Oh happy days! There's now a mod to save my ears! :watches download progress like a hawk:
EDIT: Nope, my ears are still doomed. The mod said it didn't fix the advisor; I thought it meant the fellow I have turned off, the one with the newbie tips. Unfortunately, it seems that that's Yosemite Sam. He's still there, bawling away about being ready to attack non-existent allies who are running away from preachers when my general is in grave danger.
The units now all speak proper Japanese though, so that's a partial improvement. The new unit speech is correct for the period too - Armstrong gunners say "Armstrong [something in Japanese]" when you click on them. No idea why this wasn't included in the English release. If you dislike the Engrish units, try this mod.
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