Announcer Manager Pack Guide

version 1.0 for Voice Artists

Product Page: vrchewal.com/unity/announcer-manager

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Introduction		Guidelines
Suggestions		Pack Helper and The Lab
Suggested Events by Category
Common	Action	RPG	Base
Quests	Tower Defense	Directions	Tournament
Weather	Sports	Racing	Tabletop
Time	Multiplayer Chat	Multiplayer Lobby	Game Modes

Introduction

Thank you for your interest in creating announcer packs for the Announcer Manager! This guide is designed to assist voice artists who wish to create packs for sale on the Unity Asset Store as complimentary products of the Announcer Manager. This document is the definitive guide to creating packs and the suggested events.

You are free to create packs in whatever style, theme and genre you choose. You can stand out by creating themed packs for each genre. For example, FPS WW2, FPS MOBA, FPS Medieval. Your mission is to create packs that fulfill the voice needs of the developer for their game.

It is important that you include all of the events in the common events list for your pack. They are common events that most games would find useful. We provide a pack template that can help you get started.

In addition, consider using some of the suggested events in the relevant categories below. Your pack’s genre and theme will determine the unique collection of events your pack requires. If you use the events in this document, please name the events exactly as they are listed so that developers can easily switch between packs without breaking their game.

If you are unfamiliar with how the Announcer Manager works, please visit the listing on the Asset Store and read the documentation. All links can be found above.

Contact us at vendors@vrchewal.com for more information and to be included on the official pack list once your pack is complete and ready for sale. Please be prepared to update your pack to stay current with the latest version of the Announcer Manager. Thank you!!!

Guidelines

Format

You should record your audio in PCM .WAV format with 16 bit depth and a 44.1khz or 48khz sample rate. All files should be clear of pops, hiss and otherwise technical errors. This will provide the developers with the highest quality audio for their games.

Lines

It is recommended that you record several announcements for every event. Some events will be heard dozens of times per game, so try to record a wide variety of lines.

Record at least one simple baseline announcement for each event and then record some more interesting lines as additional options. For example, for the “GameOver” event, you could record a simple “Game Over!” line and follow up with “It’s all done!”, “That’s a wrap” and “The End.”

Lastly, be brief, interesting and clear. Your goal is to improve the overall experience of the players and yet feel in tone with the game.

Naming

Your pack should have a unique name and preferably have the genre in the title. A few examples would be “Western Drunk FPS Pack” or “Polite Ogre Adventure Pack.”

Pack Hierarchy

See the Announcer Manager documentation for how to create packs, events and announcements. Specifically, the From Scratch section as well as the individual script sections for event and announcement options. When you are finished, please create a prefab for your pack.

Folder Structure

Your pack folder should be located within the Packs folder located Assets/Announcer Manager/Packs/YourPack. You can include a readme file with more information about the pack and ways to contact you. All audio files should be located within a subfolder called Audio.

Suggestions

After you include all the common events, you will want to expand your pack with events specific to your genre and theme. After all, this is your pack, time to get creative!

Your pack’s theme is where you can stand out from other packs in the same genre. For instance, a first person shooter pack can have hundreds of potential themes. You have endless opportunity to be creative with your theme selection and the events within the pack. Think about the unique moments for your genre and theme when creating events.

Your pack may fall under multiple genres. This is perfectly fine and quite common. Do your best to fulfill the needs of each genre, especially if you add the name of the genre in the title of your pack. For example, an RPG Baseball game would have both RPG and Sports events.

Please review the suggested events from the categories below. Most games can benefit from meta announcements such as multiplayer lobby, time, etc.

You may include as many announcements and events in your pack as you want. Use as many events as needed to achieve your theme, ranging from 1 to 5 announcements per event. This gives the developer a full range to choose from when developing their game.

Lastly, once your pack is completed and ready for the Unity Asset Store, you may send us a copy of the pack for review and inclusion on the official pack list. You can send us a dropbox or google drive link to vendors@vrchewal.com.

If you are a voice artist that is unfamiliar with Unity and do not know how to create the pack yourself, please contact us with your pack idea. If we accept your proposal, we will create the pack from your audio files, list it in our official unity asset store page, maintain future releases and pay you royalties on each sale.

Pack Helper and The Lab

We provide a Pack Helper tool that makes creating new packs an easy process. To access the Pack Helper, in Unity go to Window → Announcer Manager → Pack Helper.

The Pack Helper assists in creating and managing your packs. It can build your folders, create events from a template, import your audio files, and much more. It is the first place to start when creating a pack.

