Ooh, the plot thickens! If you get a chance Charles, it'd be interesting to see how Sapi set to the same voice performs for you.
On 7/11/14, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote: > To me, the speech coming from JAWS 14 using ScanSoft Tom is not jerky at > all. It may be so with other screen readers, but this one is just fine. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, > > you! really! are! finished! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Chesworth" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 1:47 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Shades of Doom Beta version 20015 > > >> Just taking a run through the demo. I love being able to play with my >> screen reader or Sapi, but the output to native screen readers could >> probably use some refinement. At the moment, the speech is very jerky, >> presumably because David is sending the exact same instructions to the >> various screen reader APIs that he is to trigger the recordings that >> make up the built in voice, so you'll get something like "1, hundred" >> out of NVDA instead of a more natural sounding and productive "100". >> Where do I go to file this as a bug report? Does David monitor this >> place? >> >> Cheers >> >> Scott >> >> On 7/11/14, tim <[email protected]> wrote: >>> You can find all that info from the GMA web site. >>> >>> At 09:28 AM 7/11/2014, you wrote: >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>I've missed this update. >>>> >>>>Has david made the game bigger? What are the real differences between >>>>this >>>>and the 1.2 version? >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: Gamers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phil >>>>Vlasak >>>>Sent: 11 July 2014 14:15 >>>>To: Gamers Discussion list >>>>Subject: [Audyssey] Shades of Doom Beta version 20015 >>>> >>>>Shades of Doom Beta version 20015: >>>> From David Greenwood on 7 July: >>>>Hi all, >>>> >>>>Fixed many of the problems mentioned such as the toilet that doesn't >>>> give >>>> up >>>>its ammo, or even give up its blob, the problem with the crate and >>>>several >>>>other things. They were all related. >>>> >>>>A few people asked to have the monster sounds in the sound help, but >>>> this >>>>does not seem to be necessary since all you need to do is press >>>> Control-M >>>>when you encounter a monster and its name is given. >>>> From 8 July: >>>>What would people think if instead of having a built-in voice, we use >>>>your >>>>choice of MS Sapi or your screen reader. In this way I can be sure of >>>>having a consistent, easily understood voice, since you have selected it >>>>yourself. Also, I can expand Shades of Doom and not worry about matching >>>>voice tamber, pitch, and volume. Voice actors have been suggested, but >>>>sometimes you lose track of them, or they might not be interested in >>>>continuing when you make changes at a later date. There is another >>>> reason. >>>>I need the speech to be flexible. For example, to be able to say >>>> someone's >>>>name, and to eventually translate all the speech to other languages. >>>>There is another issue. What about keyinterrupt? When Jaws, and maybe >>>>other screen readers are speaking, you press any key and it interrupts >>>>the >>>>current speech. You can miss important information that way, and you >>>> may >>>>not even know that you do. This does not happen with MS Sapi. >>>>Sod version 2.0.15 is ready for download. >>>>Lots of suggestions were included, and it can be played using the >>>>built-in >>>>voice, your screen reader, or MS Sapi. >>>> >>>>http://www.GMAGames.com/sod20015.exe >>>> >>>>As with all betas, backup any SOD data you do not want to lose. For >>>>example, the folder: >>>> >>>>c:\users\<your name>\documents\Shades of Doom 2.0 should be backed up. >>>> This >>>>name varies depending on the version of Windows. >>>>Other possibilities could be: >>>>c:\users\<your name>\my documents\Shades of Doom 2.0 or c:\documents and >>>>settings\<your name>\my documents\Shades of Doom 2.0 >>>> >>>>In the program folder there is a file called English.txt. For those who >>>>might be interested in translating the speech text to another language, >>>> you >>>>may be interested in this file. Of course you will need to set Speech in >>>> the >>>>options menu to MS Sapi or screen reader to take advantage of any >>>>changes. >>>> From Phil: >>>>To turn on your SAPI or Screen Reader voice, Play the game and after >>>>David >>>>says hit f1 for help, do that. >>>>Note the default built in voice will be used until you change it. >>>>After hitting f1 use up arro to get to options Then right arrow to open >>>>them, then up arrow two times to get to speech setting. >>>>To change it use the space bar >>>>When you have the correct setting hit down arrow to save settings and >>>> hit >>>>enter. >>>> >>>> >>>>If your computer doesn't allow changing files in c:\program files\Shades >>>> of >>>>Doom 2.0, the default location, You need to uninstall the game and >>>>install >>>>it in a different location, I would try, c:\users\YourName\downloads or >>>>c:\users\YourName\games If the folder doesn't exist, you need to create >>>> it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>For those who want to use your SAPI voices in Shades of Doom, you need >>>> to >>>>pick the voice, volume and pitch in your Windows control panel. >>>>It is under Text to Speech. >>>>I adjusted my pitch from 50 percent to 75 percent which sounds better in >>>> the >>>> >>>>game. >>>>In Windows Vista, there is an apply button to hit first before leaving >>>>the >>>>TTS feature. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>--- >>>>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>>[email protected]. >>>>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>>>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>> list, >>>>please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>--- >>>>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>> [email protected]. >>>>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>>>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>> list, >>>>please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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