This is a soundset for female characters using the voice of Grace from "Planescape: Torment". As this is my favourite soundset from any game, I thought it might be a good idea to make it available for Neverwinter Nights characters. It would be suitable for a good or neutral character to whom faith is not unimportant, and who keeps a cool and reasoned head most of the time. The soundset has been tested in both games and shows up as "Harper Scout" in character creation.
I have come across other Grace conversions, but I wasn't completely happy about using them, because they included PS:T specific references (e.g. "The brothel was a learning experience...") that wouldn't fit in with my NWN characters. This soundset is reasonably devoid of Sensate references, and as a result is quite versatile.
There is a separate download for NWN1 and NWN2, because soundsets work slightly differently between the games. In NWN1 you need a custom talk table to make the soundset work for PCs (this way, it displays the character's utterances in text over the PC's head), but in NWN2 you don't (however, the soundset.2da for NWN2 is significantly expanded). So, if you want this soundset for NWN1, download GraceNWN1.7z - and, if you want it for NWN2, download GraceNWN2.7z. If you want it for both games, download both (it's just easier). Or, if you want it for both games and are on slow dialup, you can download GraceCombo.7z and convert the NWN1 version to usability NWN2 by following my instructions in a text file.
The NWN1 version contains a small demo module, which is associated with the hakpak and the custom talk table. The demo module was made with toolset version HotU 1.69 Beta 2. The NWN2 version does not have a demo module, because I don't think it's really necessary (custom voicesets are much easier to add to NWN2).
PLEASE NOTE: I'm putting this up in 7Z only, but you don't need 7Zip to decrypt 7Z files. WinRAR opens them as well, and most people who download things from the Vault will have WinRAR. If anyone who doesn't have WinRAR desperately wants a plain ZIP version, just ask. But, honestly, for the sake of a small download for WinRAR, you'll save yourself a lot of time later being able to download better compressed files in RAR and 7Z format.
This is the Grace Soundset for NWN2. Just pop it in My Documents / Neverwinter Nights 2/Override. It shows up as "Harper Scout" at the bottom of the list when you select a female voice.
This is the Grace Soundset for NWN1. You need to associate the .hak and the .tlk with your module to make it work properly. The talk table is CEP2 compatible. It shows up as "Harper Scout" in the middle of the list when you select a female voice.
This contains the Grace Soundset for NWN1, plus instructions for how to copy and change it into a version that works in NWN2. It is intended primarily for people on dial-up who need downloads to be as small as possible but who still want this soundset for both games. If you download this, please read the instructions carefully, and contact me if anything is unclear.
Fall-from-Grace in the tiny demo module included with the NWN1 version of this soundset. (NWN2 version doesn't need a demo module because soundsets are easier to add to NWN2.)
Hi, Versipellis! :-) Thanks for the download. Personally, I think that PS:T is the greatest roleplaying game of all time. Of course, it didn't have a toolset... But one can't have everything! ;-D _________________________ KotOR Heads FR Deity and Faction Cloaks Fall-from-Grace Soundset
I was downloading this, looked up and saw you had done it! Lol, how funny!
Anyway, i love FFG's voice... She's a really great character. PST had great voice acting, compared to NWN1's... Questionable acting. _________________________ I knowing the teachings of Zerthimon, I have become stronger.
Posted by Lithos715 at 2009-02-14 02:48:20 Voted 10.00 on 02/14/09
Ahh... Grace. Voiced by the ever talented Jennifer Hale. Without a doubt my favorite Torment character. Thank you for this! _________________________ Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, "Where the heck is the ceiling?!"
Thanks for the vote and comment, Keltic_Oryantal! You simply must pick up Planescape: Torment if you have the chance. Failing that, maybe a friend could lend it to you? A friend of a friend? Do whatever you can to play this incomparably wonderful game! :o) _________________________ KotOR Heads FR Deity and Faction Cloaks Fall-from-Grace Soundset
Posted by Keltic_Oryantal at 2008-07-25 06:59:28 Voted 10.00 on 07/25/08
Beautiful voice and not typical at all! Glad you were able to grab her because I definately agree with you about a lot of the female voices either being over the top or just over-acted. This voice is definately going to be used for my favorite NPC. ;)
I've grabbed the voices and grabbed the music for my haks; what a shame I can't get my hands on a copy of Planescape since I've never played it. _________________________ Cheers,
*K.O*
"Eliminating the need for a PnP game one NWN area at a time."
