NPCs in Skyrim: Special Edition can say your name with a mod

A recent mod for Skyrim: Special Edition uses AI to make NPCs actually say the name of the player’s character, regardless of the name they chose. The Say My Name mod uses the AI voice-acting tool xVASynth, created by software developer Dan Ruta, to mimic NPCs’ voices and make Skyrim a more personal experience. 

A video showing the software changing the voice lines of some NPCs as they talk to the player character surfaced earlier this week on Ruta’s YouTube channel, as spotted by PC Gamer. The mod isn’t perfect, but it sounds way better than expected—even when you use odd names like xX_dragon_killer_420_69_Xx, the first example Ruta showed in the video. Sometimes, the difference will be so subtle that it’s hard to notice there’s anything amiss due to NPCs maintaining their voice and tones almost equal to the original.