Gothic Audio Player

Play Gothic dialogue audio files directly in VS Code.

Features

Audio Playback

• Inline Play Buttons: Click the play button above any AI_Output line to hear the dialogue
• Quick Access: Use Ctrl+Alt+P to play audio for the current line
• Stop Playback: Press Ctrl+Alt+S to stop currently playing audio
• Auto-detection: Automatically finds dialogue IDs in your .d files

Silesian Encoding Fix

• One-click fix: Converts broken Silesian characters to proper encoding
• Replaces: ō → ä, !O → Ô, !o → ô, @o → ä
• Use command palette: "Fix Silesian"
• Note: This command is optional and needs to be enabled in settings (gothicAudio.registerFixSilesian)

AI Transcription (Experimental)

• Batch testing: Sends all audio files from the current file to OpenAI for transcription
• Auto language detection: Each file's language can be dynamically detected
• Verification: Checks if audio matches the dialogue text in your script
• Note: This is a highly experimental feature. Remember that you need voice actor permission before sending their recordings to the cloud.

Requirements

• Windows OS (uses PowerShell for audio playback)
• Gothic audio files (.wav format)
• Optional: For Vorbis OGG files, install FFmpeg and select "ffplay" as the playback method in settings

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• gothic-audio-player.audioDir: Base directory for audio files (e.g., C:\Gothic\Data\Speech)
• gothic-audio-player.audioFormat: Playback method - standard (default), ffplay, or process-start
• gothic-audio-player.volume: Volume level for audio playback (0-100, default: 100)
• gothic-audio-player.showPlaybackNotification: Show notification when audio starts playing (default: true)
• gothic-audio-player.registerFixSilesian: Enable the "Fix Silesian" command (default: false)
• gothic-audio-player.transcription.enabled: Enable AI transcription features (default: false)
• gothic-audio-player.transcription.apiKey: OpenAI API key for transcription service

Usage

1. Open a Gothic .d script file
2. Click the play button above any AI_Output line
3. Or use keyboard shortcuts:
   • Ctrl+Alt+P - Play audio at cursor
   • Ctrl+Alt+S - Stop audio

Release Notes

0.2.0

• Removed pattern search functionality.
• Functions now ignore lines that are commented out.
• gothic-audio-player.audioDir is not set by default now.
• gothic-audio-player.audioDir will show a popup allowing you to choose the Gothic audio directory.
• gothic-audio-player.fixSilesian command is now optional and isn't registered by default.
• gothic-audio-player.playDialogueAudio now has 3 playback options:
  • ffplay (part of FFmpeg, requires installation) - works with Vorbis OGG files
  • process-start - opens audio files in your default .wav player
  • standard (default) - uses System.Windows.Media.MediaPlayer from PowerShell
• Added AI transcription (command Verify all Dialogues in File) that verifies if dialogue text matches the audio.
  • Currently supports OpenAI provider only.

0.1.3

• Added functionality to work with SVM files.

0.1.2

• Default informational popup about audio playing is now optional. You can disable it in settings.

0.1.1 - Bug fixes

• Fixed few bugs
• Added default shortcut for Fix Silesian command (CTRL+ALT+[)

0.1.0 - Initial release

• Audio playback with CodeLens buttons
• Stop audio command
• Fix Silesian encoding command
• Configurable audio directory

This whole extension was vibe-coded with Claude Sonnet 4.5. I don't know anything about Node.js, TypeScript and needed this thing ASAP. ;)

Enjoy!