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hatboyproject · 9 months
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One of the ways the conversation after Mordin's recruitment mission in 3 can go. He's only quite so forward with Shepard if they've flirted with him at least once before this... otherwise it's a different line! The aim here is to give a sense of building tension between them and contribute to Joker having different levels of confidence about the entire situation depending on Shepard's interactions with him. I'm finishing up the animations on the other path, and will post that in the coming days, I am sure.
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sephraem · 1 year
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I should have gone to bed early since I have things to do, but I really wanted to get this Shoker romance locked in courtesy of the @hatboyproject and I'm ecstatic with how the conversation took place. I won't give away the whole conversation, but this clip seals this mod for me as being awesome and a must at least once. The look on his face melts It's like his birthday came early (maybe he did instead?) when she asks him that. Definitely don't get to see a lot of sincerely happy pilot over the three games. But you can get wrapped up in Aldara any time Jeff, she's all yours. (By the way, 'everywhere' starts with the pilot's chair and possibly ends on Vega's workbench. It's going to take some time to properly christen the Normandy.)
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commander-krios · 1 year
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Playing @hatboyproject and my goodness, this is so well voiced and written already. I didn’t get shots of the first conversation (which made me so happy with how sweet it was), but I’m having fun so far!
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maryellencarter · 1 year
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so i forget how much of this i mentioned because christmas is an absolute zoo in the cell phone industry, but!
* so a friend of mine was able to give me a free gaming-specced macbook, with a terabyte hard drive and 32gb of ram and basically the kind of specs that make mass effect legendary edition look like last year's game (which it is, but you know what i mean)
* and then i finally got around to partitioning it (having figured out that you can install windows 10 for free and just not "activate" it)
* and then i found out that legendary edition is on sale for $15 so i pounced on that
* because the thing about legendary edition on pc specifically is that it's been especially designed to make things easier for the modding community! and i knew there were already a lot of great mods and modders out there
* so then i dropped $5 for a month of fast downloads on nexusmods and went to town
* i have apparently downloaded and installed 50+ GB of mods. that's half the size of the whole-ass game. that's with no texture mods (there are not-yet-released story mods i know i want *koff* @hatboyproject *koff* so i'm not doing any texture modding for now) but there are tons of mesh mods and story mods and bugfixes and quality of life tweaks and...
* i haven't even found a casual outfits mod for zaeed or edi that i like yet
* i am absolutely not learning how to mod videogames
* ... there's a mod that removes the sexist comments various characters make to femshep. i legitimately teared up. that was something that always hit me hard. i play femshep because i prefer jennifer hale's voice acting over mark meer's, and 99% of the game is basically just reskinned and re-voiced versions of the same story, but gamedevs just gotta throw in those little digs to remind you that a female character is worth less. being able to play my favorite game *without* those? i seriously... talk about a fucking christmas present
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Inspecting the mod
Oh there’s instructions. @hatboyproject’s looking out for the idiots like me!
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crescentbunny · 3 years
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Mass Effect Legendary
Look. It was a fucking travesty that femshep didn’t get a leather jacket like male shep did okay. That’s all I really need from this remaster.
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spaced0lphin · 3 years
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“Not be a daily for a few days” I lie. I lie, lie, lie. Look! What’s this? A whole new branch of conversation? Wowzers. The FaceFX for the new section are entirely unedited please don’t judge meeeee. No commentary today, just a little benchmark. Video starts at around 10 seconds, I didn't realise I had set it off a little early.  All of these nodes are brand new, and exist in addition to the conversation thus far. You can have this conversation with him a few different ways. Unfortunately with the addition of new nodes comes the addition of fresh rounds of jank and cameras to fix, but we'll get there. The most important thing is that everybody says things to each other, and Joker has different lines depending on different situations. He's trying hard to open up and be serious here, and I think it feels in character still, but I have more ideas in mind. Now I know I can get new nodes working... Watch out. I might make a ton more trees. It’s difficult to write Joker in this conversation. I am trying to make him seem as though he is forcing himself to be more earnest than he’s usually comfortable with, here. There’s no way to effectively have this conversation without having him at least try to raise the portcullis, so I hope this comes across. Whoops, posted this on the wrong blog. Oh well.
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hatboyproject · 10 months
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Alright, so... I have been working on a ton of stuff recently. Like.. a ton. I've structured and planned out four new conversations that unfold before Flux Bar. The way I've planned it out is that selecting a Flirt response where available on the dialogue wheel adds to Float Integer, just like the other LIs use to track friendship level/romance progress, etcetera. So, the more or less times you've flirted with him, the higher the value. The higher the value, the more confident he is. There's also options to just kinda... blow off his remarks, keeping that number lower or even subtracting from it, which affects which approach he eventually takes to Shepard in Flux. Basically, choosing the Flirt option gives +2 Choosing the neutral/friendly/tacit approval option gives +1 Choosing the negative/shutdown response gives -2
TL;DR our boy is smart and remembers how receptive you are to his antics
Now, to get this particular dialogue, the player has to have chosen the Renegade dialogue options post Sur'Kesh and must have flirted with him on two previous occasions to get this. My question is: Is this too fuckin' horny? Like, I don't know. This makes me laugh, but I'm biased. The thing is Shepard flirts with all the subtlety of a dumptruck so I feel like this is in-character but I'm suffering a crisis of confidence. I feel like the Paragon option is chiller. I should post that too for comparison.
