HI Dark, Perhaps there is a middle ground to consider here. Perhaps instead of a mission parcer or scripts pppersay maybe something like a level editor. Not sure how that would work, but as long as ships were given generic names, like Klingon Bird of Prey or Romulan Warbird it might work with prerecorded speech.
Another possibility is people could submit new mission ideas for upgrades, and I could write the new missions, add them to the game as I have time, and release mission packs. It might not be as satisfying as writing the mission yourself, but everyone, even people who don't know how to program but have good ideas, could potentially help with that. As a result I would have the final say of what gets included, and could test and balance the ideas so they meet my specifications while letting people have a chance to submit mission ideas etc. As for the Sapi issue I agree. Buying a good voice like Acapela Heather, AT&T Crystal, whatever is like buying a joystick. If you are going to play games it is a necessary purchase. Still most people are on fixed incomes, and might not want to put up the $30 to $45 or so to purchase a quality voice. Especially, if the game is free as Jim Kitchens games are, or as my Star Trek games will be. In a case like that it is cheaper for them if I include the high quality voice built into the product. Still I am also aware of how much more flexible Sapi can be. Entombed and Lone Wolf are two very good examples of how Sapi can make some pretty decent games. In a case like this were you need to give ships, characters, planets, whatever specific names Sapi is far more flexible and easier than prerecorded speech. Yet, as i said earlier, in a Star Trek game using Crystal, Heather, or something like that as the ship's computer will sound better than Scansoft Daniel for that type of game. Especially, when it comes to certain names that not every SApi voice can pronounce without word exception dictionaries. Cheers! On 7/11/11, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Fair enough on both counts tom. > > however, for myself as I've said, I've always felt that with games like > Jims, entombed and 7-128, investing in a better sapi voice is like buying a > joystick. > > As you know I use scansoft daniel myself, which I'm quite happy with. > > the other reason i suggested sapi was indeed because of the mission parza. > It just seems that lw has done really well with this, and lots of people > have ceated interesting missions to play. > > The startrek universe is so large and diverse, I just would assume people > would jump at the chance of creating places for your ship to go. > > Of course if work wise this wasn't viable, fair enough. > > i do however agree about the enterprise computer and a synth, and in fact > that's one clear advantage of stfc over trek 2000 which I do like. > > The cross platform thing I will confess didn't occur to me I'm afraid, sinse > obviously it's just not somehting I considder myself, but if you did want to > include it that is true regarding recorded speech making more sense. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. --- 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].
