Leaving aside the "broken base" over Diana Allers, I feel like regardless of whether it was Emily Wong or Allers that a lot was left on the table in terms of what could have been added to the story. This in spite of what I'm thinking being thirty seconds of cinematics/ingame-shots at most...
- Longer interviews. Not sure if ME3Explorer has reached the point of adding/modifiying dialog wheels.
- Show me the freaking reaction, for the love of all that's holy! I was hoping to see crowds huddled around screens on the Citadel, my interview(s) playing on said screens, and overhear background commentary on them.
- Emails and/or missions based on interviews. Would make the world feel more alive to me. Again, not sure if this is even possible with existing modding tools.
I have only seen "getting rid of Allers" mods, nothing like this. Hence why I'm asking.
Reporter Changes/Enhancements?
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SovereignGFC
, janv. 10 2014 02:08
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Posté 10 janvier 2014 - 04:49
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The ability to modify existing dialog wheels and audio does exist. I think the ability to add new dialog and wheels is now a possibility. As for showing a crowd reaction...that could be doable but very, very difficult.
The other challenge would be the voice talent. Generally keeping with the original cast is the safest way to ensure acting and audio quality. That's not to say there aren't actors out there who could voice Allers or Wong and with the many, many lines of Shepard those could be used. Since Allers is a new character with limited lines I could a new actor handle those lines well.
All that said it is probably very difficult to implement. But over time we may see some interesting mods coming out. Once we see what people are capable of we'll have a better idea of what really can be done. Usually with modding it comes down to people really, really wanting to do it; either out of love of the game or just the love of tinkering and usually it's both. At this time it's fairly technical for these types of changes so that limits the pool of creators a bit.
The other challenge would be the voice talent. Generally keeping with the original cast is the safest way to ensure acting and audio quality. That's not to say there aren't actors out there who could voice Allers or Wong and with the many, many lines of Shepard those could be used. Since Allers is a new character with limited lines I could a new actor handle those lines well.
All that said it is probably very difficult to implement. But over time we may see some interesting mods coming out. Once we see what people are capable of we'll have a better idea of what really can be done. Usually with modding it comes down to people really, really wanting to do it; either out of love of the game or just the love of tinkering and usually it's both. At this time it's fairly technical for these types of changes so that limits the pool of creators a bit.
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Posté 10 janvier 2014 - 05:59
SovereignGFC
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So it's possible--just unlikely at the present time. Good to know! Given Aller's limited lines (and someone who actually did a VO of a few Wong tweets) replacing her entirely seems (from a storyline perspective) untroubling.
As for the technical aspect, we did gain the ability to edit existing meshes at some point.
Funny to think that all this is at least partially driven by annoyance over the endings (the development of the necessary tools).
As for the technical aspect, we did gain the ability to edit existing meshes at some point.
Funny to think that all this is at least partially driven by annoyance over the endings (the development of the necessary tools).
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Posté 13 janvier 2014 - 10:12
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Showing a crowd reaction would be feasible through the use of UDK and implementing new BINK vids. Depending on the player's responses to the reporter's inquiries, different vids would play.
The problem with this is actually implementing new vids for the conversation to call on. As I understand it, the capability to do this is still extremely limited, whereas we have no trouble replacing existing BINK vids.
Who knows, though? As Deager said, drive and the ongoing addition of new mods, however large or fast, will likely inspire workarounds for these technicalities.
The problem with this is actually implementing new vids for the conversation to call on. As I understand it, the capability to do this is still extremely limited, whereas we have no trouble replacing existing BINK vids.
Who knows, though? As Deager said, drive and the ongoing addition of new mods, however large or fast, will likely inspire workarounds for these technicalities.
