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[SConrad]

While developing Khadion, I feel that revoicing Aran Linvail would add depth and emotion to the Khadion-Aran dialogues, and make the mod seem more 'alive'.

However, a problem is that Aran already is voiced, and since people generally dislike voice-actors imitating the existing voices, we'd need to revoice Aran entirely.

So, therefore I ask what you all think. If the voicing was of the highest possible standard, could you accept a revoiced version of all Aran's present lines, as well as lines from the mod? Or even make it an optional component? What's best, do you think?

[Wiskas]

Two options are always better then one.

Edited by Wiskas, 27 January 2005 - 06:56 AM.

[SConrad]

So you'd rather see it as an optional componet?

[Wiskas]

Yep

[Kai of Candlekeep]

I'm not a fan of big downloads, and voicing from scratch will make the mod a lot bigger than it already is.

I vote to simply find a really *good* voice actor and simply "appending" current audio.

[SConrad]

I'm not a fan of big downloads, and voicing from scratch will make the mod a lot bigger than it already is.

I vote to simply find a really *good* voice actor and simply "appending" current audio.

Well, difference in voice may drag down the overall quality of the mod, and people might react to it. There's been a few attempts of 'appending' voices already in the game, and I seem to recall that the 'mob' wasn't overly enthusiastic.

[NiGHTMARE]

Voiced lines for a single non-joinable character shouldn't bump the mod's download size up all that much, as long as they're compressed (i.e. oggs). The last beta of SimDing0's quest pack is under 8 megs, and that has a fairly considerable number of voiced lines.

[SConrad]

So, NiGHTMARE, what do you think?

[Meira]

I suppose that's it's okay to have Aran re-voiced. I don't even remember what he sounds like, so I can't be to attached to his original voice.

[Feanor]

While developing Khadion, I feel that revoicing Aran Linvail would add depth and emotion to the Khadion-Aran dialogues, and make the mod seem more 'alive'.

However, a problem is that Aran already is voiced, and since people generally dislike voice-actors imitating the existing voices, we'd need to revoice Aran entirely.

So, therefore I ask what you all think. If the voicing was of the highest possible standard, could you accept a revoiced version of all Aran's present lines, as well as lines from the mod? Or even make it an optional component? What's best, do you think?

If it matches with the character's personality, there's no problem for me.

[SConrad]

I suppose that's it's okay to have Aran re-voiced. I don't even remember what he sounds like, so I can't be to attached to his original voice. 

Heh, well... To be honest, neither can I.

    If it matches with the character's personality, there's no problem for me.

We'll naturally make sure that the quality of the new voicing is of the highest standard, just as all other voicing in the mod, and that it fits the character.

Of course, all old voice-clips will be redone and replaced.

[Feanor]

    If it matches with the character's personality, there's no problem for me.

We'll naturally make sure that the quality of the new voicing is of the highest standard, just as all other voicing in the mod, and that it fits the character.

Of course, all old voice-clips will be redone and replaced.

Very good, Seb, I had in mind Kelsey, whose voicings were good, but it cried out loudly "Kelsey is a student !" .

Edited by Feanor, 28 January 2005 - 03:03 AM.

[SConrad]

...Seif?

[Feanor]

...Seif?

Eh ?

[SConrad]

      Very good, Seif, I had in mind Kelsey, whose voicings were good, but it cried out loudly "Kelsey is a student !"  .

[T.G.Maestro]

Keep the new voicing as an optional component.
Normally I'd say 'no', since Aran's original voiceset is very nice and fitting, but if you think you can make it better, or give more depth the other way, it might as well deserve an attempt.

[Feanor]

       Very good, Seif, I had in mind Kelsey, whose voicings were good, but it cried out loudly "Kelsey is a student !"  .

Ups, I was refering to you.

[NiGHTMARE]

So, NiGHTMARE, what do you think?

I'm all for it, especially if whoever does it is willing to voice new Aran lines for other mods...

Edited by NiGHTMARE, 28 January 2005 - 09:27 AM.

[SConrad]

Heh, well... That's not really my primary concern, it'd be up to the voice-actor in that case.

[SConrad]

Keep the new voicing as an optional component.
Normally I'd say 'no', since Aran's original voiceset is very nice and fitting, but if you think you can make it better, or give more depth the other way, it might as well deserve an attempt.

True, I guess. But we can make it work as well.