Graion's Soundsets for (BG/SoD/BG2/IWD/EET)EE 2.6+ (Last update: 2022-11-13)
GraionDilach
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Overview:
While the 2.6 patch added a lot of options to new voice mods, a lot of the prior voicemods also ended up broken.
I decided to rebuild some of the voicemods for the new patch. All lines are subtitled in all games supported.
Disclaimer:
This is not an update of the Awesome Soundsets but a clean-room rebuild to utilize the most possible of 2.6's additions. There might/will be differences in voice organization. The mods below will also not have each additional voiceset separated into a component, but only one component covering them all.
Currently available voicesets:
Planescape Torment Voice Pack version 1.1.2
Icewind Dale Voice Pack version 1.0.2
Includes all 30 voicesets from Icewind Dale Complete.
Note for IWDEE owners:
IWDEE 2.6 only ships with 25 lines out of the original 40 of the classic IWD sets. This mod adds prefixed duplicate voices into the selection menu which does use all 40 original lines in their original roles.
Icewind Dale II Voice Pack version 1.0.4
Includes all 12 voicesets debuted in Icewind Dale II.
Baldur's Gate Voice Pack version 1.0.3
Includes all 18 voicesets from Baldur's Gate.
Baldur's Gate II Voice Pack version 1.0.2
Includes all 9 voicesets from Baldur's Gate II.
Baldur's Gate NPC Voice Pack version 0.3.0
Includes 30 Baldur's Gate NPC voicesets Details/list in spoiler.
Neverwinter Nights Voice Pack version 0.2.0
Acknowledgements:
I would like to thank @smeagolheart for his work on Awesome Soundsets and his tutorial as part of it, which inspired me to pick up IE modding.
I would also like to thank @CamDawg for his EE 2.6 voice documentation.
Tools used in these mods:
WeiDU by Wes Weimer, the bigg and Wisp
NearInfinity by Jon Olav Hauglid, Argent77 and Astrobryguy
Infinity Engine Structures Description Project maintained by igi
Infinity Auto Packager by AlienQUAKE.
Infinity Sound Converter from TeamBG.
Roadmap:
PST(done)->IWD(done)->IWD2(done)->BG(PC done)->BG2(PC done)->BG(2)NPC(WIP)->NWN(WIP)->???
This is my first modding project on the Infinity Engine. Any feedback are welcome and encouraged.
While the 2.6 patch added a lot of options to new voice mods, a lot of the prior voicemods also ended up broken.
I decided to rebuild some of the voicemods for the new patch. All lines are subtitled in all games supported.
Disclaimer:
This is not an update of the Awesome Soundsets but a clean-room rebuild to utilize the most possible of 2.6's additions. There might/will be differences in voice organization. The mods below will also not have each additional voiceset separated into a component, but only one component covering them all.
Currently available voicesets:
Planescape Torment Voice Pack version 1.1.2
Includes:
- Annah-of-the-Shadows
- Dak'kon
- Fall-From-Grace
- Ignus
- Morte
- Nodrom
- The Nameless One
- Vhailor
Icewind Dale Voice Pack version 1.0.2
Includes all 30 voicesets from Icewind Dale Complete.
Note for IWDEE owners:
IWDEE 2.6 only ships with 25 lines out of the original 40 of the classic IWD sets. This mod adds prefixed duplicate voices into the selection menu which does use all 40 original lines in their original roles.
Icewind Dale II Voice Pack version 1.0.4
Includes all 12 voicesets debuted in Icewind Dale II.
Baldur's Gate Voice Pack version 1.0.3
Includes all 18 voicesets from Baldur's Gate.
Baldur's Gate II Voice Pack version 1.0.2
Includes all 9 voicesets from Baldur's Gate II.
Baldur's Gate II has a lot of voiceset inconsistencies.
