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urzubI am not entirely sure when I will post a new release, as Blauwvis is my only bug tester, and she can’t be everywhere at once. We are also still trying to finish this wiki and bug-sweep and add new content, but it can be tiresome. Some notes:

• The part of Morndas may require re-casting, as Kelly has a very busy schedule that may intervene. Will post the script up on Nexus soon.

• Just to talk about the difficulty of casting, I have not received one audition for Falatild, one of the chief protagonists of a 7-part questline. Not even a bad audition. A premier role with some decent exposure and nothing. So, I’m not sure what the timeline is for that being voiced.

• Apropos of the first two bullet points, I want to put a real-time script on this blog, as well as on the character pages themselves. Blauwvis is working on a FAQ as well, but she’s only one person and I am only one something or other. Man?

• Anyone who wants to contribute to the blog/wiki, send me an email at kristakahashi@gmail.com and I will add you as an author. Just adding tables, screenshots, and RefIDs is a big help. Seriously, we will take anyone. I’m not going to say sexual favors will be offered for your services, but I am strongly implying it.

• Following next release, I will probably offer loose file updates again. I think I am done tinkering with audio file names, which was the primary reason I kept the BSA as a whole.

• Since we are using loose files, missing audio or new audio will be added to the blog via posts on the front page as well as the character pages. Oh, and lookee here, it’s audio files for both RAYNES and ISOBEL.  Just look at the bottom right hand section of the table for the words Audio Files – Download on their respective character pages. Again, this is just an example of how loose file updates can be provided after the next release.

Lastly, here’s a teaser for the Brother and Keeper quest.

Meet the Actor – Anna Castiglioni (Anduniel)

Kris Takahashi Meet the Actor 6 Comments

Handsome Man's GrottoWhen it comes to commitment, there are all types. Some voice actors are incredibly reliable but like to take their time, so I give it to them. Others have an insatiable appetite for lines, so I tend to keep them fed, provided they have the talent, versatility, and recording quality goodness that we all strive for.

What makes Anna Castiglioni remarkable is not only does she check off all those boxes, she does so while working tirelessly on her own companion mod and about 178,237 other projects. While I believe her husband would object, if her and Jay ever had children they would probably have enough energy and dedication to end world hunger, build a bridge to mars, and develop an equation for quantum gravity. They would save the world. SAVE THE WORLD. The rest of us would just live in it.

In between rescuing the planet and working on the mods – all of them – she took some time to provide us with another literacy-free interview.

Meet the Actor – Christian Gaughf (Aranas)

Kris Takahashi Meet the Actor 6 Comments

Brother and PreacherNowadays, when it comes to good actors, I’m dealing from a position of strength. The mod is known on the street and popular with the kids. It’s been featured on all the major gaming blogs, and some of them even bothered to play it. And it all promises to get better with time. There is no need for me to sell the roles to quality actors. It sells itself.

This wasn’t always the case. When looking at the mod in its nascent form, as an actor, you really had to take a chance.  Thus it was rather serendipitous that some of the early actors who signed on to this project turned out to be some of the best. One of them was Christian Gaughf, also known as Aranas.  He was not only kind enough to do an interview for the blog, but with the help of Audrey over at AT&T, provided it in an eyes-free format. Apologies to those without ears.