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I'm fine if you want to make a port to any console, but you'll have to figure out which parts you need to cut out to make it work.
Voiced Books of Skyrim full audio Chinese translation
Changelogs
Version 1.9.2
[Part 1 Only]
if audio is paused, the volume will now be restored correctly and get silent again as soon as you unpause - sorry for this oversight
during the duration of the kill cam/cinematic kill the audio not only gets paused, but also the volume restored
corrected some checks for the pausing function if you load a save while the audio was paused
volume related settings are now changed directly - with the old behavior you had to open a book again to apply the settings
the 'restore audio' option is now always available as long as the mod itself is active (just in case)
same applies if you disable the mod during a playing audio -> audio would be stopped and volume restored
Sorry for so many (small) updates, but I got some time here and there to work on the mod again and some fixes just came in my mind after I released another fix - if a new issue is found I am going to fix it, but beside that there shouldn't be another update in near future
Version 1.9.1
[Part 1 Only]
+ added a second hotky (default - [Pause]) which will pause the reading when pressed. Press the hotkey again to resume.
+ during a cinematic kill/killcam the reading is automatically paused for the duration of the kill animation - and unpaused afterwards
Version 1.9
[Part 1 Only]
- fixed the (quite rare) issue that a book reading voice was floating in the wolrd after a cinimatic kill
- made some minor edits to the script beside that new function
!An Update to version 7.5 of dylbills papyrus functions is neccessary!
Big shoutout to Dylbill — endorse his mods and give him kudos! This fix wouldn't have been possible without his willingness to help
Version 1.8ger
Aufgrund der Anpassungen der Skripte, wird eine eigenständige Übersetzung von diesen nicht länger benötigt
ACHTUNG: Daher NUR noch die Sound-Dateien überschreiben, nichts anderes!
Version 1.8.5
[21.11.2024] - Reupload without version change
Added missing string ($Settings Settings) to the translation files
[Part 1 Only]
+ Added a MCM option to automatically stop the reading as soon as the book menu gets closed. Disabled by default.
+ Excluding English and German, I have translated some other languages with the help of AI: Chinese, Czech, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.
Version 1.8.4
[Part 1 Only]
Fixed an issue where the filenames for 'Hanging Gardens' and 'Handwritten Note' were swapped in the .esp-plugin.
Version 1.8.3
[Part 1 Only]
Fixed a bug where the MCM was not activated correctly if a savegame was made without the requirements being met beforehand
Version 1.8.2
[Part 1 Only]
Fixed another potential save/load during reading issue
Version 1.8.1
[Part 1 Only]
Fixed the bug that broke the mod if a save was loaded while a book was being read aloud - as I can't track on which point the reading was, you'll have to start over from the beginning
Changed the method to check if Extended Vanilla Menus is installed or not
Version 1.8
[Part 1 Only]
Small script optimizations here and there - the esp plugin got updated, too
Added a MCM function to restore the audio volume if it somehow stayed silent/quiet (honestly, this shouldn't happen anymore, but just in case)
Made a few backend changes on how the translation of the mod is handled (way easier for future maintenance)
Translation files are also updated/changed to reflect the edits inside the scripts
If you have missing requirements and Extended Vanilla Menus by dylbill is installed you'll get a message box with the information about it - otherwise there will be a notification in the upper left corner
If you have missing requirements the mod will disable itself, because it wouldn't work anyway
Version 1.7ger
Anpassungen des Skriptes auch für die deutsche Version
Eigenständige .esp für die deutsche Version wird nicht länger benötigt - die .esp der englischen Main-Files ist ausreichend und muss/sollte nicht mehr überschrieben werden
Version 1.7
[Part 1]
Made a few changes inside the script, audio volume resetting should now always be handled correctly
If an audiofile doesn't exist it's handled the same way -> audio will reset immediately to/stay normal in these cases
Fixed a bug inside the .esp -> wrong spelling of an audiofile path and so one book would've never been read out loud
[Part 2]
Added 2 books where I found the corresponding audiofiles
Renamed one audiofile for better clarity
These additions/corrections are mirrored inside of the .esp plugin, too
Version 1.6.6ger
Anpassung der Versionsnummer zur Hauptdatei - für eine bessere Übersichtlichkeit
Kleine Anpassung im MCM-Skript: Optionen, welche man durch eine andere Einstellung nicht mehr verändern kann, sind nun ausgegraut
Version 1.6.6
[Part 1 Only]
Small edit in the MCM script: Options which aren't available, due to edits of settings, are now greyed out
[New]
Added a compatibility patch between Voiced Books of Skyrim and Gopher Collection - which was made to be used together with Audiobooks of Skyrim
Version 1.6.5
[Part 1]
Added seq file - just in case as I read, that it could be needed for 'Start Game Enabled' quests (https://wiki.beyondskyrim.org/wiki/Arcane_University:Seq_Guide)
Fixed the book 'Ice and Chitin' - now the audio should be played correctly
[Part 2]
Just changed the version number to be identical to part 1 for clarity
Version 1.6.4
Fixed the version check for powerofthree's Papyrus Extender and Dylbills Papyrus Functions
Version 1.6.3
[Part 1 Only]
Added an option in the mcm to disable the 'make sounds quiet'-feature during reading a book out loud.
