Captionman
An accessibility closed captions mod for R.E.P.O. gameCaptionman
Captionman is an accessibility closed captions mod for R.E.P.O. game, making the game more accessible to players who are deaf or hard of hearing.
What It Does
Never miss an important sound again! Captionman shows captions for:
- Enemy sounds
- Item sounds
- Environmental sounds
- Game event sounds
Customization
To adjust the caption settings, you can use MenuLib+REPOConfig or edit the config file directly at BepInEx/config/BatteryDie.Captionman.cfg to customize:
| Setting | Default | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| EnableCaptionsUI | On | Master toggle for caption rendering across menus, loading, lobby, and gameplay |
| GameAudioCaptions | On | Enable closed captions for game audio |
| GameAudioRepeatCooldownSeconds | 4.0 | Prevent the same game-audio caption from appearing too often |
| GameAudioCaptionFile | captionsEN.csv | Set caption CSV filename to load (falls back to captionsEN.csv if missing) |
| BackgroundOpacity | 0.4 | Make caption background darker or lighter (0.0 = invisible, 1.0 = solid) |
| TextSize | 16.0 | Make text bigger or smaller (10-25) |
| DisableTextColour | Off | Disable custom text colour tags |
| TextLeftAlign | Off | Align caption text to the left instead of centered |
| HorizontalPosition | 0.0 | Horizontal position offset of the caption panel (-270.0 to 260.0) |
| VerticalPosition | 50.0 | Vertical position offset of the caption panel (0.0 to 350.0) |
| EnableDebug | Off | Enable debug logging for troubleshooting |
| StopConsoleSpam | Off | When enabled, repeated identical debug messages are suppressed for 5 seconds to reduce console noise |
Caption files are packaged flat beside the DLL and loaded by the GameAudioCaptionFile filename config.
Feedback & Support
Found a bug or have a suggestion? Reach out on GitHub or join the conversation in the R.E.P.O. modding server (Thread Link).
Help Wanted/Contribute
I'm looking for volunteers to help improve caption transcription quality and coverage. If you're interested, please open an issue or pull request and add the label "closed-captions-transcript" in the GitHub repository or get in touch.
License
Captionman is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.