Index: code/localization/localize.cpp
===================================================================
--- code/localization/localize.cpp	(revision 10481)
+++ code/localization/localize.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -470,6 +470,19 @@
 
 	// flag the proper language as being active
 	Lcl_special_chars = Lcl_languages[Lcl_current_lang].special_char_indexes[0];
+	Lcl_fr = 0;
+	Lcl_gr = 0;
+	Lcl_pl = 0;
+	Lcl_english = 0;
+	if (!strcmp(Lcl_languages[Lcl_current_lang].lang_name, Lcl_builtin_languages[LCL_ENGLISH].lang_name)) {
+		Lcl_english = 1;
+	} else if (!strcmp(Lcl_languages[Lcl_current_lang].lang_name, Lcl_builtin_languages[LCL_FRENCH].lang_name)) {
+		Lcl_fr = 1;
+	} else if (!strcmp(Lcl_languages[Lcl_current_lang].lang_name, Lcl_builtin_languages[LCL_GERMAN].lang_name)) {
+		Lcl_gr = 1;
+	} else if (!strcmp(Lcl_languages[Lcl_current_lang].lang_name, Lcl_builtin_languages[LCL_POLISH].lang_name)) {
+		Lcl_pl = 1;
+	}
 
 	// set to 0, so lcl_ext_open() knows to reset file pointers
 	Lcl_pointer_count = 0;
Index: code/localization/localize.h
===================================================================
--- code/localization/localize.h	(revision 10481)
+++ code/localization/localize.h	(working copy)
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 // LOCALIZE DEFINES/VARS
 //
 
+// language defines
+#define LCL_ENGLISH						0
+#define LCL_GERMAN						1
+#define LCL_FRENCH						2
+#define LCL_POLISH						3
 
 #define FS2_OPEN_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE		0