playspeech
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The playspeech script command is used to play a speech sound file for an entity.
Usage
playspeech <speech>
Context: Any Entity
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
speech |
path |
Path of .wav file to play, relative to speech/<language> and may omit the .wav extension |
Sound is played in front of the player instead of at the entity's position if the entity is equipped, inside and inventory or not visible. Otherwise, the sound is played from the calling entity's position with the speak pitch configured for that entity using the setspeakpitch if that entity is an NPC.
Audio playback command comparison
play
|
playspeech
|
speak
|
cine
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Text shown with cinemascope on
|
✗ | ✗ | unless -t is used
|
✗ |
| Localized text entry required | ✗ | ✗ | unless -t is used
|
✗ |
| Character is animated | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Player camera is controlled | ✗ | ✗ | with -c
|
✗ |
| Sample loaded relative to | sfx
|
speech/<language>
|
speech/<language>
|
sfx or speech/<language>
|
| Randomized sample | ✗ | ✗ | with -t if there are multiple
|
✗ |
| Playback speed (pitch) | 1× or random in [0.9,1.1]× | NPC pitch unless invisible or in inventory | NPC pitch unless -o is used
|
1× |
| Playback relative to | entity (player if in player inventory) | entity (player if invisible or in inventory) | entity (player with -p/-o)
|
camera |
| Playback position updates when moving | ✗ (✓ if in player inventory) | ✗ (✓ if invisible or in inventory) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Command executed on completion | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | cine_end event
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