Friday 2010-10-08 Dev. update and Discussion

[Splitter]

Aw heck, Dutch, now I am going to have to listen to the chatter more closely! Canadian is possible, but I am not hearing the "eh?" at the end of sentences....."Stay with your leader, eh?" . Canadian accents and northern midwest US accents are pretty close in some ways, but the "eh?" is tell tale.

German and Japanese voices in games usually have that "angry" tone and I think that comes from the movies (where they are always angry).

Splitter

[Richie]

That's BS we don't have accents just Newfies. I don't say boot instead of boat.

[Splitter]

Originally Posted by Richie

That's BS we don't have accents just Newfies. I don't say boot instead of boat.

Easy Richie, we have different dialects down here too. New York and South Carolina sound like different countries. The upper midwest has their accent, New England has its' own, Texas is different from other southern accents, California does its' own thing. And there are others. (But yes, we can usually also pick out Canadians in any event....they are the ones with the funny looking money )

I do hope some care is taken when presenting the radio chatter in SoW. Not every American pilot was a good ole' southern boy nor a Blue Blooded New Englander. Not all Brits sound like a member of the royal family nor a working class Londoner.

We talk about immersion and hope the engine sounds are good....but what about the language and radio chatter? I don't "think" it would be that hard, or that expensive, to put some variety into these things for SoW.

Maybe this is already taken care of. We have no way of knowing since we have not heard any voice audio. Is it of "initial release" importance? Probably not, but it would be nice.

Splitter

[Friendly_flyer]

Originally Posted by Splitter

German and Japanese voices in games usually have that "angry" tone and I think that comes from the movies (where they are always angry).

I've always liked "Control Tower Fritz, allways sound like he has beer and sauerkraut ready for me when I land.

[DD_crash]

Originally Posted by Friendly_flyer

I've always liked "Control Tower Fritz, allways sound like he has beer and sauerkraut ready for me when I land.

+1 HaHa

[MD_Titus]

Originally Posted by Insuber

tsk tsk ... try harder, you are not enough OT yet ... I suggest treating your last holiday trip, or your preferred soccer team ...

HERESY!

Originally Posted by Osprey

You missed the part where I said that english language evolution continued from the 17c, where 'US english' was protected from that.

English is a bastardised mix of everybody who has invaded the island since the Romans, not starting from 11c. The true language of this island is closer to welsh if anything, the only part that was here first and didn't get wiped out totally by invaders.

no surprise - who'd want Wales?!

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by MD_Titus

HERESY!

no surprise - who'd want Wales?!

Me.
It's bloody gorgeous.

[Mad G]

Originally Posted by Friendly_flyer

I've always liked "Control Tower Fritz, allways sound like he has beer and sauerkraut ready for me when I land.

After 6 years listening to Fritz, I´ve got tired of him. By now I´m using a female control tower voice which gives much more promising action after my landing

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by Splitter

Aw heck, Dutch, now I am going to have to listen to the chatter more closely!

Go to the 'samples/speech' folder in the programme's files and listen all day long if you like!

I love searching through those for bits to use in short films.
There's quite a lot of swearing and blasphemy in there that sounds quite genuinely RAF banter.
'Bloody Hell' , 'Sod it', 'Christ' and 'Bugger' spring immediately to mind.
Believe it or not, 'Pull your finger out!' is also in there.
It's a hoot.