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1. install xVASynth and voices as normal. I tried the Steam version initially, but now I have the Nexus version. Either should work.
2. install the Fuz Ro Bork xVASynth plugin as described in the mod's original description.
3. in Mod Organizer, add xVASynth as a program and launch it.
4. unlock Mod Organizer, and launch Skyrim.
5. if you are having any issues, double check the logs for both Fuz Ro Bork (in your SKSE my games folder) and xVASynth (next to xvasynth.exe) and make sure the file paths are correct. For instance, I had to manually set the correct mod_files_location setting in my FuzRoBork xVASynth plugin ini (located at xVASynth/resources/app/plugins/skyrim_fuz_ro_bork/settings.ini) to "mod_files_location=C:\users\steamuser\AppData\Roaming\xVASynth\realTimeTTS\". You may not have to do this. I messed around with settings a lot trying to get this to work and may have messed that one up along the way.
BONUS - Start xVASynth with Skyrim, close it when Skyrim closes. Windows users should also be able to use this.
1. create a new .bat file in your Skyrim directory and open it with a text editor. I named mine "start-skyrim.bat"
2. paste the following into the bat file, replacing the file to xVASynth.exe with the path to it on your computer, or for Linux users, the path to the exe from within your Proton/Wine prefix (I made this using the help of AI for full transparency)
@echo off
3. add the .bat file to Mod Organizer as you would any other .exe and run Skyrim using it for now on.:: Start xVASynth.exe
start "" Z:\media\user\External-Storage\Modding\xVASynth\xVASynth.exe
:: Start SKSE.exe which will open SkyrimSE.exe
start "" skse64_loader.exe
:: Wait for SkyrimSE.exe to start
:waitForSkyrim
echo Checking if SkyrimSE.exe has started...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq SkyrimSE.exe" 2>NUL | find "SkyrimSE.exe">NUL
if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" (
echo SkyrimSE.exe has started.
goto checkSkyrim
) else (
ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul
goto waitForSkyrim
)
:: Wait for SkyrimSE.exe to close
:checkSkyrim
echo Checking for SkyrimSE.exe...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq SkyrimSE.exe" 2>NUL | find "SkyrimSE.exe">NUL
if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" (
ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul
goto checkSkyrim
) else (
echo SkyrimSE.exe not found. Attempting to close xVASynth.exe.
taskkill /F /IM xVASynth.exe
)
echo SkyrimSE.exe has closed. xVASynth.exe has been terminated.
Are they compatible? Should I just let Fuz Ro Bork win?
Why? Because I’m running a 1.5.97 modlist. And the “Files” section of the mod is a complete mess—everything’s labeled for 1.6.4 or whatever, but nowhere does it say anything about 1.5.97.
So I tried everything. The last thing I attempted was just installing different versions of the mod. I read a few posts saying version 0.13 worked great for 1.5.97—but of course, that version doesn’t even exist under the “Files” tab. 😂 So I installed an even earlier version. In that one, the Windows (Microsoft) voices actually started working, but xVASynth still didn’t. At that point, I figured the problem wasn’t the mod.
So I kept digging around for another 2–3 hours.
In the end, I found out that the earlier version had a small grammar bug—somewhere in xVASynth’s JSON or plugin setup it was using
skyriminstead ofSkyrim, and that broke it. Once I fixed that, it started working.After that, I went back and tested a few more versions—because again, that "Files" section is chaos. Tons of versions, but no clear info on which one supports which version of the game.
So yeah, the latest version I got working with 1.5.97 was the one listed as version 1.0 on Nexus (released Feb 2, 2022). Funny thing is, in the FOMOD installer it says version 0.14... so I guess that’s actually the latest compatible one. After that, I tried 2.0 but it just didn’t work anymore.
All that time wasted just because the files section is a mess... 😩 But anyway, thanks for remaking this mod—really enjoying it now.
💡 Quick Tutorial (for others using xVASynth with 1.5.97):
Documents/My Games/Skyrim/SKSE/fuz...log"Users/Admin/AppData/Roaming/xVASynth/realTimeTTS/preffmpeg_output.wav: No such file or directory."
Is someone else running into this issue?
Where would I start if I wished to make a patch for it?
"Fuz Ro Bork" or "Fuz Ro Bork - Skyrim Text-To-Speech" ?
Hey, if you having issue where no voices are showing in the mcm menu in game, (for me any ways) I went and checked in the mod "fuz Ro Bork" (right click in mo2 > go to skse/plugins/ and there's no ini files getting generated for me.
What I did to resolve this was manually add a ini, the author shared below MY COMMENT however what the ini SHOULD look like, I ADVISE if you try this using what THEIR ini file looks like!
Again, I'm just sharing what I did. In the mod fuz ro bork > skse/plugins/(here) Create a new text file in the location mentioned above, we are going to save it as "FuzRoBork.ini" > Remember to save it as "all file types" not a txt docIt should contain the following:
[General]
VoiceOutputFolder = "Sound/Voice/"
DefaultVoice = "stock_1" ; Choose the voice (stock_1.fuz, stock_2.fuz, etc.)
EnableFallback = true
[Logging]
LogLevel = 2
LogFile = "FuzRoBork.log"
[General]
WordsPerSecondSilence=2
SkipEmptyResponses=1
MsPerWordSilence=-1.000000
PlayPlayerDialogue=1
PlayNPCDialogue=1
PlayBookPages=0
PlayBooks=0
PlayLoadingScreenText=0
VoicePlayerActions=0
SpeakParentheses=0
EnableHotKeys=0
CustomTempPath=
PlayerLanguage=
FemaleLanguage=
MaleLanguage=
NarratorLanguage=
PlayerVoiceRate=-11.000000
FemaleVoiceRate=-11.000000
MaleVoiceRate=-11.000000
NarratorVoiceRate=-11.000000
PlayerVoiceVolume=-1.000000
FemaleVoiceVolume=-1.000000
MaleVoiceVolume=-1.000000
NarratorVoiceVolume=-1.000000
PlayerVoicePitch=-99
FemaleVoicePitch=-99
MaleVoicePitch=-99
NarratorVoicePitch=-99
And yes, 100% not going to try and act like I know more then I do, I did use chatGPT cuz nothing else was working? When I launch this game my INI indeed looking nothing like this..
I'm fully open to suggestion for why the INI is not getting generated when opening the game maybe we can figure this out in more detail togather?
P.s. ty for the mod btw, I mean no disrespect or anything I'm just trying to figure this out and share what worked for me... That said I understand how INI's work and I get why you said this sounds absurd, but I can reproduce the results and record it if it helps?