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Feature Request: User definable voice actor files
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John WarpingSlow
#1 - 2016-11-18 03:02:48 UTC
Currently, the in-game voice(s) are stored inside resource files, I think in .BNK (bink) format?

Request: Create external file-based audio files for the voice-acted audio in the game and use those for voice acting audio playback in-game. Use a publicly available popular format such as .ogg, .mp3, or .flac.

Purposes:

1) To allow people to have new, or older audio voice files as they desire. (New Aura or Old Aura as an example.)
2) To allow people to record, and use their own customized voice actor packs for EVE. Imagine ship or NPC character voices done by Tony Jay, or That Movie Guy, or your favorite alliance person with "that voice" on comms.

Other information:

a) Game would automatically create any missing external audio files from the defaults in the internal .res files when the external files are missing.
b) Users could replace the individual files with different audio recordings, changing as much, or as little as they desire. (Maybe they just like the old Aura for a few navigation things.)
PopeUrban
El Expedicion
Flames of Exile
#2 - 2016-11-19 02:03:14 UTC
yes please.
Drizden D'Urden
Cohortes Vigilum
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
#3 - 2016-11-19 07:57:29 UTC
YES PLEASE !!!

Give me back my old Aura voice !
Josef Djugashvilis
#4 - 2016-11-20 15:02:36 UTC
Aye, you have my vote.

Not that CCP will pay any heed to you.

CCP Falcon has probably found someone somewhere who likes the new Aura, Donald Duck on speed, voice and will use it as evidence of the overwhelming support for the new Aura.

This is not a signature.
Balabhadra Das
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2016-11-20 15:04:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Balabhadra Das
++

100% Supported.

Just waiting for CCP Falcon to come in with a "Nope".

#Reasons.
Quazided
Doomheim
#6 - 2016-11-20 15:26:00 UTC
+1 ....I miss Classic Aura, her voice was like silk. New Aura sounds like a cheap polyester designer brand ripoff...
Beam Moonrunner
Solar Deliberative
Games of Divinity
#7 - 2016-11-20 15:34:09 UTC
Good idea, this gets my vote
Calaeus Fira
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2016-11-20 15:35:04 UTC
+1

This obviously should be an option just like overriding dynamic music with classic EVE music.
Feodor Mihailovici
Mare Anguis
#9 - 2016-11-20 16:25:32 UTC
+1
Xela Kcaneoh
The Pirates Of Orion
#10 - 2016-11-20 18:16:08 UTC
+1
The old Aura is just called Aura. The new voice is not worthy of the name, and we should call her something else.

Seagull craps on everything.
Corraidhin Farsaidh
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2016-11-20 18:55:00 UTC
I'd like Brian Blessed in full 'Flash Gordon' mode for my 'Aura replacement voice' please. Hearing "Gordon's Alive!" everytime my WCS get me out of a trap would be delightful :D
Oraac Ensor
#12 - 2016-11-20 19:53:41 UTC
+1
Corporeal Universalis
Legit For Sure LLC
#13 - 2016-11-20 20:28:48 UTC
+1
forsak3n
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#14 - 2016-11-20 21:14:49 UTC
+1 The only lasting remnant of the accident was a tendency for her voice to sound metallic, but Excena later admitted that she loved the effect and had intentionally kept her voice like that."

"Her metallic, worn voice was perfect for the task of voiceovers for the AI on capsuleer ships. The immortal Aura was born."

new aura voice is crap
Balabhadra Das
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#15 - 2016-11-20 21:17:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Balabhadra Das
forsak3n wrote:
+1 The only lasting remnant of the accident was a tendency for her voice to sound metallic, but Excena later admitted that she loved the effect and had intentionally kept her voice like that."

"Her metallic, worn voice was perfect for the task of voiceovers for the AI on capsuleer ships. The immortal Aura was born."



++ This post.

Now her voice sounds very slightly metallic, and certainly not "worn". More like "perky" and on caffeine.

"Dockinngpermisisonrequesteddockingpermissiongranted"

Petition here if anyone is interested. Ignore the donation request. You can still sign without giving anything.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/make-auras-voice-greater-again
Ion Blacknight
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2016-11-21 06:55:09 UTC
Aura Classic please, for the love of God.

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Donna Stride
State War Academy
Caldari State
#17 - 2016-11-21 09:21:24 UTC
I have suggested this somewhere else.
This will allow us to have whatever suitable (or unsuitable!) voice samples we want.
Clearly a good compromise and one that other games have implemented in the past. I fondly remember my X-Files samples for a couple of characters in BG etc.
Esrevid Nekkeg
Justified and Ancient
#18 - 2016-11-21 10:04:23 UTC
+1 Suported.

Here I used to have a sig of our old Camper in space. Now it is disregarded as being the wrong format. Looking out the window I see one thing: Nothing wrong with the format of our Camper! Silly CCP......
Pubicbeard Jovakko
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#19 - 2016-11-21 11:49:54 UTC
+1
Rhah Nabunaid
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#20 - 2016-11-21 18:24:50 UTC
+1

I really don't see how CCP could keep their head in the sand for much longer regarding this issue. We simply need an answer. Keeping silent obviously isn't doing them any good.
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