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Guide / Tutorial Voice Controlling Elite:Dangerous - A Guide
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No but there are lots of keys in the keyboard that are not used yet - you can use those and link them just to VoiceAttack you don't need to use the keyboard to use or have a HOTAS button bound then.
True... Obviously people just need to be aware that they'll need to fill in these "blanks".
I must admit, I haven't filled many of the blanks like "next hostile" mainly because I'm in Standard Beta so only have the scenarios for now which limits some of the mappings that I might find useful after 29th.
Same here... But the difference in using this application even in just the combat demo is like night and day. It's easier and far more fun... I mean who doesn't enjoy saying "BOOST!"
Only problem I had was with the speach recognition refusing to recognise "deploy weapons" and "stow weapons". Just would NOT understand! So in the end I had "weapons".
Any idea how to help it/correct it?
Yes, that's on my to buy list... One really stupid question, and apologies in advance.
I've tried downloading a few of these profiles to Voice Attack and it appears the key selection to trigger these items are wrong. For example one of the profiles I tried had F6 as the trigger for landing gear when on my computer it's insert.
What am I missing? Feeling like a newb here
The way I approached it was to go through the ED controls and make sure I had a KEY assigned to anything I might want VA to control. Sometimes this meant adding the key as a secondary control to the Joystick button. The beauty of it is that they dont need to be easy to reach keys, so I made full use of the F keys, teh number pad etc.
I then wrote down what all those assignments were, and configured my VA commands to use those keys.
My bindings now look nothing like the defaults
Same here... But the difference in using this application even in just the combat demo is like night and day. It's easier and far more fun... I mean who doesn't enjoy saying "BOOST!"
Only problem I had was with the speach recognition refusing to recognise "deploy weapons" and "stow weapons". Just would NOT understand! So in the end I had "weapons".
Any idea how to help it/correct it?
Have you run the Windows voice recognition training? (I'm assuming you have such a thing available) Each run through helps. Also what I have done is put a key word in front of each command - in my case the name of my ship computer is "Jinx" so I use that so for deploying hardpoints I say "Jinx weapons out" and most of the time it happens.
Yes, went though the (long) training session.
"Weapons in" and "Weapons out"... I like that. I'm sure it will understand that as it doesn't understand "weapons deploy" and "weapons stow".
What I was hoping for in the speach recognition software was somewhere where:-
I'd say "weapons stow"
And it would come up with what it understood, eg: "weaponing stew"
And for me to then correct it and type in "weapons stow" so it would understand its mistake and correct it in future.
I couldn't see that feature
Edit: While I understand your preference for a "Jynx" before all commands, it would make some (of mine) a bit of a mouthful. "Jynx combat shields" to put energy to weapons and shields. But it is a nice way of making them more "secure". ie: You not initiate commands by accident.
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Great advice here, thanks all
ps... will you rotten sods stop blowing me up. Thank you
ps... will you rotten sods stop blowing me up. Thank you
Yes, went though the (long) training session.
"Weapons in" and "Weapons out"... I like that. I'm sure it will understand that as it doesn't understand "weapons deploy" and "weapons stow".
What I was hoping for in the speach recognition software was somewhere where:-
I'd say "weapons stow"
And it would come up with what it understood, eg: "weaponing stew"
And for me to then correct it and type in "weapons stow" so it would understand its mistake and correct it in future.
I couldn't see that feature
Edit: While I understand your preference for a "Jynx" before all commands, it would make some (of mine) a bit of a mouthful. "Jynx combat shields" to put energy to weapons and shields. But it is a nice way of making them more "secure". ie: You not initiate commands by accident.
You're right a lot of them are a mouthful - I might change them at some point. Like you I would like to be able to correct an error but it doesn't seem possible right now.
Hi theres too much for me to follow and post a reply to tonight, however most of whats been discussed has been covered.
The profile I posted was a working (wip) profile, which will always be evolving, (that Emma likes to cause mischief), joking aside, the commands used dismiss the keyboard use by 80% and although I could get away with using it totally the comfort is that the keyboards there for when VA decides not to play, but that's very rare (except possibly when you change profile) I have had to close and reopen on occasions. On the subject of not understanding you speak (she has had to learn my Scottish accent, so if you think you have had bother then think again lol).
Remember too that the profile I provided was a multi-actioned profile so different phrases were put in for the same action. Also when you stumble on a word the VA struggles with then change it for a shorter word or figure. So instead of "Jump to Super-cruise" I just say "Alpha" & "Hyper-jump" is "Bravo".
But I offered the profile for you's to build your own from so it is just a template, for you to customize for your own use. And sure the bindings will always be different too.
Anyways Good Luck Commanders.
The profile I posted was a working (wip) profile, which will always be evolving, (that Emma likes to cause mischief), joking aside, the commands used dismiss the keyboard use by 80% and although I could get away with using it totally the comfort is that the keyboards there for when VA decides not to play, but that's very rare (except possibly when you change profile) I have had to close and reopen on occasions. On the subject of not understanding you speak (she has had to learn my Scottish accent, so if you think you have had bother then think again lol).
Remember too that the profile I provided was a multi-actioned profile so different phrases were put in for the same action. Also when you stumble on a word the VA struggles with then change it for a shorter word or figure. So instead of "Jump to Super-cruise" I just say "Alpha" & "Hyper-jump" is "Bravo".
But I offered the profile for you's to build your own from so it is just a template, for you to customize for your own use. And sure the bindings will always be different too.
Anyways Good Luck Commanders.