Version 1.6.2
[Part 1 Only]
Fixed - A Dance in Fire Vol. 6 plays audio for Vol. 7
Fixed - 2920 Sun's Dusk & Evening Star with wrong sound marker
Version 1.6.1
[Part 1 Only]
Fixed the audio not restoring back to normal when a reading was finished or stopped manually (in rare cases you'll have to stop it twice to restore the volume)
Version 1.6
[Part 1 Only]
+Added: Books opened from container are also read out loud (changed the backend to PO3 Papyrus Extender)
-Removed: Functionality to switch the environment reading on/off
Optimizations to backend functions
Version 1.5.1
[Part 1 Only]
Small update for backend optimizations
Version 1.5
[Part 1 only]
[NEW FEATURE] Implemented the function to be able to let the books read out loud if you grab them from the environment (you can deactivate it via mcm) - Thank you dylbill (again) for pointing in the right direction!
Adjusted some strings in the translation files
Added/corrected some backend stuff, should be more compatible with mods like Skyrim Souls which unpause the (book) menu -> you must update Dylbills Papyrus Functions to at least version 5.3!
Version 1.4ger
Neue Bücher hinzugefügt - siehe Artikel
Version 1.4
[Part 1 and Optional Files only]
Got rid of the Perk script as it had no rational use. Now everything is mangaged with the alias script. Maybe this fixes the issue for some people, that the mod don't work.
Added a slider option to the mcm so you are able to set how quiet all sounds will get if a book gets read out.
Version 1.3ger
Änderungen sind identisch zu Version 1.6
Version 1.3.4ger
Den Versionscheck für powerofthree's Papyrus Extender und Dylbills Papyrus Functions korrigiert
Version 1.3.3ger
Button im MCM hinzugefügt, damit das Feature "Leisere Spielsounds" beim Vorlesen eines Buches deaktiviert werden kann.
Version 1.3.2ger
Identische Fehlerbehebung wie in der Hauptversion 1.6.2
Version 1.3.1ger
Änderung identisch mit denen der Hauptmod
Version 1.3
[Part 1 Only]
[NEW FEATURE] While a book is getting read, all other sounds get quieter (similiar feature to the vanilla behaviour while you're in dialogue). Dylbills Papyrus Functions is now a hard requirement.
Fixed the mixed up butcher journals
Restructured the mod files for better future maintenance (I'll more often edit the scripts or plugin rather than the sound files)
Version 1.2ger
Ein paar weitere Bücher hinzugefügt - siehe Artikel.
Version 1.2.1vr
Fixed the same errors as in version 1.6.2
Version 1.2.1ger
Kleines Update, zur Optimierung der Hintergrundfunktionen der Scripte
Version 1.2
Increased the volume of the soundfiles, hopefully it's better now
Integrated the hotfix
Version 1.1hotfix
Just a small hotfix to fix the double line speaking bug from the original mod for the book 'Amongst the Draugr'
Version 1.1ger
Eigenes Plugin für die deutsche Version, damit 7 Bücher funktionieren, welche nicht im englischen vorliegen
Einige Bücher hinzugefügt - siehe Artikel
Version 1.1
Added an optional file for the plugin without esl flag (for VR users)
Reupload without version change, sorry for the 28 downloaders
Fixed the too early cut of audio files (never trust your tools oO) - this results in a bigger filesize due to the correct file length - some books are 20+ mins long
Fixed missing book 'A Dance in Fire, Book 6'
Fixed a small issue with one 2920 Book
Version 1.0
Initial Release
Another file with the few german books I have right now
[Info] Due to Sykrim VR ESL Support, VR is no longer actively supported. You'll still find it under 'Old versions'
[Description] This mod is a complete rewrite of the original mod from Bassna "Audiobooks of Skyrim". I made this, because it's such a great mod but unfortnunatley bassna is absent for years now. I wanted to recreate the mod for a better useability and to fix the bugs which are present with the original mod.
These are the advantages of my mod over the original one:
MCM with setable Hotkey to stop audio and de/activate the whole mod -> No messagebox
Audiomenu for volume settings
Flagged as espfe
Most if not all bugs from the original mod are fixed
Edited audio files for a hopefully better sounding (I'm no audio artist)
Added missing books/journals/notes and letters as long as an audio source was available
Hopefully at some point a complete german version
As there are so many books in the game, please report if you fall over a missing book or a wrong text, so I could fix it.
[Installation]
Download Part 1 and install manually or with your prefered mod manager
Download Part 2 and install manually or with your prefered mod manager (merge files)
If you want some german books read out loud, download from 'optional' and overwrite the ones from the main files.
Cover books from Lost Library - as long as an audio source is availableIt looks like as if Skyrim Book Club is no longer available. I'm not able to continue the Lost Library implementation. If anybody has somwhow still the audio sources, please write a DM and I'll see what I can do about this.
Fixing bugs if they were found
Completing the german version (very long task - definitely no ETA)
[Credits]
Many thanks to dylbill for all advices and implementing needed functions into Dylbills Papyrus Functions. Please give some kudos and endorsments!
