[The Blazer]

Hi,

I'm trying to make the "simulated" speech work.  I downloaded that executable:
I have downloaded http://mysite.freeserve.com/thomaswhittaker/c_code/freespace/fs2_open_r.rar and the 5.1 MS SDK Voice pack thing...

No matter what I check or uncheck in the launcher, it doesn't work.

BTW, I'm using Windows XP.

Any idea or suggestion ?

[The Blazer]

I forgot to write that all 3 voices work in the launcher...

[Lightspeed]

same here, nobody had a look at my problem yet, either

Problem occurs to Win98 SE, speech installed and works fine in the launcher but in-game it's not there - its NOT in the tech room, NOT in briefings and NOT in-mission.

-edit-
i thought it was a win98 SE specific problem but now... i think it could be soundcard specific. I'm using a SB PCI 128, if that helps

[redmenace]

that one might not have the speech in the preprocessor definitions. Are you sure the that build runs speech?

[Lightspeed]

I'm running the latest builds, should work properly. doesn't.

[RandomTiger]

Generally non official builds dont get speech compiled in because it requires an SDK that not everyone has, I dont think that one did because it was a test exe I made for something. I will try to find time to compile an exe with support, I'll post a link here if I do.

Nice to see someone knows my speech feature exists.

[RandomTiger]

I've updated the exe linked at the top of the thread.
Lightspeed, if it works in the launcher it should work ingame.
E-mail me directly if you still cant get it working.

[Skippy]

but how to enable it in-game ?

[redmenace]

it works automatically. if there is no message designated in the mission file then it automatically plays the text. try the tech room. most likly you will here "affectionatly known as the bat..."

[Lightspeed]

Originally posted by RandomTiger
I've updated the exe linked at the top of the thread.
Lightspeed, if it works in the launcher it should work ingame.
E-mail me directly if you still cant get it working.

email sent, doesn't work (as I suspected). I can listen to it in the launcher and it works (except for the volume slider that doesnt affect the volume), but in-game it's not working at all.

[Skippy]

with this one it works...
but why isn't this included in the "official" FSO build ?

[redmenace]

Originally posted by RandomTiger
Generally non official builds dont get speech compiled in because it requires an SDK that not everyone has, I dont think that one did because it was a test exe I made for something. I will try to find time to compile an exe with support, I'll post a link here if I do.

Nice to see someone knows my speech feature exists.

edit: I apologize I misunderstood the question. they probably don't because not all have the SDK obviously and not all have XP or 2000. I don't think you can get it to work with 95 or 98.

[Starks]

GOT ALL THREE VOICES WORKING!

http://www.bytesoflearning.com/UltraKeyProduct/Installers/Windows/SAPI5/SAPI5VoiceInstaller.msi

[The Blazer]

The new exe is working, nice, thanks RandomTiger !

[Lightspeed]

I have the SDK installed. The voices work. The voices won't work in-game. shucks.

[The Blazer]

Lightspeed, did you get the new EXE from the file I linked in the first message of this thread ?

[RandomTiger]

The voices should only work if theres not a wav file for that message. Make sure you have ticked the 'ingame' box in the launcher.

If its still not working tell me where in the game it doesnt work.

[Lightspeed]

I have the build posted above. There are no voice files attached to the tech room or the personas of the MODs i play currently. The checkboxes are ticked. I can hear the voice in the launcher. I do not hear the voice in the tech room, i do not hear the voice in briefings and last but not least i do not hear it in mission.

[RandomTiger]

Hmm... tell me all the values of the speech******* variables in your freespace registry. I'll make you an exe that gives us some more info at the weekend.

[Lightspeed]

SpeechBriefings =1
SpeechIngame =1
SpeechTechRoom =1
SpeechVolume =99