Thank you, Izk! :o) This different sound is one of the reasons I like the voices from Infinity Engine games. Grace, in particular, sounds to me more like a real person when she's speaking than an actress going over the top with her lines. ;o) Of course, part of the reason for this is that Jennifer Hale is a superb voice actress! :oD _________________________ KotOR Heads FR Deity and Faction Cloaks Fall-from-Grace Soundset
Posted by Izk The Mad at 2008-07-05 11:14:16 Voted 10.00 on 07/05/08
Great set. Thanks! I've been using this for a while, but I forgot to vote. Unfortunately I never got to finish PS:T, for reasons I can't remember now. What I did play of it has stayed with me as a gaming masterpiece.
This has a different "acoustic feel" from the existing soundsets, and I like it. Different acoustics in the original recording sessions, and different sound design in the games. The old IE games did seem to have a more "intimate" feel to the voice sets. If I had to explain it, I'd say it sounds softer and closer, versus louder and farther away like the NWN sets, at least on my surround system. Perfect for mysterious, other-worldly female characters. Thanks again! :) _________________________ Silent Hill-ish Hak | Skybox Experiments | Creature/NPC Reskins Vol 1 | Works In Progress
Posted by Skitzo at 2008-02-20 13:46:37 Voted 9.50 on 02/20/08
Fantastic voiceset, Ill be using it in my next module.
Well constructed and best available in my opinion. _________________________ NWN2 voicesets for NWN1
Posted by ladyelvenstar at 2008-01-25 07:02:49 Voted 8.75 on 01/25/08
Thank you for making this soundset available! I think it is perfect for one of the companions in A Time To Die and I hope you do more... :) _________________________
Gaming Parents Studios - Currently working on A Time to Die Act I and Into the Forgotten Realms
Vault Submissions: Movie Trailer of A Time to Die | Unicorn Run Prefab **NEW**
Thanks! If I do more soundsets, I'll take a look at that one. :)
That said, I probably won't be doing another soundset conversion for a while, as they actually take a lot more time than you might think. Not all the character sound categories match between infinity engine games and NWN - e.g. there's no "victory," "cuss," "sick," "hold," etc., in infinity engine soundsets, but they *do* have many more "select" sounds. This makes it really hard to choose which approximation to go with - I think one Grace soundset has "there is nothing I can do" for the "sick" sound, which made sense, but only after you thought about it for a second. It's never 100% satisfactory. I guess you just do what you can! But my indecisiveness is legendary, so I spend a long time humming and hawing between options. ;) _________________________ KotOR Heads FR Deity and Faction Cloaks Fall-from-Grace Soundset
Posted by Myxale at 2008-01-17 15:40:30 Voted 8.00 on 01/16/08
You're right!
She had this calm about her; and not to mention the smooth voice.
And about the rating...well it sure as hell deserved it.
I also think that it would be cool if we had the drow soundset from IWD2. They were hot too. It was quite the exotic voice from what i remember. _________________________ Body to Ash, Mind to Dust, Soul to Salt.
Make your mark in the soup-fields of the Cathatomy.
All this dreaming... It's making me tired.
You're welcome! I've always had a soft spot for her too. ;) Thanks for the vote and the comment.
As well as loving Grace as a character, I really like her voice also. Apart from a single, solitary soundset from IWD (possibly female fighter 2), I've found it very difficult to get my hands on a female soundset that isn't over the top. Fall-from-Grace doesn't lose her head in a crisis - or, possibly, ever. :D Nice when you want your character to be, well, not a ninny. ;p _________________________ KotOR Heads FR Deity and Faction Cloaks Fall-from-Grace Soundset
Posted by Myxale at 2008-01-16 01:55:52 Voted 8.00 on 01/16/08
It's a great addition to my soundset!
I always had a soft spot for Grace. And Torment being my all-time fav RPG makes this mod a instant DL fo me!
Kudos! _________________________ Body to Ash, Mind to Dust, Soul to Salt.
Make your mark in the soup-fields of the Cathatomy.
All this dreaming... It's making me tired.
Site
at 2011-01-25 22:13:10
at 2008-02-01 18:04:15
