AI VoiceOver Addon Uses ChatGPT to Add Voice Acted Quests
Ever wanted to hear NPCs say their quest lines instead of just read them? The new AI VoiceOver addon by MrThinger uses ChatGPT to generate voices for Classic WoW quests, breathing new life into old text. AI VoiceOver on CurseAI VoiceOver on Github As of right now, the addon only supports original Classic WoW quests, and has not yet progressed to include Burning Crusade, Wrath, or Retail.
Voice Acted QuestsInterestingly, this isn't the first or even the second time players have attempted to add more voices into the game. In 2018, the WoW: Voice Acted Quests project by TioMIklas used real people to give voice to the quests of post-Cataclysm WoW, completing most of the early Human and Undead starting zones before though the project ran into legal issues with Blizzard, resulting in its total shutdown. The previous Voice Acted Quests addon involved real fans lending their voices to the World of Warcraft questing experience.
Hello TioMiklas, I’m Josh Allen, from the World of Warcraft Community Team. We came across your Voice Acted Quests project, and I have to say, the work you’ve put into it is very impressive! Unfortunately, I’ve been told that this project infringes on our intellectual copyrights in a way that we can’t allow. You may recall a similar situation with an addon called “Warcraft Tales” a few months ago. While your project is slightly different, it’s still considered a re-performance of our established works. Because of that, we have to ask you to stop production and distribution of the Voice Acted Quests project. Rather than going straight to delivering a legal notice, they’ve asked me to contact you directly to deliver the news and answer any questions you may have. Like I said, it’s a very impressive Read more on wowhead.com
