Vasco addressing me by my first name

[Plenamir]

After the last update, I have tried creating two new characters. Each of them are being addressed by the first name by Vasco. Anyone else getting this behavior?

[Plenamir]

Needed to add this. Vasco says "Captain (first name)

[Caolán_The_Wolf]

nope, Caolán aint a common enough name to get noticed by the yanks.
hell most irish people have never heard of it.

[Charlemagne]

It's a feature, same as Codsworth in FO4. However you have been lucky in choosing the names, Vasco (and Codsworth) only say names from a limited list. If it's not there Vasco just calls you captain.

[Cutlass Jack]

Vasco has a list of names he knows. He will address you by them if he knows either your first or last name. If he knows both (i.e. John Smith) he'll default to your last name.

Its always been this way since launch. Not part of the update.

[Vlad 254]

Starfield names list: All 1011 names VASCO can say There are some funny ones in there like assface.

[wyodinosaur]

I recall reading somewhere that they programmed around 11,000 names into the game for personalisation. Vasco can only use those names.

[Rambit]

I use the name Dusty Freeman. Lin calls me Dusty and Vasco calls me Captain Freeman.
ive tested some of vasco names.
if you have 2 words for a name, if only one of the words is a word vasco says outloud vasco will call you by that name.
if you have 2 words that vasco says outloud, vasco will say the second word and ignore the first word.

[Low Standards]

I play as Buck Rogers and he calls me Captain Rogers.

[OldCappy]

I play as Nikko. He calls me captain.

[Charlemagne]

Most of the names in Codsworth's list are silly or are repeated with small spelling changes, while they left out many common ones. I expected them to have a better list for Starfield, but no. They just copy-pasted Codsworth's list. It's the exact same.

[White Rabbit Alice]

he and codsworth both shorten my name from White Rabbit Alice, to just alice.

i feel misgendered.

[RadCon One]

Първоначално публикувано от Charlemagne:

Most of the names in Codsworth's list are silly or are repeated with small spelling changes, while they left out many common ones. I expected them to have a better list for Starfield, but no. They just copy-pasted Codsworth's list. It's the exact same.

Well, the small spelling changes ones make sense. You don't need more voice-lines regardless of how many ways you spell a name, you just have them all redirect to the same voice-line.

Making more variations / spellings of names redirect to already existing voice-lines will probably be one of the first mods released once the creation kit comes out (assuming they haven't done so already without it).

With AI deepfake voices and Vasco being a seemingly easy one to recreate due to the robotic tone, I would say to expect entirely new names to come out not long after (people already made new names/lines in previous games even without this tech).

[Vlad 254]

Първоначално публикувано от RadCon One:

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Making more variations / spellings of names redirect to already existing voice-lines will probably be one of the first mods released once the creation kit comes out (assuming they haven't done so already without it).

With AI deepfake voices and Vasco being a seemingly easy one to recreate due to the robotic tone, I would say to expect entirely new names to come out not long after (people already made new names/lines in previous games even without this tech).

My thoughts exactly and once the CK comes out I'll be adding my character's name to VASCO's list.

[Charlemagne]

If the voice actor of Vasco doesn't object. This has been a problem with other AI voice imitations.

[RadCon One]

Първоначално публикувано от Charlemagne:

If the voice actor of Vasco doesn't object. This has been a problem with other AI voice imitations.

His consent is preferable, but his lack of it won't stop it from happening, just from it appearing on Nexus. This has been how it has gone in the past.