calamarain
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EDIT: Have written the scripts for voice acting - please see post below if you want to do voice acting. You'll need a microphone, and to send me a voice sample. Either attach it to a post on this board, or email it to me at the address in my sig

OK... the whopping great JtRH Hold Of Doom And Taking Far Too Much Of My Time is almost done. And for my first hold... I think it's damned good.

Current statistics of the hold:
203 rooms
14 mail levels + 1 secret level
Speeches for NPCs written, but NPCs still being added.
Voice recording in progress for the main NPC character.
Puzzle room aspects of the hold = 99% complete.

I like things to be mostly surprising and hate unfinished work. So I'm going to be beta-ing this hold privately rather than on the main board, and thus would like to ask for experienced volunteers. Buying a CaravelNet membership tomorrow so I can do a private board. Be warned, it's not a small hold - only about 10 of those 203 rooms are linkers/corridors, there's about 190 puzzle rooms.

I would also like to ask for volunteers to do some voice acting. The main part, I'm playing myself (easier that way, since there's a lot to record for it), but would like a few volunteers to record some miscellaneous lines for the minor characters. I can only do so many different voices

Please reply to this post if you wish to volunteer for either role. Be warned, as I said before - this is not a small hold.

203 rooms in less than two months. That's not bad for a "newbie" I rock. Or at least pebble.

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Dex Stewart
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I would absolutely love to be a beta tester. Count me in. I currently don't have CaravelNet either, but I've been planning to buy it for a long time, and now I got an extra reason, I'll buy it on Monday.

Jeff_Ray...
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I'd like to, but my voice sounds too kiddish, and I don't have a working mic right now.

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calamarain
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Jeff_Ray... wrote:
I'd like to, but my voice sounds too kiddish, and I don't have a working mic right now.

Hey, who says there won't be a couple of kiddish parts? My voice is a nasal British drawl, so I'm limited myself. But not having a mike, that's the bugger.

What about beta-testing?

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Voice actors, you say? I'd be happy to do a few lines for you if you want.


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Jeff_Ray...
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I don't have CaravelNet anymore. Unless we do this by e-mail or PM, I can't test.

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I would like to test too, but I'm not sure about the voice acting. I have a mic, and a deep voice, and I know how to transfer to OGG files. Maybe once I play through the hold a little bit, I'll decide if the roll isn't too much for me.

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Jeff_Ray... wrote:
I don't have CaravelNet anymore. Unless we do this by e-mail or PM, I can't test.

Hmmm... I know you need CaravelNet to make a beta board and administer it, but I don't know if you need it to be invited onto it and use it.

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yes, you need CaravelNet to be involved with the private beta boards in any capacity (though I think if your CaravelNet expires after you have access to one, you can still read/post to it, but you won't be able to get hold updates)


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I'd like too help, and maybe record some lines as well. I have a deep voice, that occasionally squawks a bit, but I can keep rerecording until I get one that's not. Also, I have sister who does a mean crazy voice. You should hear her.

Actually, now that I think about it, you can. Go to the Contest board, and poke around for a thread called GA2 Gossiper Poll, or something like that, look for entries made by Bunches, and listen to those to see what she can do. Since I ran the contest, I don't believe I entered.

EDIT: Here's a link to the posts. And it looks like I did enter after all, don't base my voice off of them though, my voice is deeper now.

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I want to beta-test, and if I can, I will do voice acting, but I'm 12.

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calamarain
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OK. I'll get a few of the little bits I want to do done, then I'll make the beta board this weekend and invite those of you who've volunteered. If you've not posted yet wanting to test and/or do voice acting, please post to this thread and I'll bring you along as well.

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We can still handle this via PM or e-mail.

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Elfstone
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I will happily do a little voice acting, if you need a female voice. You can hear me in TCB (Gossip) and the recent Smitemasters Selection (Museum Guide and Administrator).

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If I get CaravelNet, I'll gladly do it.

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Wow, lots of people volunteering for voice acting! I'll finish off the scripts for the minor characters (shouldn't be more than 8-10 lines each), and ask those who've volunteered to send me their voices

Well, Erik did post in the General board saying that people should ask in Architecture for voice actors... it's working!

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calamarain
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OK, I've pretty much got the script for the minor characters.

There are seven of them, plus a little extra. Some of them may be duplicated, if you can do two distinct voices.

So, if you want to do voice acting for this hold, what I'm going to ask you for is a sound test. Just record a couple of sentences in the voice you're going to use, and send the file to me, or attach it in a post here. You can go for a specific part, or just let me decide which fits best. Then I'll decide which part you get. The largest part has ten lines, the shortest has three. Don't worry about editing it too much, it's only a test.

