black mesa announcement system text to speech

Out of the 11 series of area-related announcements created for the game, only 4 are used. They include area-related announcements, such as Sector D's Administration Center, the Advanced Biological Research Lab or Sector F's Central Command and Communication Center. Many announcements were cut from Half-Life, only to be found in the file sentences.txt located in the game's sound folder. An older version of the system, with a more robotic voice, can be found in the unofficial desktop theme for Half-Life. While referred to several times as the 'Black Mesa Announcement System', it was originally known as 'Automatic Diagnostic and Announcement System', as heard in an unused sound file, vox_login.wav. Additionally, a similar but automatic announcement system is mounted on the Black Mesa Transit System trams. Often it is operated by actual people, depending on the needs of the personnel, and can act on its own as a basic A.I. The Black Mesa Announcement System, also referred to as Vox ('Voice' in Latin) and Base Computer in the game files, is the public address system used throughout the Black Mesa Research Facility, relaying audible messages and announcements across the facility with a male voice through unseen intercoms, most of the time starting with notification sounds. Black Mesa Announcement System now under military command.' ― Black Mesa Announcement System

Black mesa announcement system text to speech