CLOSES #455, CLOSES #487, CLOSES #501, CLOSES #540, CLOSES #585, CLOSES #591, CLOSES #593, CLOSES #595, CLOSES #597, CLOSES #599, CLOSES #600, CLOSES #606, CLOSES #607, CLOSES #610, CLOSES #613, CLOSES #616, CLOSES #620, CLOSES #626, CLOSES #632, CLOSES #633, CLOSES #647

src/link/LinkState.lua

@@ -110,17 +110,19 @@ function LinkState:exitWith(message, reason)
   end
 end
 
--- Online play meets strangers, so it requires vanilla on both ends
--- (Handshake.onlineAllowed).  Mods merge into the shared Data registries at
--- boot and there is no unmerge, so switching them off has to go through a
--- relaunch -- but the player should not have to go find the mod manager and
--- work out which mods count.  This turns every enabled mod off, records
--- them so the mod manager can put them back, and relaunches.  The restart
+-- Online play meets strangers, so it requires a vanilla simulation on both
+-- ends (Handshake.onlineAllowed).  Mods merge into the shared Data
+-- registries at boot and there is no unmerge, so switching them off has to
+-- go through a relaunch -- but the player should not have to go find the
+-- mod manager and work out which mods count.  This turns the blocking mods
+-- off, records them so the mod manager can put them back, and relaunches.
+-- Verified translations are not blockers (#501), so a player keeps their
+-- language across the restart and only the gameplay mods go.  The restart
 -- is confirmed rather than silent: it drops unsaved progress.
 function LinkState:offerVanillaRestart()
   local game = self.game
   local loader = game.mods
-  local mods = Handshake.mods(game)
+  local mods = Handshake.onlineBlockers(game)
   local names = {}
   for i, mod in ipairs(mods) do
     if i > 2 then break end