IN-GAME VOICE // VOICEVOX READ-ALOUD

In-Game Read-Aloud

Messages in global chat are turned into speech by VOICEVOX (Zundamon) and played to everyone in-game. Players need no setup, and it works with EAC (anti-cheat) left on.

OVERVIEW

Chat that everyone can hear

Read-aloud turns Japanese messages in global chat into speech and delivers it to everyone connected to that server at the same time. Players need no setup.

01Zero player setup

No dedicated client mod. Players just chat as usual.

02EAC stays on

No need to disable anti-cheat (EAC). Join and use it as normal.

03Played to everyone

Not just the speaker — everyone connected to that server hears the same audio.

04Per-server

Read-aloud of a server's chat plays only on that server.

FEATURES

Read-aloud specifics

ItemBehaviour
ScopeGlobal chat messages only (server messages and system lines are not read)
Language checkOnly lines containing kana / kanji are read (English-only lines are skipped)
LengthCut off with "…" past roughly 80 characters
Rate limit1.5-second cooldown per player
Speaker nameNot read (message body only)
PreprocessingText normalization, color-code removal, URLs replaced with "URL", emoji and control characters removed
Pronunciation dictionaryReadings for easily-misread proper nouns can be registered
Back-to-back messagesSeveral messages in quick succession are read in order

SOUNDBOARD & MOOD

Soundboard and the teary-eyed voice

SBSoundboard (~590 clips)

A clip plays only when the chat message exactly matches a registered phrase. Any extra characters and it will not trigger. Each clip is up to 10 seconds, with a cooldown to prevent spam.

;Teary-eyed (mood marker)

Put a ";" (full-width "" also works) anywhere in a message and just that line is read in Zundamon's "teary-eyed" voice. The ";" itself is stripped before reading.

";" takes priority over the selected voice.

The teary-eyed style is Zundamon-only, so even if a supporter has picked a different voice, a line with ";" is read in the teary-eyed voice.

SUPPORTER VOICES

Supporter voice changes

As a thank-you perk for supporters, you can choose your own read-aloud voice from 50 options (8 Zundamon styles plus 42 other characters). It activates automatically once a supporter slot is confirmed, and reverts to the standard Zundamon (Normal) voice from your next message if the slot is lost. Your choice is kept, so it comes back automatically if the slot is restored.

!vv talkid list

Sends the full list of all 50 voices as a private message to you only.

!vv talkid <ID>

Changes your read-aloud voice. The change is announced to everyone.

The default read-aloud voice is "Zundamon (Normal)", and the teary-eyed voice is "Zundamon (Teary-eyed)".

ADMIN

Admin commands

!vv on / !vv off

Enable or disable read-aloud (the state is saved).

!vvsb on / !vvsb off

Enable or disable the soundboard.

Both ! and / prefixes work. Full-width and full-width spaces are normalized automatically.

GOOD TO KNOW

Good to know

Read-aloud volume is tied to the game's "Music" slider.

This is a 7DTD limitation: players who set music volume to 0 will not hear read-aloud. If you cannot hear it, check your music volume first.

CREDITS // VOICEVOX

Read-aloud character credits

Read-aloud uses VOICEVOX. VOICEVOX is a platform where each character has a different rights holder, and use requires a credit for each character. Because we cannot know in advance which character a supporter will choose, every character we currently offer is listed here.

VOICEVOX:ずんだもん (Zundamon)

Used for the standard read-aloud voice and the teary-eyed voice.

  • VOICEVOX:ずんだもん
  • VOICEVOX:四国めたん
  • VOICEVOX:春日部つむぎ
  • VOICEVOX:雨晴はう
  • VOICEVOX:波音リツ
  • VOICEVOX:玄野武宏
  • VOICEVOX:白上虎太郎
  • VOICEVOX:青山龍星
  • VOICEVOX:冥鳴ひまり
  • VOICEVOX:九州そら
  • VOICEVOX:もち子さん
  • VOICEVOX:剣崎雌雄
  • VOICEVOX:WhiteCUL
  • VOICEVOX:後鬼
  • VOICEVOX:No.7
  • VOICEVOX:ちび式じい
  • VOICEVOX:櫻歌ミコ
  • VOICEVOX:小夜/SAYO
  • VOICEVOX:ナースロボ_タイプT
  • VOICEVOX:†聖騎士 紅桜†
  • VOICEVOX:雀松朱司
  • VOICEVOX:麒ヶ島宗麟
  • VOICEVOX:春歌ナナ
  • VOICEVOX:猫使アル
  • VOICEVOX:猫使ビィ
  • VOICEVOX:中国うさぎ
  • VOICEVOX:栗田まろん
  • VOICEVOX:あいえるたん
  • VOICEVOX:満別花丸
  • VOICEVOX:琴詠ニア
  • VOICEVOX:Voidoll
  • VOICEVOX:ぞん子
  • VOICEVOX:中部つるぎ
  • VOICEVOX:離途
  • VOICEVOX:黒沢冴白
  • VOICEVOX:ユーレイちゃん
  • VOICEVOX:東北ずん子
  • VOICEVOX:東北きりたん
  • VOICEVOX:東北イタコ
  • VOICEVOX:あんこもん
  • VOICEVOX:夜語トバリ
  • VOICEVOX:暁記ミタマ
  • VOICEVOX:里石ユカ

Each character's individual terms are at https://voicevox.hiroshiba.jp/product/<character>/. The character-license contact for the Tohoku Zunko / Zundamon project is https://zunko.jp/con_shoushi.html. When a character is added, its credit is appended to this list.

RELATED

Linked with AI Zundamon

Answers from the in-game dialogue AI "AI Zundamon" are also spoken in-game through this read-aloud system. Answers judged to have a "sad" emotion are read in the teary-eyed voice.