VN Ren'Py Eternum [v0.9.5 Public] [Caribdis]

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Satou Pendragon

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sausageballs said:
The ai voice idea wasn't really my thing but I didn't expect the feedback to be so harsh
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I think it was more that it seemed like he wanted money from other Users, I don't know how much since I didn't look at his links, while his account was made just today and with that particular name so it seemed a bit suspiciousto me at least, that made the feedback so harsh but that's just my opinion.
 
Takkatakka

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AI voices might very much be the future, although probably less for the MCs of these games. But I would want the developer to use the voices he imagines for the characters.

Also asking for money being the first thing to do here...yeah...not exactly the best idea, I guess.
 
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I typically mute (or the next thing to it) AVNs first thing. Aside from which I have a general distaste for machines talking to me.
 
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Takkatakka said:
AI voices might very much be the future, although probably less for the MCs of these games. But I would want the developer to use the voices he imagines for the characters.

Also asking for money being the first thing to do here...yeah...not exactly the best idea, I guess.
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I don't mind some of the sex moans (as long as it isn't that godawful stuff they do for Japanese porn), but I don't really like "voice acting" in them - I like to choose the voices that appeal to me and imagine them. It's the way I've always read. Never been a fan of "books on tape" for the same reason.

The couple of VNs I've done with voice acting have often used the "wrong" voice for the characters. In one, the voice used for the "landlady" was probably a 20-something, while the voice used for the 19 year old "roommate" sounded over 40 with a two-pack-a-day habit. I've just turned it off. When it's on the same channel as other sounds, it's a bummer, but if it has its own, it works. Those .wav .mp3 files also take up a ton of space, so the VN gets really unwieldy really quickly without some super-sized compression.
 
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ThorinKing said:
I don't mind some of the sex moans (as long as it isn't that godawful stuff they do for Japanese porn), but I don't really like "voice acting" in them - I like to choose the voices that appeal to me and imagine them. It's the way I've always read. Never been a fan of "books on tape" for the same reason.

The couple of VNs I've done with voice acting have often used the "wrong" voice for the characters. In one, the voice used for the "landlady" was probably a 20-something, while the voice used for the 19 year old "roommate" sounded over 40 with a two-pack-a-day habit. I've just turned it off. When it's on the same channel as other sounds, it's a bummer, but if it has its own, it works. Those .wav .mp3 files also take up a ton of space, so the VN gets really unwieldy really quickly without some super-sized compression.
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AI moaning would probably be awful
 
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Takkatakka said:
AI voices might very much be the future, although probably less for the MCs of these games. But I would want the developer to use the voices he imagines for the characters.

Also asking for money being the first thing to do here...yeah...not exactly the best idea, I guess.
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I turn it on occasionally during the sex scenes just to hear the robotic voice trying to do the scene. Usually makes me LOL for a while. The lewder the scene the better ;)
 
Takkatakka

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MoBy28 said:
I turn it on occasionally during the sex scenes just to hear the robotic voice trying to do the scene. Usually makes me LOL for a while. The lewder the scene the better ;)
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I don't mean the reading voice, I mean actual AI voice over that will sound pretty real. ;)
 
Hector Wimbleton

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Well, whaddya know, the dude went on reddit.

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Wasn't there someone who tested by modding the game with ai voice before? I don't think it was ElevenLabs and it definitely sounded way better than what this EternumAiVoice guy showed.
 
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lorkdubo

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Voicing in amateur visual novels is a big no-no. It's something that a dev shouldn't even look at. Voicing is something that only big studios like in Japan can even produce something good with actual good voice actors and even so, it's not something that appealing given the target demographic of Visual novels which are people that are prone and enjoy reading, so they tend to read fast making voicing obsolete.
It's a pretty perk to have in a game but it should be last in the list even in "AAA" Visual novel.
 
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Ungawa

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lorkdubo said:
Voicing in amateur visual novels is a big no-no. It's something that a dev shouldn't even look at. Voicing is something that only big studios like in Japan can even produce something good with actual good voice actors and even so, it's not something that appealing given the target demographic of Visual novels which are people that are prone and enjoy reading, so they tend to read fast making voicing obsolete.
It's a pretty perk to have in a game but it should be last in the list even in "AAA" Visual novel.
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Indeed. A lot of money going into VA work could be better put into quality.

Unless you're doing like Subverse, who has REALLY worked on their production and economy of scale, just focus on story and quality when you're just starting out.
 
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