The Lab is a scene for testing your packs and events. It compliments the Pack Helper nicely allowing you to create and test on the fly.

Suggested Events by Category

It is important to add all of the common events for your pack to be included in the official pack list. The remaining categories are just suggestions, but if you do use them, please use the same naming convention. This will make it easier for developers to switch between packs and know that event names will match. Let us know if we are missing events or categories!

Events	Description
Common
Welcome	Welcome the player to the game.
GameOver	The end of the game.
StartLevel	The start of the match or level.
EndLevel	The end of the match or level.
StartTraining	The start of the tutorial or training level.
EndTraining	The tutorial or training level is complete.
Idle	Nothing has happened for a while.
Paused	The game is paused.
Victory	The player won the game/match/mission.
Defeat	The player lost the game/match/mission.
Draw	The match is a draw.
Positive	Congratulate the player on a job well done.
Negative	The player did something negative.
Action
Attack	The player attacks a target.
Defend	The player defends against an attack.
Hit	The player hit the target.
Miss	The player missed the target.
HeadShot	Killed an opponent by shooting in the head.
CriticalHit	Completed an attack with bonus damage.
MortalHit	A mortal wound delivered to opponent.
Kill	The player killed an opponent.
FirstBlood	The first kill of the game.
ExcitedKill	Player killed opponent with gusto. Show off your creativity!
DoubleKill	Two kills at once.
TripleKill	Three kills at once.
KillingSpree	Multiple kills in a row without dying.
TakingDamage	The player is taking damage.
Dead	The player died.
Respawn	The player respawned after death.
RPG
LevelUp	The player has leveled up.
ChooseAbility	The player can choose an ability, spell or skill.
ItemPurchased	The player purchased an item.
InsufficientFunds	The player does not have enough funds to purchase item.


Base
BaseAttacked	The player’s base or waypoint is under attack.
DefendBase	A call to defend the base or waypoint.
AttackEnemyBase	A call to attack the enemy base or waypoint.
RepairsNeeded	Repairs to either buildings or personnel are needed.
CapturingEnemyBase	The player is capturing the enemy base or waypoint.
EnemyCapturingBase	The enemy is capturing the player’s base or waypoint.
BaseCaptured	The player’s base or waypoint has been captured.
CapturedEnemyBase	The player captured an enemy base or waypoint.

Quests
QuestAvailable	The player can start a quest.
QuestStart	The quest has started.
QuestComplete	The player completed a quest.
QuestFailed	The player failed to complete a quest.
Award	The player received an award.


Tower Defense
TowerUnderAttack	Player’s tower is under attack.
TowerDestroyed	Player’s tower has been destroyed.
TowerDefend	Player must defend their tower.
TowerRepair	Player’s tower is in need of repairs.
TowerUpgrade	A tower upgrade is available.
TowerUpgraded	A tower upgrade is complete.
TowerComplete	A tower has completed building.
WaveStart	The next wave of creeps has started.
WaveEnd	The current wave of creeps has finished.
Directions
North	North.
South	South.
East	East.
West	West.
UnknownDirection	Unsure of the direction.
CenterDirection	In the center of town, camp, base, etc.
{Direction}Threat	Threats and dangers to the {North,South,East,West,Unknown, Center}.
{Direction}Positive	Fortune and adventure to the {North,South,East,West,Unknown, Center}.
{Direction}Neutral	Something is coming from the {North,South,East,West,Unknown, Center}.
Tournament
AdvanceRound	The player has advanced to the next round.
Eliminated	The player has been eliminated from the tournament.
Qualifiers	The qualifying rounds.
Quarterfinals	The quarterfinals.
Semifinals	The semifinals.
Finals	The finals.
Championship	The championship match.
FirstPlace	Won first place.
SecondPlace	Won second place.
ThirdPlace	Won third place.
Weather
SeasonChange	The season is about to change.
SeasonChanging	The season is changing.
WeatherClear	The weather is clearing up and looks peaceful.
WeatherOminous	The weather looks ominous and threatening.
Spring	Spring is here.
Summer	Summer is here.
Autumn	Autumn is here.
Winter	Winter is here.
Rain	It is raining.
RainForecast	Looks like it might rain.
Snow	It is snowing.
SnowForecast	Looks like it might snow.
Fog	The fog is here.
FogForecast	The fog is coming.
Blizzard	The blizzard is here.
BlizzardForecast	The blizzard is coming.
Sunshine	It is a nice sunny day.
SunshineForecast	Looks like it might be a nice sunny day.
Wind	The wind is high.
WindForecast	High risk of high wind.
Tornado	A tornado is here.
TornadoForecast	A tornado is coming.
DustStorm	A dust storm is here.
DustStormForecast	A dust storm is coming.
Wildfire	A wildfire is raging.
WildfireForecast	A wildfire is coming.
Tsunami	A tsunami is here.
TsunamiForecast	A tsunami is coming.
Hurricane	A hurricane is here.
HurricaneForecast	A hurricane is coming.
Earthquake	An earthquake is happening.
EarthquakeForecast	An earthquake is expected.
Volcano	The volcano is erupting.
VolcanoForecast	The volcano is expected to erupt.
Sports
OutBounds	Out of bounds.
Penalty	Penalty play or move.
TimeOut	A timeout is called.
Substitution	A player substitution is made.


