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Small Feature Request - 7/20/2006 10:48:11 PM

PadresFan104

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Just started playing with the Speech Engine again. It would be nice if instead of "At Bat <player_name>" being said for every batter, that there could be a series of possibilities like "Now Up..", "Now Batting..", "Up Next..", "Stepping to the Plate...", etc.

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RE: Small Feature Request - 7/20/2006 11:01:51 PM

KG Erwin

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That's fine, Al, but the speech engine can severely mangle many players' names --- some guy of Central European descent might end up sounding like, "At bat, Joe Mxylptlk."

To do it right, my suggestion would be to dispense with the names altogether, and simply describe the plays -- "The count is 2 and 2, and it's a high fly out to right field -- the wind kept it in the park."

What I'm asking for is too much, I know, since it's just ear candy. Heck, if nothing else, I'd like more ambient sounds from inside the park -- in Bwooklyn, for example , youze have some trash talk from the stands -- "trow da bum out!". (I'm exaggerating, but you get the gist).

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RE: Small Feature Request - 7/20/2006 11:07:45 PM

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Ok, you and I will have to respectfully disagree on this point then.

I like to play through games I manage pretty quickly and there is no way that the speech you are proposing could keep up with how fast I have the PbP running.

My idea wouldn't add any real overhead, just mix things up a bit for folks like me who are using the feature.

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RE: Small Feature Request - 7/20/2006 11:24:40 PM

KG Erwin

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That's fine, Al.� I manage my games in real-life fashion,�but without each pitch being shown (thankfully), they still can last 20 minutes�or more.�� I don't use the speech routines, just the ambient sounds.� That's why I wish we had more of them. �

My preferred POV is from the dugout, not from the stands. �

< Message edited by KG Erwin -- 7/20/2006 11:28:29 PM >

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RE: Small Feature Request - 7/21/2006 1:06:19 AM

CrashDavis

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quote:

"trow da bum out!".

Can you digitize that and pass it around, KG?
Now, you ARE from Bwooklyn, right? I have to keep to historical accuracy.

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RE: Small Feature Request - 7/21/2006 2:06:58 AM

KG Erwin

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For a good sample of the Brooklyn accent, go here:

http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/speech_accent_new_york_brooklyn.shtml

No, Crash, I'm not a Brooklynite -- I'm a West Virginian, and we have our own distinctive way of pronunciation.� I don't ridicule it --each dialect holds its own charm, and I think it's interesting .

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