вода
+wood=бревно
diff --git a/src/engine.cpp b/src/engine.cpp
index 2758f477..302bbc81 100644
--- a/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ void Engine::loadContent() {
 
     Shader::preprocessor->setPaths(resPaths.get());
 
+    langs::setup(resdir, langs::current->getId(), contentPacks);
+
     std::unique_ptr<Assets> new_assets(new Assets());
     std::cout << "-- loading assets" << std::endl;
     AssetsLoader loader(new_assets.get(), resPaths.get());
diff --git a/src/frontend/locale/langs.cpp b/src/frontend/locale/langs.cpp
index 0074816b..944db1ef 100644
--- a/src/frontend/locale/langs.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/locale/langs.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void langs::load(const fs::path& resdir,
         if (fs::is_regular_file(file)) {
             std::string text = files::read_string(file);
             Reader reader(file.string(), text);
-            reader.read(lang, pack.id+":");
+            reader.read(lang, "");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libgui.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libgui.cpp
index 1a8b9afe..bd46800a 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libgui.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libgui.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "../../../graphics/ui/elements/UINode.h"
 #include "../../../graphics/ui/elements/controls.h"
 #include "../../../frontend/UiDocument.h"
+#include "../../../frontend/locale/langs.h"
 #include "../../../util/stringutil.h"
 
 static gui::UINode* getDocumentNode(lua_State* L, const std::string& name, const std::string& nodeName) {
@@ -320,10 +321,22 @@ static int l_gui_get_env(lua_State* L) {
     return 1;
 }
 
+static int l_gui_str(lua_State* L) {
+    auto text = util::str2wstr_utf8(lua_tostring(L, 1));
+    if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, 2)) {
+        auto context = util::str2wstr_utf8(lua_tostring(L, 2));
+        lua_pushstring(L, util::wstr2str_utf8(langs::get(text, context)).c_str());
+    } else {
+        lua_pushstring(L, util::wstr2str_utf8(langs::get(text)).c_str());
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
 const luaL_Reg guilib [] = {
     {"get_viewport", lua_wrap_errors<l_gui_getviewport>},
     {"getattr", lua_wrap_errors<l_gui_getattr>},
     {"setattr", lua_wrap_errors<l_gui_setattr>},
     {"get_env", lua_wrap_errors<l_gui_get_env>},
+    {"str", lua_wrap_errors<l_gui_str>},
     {NULL, NULL}
 };