speech recognition for SHIII

[scott_c2911]

SH3Speech is an absolutely invaluable application for those wishing to give verbal orders in game. I have completed 35 patrols and it is currently Oct 1943 in my career. I have had no miss heard orders that have resulted in damage or the loss of the boat. I have accidentally and inexplicably launched decoys though. I recommend everyone should use it. Just search sh3speech on google and you will find it. I am really impressed with it and have been singing its praises for some time now. Ive also got it for SHIV. I wish it was available for the older subsims too. It is nothing new for some of you but I just felt I needed to say something positive about one of the many awesome mods available for this sim

[Zosimus]

I dunno. I doubt my German would be good enough.

[BigWalleye]

Originally Posted by Zosimus

I dunno. I doubt my German would be good enough.

Then you can give your commands in English. SH3Speech comes with a complete set of predefined verbal commands in both English and German. In fact, you can switch from one language to the other (crew is bilingual?) without changing anything.

"Dive the boat" "Jawohl, Herr Kaleun." "Kleinefahrt voraus" "Jawohl, Herr Kaleun." - No problem!

I have been using Sh3Speech (and SHSpeech for SH4) exclusively for the past two years. After training my Windows VR (took 15 minutes), I get zero misrecognitions (executes wrong command) and about 2% non-recognitions (doesn't execute anything). I have used a cheap $12 Radio Shack wired headset and a $100 Sony wireless headset with equally good results, although a $120 Logitech wireless had such poor voice input quality that it was useless.

SH3Speech is not a mod, but a free-standing program. It doesn't prevent the player from using keystrokes or mouse movements if he needs to. Voice command gives a sense of being in command of the boat that goes waaay beyond keyboard-and-mouse control. It's the difference between simulating a ship and simulating a water-borne single-seat fighter.

[UKönig]

I think that for me, I would leave speech recognition off. I can get into this game pretty well on it's own, I need to leave something in place to remind me that its not real.
I like to play the "das boot" soundtrack while on patrol (the hunt), and the collection does include clips with dialog from the movie. Since I've seen the movie so many times, listening to the german does not present any problems.
Besides, my wife has to suffer me playing this next to her most of the time as it is, the least I can do is *talk* to her, instead of the game

[BigWalleye]

Originally Posted by UKönig

I think that for me, I would leave speech recognition off. I can get into this game pretty well on it's own, I need to leave something in place to remind me that its not real.
I like to play the "das boot" soundtrack while on patrol (the hunt), and the collection does include clips with dialog from the movie. Since I've seen the movie so many times, listening to the german does not present any problems.
Besides, my wife has to suffer me playing this next to her most of the time as it is, the least I can do is *talk* to her, instead of the game

Been said before and it's still true: Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

[vanjast]

Yup.. what he's saying is true, if you have a wife/girlfriend in the house, that wants you to talk to her instead of a game.
He' not knocking it.. but it's 'impractical' to use in his case (that's if you still want a relationship ), as it would be in mine too.
I'd love to shout orders at my virtual crew.. but then my family would first of all, get very annoyed, then would have me committed

[Zosimus]

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

Then you can give your commands in English. SH3Speech comes with a complete set of predefined verbal commands in both English and German. In fact, you can switch from one language to the other (crew is bilingual?) without changing anything.

"Dive the boat" "Jawohl, Herr Kaleun." "Kleinefahrt voraus" "Jawohl, Herr Kaleun." - No problem!

I have been using Sh3Speech (and SHSpeech for SH4) exclusively for the past two years. After training my Windows VR (took 15 minutes), I get zero misrecognitions (executes wrong command) and about 2% non-recognitions (doesn't execute anything). I have used a cheap $12 Radio Shack wired headset and a $100 Sony wireless headset with equally good results, although a $120 Logitech wireless had such poor voice input quality that it was useless.

SH3Speech is not a mod, but a free-standing program. It doesn't prevent the player from using keystrokes or mouse movements if he needs to. Voice command gives a sense of being in command of the boat that goes waaay beyond keyboard-and-mouse control. It's the difference between simulating a ship and simulating a water-borne single-seat fighter.

I was just joking.

It might be worth it if I could just say "Come to heading 354" rather than having to screw around with that compass thing.

[CTU_Clay]

Originally Posted by BL!TZKR!EG

Sure! Why not. SH3-Speech (or S3S) can be downloaded here:
Download #1
Download #2
Download #3

LAST VERSION is from 2009

... and it has got a thread here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...71&postcount=1

I downloaded it from sites, 1, 2, & 3 and I was unable to install.

My "anti-virus/malware" program busted it as a "Trojan.Downloader.CTeam" and wiped it from my computer when I attempted the install.