Introduced by BioWare (based upon classic GOG version):
Battle Cry #2 (filename suffix 8), Battle Cry #3 (filename suffix 9), and Select #6 (filename suffix 0) are missing from the tlk file and from CHARSND.2DA. CHARSND.2DA lists Battle Cry #1 for the other two. These were included in this package but Female 3's responses might be inaccurate in text.
There is an Action #8 (filename suffix _) which is completely unreferenced in the game assets. So much that the EEs don't even support voicesets having a 8th simple action response. This was included as a rare action response.
Introduced by Beamdog:
EE 2.6 added it's new voicesets based upon their additional new voicesets in BG1 (Female Relaxed/Scholarly and Male Commanding/Jovial). Back during the creation of these new BG1 voicesets, Beamdog used filename suffix x and y as part of the annoyed selection responses, but these were used as common selects in BG2 already. BG2 does not even have annoyed selection responses by default (the annoyed responses are coming as action responses on NPCs but not part of PC voicesets). With 2.6 trying to merge these changes of BG1 into BG2, the default BG2 voicesets regressed further. These are worked around in this release via using nonstandard suffixes for these selection responses.
Introduced by BioWare (based upon classic GOG version):
Battle Cry #2 (filename suffix 8), Battle Cry #3 (filename suffix 9), and Select #6 (filename suffix 0) are missing from the tlk file and from CHARSND.2DA. CHARSND.2DA lists Battle Cry #1 for the other two. These were included in this package but Female 3's responses might be inaccurate in text.
There is an Action #8 (filename suffix _) which is completely unreferenced in the game assets. So much that the EEs don't even support voicesets having a 8th simple action response. This was included as a rare action response.
Introduced by Beamdog:
EE 2.6 added it's new voicesets based upon their additional new voicesets in BG1 (Female Relaxed/Scholarly and Male Commanding/Jovial). Back during the creation of these new BG1 voicesets, Beamdog used filename suffix x and y as part of the annoyed selection responses, but these were used as common selects in BG2 already. BG2 does not even have annoyed selection responses by default (the annoyed responses are coming as action responses on NPCs but not part of PC voicesets). With 2.6 trying to merge these changes of BG1 into BG2, the default BG2 voicesets regressed further. These are worked around in this release via using nonstandard suffixes for these selection responses.
Baldur's Gate NPC Voice Pack version 0.3.0
Includes 30 Baldur's Gate NPC voicesets Details/list in spoiler.
Due to inconsistency between voicesets in the source games, not every voiceset covers every role. Discrepancies between characters are commonplace. Vanilia BG1 characters might have their sets extended with BG2 lines (marked with a + on the voice selection UI) while BGEE characters have SoD and BG1EE merged together because their BGEE voiceset contains the absolute minimum amount of lines.
Added in 0.3.0:
Added in 0.2.2:
Added in 0.2.0:
Added in 0.1.0:
Added in 0.3.0:
- Schael Corwin (SoD)
- Dynaheir (SoD)
- Glint Gardnersonson (SoD)
- Khalid (SoD)
Added in 0.2.2:
- Jaheira (BG2)
Added in 0.2.0:
- Kagain (BG1)
- Viconia DeVir (BG1)
- Jaheira (BG1)
- Edwin Odesseiron (SoD)
- Mazzy Fentan (BG2)
- Garrick (BG1)
- Minsc and Boo (BG1)
- Kivan (BG1)
- Caelar Argent (SoD)
- Safana (BG1)
- Quayle (BG1)
- Shar-Teel Dosan (BG1)
- Skie Silvershield (BG1)
- Dorn Il-Khan (merged BG1EE and SoD set)
- Edwin Odesseiron (BG1)
Added in 0.1.0:
- Branwen (BG1+) (extended with lines from the BG2 tutorial)
- Montaron (BG1)
- Ajantis Ilvastarr (BG1)
- Alora (BG1)
- Xzar (BG1)
- Khalid (BG1)
