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novangelus1975 · 03-16-2024, 11:03 PM

I am loving OOTP 25. So many quality improvements. I do use the tts function when I play and even as stilted as it is, for me it adds to the immersion.

But let me raise my hand along with others in this thread about the value of a tts announcer. Someone raised the issue that Steam might ban the game if it used artificial voices. I think this is unlikely since this is an accessibility issue for many people and not just another bell or whistle.

I've been impressed with the Chris voice-over at Elevenlabs.
I quickly wrote some play-by-play and the voiceover was excellent.
Check it out at https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsFJVvASHzmOlNES...mNDpQ?e=mDZHNl

Until the day arrives when OOTP has its own announcers, is there a workaround that would allow us in the game to choose MS Voices already on our computer? OOTP always plays the Dave voice even if the Mark voice is the default voice on my computer.

03-16-2024, 11:03 PM	#40
novangelus1975 Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 3	one more vote for improved text to speech I am loving OOTP 25. So many quality improvements. I do use the tts function when I play and even as stilted as it is, for me it adds to the immersion. But let me raise my hand along with others in this thread about the value of a tts announcer. Someone raised the issue that Steam might ban the game if it used artificial voices. I think this is unlikely since this is an accessibility issue for many people and not just another bell or whistle. I've been impressed with the Chris voice-over at Elevenlabs. I quickly wrote some play-by-play and the voiceover was excellent. Check it out at https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsFJVvASHzmOlNES...mNDpQ?e=mDZHNl Until the day arrives when OOTP has its own announcers, is there a workaround that would allow us in the game to choose MS Voices already on our computer? OOTP always plays the Dave voice even if the Mark voice is the default voice on my computer.