V VoicePack (Cyberpunk 2077)
Sardonic. Cynical. Hard-boiled.
Cherami Leigh’s BAFTA-nominated performance as the femme V has a lot going for it.
– *** Explicit Language warning ***
– Approx 600 lines
– Radio Filter effect only
– A few in-joke references, but nothing immersion-breaking
– Female Soldiers Only
– NO Psi, SPARK, or WOTC Hero-class cue coverage (except Reaper)
– Some LongWar specific abilities are hooked up & draw from a generic pool
– Cooked
This pack is drawn from a selective review of V’s dialogue from Cyberpunk 2077 (NOT including the Phantom Liberty DLC. Consensus is the performance & writing for the DLC were a bit uneven).
Unfortunately, the raw voicebank data from Cyberpunk is organized in a way that makes hunting through the 15+ hours of her dialogue transcripts very tricky, even with thorough transcription tools and my 200+ hours experience with the source material. Critically, there’s no way to easily audit all the various combat barks from any particular action scene because the way the files were ordered does not group all types of dialogue chronologically or predictably.
The other wrinkle: Many players would agree the writing of V’s character and dialogue left a lot to be desired because it was trying to have the protagonist be everything to everybody who might step into her shoes: verbose hard-boiled neo-noir detective, cynical mercenary, streetwise punk, corpo agent….the list goes on. Finding lines that felt consistent, punchy, and appropriate for XCom is open to interpretation.
With all that in mind, I’d hesitate to call this pack the ‘definitive’ V – at least not yet.
Even though the character comes in a few different flavors that don’t always combine well, this pack should definitely feel recognizable and appropriate to XCom. I made pains to avoid the cringey lines and lean into what made Cherami Leigh’s V sound likable, funny, and capable. She’s still a grouchy smartass and a bit unpredictable – willing to throw shade at unlikely moments – and at unlikely targets.
I may update this pack in the future. I hope you’ll enjoy it, and I welcome any feedback or assists identifying good lines in the comments.
Many thanks to the contributions of the heroes below for their contributions and guides.
Cherami Leigh & CDProjektRed
Ayser for the excellent Voicepack creation guide & SoundCue template package
Iridar for the Enhanced Mod Project Template
Aquilio for the Voice Patcher
Robojumper For the voice script
and all the helpful folks on the discord continuing to make this game so awesome
If you appreciate my mods or have special requests for mod updates, I welcome tips, feedback, and commission requests on my KoFi (https://ko-fi.com/olfactorypuma). You can see what other voicepack projects I’m considering or currenting have in progress. Thanks to my supporters so far! I will consider voicepack commission requests!