If we can't fill them all, I can probably do a couple more myself, with a little vocal distortion, but I'd prefer as much variety as possible.

Parts available

1) Goblins (a good goblin-like voice needed)
2) Guard (authoratative, must be male. Deep is good)
3) Priest/Priestess (reading lines like a prayer. Any voice will do.)
4) Engineer (Any voice will do)
5) Tourist (A little awe in your voice. Any voice will do.)
6) Tar/Mud technician (analytical, precise. Any voice will do.)
7) Mad prisoner (Slightly unhinged. Any voice will do)

Extras: Two quick lines (any voice will do)
Extras: A few acknowledgements (e.g. Yes Sir, Yes Ma'am, Got it, that's right, I agree, etc. Any voice will do)

There'll be a secret room in the hold with all the credits of everyone's who's contributed, your names will quite obviously be in it

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Pneh
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I think that I would be perfect for almost every voice you need. I just dont have a mic.

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I'd like to be a Betatester, i just bought CaravelNet so inviting me shouldn't be a problem.

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If you're still looking for people, I'd also be happy to record a line or three. (When you say "send the file to me", what exactly do you mean? Have you published your email address somewhere?)

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Hi calamarain,
I would be happy to beta-test, if you still need people.

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calamarain
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Znirk wrote:
If you're still looking for people, I'd also be happy to record a line or three. (When you say "send the file to me", what exactly do you mean? Have you published your email address somewhere?)

Yes, it's the one in my profile. Looking forward to hearing your voice.

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I can beta-test this hold.

I might be able to do some speech if I can find that dagnamit microphone... British voices for the win! etc. etc. *cough wheeze* Can't believe I said that.

British voice, I can do certain impressions, don't think I could do goblins. Anythings else, I'm game for. I found it btw. Isn't too mashed so sound recordings are alright.

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calamarain
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Yellow_Mage wrote:
I can beta-test this hold.

I might be able to do some speech if I can find that dagnamit microphone... British voices for the win! etc. etc. *cough wheeze* Can't believe I said that.

British voice, I can do certain impressions, don't think I could do goblins. Anythings else, I'm game for. I found it btw. Isn't too mashed so sound recordings are alright.

Just because a voice is British doesn't make it brilliant I'm British and I have a slight lisp and a bit of a drawl,but that works OK for this character. My problem is that my microphone has trouble with plosives (sounds that involve a rapid expansion of air, e.g. p or b), so if I speak into it at the wrong angle... messes up the recording. Getting there though, recording the files as I work.

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I can probably beta but I'm busy for tommarow and the day after.

I can PM you my E-mail address.

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How can I resist? Count me in!

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calamarain
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Thanks for all your volunteering. I must apologise for the delay in uploading the hold, I'm just receiving some sound files (voice acting) and am incorporating them into the hold. Once most of them are included, the beta (well, mostly finished!) version of the hold will be uploaded for testing.

I feel like an airline stewardess.

"We apologise for the inconvenience. The crew will shortly be round to serve tea and biscuits".

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Oh, I also have a microphone, it's just that I can't get it to work. If I can get it to work, I'll be more than happy to do some male child voice acting. That happens to be who I am(literally).
I feel like I'm part of something! hooray!

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calamarain wrote:
Thanks for all your volunteering. I must apologise for the delay in uploading the hold, I'm just receiving some sound files (voice acting) and am incorporating them into the hold. Once most of them are included, the beta (well, mostly finished!) version of the hold will be uploaded for testing.

I feel like an airline stewardess.

"We apologise for the inconvenience. The crew will shortly be round to serve tea and biscuits".

You know, I think it would be a good idea to not incorporate the voice acting yet. It makes the filesize frackin' huge and beta-testers don't really care how the hold sounds... they just wanna check if everything's possible and fun.

calamarain
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Dex Stewart wrote:

calamarain wrote:
Thanks for all your volunteering. I must apologise for the delay in uploading the hold, I'm just receiving some sound files (voice acting) and am incorporating them into the hold. Once most of them are included, the beta (well, mostly finished!) version of the hold will be uploaded for testing.

I feel like an airline stewardess.

"We apologise for the inconvenience. The crew will shortly be round to serve tea and biscuits".

You know, I think it would be a good idea to not incorporate the voice acting yet. It makes the filesize frackin' huge and beta-testers don't really care how the hold sounds... they just wanna check if everything's possible and fun.

You do have a point.

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