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EDCoPilot Integration

We are excited to work with Razzafrag on integrating COVAS:NEXT with EDCoPilot! This currently has two benefits: 1) You can see the COVAS:NEXT dialogue in EDCoPilot Voice Activity 2) You can prevent both applications from talking over each other

Show dialogue in EDCoPilot

With EDCoPilot installed, COVAS:NEXT will automatically add a new configuration option to enable EDCoPilot. This option is enabled by default, so it should work without further modification.

Preventing both applications from talking at the same time

By default, both EDCoPilot and COVAS:NEXT will react to certain events inside your game.

We provide two different solutions: 1) Let COVAS:NEXT decide what, where and how to comment (COVAS:NEXT Dominant Mode)

2) Let EDCoPilot decide what, where and how to comment (EDCoPilot Dominant Mode)

1. COVAS:NEXT Dominant Mode

This mode lets you talk to COVAS:NEXT as usual, while COVAS:NEXT use EDCoPilot event commentary is muted. This is the default mode and ensures that COVAS:NEXT comments are low-latency and not delayed by EDCoPilot commentary.

In order to mute EDCoPilot game commentary, you should open EDCoPilot Settings -> Ship AI Personality -> Disable "EDCoPilot Dominant"

2. EDCoPilot Dominant Mode

This mode also lets you talk to COVAS:NEXT, while EDCoPilot also generates its own commentary. In order to avoid excessive and redundant commentary, you should configure the behaviour of COVAS:NEXT to only respond to those events that EDCoPilot does not already comment on in the Behaviour tab.

In order enable both applications commentary, you need to enable the EDCoPilot-Dominant setting inside of COVAS:NEXT.

This setting will mute COVAS:NEXT and instead send all text over to EDCoPilot, where it will be read out, but might be delayed by ongoing EDCoPilot commentary and generally higher latency.

Future Plans

We aim to expand this functionality in the future.

  • Add functionality to control the EDCoPilot UI using COVAS:NEXT commands.
  • Let COVAS:NEXT access EDCoPilot UI contents.
  • Add support for time sensitive messages (like Time Trails) to COVAS:NEXT.
  • Make the integration more seamless.