diff --git a/source/glest_game/ai/ai.cpp b/source/glest_game/ai/ai.cpp
index 26fa25a8e..f24e3733f 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/ai/ai.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/ai/ai.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ProduceTask::ProduceTask(const ResourceType *resourceType) : Task() {
 string ProduceTask::toString() const{
 	string str= "Produce ";
 	if(unitType!=NULL){
-		str+= unitType->getName();
+		str+= unitType->getName(true);
 	}
 	return str;
 }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ BuildTask::BuildTask(const UnitType *unitType, const Vec2i &pos){
 string BuildTask::toString() const{
 	string str= "Build ";
 	if(unitType!=NULL){
-		str+= unitType->getName();
+		str+= unitType->getName(true);
 	}
 	return str;
 }
diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/game_settings.h b/source/glest_game/game/game_settings.h
index c95661fa4..4d3ce3f1e 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/game_settings.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/game_settings.h
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "xml_parser.h"
 #include "config.h"
-#include "util.h"
+//#include "util.h"
+#include "platform_common.h"
+#include "conversion.h"
 #include "leak_dumper.h"
 
 using namespace Shared::Util;
+using namespace Shared::PlatformCommon;
 using Shared::Xml::XmlNode;
 
 namespace Glest{ namespace Game{
diff --git a/source/glest_game/global/lang.cpp b/source/glest_game/global/lang.cpp
index aa239c8ec..e4dca29b4 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/global/lang.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/global/lang.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "core_data.h"
 #include "renderer.h"
 #include <algorithm>
+#include "config.h"
 #include "leak_dumper.h"
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -238,6 +239,48 @@ void Lang::loadScenarioStrings(string scenarioDir, string scenarioName){
 	}
 }
 
+void Lang::loadTechTreeStrings(string techTree) {
+	if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] techTree = [%s]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,techTree.c_str());
+
+	string currentPath = "";
+	Config &config = Config::getInstance();
+    vector<string> techPaths = config.getPathListForType(ptTechs);
+    for(int idx = 0; idx < techPaths.size(); idx++) {
+        string &techPath = techPaths[idx];
+		endPathWithSlash(techPath);
+
+        //printf("techPath [%s]\n",techPath.c_str());
+
+		if(folderExists(techPath + techTree) == true) {
+			currentPath = techPath;
+			endPathWithSlash(currentPath);
+			break;
+		}
+    }
+
+	string techTreeFolder = currentPath + techTree + "/";
+	string path = techTreeFolder + "lang/" + techTree + "_" + language + ".lng";
+	if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] path = [%s]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,path.c_str());
+
+	techTreeStrings.clear();
+
+	//try to load the current language first
+	if(fileExists(path)) {
+		techTreeStrings.load(path);
+	}
+	else {
+		if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] path not found [%s]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,path.c_str());
+
+		//try english otherwise
+		path = techTreeFolder + "lang/" + techTree + "_english.lng";
+		if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] path = [%s]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,path.c_str());
+
+		if(fileExists(path)) {
+			techTreeStrings.load(path);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 bool Lang::hasString(const string &s, string uselanguage, bool fallbackToDefault) {
 	bool result = false;
 	try {
@@ -333,6 +376,27 @@ string Lang::getScenarioString(const string &s) {
 	}
 }
 
+string Lang::getTechTreeString(const string &s,const char *defaultValue) {
+	try{
+		string result = "";
+
+		if(techTreeStrings.hasString(s) == true || defaultValue == NULL) {
+			result = techTreeStrings.getString(s);
+		}
+		else if(defaultValue != NULL) {
+			result = defaultValue;
+		}
+		replaceAll(result, "\\n", "\n");
+		return result;
+	}
+	catch(exception &ex) {
+		if(techTreeStrings.getpath() != "") {
+			SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugError,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] Error [%s]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,ex.what());
+		}
+		return "???" + s + "???";
+	}
+}
+
 bool Lang::fileMatchesISO630Code(string uselanguage, string testLanguageFile) {
 	bool result = false;
 	Properties stringsTest;
diff --git a/source/glest_game/global/lang.h b/source/glest_game/global/lang.h
index f420ae571..4f651de6b 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/global/lang.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/global/lang.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ private:
 
