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  1. Aelarr
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    ABOUT THE VOICED ADDON AND THE 2.0.0 UPDATE OF UNSLAAD:
    Yes, only act 1 is voiced now. And it will remain so for the foreseeable future, until GLENMORIL is finished. Please don't complain.

    The reasoning for this decision is as follows: with the latest update, UNSLAAD is now quite firmly connected with both VIGILANT and GLENMORIL. At least one character appears in quite major role in all three mods and several in smaller ones. And the stories of those characters are not yet over in GLENMORIL, so it makes no sense to start a voicing project now without the guarantee that the voice actors will be able to return in a year or two years' time. And I'd like to keep those voiced addons as consistent as possible with minimal amount of redoing stuff for everyone.

    The current plan is therefore to wait until GLENMORIL is finished, all translations finalized and the stories told in the mods understood as well as possible (yes, UNSLAAD gets perhaps as heavy as VIGILANT now) until any work on voicing starts. When that time comes, all three mods will be voiced in one go for the sake of quality and consistency. And yes, that means that VIGILANT is getting remastered.

    So, we have some waiting in front of us. Maybe 6 months. Maybe a year. Maybe two. Maybe more. I don't know. But I'll be here, ready to work on these mods again, because they're more than worth my time. I hope you will still be here, too.

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    Translation revision incoming ... soonTM

    While we're waiting for the entire trilogy (Vigilant + Glenmoril + Unslaad) to be finished, I am currently also working on translation revisions, both to prepare the ground for the future (re)voicing project and to introduce more consistency across all three mods.

    Some info on what this entails:


    • typo corrections (there are miraculously not that many, but they still drive me up the wall)
    • redone translation where needed (because there are unfortunately some mistakes in the translation, too, though nothing that would totally change anything)
    • better consistency in item, location, magic effect, and NPC naming conventions across all three mods (if something appears in Vigilant and is then mentioned or appears again in Glenmoril and Unslaad, that thing will be named the same - this is not always the case at the moment)
    • item and spell descriptions will mimic those found in the vanilla game in style (maybe feels nitpicky, but I want more consistency)
    • more natural flow in books and dialogue (easier to read/speak out loud for future VAs)
    • made a lot of the vague/strange/gibberish in the books a little more understandable (don't worry, those weirder than weird books about Ja'bal and the Eggs/Chicks/Chickens are still weird and nonsensical ... but they can be understood now provided you have some hindsight from the entire trilogy, know a lot about the stranger TES lore and possibly read Vicn's blog ... and I realize this isn't very helpful
    • paid even more attention to both TES lore and external influences (seen mostly in some item names or descriptions where it makes sense, but otherwise most players likely won't notice anything much here ... just know that my translation spreadsheets are full of links and comments and I probably still haven't caught all the references)
    • all the text thoroughly checked with Grammarly and ProWritingAid (the current translation isn't checked at all, and you may or may not have noticed that English isn't actually my first language, either)
    • ...

    Know that this means big changes; once this revision is done and I'm happy with it, the revised translation will likely be very different from the one currently uploaded here. This doesn't mean that the story conveyed in the mod will suddenly change or something like that - it just means that the translation will be better and more accurate in all regards ... and that currently voiced dialogue may not match the subtitles all that well anymore (but what is said will essentially remain the same).

    Revised translation will be uploaded as an optional, SILENT file at first and it will be entirely your decision whether you'll combine it with the current voiced addon or not. However, once I'm reasonably sure that the trilogy is finished, all the voice work will be done with the revised translation in mind.

    When is it coming out? When it's done. But I did finish everything but the books and dialogue for all three mods already, and while that is the largest chunk of all the text, it's also the most enjoyable part of the translation process (even if it means spending three hours analyzing the books about Ja'bal and the utter insanity the Pipers love to spout so much). :)

    And who knows, I might even try something with the AI voicing while we wait for Vicn to complete the trilogy for good. No promises on that, though.
  2. AleksShadowDawn
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    I don't know where else to ask, but, does someone know what I have to do with arkved? He just keeps telling me to fulfill my promise.
  3. poeticfly
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    tfw the trailer gives you chills.
  4. Arketon137
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    Please end it :( 
  5. SatansComrade
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    Been waiting for this. Thank you!
  6. Juggled
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    Eagerly awaiting this completion :)
  7. yapeyapeyape
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    I just wanted to thank you guys for your work. Keep up the good work and know that your efforts wont be wasted because A LOT of people are still waiting the voiced version.
  8. Arketon137
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    thank you for all your job guys... you are the greatest, please dont stop
  9. tomanoku
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    Is this project still alive? Will we really receive a voice patch when Glenmoril gets it's final release?
    1. Aelarr
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      Yes. The sticky says that, too.
  10. Oyhuria
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    Man, can't wait to glenmoril be completed those mods are an piece of art and those voice acting are really amazing
  11. Bigice5150
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    Thanks for making this.  I understand the focus for your project's has been Vigiliant and the upcoming Glenmoril.  However, honest opinion this one of Vicn's work is my personal favorite and I'm so glad you made a translation for this.  Really eager too one day get the voiced version as well, though I understand that real life, work, and the fact that some of these mods are still being refined and changed are all a factor.  Just know it's appreciated and look forward too seeing it someday.  Just please don't give up on this project.  Thanks again for you and your team's work.