Advice to make a ridiculously simple mod?

[CircuitShowman]

Okay, I've got the Creation Kit downloaded, and I'm trying to make one tiny, itsy bitsy little change to the game-I want Codsworth to recognize my real name. Because my name is spelled "wrong (it's Jonny) but he recognizes "Johnny". Anyone know how exactly I would go about making him recognize Jonny in place of Johnny? I'm 100% new to the CK and I don't even know where to start looking, and so far Google has turned up no answers.

(and i know i could just suck it up and use "Johnny" instead but it feels wrong for a build that's supposed to be me IRL and it also kinda feels like giving up)

 

[Whisper]

Apologies, I don’t know where to point you to get started with such a thing.

The problem is that the game wouldn’t have the special audio files required, so it would sound wrong. Either a blank space where your name is, or “Johnny”.

If you’re really determined you can start looking at how to make custom voiced followers. That’s what Codsworth is. Be careful, you might break him...

 

[MrCJohn]

Whoa - a lot of work for that - Codsworth already recognizes many many names - and what you are proposing is entering into the world of globals and floats and such... dialogues etc. I presume your name Jonny is pronounced the same as Johnny? Or if not, then this is a long march to a mess....

In my opinion - leave it be.

I name myself Bacon - which Codsworth recognizes BTW - works for male or female...

And everyone knows, everything is better with Bacon lol..

john

 

[CircuitShowman]

My name is pronounced the exact same as Johnny so the existing voice line would work. I'm just trying to make the Johnny voice line play when Jonny is entered as the name. I'm not trying to change or create new voicelines, just change what sets off the existing voice line.

While under most circumstances I would just leave it be, I kind of figured that the game in which the community was capable of recreating Sim City, Pokemon, COD Zombies, Silent Hill, along side a whole host of original DLC sized content, would be one where such a change as using an existing voice line for a different input would be trivial.

 

[MrCJohn]

My name is pronounced the exact same as Johnny so the existing voice line would work. I'm just trying to make the Johnny voice line play when Jonny is entered as the name. I'm not trying to change or create new voicelines, just change what sets off the existing voice line.

While under most circumstances I would just leave it be, I kind of figured that the game in which the community was capable of recreating Sim City, Pokemon, COD Zombies, Silent Hill, along side a whole host of original DLC sized content, would be one where such a change as using an existing voice line for a different input would be trivial.

You may be able to find the name list and see the linked audio file for codsworth and it maybe simply replacing the spelling of Johnny with Jonny.

If course if you find it and make the change, codsworth wouldn't recognize Johnny.

I think what you want to do is a nice idea, but be very limited in what you do, especially with a main character and companion such as codsworth. Could start breaking things.

John