One of the first examples of a gameplay mod using VASynth is called " Positive Undressed Reactions." As then name suggests, the mod causes Skyrim NPCs to complement players if they walk around nude.
Any issues you cause with this are on you." "Make it obvious where you can in descriptions that the voice samples are generated, and not from the original voice actors. "To keep things fair, avoid using the tool in an offensive/explicit manner," he cautions in the notes of each version. Fearing that some might mistake the voices created with VASynth as the actual Bethesda voice actors, Ruta warns users not to misuse the app. While some phrases don't sound quite right, many others are very convincing. Ultimately, users can record realistic voices with a little effort.Īnother modder posted a Skyrim trailer (top) as an example of what kind of results are possible with VASynth.
However, the characters explain and provide examples of how to improve the spoken words using punctuation, spelling tricks, pitch, and speed controls. The demo is relatively crude, and the speech often sounds unnatural. Ruta posted a demo (below) of how VASynth works, which is narrated by several voice models. In the meantime, the modder will continue adding additional models and work on training existing voices to improve quality. Ruta also plans to release a Starfield version "soon." He presumably means sometime after Bethesda launches the game, which still doesn't have a release date. Each has a selection of models to download optionally. He published multiple flavors of the app, including variations for Skyrim, Fallout 4, Oblivion, Fallout New Vegas, Morrowind, and Fallout 3. VASynth creator Dan Ruta used NPC voices from various Bethesda video games to train the tool's machine learning AI models. VASynth uses AI to convert text into realistic synthesized speech. The app is called VASynth and is available on the NexusMods website. In brief: The modding community has a new tool to help them create original dialog for their mods.