Originally posted by Xestia:

A mod where the scene opens up with Triss and Yen tying Geralt up on the bed except instead of them walking out they make out with each other instead. The time for fan fiction is nigh.

Indeed, its so unrealistic that we can have only 1 wife. All these sorceress should be grateful for what we have done for them!

The Witcher 4 is coming!

It would be good to promote the use of steam workwhop since there are many very good mods in it and it is much easier to use from here, from where I am reading this.

You made a big deal for a year about mods and the workshop....Why are these not on the Workshop? I really hate messing with nexusmods.

Cool CDPR

感谢无私的创作者

Why aren't AI voice lines allowed?

Originally posted by method:

Why aren't AI voice lines allowed?

they really should be allowed. it is super hard to create voiced content for modders and that is a core aspect of the game.

Originally posted by method:

Why aren't AI voice lines allowed?

How is this not obvious?

For the same reason why you can't use your phone during a test or exam; the entire of point of this contest is to demonstrate YOUR individual/group prowess and knowledge with the tools you're given and not what you can do while being assisted by, relying on or enhanced by an AI.

It's literally basic competition ethics: Submit your OWN work.

Originally posted by ´EE`∞EternaL:

they really should be allowed. it is super hard to create voiced content for modders and that is a core aspect of the game.

Flawed reasoning.

The rules are applied equally for every contestant and the tools contestants are given are the same. In other words, every contestant faces the same advantages and disadvantages as dictated by the rules.

If voiceover is a particular concern, the rules of the contest clearly state that you can enter in a group of (up to) 5 people per entry. 5 people is more than enough voices for a contest of this caliber (especially so once you consider that one skilled person can do multiple voices). After all, you're not expected to create a massive Blood & Wine level expansion but instead a small to medium sized questline at most.

There is zero reason to use AI.

Edit: Perhaps instead of facetiously giving a clown award (as if it disproves anything I’ve said), come up with an actually honest and sound rebuttal to my argument and state why you think why AI should be allowed. If the best “rebuttal” you can come up with is a clown award then do yourself a favor save your Steam points and get yourself a new profile pic, profile showcase, background or badge instead of squandering it on random forum comments.

The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt!!!

Originally posted by An Angry Yordle:

I started losing faith in CD Project Red after the release of Cyberpunk. The release of REDkit brought my faith back. Official modding support in an AAA game is just awesome.

consoles and playing under the recommended spec is the only reason it got bad press on release. playing on a pc that exceeded the recommended specs resulted in no issues. noone I know nor myself experienced any issues on pc the only people I know who had issues were on console or had out dated pc hardware

Originally posted by Titan Awaken:

Originally posted by method:

Why aren't AI voice lines allowed?

How is this not obvious?

For the same reason why you can't use your phone during a test or exam; the entire of point of this contest is to demonstrate YOUR individual/group prowess and knowledge with the tools you're given and not what you can do while being assisted by, relying on or enhanced by an AI.

It's literally basic competition ethics: Submit your OWN work.

Originally posted by ´EE`∞EternaL:

they really should be allowed. it is super hard to create voiced content for modders and that is a core aspect of the game.

Flawed reasoning.

The rules are applied equally for every contestant and the tools contestants are given are the same. In other words, every contestant faces the same advantages and disadvantages as dictated by the rules.

If voiceover is a particular concern, the rules of the contest clearly state that you can enter in a group of (up to) 5 people per entry. 5 people is more than enough voices for a contest of this caliber (especially so once you consider that one skilled person can do multiple voices). After all, you're not expected to create a massive Blood & Wine level expansion but instead a small to medium sized questline at most.

There is zero reason to use AI.

Edit: Perhaps instead of facetiously giving a clown award (as if it disproves anything I’ve said), come up with an actually honest and sound rebuttal to my argument and state why you think why AI should be allowed. If the best “rebuttal” you can come up with is a clown award then do yourself a favor save your Steam points and get yourself a new profile pic, profile showcase, background or badge instead of squandering it on random forum comments.

Im not entirely sure CD Projekt Red has the exact same policy to voiced AI as you.
They did already use voiced AI in consent with the family of an deceased actor, which they still needed for Phantom Liberty (Cyberpunk 2077). They were praised by the press for it, which is usually strictly against it (because it endangers their jobs).

However they were legally safe with it. The issue about AI is currently not having legal permission to a lot of voices. That is something that Content creators will not always guarantee, so for CDPR to be on the legally safe side, they just forbid this.

The rules are the same as much as they would be the same with AI permitted.
You always have access to the internet, in the web you can search for solutions.
Some people are more talented and experienced some people need more help.
They might get help by other people or help by AI.
They might know automation tools that take a lot of work from you in the engine or they might need somebody helping them with that or ask search engines or AI (which is a search engine in most cases)

As I have said the benefit would be much more complex storylines, because most of the mods showcased on CDPRs page are currently without any voicelines.
I think that voiced quests are a critical part of the game, therefore I am personally only interested in cutscenes and investigations that are voiced.

It is very hard for mod creators to implement voiced storylines. It is something that was always very rare to find as it was the aspect that held modders back from official content.
Voice actors need to be found, need to agree to portray the designed content (modders often clash) and they need to be paid. These are too many conditions for most mod creators.

Luckily there is a much bigger modding scene than this contest for Witcher 3 and I am very excited to test out AI voiced mods in the future. I have seen some great stuff that is simply not existing in video games.

Will these be added in an official patch or do we have to mode them in separately?

fsr 3.1 would be amazing btw

Cool stuff. It's nice to see the community being able to keep this game alive.