 	Properties strings;
 	Properties scenarioStrings;
+	Properties techTreeStrings;
 
 	std::map<string,Properties> otherLanguageStrings;
 
@@ -54,10 +55,12 @@ public:
 
 	void loadStrings(string uselanguage, bool loadFonts=true, bool fallbackToDefault=false);
 	void loadScenarioStrings(string scenarioDir, string scenarioName);
+	void loadTechTreeStrings(string techTree);
 
 	string get(const string &s,string uselanguage="", bool fallbackToDefault=false);
 	bool hasString(const string &s, string uselanguage="", bool fallbackToDefault=false);
 	string getScenarioString(const string &s);
+	string getTechTreeString(const string &s, const char *defaultValue=NULL);
 
 	string getLanguage() const { return language; }
 	bool isLanguageLocal(string compareLanguage) const;
diff --git a/source/glest_game/gui/gui.cpp b/source/glest_game/gui/gui.cpp
index 17c2d888d..fb4fe441f 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ void Gui::computeDisplay(){
 	const Object *selectedResourceObject =getSelectedResourceObject();
 	if(selection.isEmpty() && selectedResourceObject != NULL) {
 		Resource *r = selectedResourceObject->getResource();
-		display.setTitle(r->getType()->getName());
+		display.setTitle(r->getType()->getName(true));
 		display.setText(lang.get("Amount")+ ": "+intToStr(r->getAmount())+" / "+intToStr(r->getType()->getDefResPerPatch()));
 		//display.setProgressBar(r->);
 		display.setUpImage(0, r->getType()->getImage());
diff --git a/source/glest_game/type_instances/resource.cpp b/source/glest_game/type_instances/resource.cpp
index 484818a7e..f098e6743 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/type_instances/resource.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/type_instances/resource.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void Resource::init(const ResourceType *rt, const Vec2i &pos) {
 string Resource::getDescription() const {
      string str;
 
-     str+= type->getName();
+     str+= type->getName(true);
      str+="\n";
      str+= intToStr(amount);
      str+="/";
diff --git a/source/glest_game/type_instances/unit.cpp b/source/glest_game/type_instances/unit.cpp
index d5e00702b..88dba8d5b 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/type_instances/unit.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/type_instances/unit.cpp
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ string Unit::getFullName() const{
 	if(type == NULL) {
 	    throw megaglest_runtime_error("type == NULL in Unit::getFullName()!");
 	}
-	str += type->getName();
+	str += type->getName(true);
 	return str;
 }
 
@@ -2501,7 +2501,7 @@ string Unit::getDescExtension() const{
 			if(i == 0){
 				str+= "\n" + lang.get("OrdersOnQueue") + ": ";
 			}
-			str+= "\n#" + intToStr(i + 1) + " " + ct->getName();
+			str+= "\n#" + intToStr(i + 1) + " " + ct->getName(true);
 			++it;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2572,7 +2572,7 @@ string Unit::getDesc() const {
 
 	//load
 	if(loadCount!=0){
-		str+= "\n" + lang.get("Load")+ ": " + intToStr(loadCount) +"  " + loadType->getName();
+		str+= "\n" + lang.get("Load")+ ": " + intToStr(loadCount) +"  " + loadType->getName(true);
 	}
 
 	//consumable production
@@ -2581,13 +2581,13 @@ string Unit::getDesc() const {
 		if(r->getType()->getClass() == rcConsumable) {
 			str+= "\n";
 			str+= r->getAmount() < 0 ? lang.get("Produce")+": ": lang.get("Consume")+": ";
-			str+= intToStr(abs(r->getAmount())) + " " + r->getType()->getName();
+			str+= intToStr(abs(r->getAmount())) + " " + r->getType()->getName(true);
 		}
 	}
 
