Google TTS Setup - PhatDaddy Development

Google Cloud TTS generates realistic elevator floor announcements dynamically. The free tier covers roughly 1–4 million characters per month depending on the voice model — most servers never see a charge.

Step 1 — Create a Google Cloud Project

Go to console.cloud.google.com
Log in with your Google account
Click the Project Dropdown at the top left → New Project
Name it something recognizable (e.g. MyServer-TTS) and click Create

Step 2 — Enable the Text-to-Speech API

Make sure your new project is selected at the top
Search for Cloud Text-to-Speech API in the search bar and select it
Click the blue Enable button

Google requires an active billing account to enable APIs. You’ll need to attach a card, but the free tier handles normal server traffic without charge.

Step 3 — Generate Your API Key

Open the left navigation menu → APIs & Services → Credentials
Click + CREATE CREDENTIALS → API Key
Copy the generated key

Step 4 — Add to config.lua

Config.SoundEffects = 'google-voice'

Config.AI = {
    Enabled    = true,
    APIKey     = "YOUR_KEY_HERE",
    VoiceModel = "en-US-Neural2-F",
    ErrorText  = "I'm sorry, you lack the credentials to use this elevator.",
}

Never share your config.lua publicly — it contains your Google API key.

Disabling AI Voice

If you prefer traditional sound effects instead, set:

Config.SoundEffects = 'interact-sound'  -- or 'xsound' or false

Place the included .ogg files in the appropriate directory for your chosen sound script and update Config.CustomSounds with the correct filenames.