Racing
StartRace	The start of the race, green flag.
EndRace	Checkered flag, the race is finished.
Caution	The yellow flag, caution.
FinalLap	The final lap.
PitReturn	Time to return to the pit, black flag.
Crash	The player crashed.
Drafting	The player is drafting behind another driver.
Donut	The player spins the car in a circle.
Slingshot	The player slingshots around another driver.
Blowup	The player’s car blew up.
Repairs	The player’s car needs repairs.
Passed	The player was passed by another driver.
Passing	The player is passing another driver.
Lapped	The player was lapped by the lead driver.
Lapping	The player is lapping another driver.
FastestLap	A new personal best for the player
FastestRace	A new personal best for the player.
Tabletop
StartTurn	The start of the player’s turn/move.
EndTurn	The end of the player’s turn/move.
ChooseDeck	The player must choose a card deck.
ChooseCard	The player must choose a card.
RollDice	The player must roll the dice.
Time
Dusk	Dusk has come.
Day	Day has come.
Daybreak	Day is breaking.
Night	Night has come.
Nightfall	Night is falling.
Dawn	Dawn has come.
TenMinutes	Ten minutes remaining.
FiveMinutes	Five minutes remaining.
OneMinute	One minute remaining.
ThirtySeconds	Thirty seconds remaining.
TenSeconds	Ten seconds remaining.
Five	Five seconds in the countdown.
Four	Four seconds in the countdown.
Tree	Three seconds in the countdown.
Two	Two seconds in the countdown.
One	One second in the countdown.
BonusTime	Bonus time added to the match.
TimeExpired	The time expired and the match is over.
Overtime	The match goes into extra time.
Multiplayer Chat
ChatHappy	Player communication, a positive reaction to the game event.
ChatUnhappy	Player communication, a negative reaction to the game event.
ChatAffirmative	Player communication, in agreement.
ChatNegative	Player communication, does not agree.
ChatHelp	Player communication, needs help.
ChatReady	Player communication, player is ready.
ChatObjective	Player communication, moving to objective.
ChatFire	Player communication, command to fire at enemy.
ChatGoGoGo	Player communication, initiating a play or tactic.
ChatRetreat	Player communication, retreat to safe position.
ChatEnemyDown	Player communication, killed an enemy.
ChatEnemySighted	Player communication, spotted an enemy.
ChatEnemyMissing	Player communication, enemy is missing.
ChatInPosition	Player communication, in position and waiting.
ChatStayTogether	Player communication, stay together as a team.
ChatHit	Player communication, player is taking damage.
ChatClear	Player communication, the area is safe and clear of enemies.
Multiplayer Lobby
Connected	Player connected to a multiplayer match.
Disconnected	Player disconnected from a multiplayer match.
Reconnected	Player reconnected to a multiplayer match.
Ready	Player ready to start match.
PlayerPick	Player’s turn to pick.
EnemyPick	The enemy’s turn to pick.
PlayerForfeit	Player forfeited the match.
EnemyForfeit	The enemy forfeited the match.
VoteStart	Voting has begun.
VoteEnd	Voting has finished.
BanPick	Player’s turn to ban.
BanStart	The start of the ban phase.
BanEnd	The end of the ban phase.
Game Modes
ModeTraining	Training mode.
ModeCaptureFlag	Capture the flag.
ModeKingHill	King of the hill.
ModeEscort	Escort the VIP.
ModeVersus	One vs one, team vs team.
ModeCoop	Cooperative.
ModeDefuse	Defuse the bomb.
ModeRescue	Rescue the hostages.
ModePayload	Move the payload to an objective.
ModeDeathmatch	Deathmatch.
ModeDraft	Hero drafting.
ModeEasy	Easy difficulty mode.
ModeNormal	Normal difficulty mode.
ModeHard	Hard difficulty mode.