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Some of the voice ''combination'' activations do not make sense unless we know what keyboard keys they refer to. If you guys know what i mean?
example: Wombats Evasion
evade 1 Custom Press down Q key, Press R key and hold for 5 seconds and release, Release Q key
evade 2 Custom Press down E key, Press F key and hold for 5 seconds and release, Release E key
evade 3 Custom Press down E key, Press R key and hold for 5 seconds and release, Release E key
evade 4 Custom Press down Q key, Press F key and hold for 5 seconds and release, Release Q key
to set this up myself, i would need to know what controls keys are bound to the letters Q,R,E,F.
Another Captain with the words Go Cold/Go Hot managed to influence multiple systems. He posted the the script(much appreciated) but not the key binds.
cheers
example: Wombats Evasion
evade 1 Custom Press down Q key, Press R key and hold for 5 seconds and release, Release Q key
evade 2 Custom Press down E key, Press F key and hold for 5 seconds and release, Release E key
evade 3 Custom Press down E key, Press R key and hold for 5 seconds and release, Release E key
evade 4 Custom Press down Q key, Press F key and hold for 5 seconds and release, Release Q key
to set this up myself, i would need to know what controls keys are bound to the letters Q,R,E,F.
Another Captain with the words Go Cold/Go Hot managed to influence multiple systems. He posted the the script(much appreciated) but not the key binds.
cheers
Jacksey, it all depends what your setup is and how you bind your keys, for example E could be thrust or yaw right, Q thrust or yaw left, just as the R can be thrust up and F for thrust down. But this is down to how you want your bindings to be. Your using the best persons profile (I used Wombats profile to learn VA from too) Once I figured how he set his out on the keyboard I then set about evolving my setup (originally set up for X52 binding) but as I have changed to the warthog Hotas I had to rekey everything.
Remember your setting it up for your play, not others. So the idea is to take each profile as a starting point and work it to your system. Use the 1st single player Scenario as the place to try out each of the keys to learn what they do. Evade one thru four, takes you to the 4 corners of your screen so change them about so it's unique to you, but know what they each do. It was the fastest way for me to know what each command or key binding did without getting attacked in game. I am still hopeless flying but I get to shout commands out rather than fumble with keys in the heat of things. Trust me in a few days you will be an expert doing it an wonder what all the fuss was about...
Good Luck Commander
Jacksey, it all depends what your setup is and how you bind your keys, for example E could be thrust or yaw right, Q thrust or yaw left, just as the R can be thrust up and F for thrust down. But this is down to how you want your bindings to be. Your using the best persons profile (I used Wombats profile to learn VA from too) Once I figured how he set his out on the keyboard I then set about evolving my setup (originally set up for X52 binding) but as I have changed to the warthog Hotas I had to rekey everything.
Remember your setting it up for your play, not others. So the idea is to take each profile as a starting point and work it to your system. Use the 1st single player Scenario as the place to try out each of the keys to learn what they do. Evade one thru four, takes you to the 4 corners of your screen so change them about so it's unique to you, but know what they each do. It was the fastest way for me to know what each command or key binding did without getting attacked in game. I am still hopeless flying but I get to shout commands out rather than fumble with keys in the heat of things. Trust me in a few days you will be an expert doing it an wonder what all the fuss was about...
Good Luck Commander
Actually,22bad4u
I now have some basic keyboard layouts and can see what the intended keys strokes are..so hopefully i should be whizzing a long very soon with more complicated combinations.
cheers
Nothing new, but I did a little video for some friends - who are not very familiar with ED - to give them an explanation of what Voice Attack and ED Tracker are all about - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZEINHinsdc
Might prove of interest to anyone else wondering if Voice Attack is worth £5.
Might prove of interest to anyone else wondering if Voice Attack is worth £5.
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Quick question.
Is there a way to look forwards. For example you can bind a "look left" and "look right" to look at your two other control panels (left & right), but it then seems to return to a full front view, you need to "look forwards" (to the scanner) and then do it again "look forwards" to return to a full front view.
So is there a way to simply return your view straight forwards with one command?
Is there a way to look forwards. For example you can bind a "look left" and "look right" to look at your two other control panels (left & right), but it then seems to return to a full front view, you need to "look forwards" (to the scanner) and then do it again "look forwards" to return to a full front view.
So is there a way to simply return your view straight forwards with one command?
If you bind the panels to 3 individual keybind (the default keys should be 1-2-3) you can press the same key you used to focus your left/right/bottom panel and it should return to the forward view.
In VA that means
Simple case - just tell the same command again: say "left" to go to the target panel, "left" again to switch back
Advanced case (dedicated look forward command) - you use the new conditional variables to have a specific command to reset view no matter wher you have the focus; when you say "left/right/scanner" press the corresponding key and set condition to "A/B/C", then, in the "look forward" command, check the value of that variable, press the matching key, and clear the condition
I don't have VA on this machine, so i can't send a sample profile, but it's less complicated than it sounds... mind you, this needs the latest VA beta installed
I think you're missing the point, or I've not been clear enough. The idea of voice command is they should be quick and easy. ie: You say what you want to do, without have to think about it.
eg:-
"Look left", "look front" - To look left and return to a standard front view.
"Look scanner", "look front" to look at the scanner and then to a standard front view.
I think the problem is there are not dedicated keys for "scanner" and "look ahead". Instead we have "2" meaning switch between them. If this is the case I might raise a ticket.
You can set and IF condition on variables in VA??? That would be a solution!!!!
EDIT: It seems you can use variables & conditions in VA. I kind find any documentation on it though
I'll need to go away and look!
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You can set and IF condition on variables in VA??? That would be a solution!!!!
EDIT: It seems you can use variables & conditions in VA. I kind find any documentation on it though
Personally, i don't mind too much having to repeat the same command to switch a toggled state, but of course a dedicated command is neater, hence the second (bit more complicated) solution, at least until FD adds a new keybind to always go front view
Still no official documentation on the new VA features, you best bet is this post here and a bit of trial&error while using the new user interface for the conditionals.
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