diff --git a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationMaint.cpp b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationMaint.cpp
index 6ce4f34d..35f54761 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationMaint.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationMaint.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,17 @@ static void sync_lang_file(const std::string& langcode)
         FILESYSTEM_saveTiXml2Document((langcode + "/strings.xml").c_str(), doc);
     }
 
+    if (!load_lang_doc("numbers", doc, langcode))
+    {
+        /* If numbers.xml doesn't exist _at all_, then simply copy it from English,
+         * so that you can make a new translation simply by making a folder and syncing. */
+
+        if (load_lang_doc("numbers", doc, "en"))
+        {
+            FILESYSTEM_saveTiXml2Document((langcode + "/numbers.xml").c_str(), doc);
+        }
+    }
+
     if (load_lang_doc("strings_plural", doc, "en"))
     {
         /* Form 255 is technically invalid, but we have to account for it */
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp
index faa323be..a670a995 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ static void loadmeta(LangMeta& meta, const std::string& langcode = lang)
 {
     meta.active = true;
     meta.code = langcode;
+    meta.nativename = langcode;
+    meta.credit = "";
+    meta.action_hint = "Press Space, Z, or V to select";
+    meta.gamepad_hint = "Press {button} to select";
     meta.autowordwrap = true;
     meta.toupper = true;
     meta.toupper_i_dot = false;
@@ -238,6 +242,7 @@ void resettext(bool final_shutdown)
             number[i] = "";
         }
         SDL_zeroa(number_plural_form);
+        number_plural_form[1] = 1;
 
         SDL_zeroa(translation_roomnames);
         SDL_zeroa(explanation_roomnames);