How to make an XCom 2 Voice Pack
207The Dev tools have been around for a while, but they aren't exactly clear for how to actually go about making a voice pack for XCom 2.
I've read various pointers, tips, and a lot of confusion and misinformation about it - so I though it best to just show how it's done in a simple video.
This video will show you step by step how to create a basic voice pack. It doesn't go into advanced procedures like multiple voices/sounds per cue - but it should outline the main steps to get a pack working.
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XComContent.ini
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[XComGame.X2BodyPartTemplateManager]
+BodyPartTemplateConfig=(PartType="Voice", Language="english", Gender=eGender_Male, TemplateName="XanderVoice", ArchetypeName="XanderVoicePack.XComXanderVoice")
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XComGame.int
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[XanderVoice X2BodyPartTemplate]
DisplayName="Xander"
Pack not working?
- As a first step, assign a sound to every single option in the voice pack.
- Check the Gender
- Make sure the voice banks have been rebuilt
- And make sure you use the most up to date upk file when you build and debug the project.
These are all common failing points, so it's worth mentioning them early.
Redscreening? You've named something wrong. Most things are case sensitive, so recheck them from the start - and worst case, copy them out as written.
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This video has been helped by many parts of the XCom 2 Development Community. Pages and pages of questions and answers, but most notably the XDev section on Reddit - especially I'd recommend you go there and read through the threads. There's a lot of valuable information that I don't go into here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/xdev/
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XCom 2 is of course a turn based strategy game from Firaxis. You should have the dev tools, XCom Mod Buddy and access to the XCom 2 editor before you even begin this. Oh, and have at least one voice file ready to go. You can use the same voice file in all the allocated actor sounds as a proof of concept, but of course it's better if you have more prepared.
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