diff --git a/docs/requirements.md b/docs/requirements.md index 607e654..31254a0 100644 --- a/docs/requirements.md +++ b/docs/requirements.md @@ -1,68 +1,69 @@ -# Requirements - -## VoiceAttack - -Obviously you will need to install [VoiceAttack](https://voiceattack.com). There -is a free trial version available, but that one is limited to a single profile -and a few commands. This is 5 profiles and … a lot of commands. You will need the -full version, available for $10 (official site) or €11.99 (Steam, IIRC $14.99 -for our US-based friends). - -I recommend buying on the site. Why? Because on Steam, Valve gets a 30% cut. -Unlike many other developers Gary (the developer of VoiceAttack) remedies that -by having a price on Steam that ends up paying $10 to him. So basically, you are -paying Valve out of your own pocket. Many other developers do not do that, and -by buying from them directly instead of on Steam you are literally giving them -extra money. Please do keep that in mind in the future! - -You also will generally need to opt into the beta version. I am usually at the -forefront of bug reports and feature requests, and I do rely on the -fixes/additions in beta versions quite often. - -## EDDI - -[EDDI](https://github.com/EDCD/EDDI) is a companion application for Elite: -Dangerous, providing responses to events that occur in-game using data from the -game as well as various third-party tools. In this case, you will need to run it -as a VoiceAttack plugin. - -EDDI also regularly publishes beta versions. Unless a profiles release -explicitly states it you will _not_ have to run EDDI beta. - -Do note that the profiles put EDDI into quiet mode by default, disabling the -built-in speech responders. This can be changed -[via the `EDDI quiet mode` setting](configuration/general.md#general-settings-for-all-profiles). - -## bindED - -[bindED](https://alterNERDtive.github.io/bindED) reads your Elite Dangerous -binding files and makes them available to VoiceAttack as variables. That way -commands can be portable and you do not have to manually go through them and -change any actions that you happen to not have the standard binds for. - -This plugin is _included_ in the release package. You do _not_ have to download -and install it manually, but you _can_ independently update it if a newer -version is available. - -## Elite Scripts - -I have written a [collection of Python -scripts](https://github.com/alterNERDtive/elite-scripts) to interface with -various 3ʳᵈ party services like EDSM or Spansh. Those are called by the profiles -for various tasks, like checking a system’s body count. - -In the future they will be replaced by VoiceAttack plugin code. - -The scripts are _included_ in the release package. You do _not_ have to download -and install them manually, but you _can_ independently update them if a newer -version is available. - -## ED-NeutronRouter - -(required for SpanshAttack) - -[ED-NeutronRouter](https://github.com/sc-pulgan/ED-NeutronRouter) interfaces -with [Spansh’s neutron plotter](https://spansh.uk/plotter) and makes the result +# Requirements + +## VoiceAttack + +Obviously you will need to install [VoiceAttack](https://voiceattack.com). There +is a free trial version available, but that one is limited to a single profile +and a few commands. This is 5 profiles and … a lot of commands. You will need the +full version, available for $10 (official site) or €11.99 (Steam, IIRC $14.99 +for our US-based friends). + +I recommend buying on the site. Why? Because on Steam, Valve gets a 30% cut. +Unlike many other developers Gary (the developer of VoiceAttack) remedies that +by having a price on Steam that ends up paying $10 to him. So basically, you are +paying Valve out of your own pocket. Many other developers do not do that, and +by buying from them directly instead of on Steam you are literally giving them +extra money. Please do keep that in mind in the future! + +You also will generally need to opt into the beta version. I am usually at the +forefront of bug reports and feature requests, and I do rely on the +fixes/additions in beta versions quite often. + +## EDDI + +[EDDI](https://github.com/EDCD/EDDI) is a companion application for Elite: +Dangerous, providing responses to events that occur in-game using data from the +game as well as various third-party tools. In this case, you will need to run it +as a VoiceAttack plugin. + +EDDI also regularly publishes beta versions. Unless a profiles release +explicitly states it you will _not_ have to run EDDI beta. + +Do note that the profiles put EDDI into quiet mode by default, disabling the +built-in speech responders. This can be changed +[via the `EDDI quiet mode` setting](configuration/general.md#general-settings-for-all-profiles). + +## bindED + +[bindED](https://alterNERDtive.github.io/bindED) reads your Elite Dangerous +binding files and makes them available to VoiceAttack as variables. That way +commands can be portable and you do not have to manually go through them and +change any actions that you happen to not have the standard binds for. + +This plugin is _included_ in the release package. You do _not_ have to download +and install it manually, but you _can_ independently update it if a newer +version is available. + +## Elite Scripts + +I have written a [collection of Python +scripts](https://github.com/alterNERDtive/elite-scripts) to interface with +various 3ʳᵈ party services like EDSM or Spansh. Those are called by the profiles +for various tasks, like checking a system’s body count. + +In the future they will be replaced by VoiceAttack plugin code. + +The scripts are _included_ in the release package. You do _not_ have to download +and install them manually, but you _can_ independently update them if a newer +version is available. + +## ED-NeutronRouter + +[ED-NeutronRouter](https://github.com/sc-pulgan/ED-NeutronRouter) interfaces +with [Spansh’s neutron plotter](https://spansh.uk/plotter) and makes the result available to VoiceAttack. -This will also eventually be replaced by my own plugins. +This plugin is _only_ required if you intend to use the SpanshAttack profile for +neutron routing. Otherwise you do not have to install it. + +This will also eventually be replaced by my own plugins.