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hatboyproject · 10 months
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Hi! I absolutely love your work! And really wanted to thank you for putting in so much of your time and effort into creating what really is the best addition to Mass Effect ever! Out of curiosity how much new content do you reckon there will be in the LE version? Compared to the OT version that is. Thanks again for your work, you are truly a godsend!
Hi, thank you for your kind words!
There is a lot of new content for the Legendary Edition:
It features completely new and much higher quality audio across the board
It has several entirely new conversations
A mechanic which tracks what kind of approaches you take with Jeff, and he responds a little differently accordingly
It has reworked scripts with improved attention to narrative flow and adjusted pacing
Some reworked and improved animations
Fully supports both female and male Shepard
Fixed a narrative sequence issue that meant two of the four different Citadel endings I made for him could never trigger
Fixed a narrative sequence issue that meant several ambient NPC conversations I made for him in Citadel could never trigger
Fixed a narrative sequence issue that could cause EDI's second vanilla conversation about free will that takes place in Flux Bar to never trigger
Planned Content:
Joker as the Citadel date
The ability to tell Joker what happened to his little sister, unlocked by certain conditions
Over-the-radio comments during the DLC mission where Shepard returns to the SR1 on Alchera
Improved romance scene model
Various additional romance-specific dialogues
Nice-To-Have:
Occasional over-the-radio comments during certain missions
Additional ambient dialogue between Joker & some other NPCs
Dialogue for some NPCs acknowledging the relationship specifically, in keeping with vanilla LIs
Custom romance scene animations (Joker walking into the room with a limp, new action in the cutscene before the fade-to-black)
Honestly out of those the one I want most out of those is the most complex. I'm not sure how I'd manage to bake new animations for them that have the right coordinates. We do have the models with bones intact, but not their controls (IK handles, etc) so I'd probably need to rig them up. Rip the cabin environment & set it up in Maya for reference. Animate the scene, then bake & export. Possible, but time consuming. Would rather farm that out if possible, but... I'm not going to hold my breath, haha!
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hatboyproject · 1 year
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Hey, check it out! Myself and a few other modders were interviewed for Polygon and yours truly is there in the writeup!
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hatboyproject · 9 months
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Advances in the Voice Synth Discussions
Due to recent developments in the modding scene, I would like to make something perfectly clear regarding my advocacy for AI synth use by fans in fanworks: I do not support the use of this technology in the creation of pornographic mods. I believe it is a grossly invasive violation of consent and misuse of this technology to distribute such material. I believe that to use this technology in such a way is harmful to the VAs personally and professionally.
I am a strong advocate for modders using cloned vocal synth technology in non-commercial fanworks. This is something I have gone to bat for in a big way - I presented my case to the National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) and continue to be a part of the ongoing discussion surrounding this. I take these ethical issues very seriously.
Any advocacy I do for this technology is aimed towards transformative works that are respectful and source material appropriate. Arguments regarding fair use, transformative work, and artistic value have merit, but can only go so far. At a certain point, a line must be drawn. Because this technology can produce audio that is indistinguishable from the original speaker to the typical listener, I see this as fundamentally different than other forms of transformative works. I believe it is more than fair for VAs to ask for major players like Nexus to initiate a blanket ban on hosting porn mods that use this technology without personal written consent. (And as we know, due to IP, obtaining consent for such is basically impossible.)
As it stands, VAs in general are gaining a better understanding of what mods are. In addition to doing their own research, I like to think that, in some small way, I have contributed to this. Many are willing to entertain my arguments and do see the value in projects like my own, as well as others that are being made.
I'm very pleased that recently, Jennifer Hale herself took a moment to clarify to a fan on Instagram that she personally doesn't have a problem with tributes to games! I am not confusing this remark she made for explicit consent, because it is not; however, the sentiment is absolutely lovely and goes a long way towards making me feel secure that my work can safely continue:
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This was in response to the Instagram version of a Tweet quoted in a PCGamer article. In this tweet, Hale was very direct in stating in reference to AI that if one does not have permission to use her voice, then one does not have permission. I actually think this user meia101sa may be referring to my work specifically here, which is fun - it's pretty neat to see my stuff get mentioned "out in the wild," as it were!
