Skyrim modders are in luck, although they will certainly not be the only ones who will benefit in the future from VASynth , a tool that many will have dreamed of. Because what it allows is to generate spoken dialogue from the original voices of Bethesda games. And of course, that completely changes the possibilities of future mods.
VASynth, the tool to create new dialogues in Skyrim
The modder community has always been very active, constantly offering new ways to enjoy some of the most famous titles in video game history. Still, they have always had some creative limitation. Not because it was impossible, but because it involved a much greater effort than the classic graphic modification. We refer to the topic of spoken dialogues.
Changing a texture that modifies how a scene or character looks directly is something that takes a lot of work, but with the right knowledge it is a matter of dedicating time and that’s it. However, changing the dialogs is different. To start you need a voice actor or someone with the right tone of voice and the intonation skills necessary to convey the level of emotion that each phrase requires. And then all the equipment so that the audio is of quality.
Well, right now we have so many tools that incredible things can be accomplished. Much more if they are combined with the use of artificial intelligence. That’s what VASynth does , a utility powered by an AI that allows you to create new spoken dialogues.
The operation of the application can be seen in the following video and what this artificial intelligence basically does is rely on the voices of some Bethesda games to synthesize the new texts that are introduced. Thus, for example, you can choose voices from titles such as Skyrim, Fallout 4, Morrowind, etc.
As can be seen in the video, it is true that some voices do not sound natural at all, but it is only a matter of training that a much more realistic tone is achieved. Something that the author himself already mentions that he will be doing with the passage of time. However, when you do it right the result is spectacular. Hit play the next video and turn up the volume.
As you can imagine, VASynth is a game changer for the modder community . From now on, they will not only be able to give a new visual appearance to many titles but also modify the dialogues to tell new stories or add more information, give voice to all those characters with whom they interact, but do not have and endless uses more. And it could even be used to create memes. So you have to keep track if you are a lover of mods.
How to download VASynth
Created by Dan Ruta, VASynth is a tool that any user interested in using it can download . What the author does ask is that it be used responsibly, nothing to create bad-sounding dialogues or to annoy other users. If it is done, the person who did it will be solely responsible for any problem that it may generate.
With the application already installed, in the text box you can enter what you want them to say and play with the rest of the settings to establish aspects such as emotion or emphasis that will be used when generating the audio.
On the nexusmods page you have all the information for downloading and installing this tool . In addition to some tips in case you have specific hardware such as Nvidia graphics.