 	//command info
     if(commands.empty() == false) {
-		str+= "\n" + commands.front()->getCommandType()->getName();
+		str+= "\n" + commands.front()->getCommandType()->getName(true);
 		if(commands.size() > 1) {
 			str+= "\n" + lang.get("OrdersOnQueue") + ": " + intToStr(commands.size());
 		}
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@ string Unit::getDesc() const {
 			for(int i = 0; i < getType()->getStoredResourceCount(); ++i) {
 				const Resource *r= getType()->getStoredResource(i);
 				str+= "\n" + lang.get("Store") + ": ";
-				str+= intToStr(r->getAmount()) + " " + r->getType()->getName();
+				str+= intToStr(r->getAmount()) + " " + r->getType()->getName(true);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/glest_game/types/command_type.cpp b/source/glest_game/types/command_type.cpp
index 2815aebfa..9e27d7c7b 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/types/command_type.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/types/command_type.cpp
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ string HarvestCommandType::getDesc(const TotalUpgrade *totalUpgrade) const{
 	}
 	str+=lang.get("Resources")+":\n";
 	for(int i=0; i<getHarvestedResourceCount(); ++i){
-		str+= getHarvestedResource(i)->getName()+"\n";
+		str+= getHarvestedResource(i)->getName(true)+"\n";
 	}
 	str+=harvestSkillType->getBoostDesc();
     return str;
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ string RepairCommandType::getDesc(const TotalUpgrade *totalUpgrade) const{
 	}
     str+="\n"+lang.get("CanRepair")+":\n";
     for(int i=0; i<repairableUnits.size(); ++i){
-        str+= (static_cast<const UnitType*>(repairableUnits[i]))->getName()+"\n";
+        str+= (static_cast<const UnitType*>(repairableUnits[i]))->getName(true)+"\n";
     }
 	str+=repairSkillType->getBoostDesc();
     return str;
diff --git a/source/glest_game/types/element_type.cpp b/source/glest_game/types/element_type.cpp
index 7fad27076..c8d4d383a 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/types/element_type.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/types/element_type.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ string RequirableType::getReqDesc() const{
 		if(getUnitReq(i) == NULL) {
 			throw megaglest_runtime_error("getUnitReq(i) == NULL");
 		}
-        reqString+= getUnitReq(i)->getName();
+        reqString+= getUnitReq(i)->getName(true);
         reqString+= "\n";
 		anyReqs= true;
     }
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ string RequirableType::getReqDesc() const{
 			throw megaglest_runtime_error("getUpgradeReq(i) == NULL");
 		}
 
-    	reqString+= getUpgradeReq(i)->getName();
+    	reqString+= getUpgradeReq(i)->getName(true);
         reqString+= "\n";
 		anyReqs= true;
     }
 
-	string str= getName();
+	string str= getName(true);
 	if(anyReqs){
 		return str + " " + Lang::getInstance().get("Reqs") + ":\n" + reqString;
 	}
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ string ProducibleType::getReqDesc() const {
 	return getReqDesc(false);
 }
 string ProducibleType::getReqDesc(bool ignoreResourceRequirements) const {
-    string str= getName()+" "+Lang::getInstance().get("Reqs")+":\n";
+    string str= getName(true) + " " + Lang::getInstance().get("Reqs") + ":\n";
     if(ignoreResourceRequirements == false) {
 		for(int i=0; i<getCostCount(); ++i){
 			if(getCost(i)->getAmount()!=0){
-				str+= getCost(i)->getType()->getName();
+				str+= getCost(i)->getType()->getName(true);
 				str+= ": "+ intToStr(getCost(i)->getAmount());
 				str+= "\n";
 			}
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ string ProducibleType::getReqDesc(bool ignoreResourceRequirements) const {
     }
 
     for(int i=0; i<getUnitReqCount(); ++i){
-        str+= getUnitReq(i)->getName();
+        str+= getUnitReq(i)->getName(true);
         str+= "\n";
     }
 
     for(int i=0; i<getUpgradeReqCount(); ++i){
-        str+= getUpgradeReq(i)->getName();
+        str+= getUpgradeReq(i)->getName(true);
         str+= "\n";
     }
 
diff --git a/source/glest_game/types/element_type.h b/source/glest_game/types/element_type.h
index 5e044535f..1653ea922 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/types/element_type.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/types/element_type.h
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ public:
 	virtual ~DisplayableType(){};
 
