Text to Speech

1. Download CK3 Reader[github.com] and keep it open during the game.
You can launch while the game’s open or before, doesn’t matter.

2. Double-click any text in game and press Control C.
The Reader will read it out loud from your clipboard. Press Alt C to stop.

In the event window you can also press F to read it out loud and right-click options to read their tooltips.

Alternatively, you can use CK3 Text to Speech Monitor in the mod folder.
This one is just for events, the original design.
(you may need to right-click it and choose Run with PowerShell)

The game outputs the event text into debug log, then my app finds it in the log and reads it out loud.

The Monitor is a simple powershell script.
It’s absolutely safe, you can open it in any text editor and see everything it does.

CK3 Reader is a newer fancier version that can read any text copied to the clipboard, uses less CPU and remembers your settings.
Github has the whole project, you can analyze it if you wish:
https://github.com/Agamidae/CK3-WPF-Reader/

How to open your mod folder:
Go to your playset in the launcher, click the three dots on the right side of the mod, select "Show in folder".
Make a shortcut for the Monitor on your desktop so it’s easier to use.

If the script opens and instantly closes, you may not have permissions to run scripts.
To fix it:
1. Press Windows, search for the Powershell and launch it
2. In the console, paste this command and press enter: Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass CurrentUser
After this, it should allow you to run scripts.

You can change the speech rate and select another voice from the ones installed in your system.
To stop reading, press G or Alt C if you’re using CK3 Reader.

The mod doesn’t overwrite event windows, only event option buttons.
So it is compatible with other mods, like nameplates, bigger font, duel overview, etc.
It should work in all event windows, I’ve tested it with letters, courts, tournaments, big events and fullscreen ones.

It also changes the default textbox. I don’t know if any mods touch it, should be compatible.

Yes, you can get achievements with it, it doesn’t use console commands.

Direct Drive download[drive.google.com]

The original script was written by Naoki.
I build on it and rewrote in C#.

Updated to 1.18