Sith Holocron

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  1. Good to know, @zbyl2. I guess I'll be converting my files to lowercase names today.
  2. I have just sent him a PM. Hopefully, I'll have some success.
  3. Thanks for that, LDR. Let me state that I was not planning on making such a mod. This post wasn't made to put out feelers to gauge interest. I just think that someone is eventually going to make a mod using this technology. It may or may not be for KOTOR but it seems inevitable that a mod using a deepfake is going to happen. With this in mind, it seems prudent to calmly discuss the matter before something like this shows up on our doorstep.
  4. Then use your PMs. Double posting is beneath you.
  5. No. I don't think anyone has done any deepfake audio mod.
  6. I don't imagine DS would host a mod that would allow you romance a 14 year old.
  7. Hard to read the article as it's behind a paywall.
  8. Instead of linking to my previous blog about this, I'm going to quote the relevant portions and then move on from there to the new points. One thing that I don’t think I’ve previously discussed is the problem of voice overs of the character Master Vash – the Jedi we’re seeking in the M4-78 materials. Did you know that there are two voice actresses for the lines that appear in the game? When we first see and hear Master Vash, it’s an old video that T3-M4 plays of your Exile’s trial on Coruscant. The voice actress for Vash in this scene is Vanessa Marshall. Vanessa Marshall has played a number of parts over the years, including a few characters in the Extended Universe including: Master Bela Kiwiiks (from SWTOR), Hera Syndulla (from Star Wars: Rebels, Forces of Destiny, and Squadrons) and assorted characters in KotOR2. Here's an IMDB link to her CV. Here’s where things take a turn. Vanessa Marshall isn’t who we hear on the planet of M4-78 though. That completely different voice actress is Kath Soucie. In TSL, she played the sisters of the Last of the Handmaidens (a/k/a Brianna's sisters). In the Star Wars EU alone, she’s played the female Smuggler and minor characters in SWTOR, Mira Bridger and Minister Maketh Tua in Star Wars: Rebels, Mon Mothma from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars cartoon, the Nightsister in Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption, Mara Jade in Star Wars: Empire at War, and the list goes on and on with other non-Star Wars roles. Here's her IMDB link. The new points: Now there's a few things to consider . . . 1) Which Vash voice actor is canon? Personally, I have to say that the real voice actor is the one we hear in the vanilla game. That's the Vash they presumably intended to have all the way through and Vanessa Marshall's line didn't have to be restored. If you disagree, please comment below but read on for now. 2) There isn't enough information left in the game to describe what Vash's fate was to have been as the planet was cut early on in the development. So the character's fate is a mystery. 3) No one here is going to pay for Vanessa Marshall to redo Kath Soucie's lines. So what's the alternative? My thought is via AI models of the voice actress' lines. Have someone - say YouTube's SpeakingofAI - make a new model by providing all of Vanessa Marshall's lines from the game and providing addition material from other games and sources. But should anyone request this yet? I'd say no and here's why: The aforementioned mystery of Vash's fate (or fates) should be considered first. There are other points as well so let's quickly cover them. If she makes it off the planet, might she return to Jedi Enclave? If she does, what does she say during the Exile's trial that ties into the material that she's already discussed. And can she do so while both staying true to the overall themes of the game and not simply repeating what the other surviving Jedi Masters say? Is there a possibility where she makes it off the planet and doesn't return to the Enclave? Is there a way to do so while remaining true to the game's themes? And assuming Kaah lives, does he go with her to points on unknown? If she doesn't make it off the planet, does she have new dialogue? What would she say? As long as we have an AI model that can replicate Vash's voice. would new scenes be written and created to provide the player with a "breadcrumb trail" to let them know they're on the right track and to provide some exposition? I was planning to put these points in the documentary, but I think it's something that should be discussed now so I can judge the audience's reaction to it. I'm also curious to see how feasible you all think this may be. Finally, if anyone wants to bring up other possible uses for extending Vash's appearances or what her new unwritten dialogue might be, please drop your own suggestions or writing examples down below.
  9. Updates on the Christmas gift: There are 48 chapters, when including the hidden content. Some are very short.  The longest being over 9 minutes.  The first 15 have been uploaded.  Yes, I know the hidden content is what you're most looking forward to.

  10. Which items? One must be specific! (Mostly ebay) The tables are dejarik tables from vintage Millennium Falcons. The electronic R2-D2 I think I got from a Toys 'R' Us long ago. (If you press the button, it lights up and makes R2 noises.) The Twi'lek is an Aayla Secura figure with a vintage Bib Fortuna cloak. (Too big for the figure.) The trees and Christmas lights are from a store in Maryland that closed down when I was stationed there long ago. Not for sale. LOL
  11. Seasons Greetings! Hope you all have a Happy Life Day, or whatever holiday you do (or do not) celebrate! These are the main characters that I've "dressed up" in appropriate Life Day color schemes in my Nar Shaddaa stronghold which has Life Day decorations year round. (Well with the exception of the Trooper who's on her ship.) Smuggler Sith Inquisitor Republic Trooper Jedi Consular If you play SWTOR, will you be participating in the Life Day festivities this year?
  12. Oh here we go again . . . After Kexikus came out with his High Quality Skyboxes II 2.0 mod, it was only a matter of time until folks would ask me to update my Loading Screens Mods. (To remind yourself, here's links to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and the Add-On Pack.) I haven't used Kexikus' new mod as I haven't been playing TSL lately, though the reviews seem to say wonderful things about it. Here's my question for those of you that have read this far: If you had to limit which loading screens were to be replaced that feature skyboxes, which planet takes the top spot? I'll make a poll if I can though I'm not sure If I can add in a poll if I already had one in the thread. (If a poll doesn't appear, just state the planet, the loading screen in particular that should be updated, and why those choices are good candidates.) To put it plainly, I'm not redoing the entire pack. Even if weren't the holiday season, I'd still not have the time for that. But I can try to eek out a few new loading screens if the call is great enough for it. On the other hand: if you like the series as it is now, you could leave a comment on the files. Just sayin' Happy holidays. P.S.: Sorry to the Reddit folks that were wondering where the files went.
  13. I might have a good Christmas gift for you all this year.  Have you been good? Keep washing those hands and wearing those masks and Santa-Cron will leave something for you on his YT channel. (This will likely be better than a M4-78 documentary for most of you. )

    1. Sith Holocron

      Sith Holocron

      Sneak peak

       

    2. Domino5555

      Domino5555

      As per your request, I shall spread word of your video to as many of my social media associates on Discord, YouTube, DeviantArt, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

    3. Malkior

      Malkior

      I'm going to watch all of your Youtube videos too, and get the Algorithm on your side. :)

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  14. If you wanted to upload the mod here, you'd have to get permission. Sounds like it is a mod from one of two modders. You should immediately contact before continuing to use their work as a foundation for yours. 1. PC Response Moderation. If this is the mod you refer to, you can contact Kainzorus Prime via PM. 2. Dialogue Pack (2.1). If this is the mod you're referring to, you can contact Allronix on this site via PM.
  15. Seasons Greetings! Hope you all have a Happy Life Day, or whatever holiday you do (or do not) celebrate! This is my 2020 display which is appearing this year on my bookshelf.
  16. And now I've lost two friends to cancer this year.  I can't even.

    1. LDR

      LDR

      I'm so sorry my friend. I can't even imagine.

    2. DarthVarkor

      DarthVarkor

      Sorry to hear that man.

    3. InSidious

      InSidious

      Condolences, SH. It's awful.

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  17. This is an English speaking forum. Please provide translations as well if you insist in communicating in Russian as well. Thank you.