TTS inside the game

[seeh]

Could we use TTS inside the game?

Example?

https://nonint.com/static/tortoise_v2_examples.html

https://github.com/neonbjb/tortoise-tts/blob/main/LICENSE

first found it here: https://alternativeto.net/software/descript/

or maybe LJSpeech

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvF-N8UrWZE

 

Edited October 28, 2022 by seeh

[Stan`]

Given how toxic the chat is, I don't think it's a good idea, people should use mumble discord or whatever instead. We should have more emotes though maybe;

[seeh]

1 hour ago, Stan` said:

people should use mumble

I dream about the characters/objects(inf,worker,...) speak to their player. I have already implemented something in a mod. They are robotic voices but were generated prior to the game and saved as audio and then eventually played at a suitable moment. Unfortunately, I don't have a TTS for the mod programmer.

you probably meant that team chat messages are pronounced. idk about this (maybe useful - idk - i don't want discuss this).

Edited November 12, 2022 by seeh

[seeh]

found something is pretty fast. tested in python. only works in linux i guess.

idea how i could call it from a mod ?

    # TTS works. i like it :) https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/eSpeak/#Beispiele
    # sudo apt-get install espeak 
    espeak = 'espeak -vEN "0 A. D. "'
    import subprocess
    p2 = subprocess.Popen(espeak , shell=True)

    if True: # this notify is visible before espeak endet talking :) thats nice
        from plyer import notification
        notification.notify(
            title = espeak,
            message = espeak,
            timeout= 2,
            toast=False)

 

[seeh]

this works for Linux users (tested in kUbunutu).

TTS (speaks text) for mod-developer:

in the mod use:

Engine.ConfigDB_WriteValueToFile("user", "AudioTTS.speak", "hello speak this 15", "config/user.cfg");

in the AutoKey-Script:
https://gitlab.com/-/ide/project/sl5net/0ad_tts_for_mods/tree/main/-/0ad_TTS_userCfg/

 

it reads every 0.5 seconds the modified time of your user.cfg
if changed it searches line AudioTTS.speak and speak it (its maybe the fist and it needs not search long time)

 

Edited November 14, 2022 by seeh