Custom voice files not playing (Holocron Toolset)

[Stanlej95]

Hello, 

I'm relatively new to modding Kotor II and playing around in Holcron Toolset. I managed to clone module 101 (Peragus Administration Level) and named it "PA1". I created a miner npc using one of the existing npcs as a template. I gave the npc ResRef of "per_mnr01" with a tag of "mnr01. Added armor and a weapon, changed appearance and managed to implement a simple patrol script using custom waypoints. 

I created a mnr01.dlg file, put it in my .mod and wrote a simple conversation with just one entry and one reply. The game succesfuly load my module, my npc, scripts and dialogue. The problem starts with adding a voieover file to npc's entry. I generated a line using ElevenLabs and dragged it in Audacity, then exported it as a wav with 22050 Hz, 128 kb/s and mono. Put the file through SithCodec using encode_vo.bat and put the file in "streamvoice/pa1/mnr01/pa1mnr01001.wav.

Holocron loaded up mi file from streamvoice folder, and I can play preview in its dlg editor, I choose my file from voice input, ignoring the sound input and checkmark labeled exists is left unchecked. I changed my module.ifo to have VO_ID of "PA1" instead of orginal "101", the speaker tag is "mnr01".

The ingame dialogue plays without sound. I tried switching to another vo e.g. Attons line from different module from Holocron dialog editor, and it plays just fine. I copied Atton's line  from different module and  renamed it to "pa1mnr01002" and placed it  in my "streamvoice/pa1/mnr01/" folder (same file that before worked fine) and again - it shows in Holocron fine. What's weird that Atton;s line  that worked when selected from  different module is not working after renaming and copying  to my folder so I assume file formatting  is not  the case.

I also tested putting the  soundfiles to Override and original "101" streamvoice folder.

I don't know if this is important but my dialogue won't open unless type of conversation is set from "Human" to "Type 3". Also animations and expressions don't  seem to work either.

What could  be the case, I feel like I'm checking things in circle and still missing something crucial. I even added strRef to dialog.tlk and setup a ResRef to a soundfile there, and nothing happened still.

 

Edited 18 hours ago by Stanlej95

[Stanlej95]

An update: I managed to properly link and play custom VOs by putting them straight to "streamvoices/" not module specific folder.

Maybe someone will have similar problems so I leave my entire proccess that works for me:

This is the pipeline that worked for my Steam version of the game.

1. Open file in Audacity.
2. Export as mp3, exact parameters that work for me are: 22050 Mhz, constatnt bitrate 96kbs, mono channel.
3. Put the file in "in" folder of SithCodec and run encode_vo.bat
4. Move the file from "vo" folder of SithCodec directly to "Streamvoice" not into any subfolder.
 from Holocron's Designer's dlg editor to standalone DLG Editor (Holocron's couldn't play any animations or add camera filters (e. g. Droidvision, security camera, etc.).
6. Set up the conversation there using converted .wav file from 'Streamvoice" as a VO_ResRef
7. Add saved .dlg file to .mod via ERF Editor.

Note: I changed all file's related to the module, npc, scripts, and dialogues names to lowercase letters and numbers only.

Note 2: I Moved from Holocron's Designer's dlg editor to standalone DLG Editor (Holocron's couldn't play any animations or add camera filters (e. g. Droidvision, security camera, etc.).

Also if someon have an idea why TSL's engine can't seem to find the .wav while it's in dedicated "streamvoice/[module_name]/[conversation_tag]" folder, please let me know