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A prerequisite for local voice synthesis

This free DLC supplies the Python environment and GPT-SoVITS inference runtime used by Zhiqiu. It contains no character voice model and has no standalone launcher. The runtime alone cannot produce speech.

Required components

• The Zhiqiu base game.
  
• This GPT-SoVITS voice-runtime DLC.
  
• The separately installed Zhiqiu GPT-SoVITS voice-model DLC. The character voice model is not included in this runtime.

To use the Qwen3-TTS voice instead, this runtime is still required for its Python environment. Also install the Qwen3-TTS voice-runtime DLC and the matching Qwen3-TTS voice-model DLC.

Installation and use

• In the Steam library, open the base game’s Properties > DLC, enable the required components and model, and wait for their downloads to finish.
  
• Launch the base game. Open Settings > Resources & MODs and check that the runtime and model are recognized. Install any missing dependency shown there.
  
• Select the installed voice model, enable real-time text-to-speech (TTS) in Settings > Voice, and wait for the voice service to become ready.
  
• TTS can synthesize player-edited petting lines. If a line has a pre-recorded clip attached, turn off the option to prioritize that clip when testing live synthesis.

Generative AI and performance

When enabled with a matching voice model, this runtime uses local generative AI to create new speech audio from text. It does not generate chat-response text. Initial loading takes time, and synthesis speed depends on your CPU, GPU and memory. The base game alone uses pre-recorded voices and does not include real-time AI speech generation.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

The DLC store capsule images were created using generative image tools and then selected and edited. This DLC is a prerequisite runtime, not a voice model. With the base game and a separately installed compatible voice-model DLC, it performs local generative AI speech synthesis from text. The runtime alone cannot speak. It does not generate chat text, images, music or code.