The outcry recently has been about a Skyrim mod which used the tech in this way and several of the original VAs objected. The mod was flooded with reports, yet at the time of this writing, it still remains up. I have been informed by NAVA that the VAs have filed takedown requests themselves, personally.
I'm not on Nexus staff myself, but as I had a hand in helping to inform Nexus' stance regarding AI use in mods - which stipulates that only takedown requests filed by VAs or their legal representation will be honoured - I consider it personal that I do all I can to ensure those requests are honoured.
Big name VAs have shown they are willing to hear us and look out for us, even on these controversial issues that personally affect them. I sincerely want to reciprocate in any way I can.
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hatboyproject · 2 years
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Hey Guess What
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GUESS WHAT
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it’s out
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hatboyproject · 1 year
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I have to consider my next moves very carefully, as Jennifer Hale has come out swinging on this issue and I really think there's room for it to be understood better. Currently, my intent is to continue development, unless and until I receive a specific request to stop. What I hope is that my perspective on this issue can be included and considered in the conversation going forward, and maybe affect some hearts and minds. What I now hope for is for my use case to be seen and heard, and then for me to be tactically ignored by VAs. To come out and say my project is OK would weaken their very necesssary arguments they're trying to make towards other avenues. So, I understand that even if any one of them thought my work specifically was fine, I'll never know that, now. All I can hope for is to be understood.
Last Valentine's Day I was showcasing the romance scene. This year, I'm trying desperately to justify why my romance mod, for one of the most romantic games ever, should be allowed to exist. Feelsbadman
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hatboyproject · 1 year
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Hello, everybody.
I've taken some time to focus on a few other things for a week or two, because as you might imagine, this project is very emotionally important to me, and I want to do things the right way.
Currently, I'm drafting an email to a voice actor's outreach collective, who has several Mass Effect VAs on their panel, and seeks to have conversations with AI users.
I've also taken the first steps towards contacting gaming news publications about pitching an article on the discussion surrounding AI voice usage, as specifically relates to fanworks.
Entering the conversation in this way is quite scary to me and may put me and my project under some scrutiny. I'm not particularly comfortable with that if I'm honest, but, I'm committed to participating in the discussion surrounding this because I think use cases like mine bear considering and I know I'm not alone. I'm scared, but I think it could do some good for more people than just me, so I will.
I'd like to thank everyone who follows my project. Words cannot express how much your continued understanding and support has meant, and continues to mean to me. I have received an outpouring of support and kindness from people who've seen my video and appreciate what I'm trying to do.
I'm going to play ME3 for a little bit and continue on my quest in figuring out more places to put things. It's not over yet. :)
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hatboyproject · 9 months
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i know she said she was ok with game fan content, but out of curiosity, did you end up getting jennifer hale's consent to use her voice? just bc i'm so excited for this mod and it would suck if you had to restart or cancel everything because she decided that she wasn't okay with it 😭 hope everything goes well!!
As of this moment, I do not have anybody's explicit consent. My project exists in a weird space with that, because it and its aims were discussed as part of my talks. I made it clear as part of my communications that I'd abide by a request to halt the project, but no such request ever came. So, I took that as no news being good news.
The situation with all this changes day by day. Sometimes, there are encouraging remarks, and sometimes there are discouraging ones. Today, there have been fresh remarks which seem to go against those made yesterday, and I am worried again.
I have been stressing and losing sleep over this, trying to do this in a way that's respectful and compassionate whilst still allowing my art to get made. Currently I'm in the middle of doing an art test for a games studio job and can't address this in full as I'd like to, but I can say that I'm starting to reach my wit's end with the emotional rollercoaster.
I've worked on this thing for years and poured my whole self into it. I believe it has value and is worth taking seriously as an artistic endeavour. I've tried hard to put across my case and speak up for others, including siding very strongly with VAs on many issues. I have done my best to offer what I can to the conversation.
But I can't keep worrying about it like this. I doubt I'll get it, but I'm going to explore avenues open to me for getting a specific word from her regarding my specific work.
Then, at least, one way or another... I can stop being so anxious over it.
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hatboyproject · 11 months
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In the past 2 days, I went from 0 to having a completely new 45 line conversation scripted, spliced, and implemented, with basic lipsync generated and installed. I've tested it and it's running. I made a video, but as the characters aren't emoting at all beyond lipsync I figured I'd wait until it's refined.
The process involves manually renaming all the lines and their multiple triggers, then hooking them all up to new animation files which also must be manually relinked. It's tedious and every line must be done twice because male & female FaceFX are different. Even though NPC audio is the same in English, you've still got to do it twice because of the way localisation works.
If someone wants my English audio to play but the subtitles in a language with gendered nouns & stuff, then I'd better make sure the right set of identical things fire, so the game serves up the right subtitles.
It's the first completely brand new conversation for LE, not a redux of something done in the OT so I can't wait to show you all.
I want a burrito.
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