 	//get
-	string getName() const				{return name;}
-	const Texture2D *getImage() const	{return image;}
+	virtual string getName(bool translatedValue=false) const	 { return name; }
+	virtual const Texture2D *getImage() const	{ return image; }
 
 	//virtual void saveGame(XmlNode *rootNode) const;
 };
diff --git a/source/glest_game/types/resource_type.cpp b/source/glest_game/types/resource_type.cpp
index edc61648e..9a4fcf8e8 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/types/resource_type.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/types/resource_type.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@ void ResourceType::load(const string &dir, Checksum* checksum, Checksum *techtre
 	}
 }
 
+string ResourceType::getName(bool translatedValue) const {
+	if(translatedValue == false) return name;
+
+	Lang &lang = Lang::getInstance();
+	return lang.getTechTreeString("ResourceTypeName_" + name,name.c_str());
+}
+
 // ==================== misc ====================
 
 ResourceClass ResourceType::strToRc(const string &s){
diff --git a/source/glest_game/types/resource_type.h b/source/glest_game/types/resource_type.h
index 11e9ac09c..30f59827f 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/types/resource_type.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/types/resource_type.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public:
     		std::map<string,vector<pair<string, string> > > &loadedFileList,
     		string techtreePath);
 
+    virtual string getName(bool translatedValue=false) const;
     //get
 	int getClass() const			{return resourceClass;}
 	int getTilesetObject() const	{return tilesetObject;}
diff --git a/source/glest_game/types/skill_type.cpp b/source/glest_game/types/skill_type.cpp
index 30e62126f..2244567c0 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/types/skill_type.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/types/skill_type.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ string AttackBoost::getDesc() const{
 
     	if(boostUnitList.empty() == false) {
 			for(int i=0; i<boostUnitList.size(); ++i){
-				str+= "  "+boostUnitList[i]->getName()+"\n";
+				str+= "  "+boostUnitList[i]->getName(true)+"\n";
 			}
     	}
     	else
diff --git a/source/glest_game/types/tech_tree.cpp b/source/glest_game/types/tech_tree.cpp
index 6d9efba48..a4e142a37 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/types/tech_tree.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/types/tech_tree.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ void TechTree::load(const string &dir, set<string> &factions, Checksum* checksum
         *techtreeChecksum = checksumValue;
     }
 
+    Lang &lang = Lang::getInstance();
+    lang.loadTechTreeStrings(name);
+
     if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/glest_game/types/upgrade_type.cpp b/source/glest_game/types/upgrade_type.cpp
index 22166b22e..7cfb51c78 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/types/upgrade_type.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/types/upgrade_type.cpp
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ string UpgradeType::getReqDesc() const{
 	if(getEffectCount()>0){
 		str+= lang.get("AffectedUnits")+"\n";
 		for(int i=0; i<getEffectCount(); ++i){
-					str+= indent+getEffect(i)->getName()+"\n";
+					str+= indent+getEffect(i)->getName(true)+"\n";
 		}
 	}
 	return str;
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/platform/common/platform_common.h b/source/shared_lib/include/platform/common/platform_common.h
index f91df27f1..00b072bc6 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/platform/common/platform_common.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/platform/common/platform_common.h
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ public:
 // =====================================================
 void Tokenize(const string& str,vector<string>& tokens,const string& delimiters = " ");
 bool isdir(const char *path);
+bool fileExists(const string &path);
+inline bool folderExists(const string &path) { return isdir(path.c_str()); }
+
 void findDirs(string path, vector<string> &results, bool errorOnNotFound,bool keepDuplicates);
 void findDirs(const vector<string> &paths, vector<string> &results, bool errorOnNotFound=false,bool keepDuplicates=false);
 void findAll(const vector<string> &paths, const string &fileFilter, vector<string> &results, bool cutExtension=false, bool errorOnNotFound=true,bool keepDuplicates=false);
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/util/properties.h b/source/shared_lib/include/util/properties.h
index a752f2734..150e60510 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/util/properties.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/util/properties.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ public:
 	void setFloat(const string &key, float value);
 	void setString(const string &key, const string &value);
 
