I don't have an ETA for this project...but, Shenmue 2 Full English Speech 99min and 80min versions will soon be optimized and re-released. As soon as I know the status of the project I will post more info about it.

The japanese version has many more speech files than the english version does. If not close to double the amount of speech files.

The majority of the JP speech files once rebuilt into an archive are:
Missing
Differently Named
Etc.

**This is why it is silent when the files were incompatible between both versions.

It took me many months just to get the subtitles to load correctly with the modified speech files. In many different previous iso versions the mod would produce subs that had a mix of JP and ENG including funky ascii. Also previous versions had issues with crashing.. Once I finally figured out howto swap and mod everything that was possible then rebuild the archives correctly, the final result is that some of the FREE speech is silent.

Free Speech has close to 60 percent complete undub.
Cinematics is more like 98 percent complete undub.

Anyhow it was a complete bitch to mod undub.
The project is complete..although Revive DC will someday do a repack for Disc 3.

Consider this undub a hacked undub. (Modified Files, Swap, etc.)
Play this version until a newer one is available...

The only way that a 100 percent complete undub can be done is if the subs are translated from japanese to english. (while using all the jp speech files)
Good news, Kogami is doing this exact translation of Shenmue 1 for DC.
Some day it will be complete and you will not have to play this version anymore.

Hope this helps.
:)

You did an excellent job on this mod shengoro86.

Kogami, what if you merged your version with mine?

Use the optimized sort order/cdda lba etc., coca-cola texture swaps, all of the cinematic .afs files, then use the free speech .afs files from your version.

With the downsampled free speech files it should fit 80min cd-r's.
If not I have downsampled free speech jp files also depending on what sample rate you went with.

As for the re-linking of files for conserving space I will message someone for the app if possible.
From what I remember it is a linux app.
I don't think the mkisofs paramater 'duplicates-once' is sufficient..

If anything a collaboration for remaking an optimized version would be good.
There is still the issue with the disk that has the ryo motorbike scene that plays that damn intro am2 cdda part before the music on the revive dc release lol. (this is why that disk should only use 2 cdda and not all 3)
Also I think the ending is missing the speech?? I don't remember.

*Also I will look into whether or not I can upload some dc tools in the near future for shenmue dojo.

Let me know.

thanks for the re-up Anthony817, atreyu187, bpear96.... am i leaving any1 out??

f.y.i you can fit shen2 cd4 99min .cdi on an 80min cdr.

If I am not mistaken the shen2 eng version that is for emulators only was posted at snesorama about a month after my 80min and 99min versions were uploaded.
It is a direct file swap of the shen2 xbox .ahx files.
No downsampling, No compression, Nothing ripped.

If anyone wants to create a version like this...
Simply swap the xbox files and create a selfboot cdi.
Done!
It is definately the perfect version for emulators.
And it should also be the perfect version for gd rom emulators and dc-ide? <--has anyone tested?

Anthony817 is correct.
I never wanted to make the 99min version at all.
I was fine with the 80min cd-r version since anyone can burn the iso with no need for special disks or burners.
The 99min version uses compression only, no downsampling.
I have never even played the 99min version.

thanks Anthony817

The 99min version was only compressed. (If something went wrong idk?? or care)
The 80min version was downsampled dramatically in order to fit a standard cd-r.
There was a time here at shen dojo when people were trying to gather any info necessary to find unused assets in shenmue 2 that could be removed.
This however never came to fruition.
Like I have said before I never wanted to even make a 99min version.
I am completely fine with the 80min version.

If you want a definitive version of shen 2 english speech for DC...
Swap the files from the xbox version and build a .cdi.
No downsampling, No compression.
The version will be too large for any cd-r and would only be for emulators or gd-rom emus.
If you don't want to create this version, then you can download the premade emulator only shen2 eng speech iso somewhere in the community projects section.

If anyone cares to make new versions of shen2 eng speech for dreamcast the ahx tools are found in the dreamcast sdk.
I have no desire to work on any shenmue projects.
So its up to someone else that wants to do it.
Sorry for the rant.