- Imoen (BG1+) (partially extended with BG2 lines, mostly tutorial)
- Tiax (BG1+) (extended with his BG2 appearence)
- Eldoth Kron (BG1)
- Faldorn (BG1)
- Coran (BG1)
- Dynaheir (BG1)
- Xan (BG1+) (extended with lines from the BG2 tutorial)
- Yeslick Orothiar (BG1)
- Neera (merged BG1EE and SoD set)
Neverwinter Nights Voice Pack version 0.2.0
Added in 0.2.0:
Added in 0.1.0
- Male, Sociopath (SOU)
- Nathyrra (HOTU)
- Malthia Drammar (SOU)
- Female, Healer (HOTU)
- Male, Mature Swashbuckler (TWD)
- Female, Seductress (TWD)
- Female, Adventurer (HOTU)
- Daelan Red Tiger (TWD)
- Daelan Red Tiger (HOTU)
- Male, Boisterous Goodnatured (TWD)
Added in 0.1.0
- Sharwyn (HOTU)
- Sharwyn (TWD)
- Aribeth de Tylmarande (TWD)
- Male, Brash Persistent (TWD)
- Pavel (TWD)
- Male, Reserved Guardian (TWD)
- Female, Feisty (SOU)
- Male, Archer (HOTU)
- Female, Quiet Leader (SOU)
- Grimgnaw (TWD)
- Linu La'neral (TWD)
- Linu La'neral (HOTU)
- Boddyknock Glinckle (TWD)
- Female, Berserker (SOU)
- Male, High-strung Evangelist (TWD)
Acknowledgements:
I would like to thank @smeagolheart for his work on Awesome Soundsets and his tutorial as part of it, which inspired me to pick up IE modding.
I would also like to thank @CamDawg for his EE 2.6 voice documentation.
Tools used in these mods:
WeiDU by Wes Weimer, the bigg and Wisp
NearInfinity by Jon Olav Hauglid, Argent77 and Astrobryguy
Infinity Engine Structures Description Project maintained by igi
Infinity Auto Packager by AlienQUAKE.
Infinity Sound Converter from TeamBG.
Roadmap:
PST(done)->IWD(done)->IWD2(done)->BG(PC done)->BG2(PC done)->BG(2)NPC(WIP)->NWN(WIP)->???
This is my first modding project on the Infinity Engine. Any feedback are welcome and encouraged.
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Comments
There is a game series which I plan to look at to see how feasible that one is (hint: the series my avatar is from) and I might try voicing a set just for the heck of it - I actually have voiced in game modifications before although I haven't recorded anything since 2014 or so - but these all come after I finished IWD and IWD2 and decided what I want to give a try from BG1 and BG2. (Besides, knowing how well most of my auditions went back then, I can't imagine any set I'd voice as a popular one actually).
Even the roadmap above is welcome! And if you're taking the time, why not include your own soundset? Its a way to leave your mark. I've thought about doing one, but I sound like the kid with acne whose voice breaks from the Simpsons.
Also finished the IWD1 pack. I've considered duplicating an action voice for successful pickpocketing/trap set, but ultimately I decided against it because it was not part of IWD1. If there is interest in this, I might add it as an optional component in a followup release.
EDIT: And IWD2 is also finished with the same disclaimer.
Released the BG1 PC voicemod.
@JuliusBorisov I know you have an internal bug for 2.6 regressing the BG2 voices since you mentioned this as a known issue in the 2.6.5 patch announcement. Could you please update your internal ticket with the information from https://github.com/GraionDilach/Baldurs-Gate-II-Voice-Pack-for-EE-2.6#limitationsnotes---disclaimer (EDIT: I've added this info to my main post in a spolier tag as well)? I think this might be helpful for considering a solution. Although I don't know if the translation dubs also dubbed the additional 4 responses missing from the tlk.
I have one bug report: I am using IWD2 voice pack 1.0.0 in IWD:EE 2.6.5.0. The soundset "IWD2: Female Monk" plays right in character creation screen, but once you start playing, the soundset seems to be using sounds from "IWD2: Female Barbarian" (subtitles are from female monk though). This problem concerns only this one soundset: the other soundsets are working fine.