+	bool hasString(const string &key) const;
+
 	static bool applyTagsToValue(string &value, std::map<string,string> *mapTagReplacementValues=NULL);
 	static std::map<string,string> getTagReplacementValues(std::map<string,string> *mapExtraTagReplacementValues=NULL);
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/util/util.h b/source/shared_lib/include/util/util.h
index 408e91370..c932c6de7 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/util/util.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/util/util.h
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ float saturate(float value);
 int round(float f);
 
 //misc
-bool fileExists(const string &path);
 bool checkVersionComptability(string clientVersionString, string serverVersionString);
 
 template<typename T>
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/common/platform_common.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/common/platform_common.cpp
index ae56fb1e1..2e072bdbb 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/common/platform_common.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/common/platform_common.cpp
@@ -421,6 +421,28 @@ bool isdir(const char *path)
   return ret;
 }
 
+bool fileExists(const string &path) {
+#ifdef WIN32
+	wstring wstr = utf8_decode(path);
+	FILE* file= _wfopen(wstr.c_str(), L"rb");
+#else
+	FILE* file= fopen(path.c_str(), "rb");
+#endif
+	if(file != NULL) {
+		fclose(file);
+		return true;
+	}
+	else {
+		//int fileErrno = errno;
+#ifdef WIN32
+        int fileErrno = errno;
+		DWORD error = GetLastError();
+		string strError = "[#6] Could not open file, result: " + intToStr(error) + " - " + intToStr(fileErrno) + " " + strerror(fileErrno) + " [" + path + "]";
+#endif
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 void removeFolder(const string path) {
 	if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] path [%s]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,path.c_str());
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/util/properties.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/util/properties.cpp
index f99621d67..8ffbf66b9 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/util/properties.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/util/properties.cpp
@@ -416,6 +416,15 @@ const string Properties::getString(const string &key, const char *defaultValueIf
 	}
 }
 
+bool Properties::hasString(const string &key) const {
+	PropertyMap::const_iterator it;
+	it= propertyMap.find(key);
+	if(it == propertyMap.end()) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 void Properties::setInt(const string &key, int value){
 	setString(key, intToStr(value));
 }
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/util/util.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/util/util.cpp
index 9b730e973..9cefaf8a4 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/util/util.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/util/util.cpp
@@ -736,28 +736,6 @@ int round(float f){
 
 // ==================== misc ====================
 
-bool fileExists(const string &path) {
-#ifdef WIN32
-	wstring wstr = utf8_decode(path);
-	FILE* file= _wfopen(wstr.c_str(), L"rb");
-#else
-	FILE* file= fopen(path.c_str(), "rb");
-#endif
-	if(file != NULL) {
-		fclose(file);
-		return true;
-	}
-	else {
-		//int fileErrno = errno;
-#ifdef WIN32
-        int fileErrno = errno;
-		DWORD error = GetLastError();
-		string strError = "[#6] Could not open file, result: " + intToStr(error) + " - " + intToStr(fileErrno) + " " + strerror(fileErrno) + " [" + path + "]";
-#endif
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
 bool checkVersionComptability(string clientVersionString, string serverVersionString) {
 	bool compatible = (clientVersionString == serverVersionString);
 	if(compatible == false) {