Age specific leader lines could be a thing.

[AntSou]

When I saw this slide I started thinking about why does the suspension of disbelief come easier to me when thinking of Augustus leading Rome into a French Empire, than the idea of starting as Napoleon leading Rome. And I think I feel like that for any Ancient Era leader.

Then I started to consider the wider implications. Consider this: Elizabeth can no longer say, for instance, Would you be interested in a trade agreement with England, because there might be no England.

I think there's three possible scenarios:
1. The leader lines are fixed, and so you get Elizabeth mentioning England in the Ancient era and throughout the game, regardless of whether England even ends up in that game. This sounds too jarring to be the case;
2. The lines are generic and related to the leader personality, but with no mentions to the culture they come from. So Elizabeth never mentions England, Napoleon never mentions France, etc;
3. Specific lines related to the leader's culture only trigger when/if you play that culture. So Elizabeth might say "Would you be interested in a trade agreement with England?" only when you're leading England as Elizabeth.

Thoughts?

 

[Krikkit1]

#2 seems most likely with occasional #3s for the Leaders “own” civ

 

[TartanWarlord]

With a heightened inclusion of AI, it should be possible for leaders to have diverse dialogue repertoires that change based on the civ being played.

 

[Krikkit1]

With a heightened inclusion of AI, it should be possible for leaders to have diverse dialogue repertoires that change based on the civ being played.

That would probably violate voice actor guild rules.

 

[TreVor_ish]

Leaders will no longer have civilization names voiced - that's how I see it.

 

[Thenewwwguy]

With a heightened inclusion of AI, it should be possible for leaders to have diverse dialogue repertoires that change based on the civ being played.

my understanding is that they’re not using generative AI? are they?

 

[ls612]

That would probably violate voice actor guild rules.

There is currently a strike on over exactly this question. So the rules are being written/negotiated as we speak.

 

[pokiehl]

my understanding is that they’re not using generative AI? are they?

I’m sure they’re not and they’ve never even suggested it. It’s just a random suggestion from that user.

 

[CrackerJack45]

my understanding is that they’re not using generative AI? are they?

With all the resources it seems they've committed to the art department for Civ 7 I highly doubt they'd cheap out and use generative ai for the writing.

 

[Zaarin]

With all the resources it seems they've committed to the art department for Civ 7 I highly doubt they'd cheap out and use generative ai for the writing.

Especially after hiring a human narrative director for the first time.

 

[moondog385]

Hopefully whenever a leader is matched with their respective civ, they mention the civ name. It’d be a shame for all of them to have generic greetings.

 

[Thenewwwguy]

Hopefully whenever a leader is matched with their respective civ, they mention the civ name. It’d be a shame for all of them to have generic greetings.

greetings are one place where i’d be ok with the leader saying their corresponding civ rather than the one they’re leading regardless, tbh.

 

[moondog385]

greetings are one place where i’d be ok with the leader saying their corresponding civ rather than the one they’re leading regardless, tbh.

I would rather they not go that direction but I understand it would likely save money as far as voice acting and animations are concerned.

 

[Foxforch]

Rome, Florence, Italy

Gaul, Francia, France

 

[Thenewwwguy]

I would rather they not go that direction but I understand it would likely save money as far as voice acting and animations are concerned.

yeah it def wouldn’t be ideal but i would def prefer it to no mention of the countries at all, or hatshepsut saying she’s the president of the US.