I tried installing the PST pack in BG2EE, and I was met with this error. Any idea why that might be?
TL;DR: I'm an idiot.
I've tried to set up a tidy informative WeiDU mod header in 1.0.1. My mistake was that I assumed these metadata flags there act like an INI tags where the order does not matter, so when the header broke in 1.0.1, I just deleted one line and locally mixed up the folders which made it passed my validation. So I released 1.0.2... which was still broken with your bug but I didn't noticed and when I did the 1.1.0 update, I didn't verified it because I didn't touched this part and I assumed it works.
The other voicesets weren't affected because at one point during the IWD1 mod I apparently corrected the order of the metadata flags (which I didn't backported) and all of my voiceset mods are started from the prior one so this really flew under the radar. Sorry.
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I've also silently updated the IWD2 mod because I accidentally added the damage transciptions upon the Female Bard.
I do have NWN1 as part of a Beamdog GoG bundle. I've played 10 minutes with it and got turned off quickly (I'm not fond of that trend of the early 2000s 3D game UIs where transparency was abused to give a better view and neglect actual UI design on the screen) but I did notice there is an excessive amount of available voice options compared to BG. I haven't looked at the internal structure yet to know how do the player voicesets work in that game yet.
On the other hand, most of the game kit/tweak mods I play with received an update to make them compatible with 2.6, so I think after I release an initial BGNPC package (which might not cover everyone at first, I'll see when will I be satisfied with the list, Awesome Soundsets were missing Branwen and Montaron as well afterall), I'll restart my IWD1 run.
Depending on how these go, NWN is a weak maybe currently (keep in mind that the series my avatar's from takes more priority for me than NWN anyway) but this can and probably will change later on the road.
It should be attached to this post. If you have the time and the inclination, any idea what's preventing the pretty name from being used?
You're also including _ suffixed voices but you're not using those, because those follow the BG2 semantics so you might probably want to go over them to follow my methods and/or include in the tp2. The resulting CHARSND.2DA coloumns look a bit inconsistent to me but I haven't checked if that's due to missing files in the source or you forgot to include other lines.
Regardless, nice choice. I've toyed with the idea of trying to ask the creator to offer my help on updating those to this format two weeks ago but I've got more than enough on my plate at the moment to take any action.
The inconsistent CHARSND.2DA might be because the voicepack lacks lines for certain voicesets. For example, the Barbarian voiceset doesn't have lines for laying traps, being in cities or stealthing.
I wasn't able to figure out where the _ suffixed voice files were supposed to be referenced, from studying the cd_add_soundset.tph file in your Baldur's Gate voicepack. They sounded like action responses, so were assigned to the first action response that didn't already have a line assigned, cd_action_rare3 ("a_"). Guess that's wrong.
No, sorry, that's completely right and you made a good call there. I only made a quick glimpse to the files this morning and ended up overlooking that you changed the a_ suffix to a simple _. I was wrong with assuming such a change didn't happen. Since you kept the length of the filenames, your _ suffix can even stay along with the others in the sounds folder even.
I followed your method and made another voice set for people to use. It's the elven male experienced sounds from Dragon Age:Origins. Voiced by Mark Meer.
They're a bit bugged in that when displayed in the game for selection, the soundsets are scattered around rather than clustered together. i.e. the list of sounds to select, instead of being ordered like this:
Default
Female 1
Female 2
etcetera
Will get scrambled into:
NWN: Boddynock Glinkle
NWN: Aribeth de Tylmarande
Female 1
NWN: Daelan Red Tiger
Default
etcetera
However, all of the subtitles are written for every line, so this should constitute a substantial contribution.
If you're interested in using them to get a jumpstart, they should be available to download from:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4hs99lmmfjdunxt/zg-nwn-voices-1.0.0.zip?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7uau9v6pvuejq7m/zg-nwn2-voices-1.0.0.zip?dl=0