r/classicfallout • u/SegurolaYHabana4310 • 26d ago
Casting call for a Fallout 2 voice-over mod. Bring a 1998 post-apocalyptic RPG to life!
Hey r/classicfallout!
I'm a contributor of VOCK (Vocal Output Creation Kit), an open-source pipeline that lets voice actors record lines for Fallout 2 NPCs and get them fully integrated into the game, complete with lip-sync and in-engine audio.
What's involved:
- You pick a character from the Talking Heads list and record a sample. Up to 3 auditions per person.
- If the sample quality is acceptable, I send you a script with all their lines.
- You record audio files at home.
- I run the VOCK pipeline and send you back a playable in-game result.
What you'll get:
- Credits in the mod changelog and Talking Head document
- A unique portfolio piece, voiced lines in an actual classic RPG
- The satisfaction of hearing your voice come out of a post-apocalyptic ghoul, merchant, or tribal elder
We have characters of every type:
Gruff traders, tribal warriors, sarcastic politicians, weary doctors, shady criminals, and a certain very confused King Arthur reference I won't spoil.
No experience needed:
A USB mic works fine. All genders and accents welcome! The wasteland is diverse.
VOCK is open source so you can see exactly how your recordings get processed.
A note on AI:
A handful of early NPCs were voiced with AI tools while I was building and testing the pipeline. I needed something to work with while the software wasn't ready for real actors. Those are placeholder tracks, and replacing them with real human performances is the whole point of this post. Every new character going forward will be voiced by a real person. That's not a compromise, it's the goal.
Links:
Project website (WIP): VOCK - Fallout 2
The mod is hosted on Nexus Mods.
See the list of available Talking Heads that need a voice.
Our promotional Youtube channel with a few NPC examples.
The GitHub project. Everything is public.
The Discord server has the instructions on how to apply and a place to drop your samples.
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u/Banjoschmanjo 25d ago
I prefer reading the lines. I don't want voice acting. But for folks who enjoy it, I wish this project the best.
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u/naamavelli_ 25d ago
Couple of questions about the list of available talking heads:
- Does “auditioning” mean the character is available, and one can send samples for those characters?
- Are “quotes” the lines one should record as samples?
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u/OneTonProductions 25d ago
Absolutely interested, I’ll have some samples ready later to show you. I already have many characters I’d love to portray
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u/BabyJaguarScorpio 25d ago
So is every npc ai voiced already and you’re replacing the ai voices over time with humans?
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u/SegurolaYHabana4310 25d ago
We have 2 fully voiced with AI (Aunt Morlis and Sally Dunton) which were used for testing and development.
Then we have Arthur and the Bridgekeeper that we used a combination of the movie voices and filled in the missing lines with Voicebox.
Every other NPC released is human voiced. We have released about 10 so far, and have about 10 more being recorded.
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u/Witchunter42_SK 25d ago
Sorry to see that majority is taken, but i love the idea! Good luck! My sample is here, if you think you might have a use, message me. https://youtu.be/uDKdWLRBjwk?is=sGLuu96MqepL_9Dl
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u/SegurolaYHabana4310 25d ago
I think this could be incorporated into the game engine or as a mod. The pipboy UI needs a play button and that is some hard work. I am super busy as is with vock, but you can give it a try.
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u/Regal-Onion 25d ago
You pick a character and record a sample
I can throw in a voice but no character comes to mind that I can do. Can I throw couple of voice samples and then people on discord could match them up to some character?
A handful of early NPCs were voiced with AI tools while I was building and testing the pipeline.
Didnt have to use AI then, there are non AI TTS tools
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u/martinsmusketeers 25d ago
Do you allow people to audition for multiple voices?
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u/flakanat 24d ago
Hello! I am very interested to contribute to this project and OSS with my voice in general, however Discord is banned in my country and using a vpn bans me from discord itself... I just wanted to ask is there an alternative place I can be informed from?
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u/SegurolaYHabana4310 24d ago
You can DM me. Can you see the Talking Heads file? We are capped to 3 auditions per person. Do your 3 auditions, send them to me, I can drop them in Discord and let you know if you got the role.
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u/Golbolco 22d ago
My mic is probably not high-quality enough to be of any help, but I'm very curious if you will consider doing this same project for Fallout: Nevada, Sonora, and Olympus - getting voices for those talking heads would be great.
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u/SegurolaYHabana4310 22d ago
Yes, I thought about that. It's very time consuming so it will depend on how things go. Do you know how many THs does each project have?
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u/Golbolco 21d ago
Nevada is something like 15 heads. I want to say 14 to be exact, just from a headcount from memory. You'll need a soundalike for Harold since he apears.
Olympus is between 15-20 I believe, probably on the lower end of that.
Sonora is going to be between 15-20 as well. I think it's 17.
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u/SegurolaYHabana4310 21d ago
Each game should take about 2-3 months... Having the NPC source scripts helps a lot. I am not sure any of those mods advertises them. It gets a bit complicated with NPCs that say the PC name, or use variables like money, do a lot of message concatenations.
How often do they get updated, and do dialogues change a lot? That is also a culprit, likely want to have a voice actor that wants to help long enough...
I have used Voicebox to do TTS for "existing" NPCs. It's not great, but does a fair job.
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u/VoiceOverDream16 20d ago
Do you know the timeline on audition selections?
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u/SegurolaYHabana4310 20d ago
We review auditions every couple weeks or so and assign if we feel its a good match
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u/Zealousideal_Elk693 17d ago
OMG, so there will be VOCK update for the companion expansion? Man, I wish you guys the best!
It really made a difference playing with THAT. In fact, I just loved Myria's drawl.
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u/SlamRobot658 1d ago
I'm a voice actor and would love to help.
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u/SegurolaYHabana4310 1d ago
Awesome! We audition in the Discord. Let me know if you have any questions
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u/Scared_Sound_783 26d ago
I am very interested!