Sound quality fixes (updated)

The conditions for a sound descriptor are always evaluated against the player himself, not the actual actor or object playing the sound. This mod fixes this issue.

Original address:

Prefix:

Address Library for F4SE Plugins：

Fallout 4 Script Extender (F4SE)：

Updated on September 13th:

Version 1.0.3

Updated to support older and latest AE versions

The standard version (supports 163 and next-generation game versions) and AE version files (supports anniversary upgrade version) have been uploaded. Choose one of the two to install according to your own game version.

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What this module does:

Fixed a bug in Fallout 4 where sound descriptor conditions were always evaluated against the player, rather than the actual actor or object playing the sound.

The problem:

In Creation Kit/xEdit, you can add conditions to sound descriptors (such as 'GetIsSex == Male' or 'GetIsRace == HumanRace'). However, due to a bug in the game code, these conditions are always checked against the player, regardless of which NPC or object is actually playing the sound.

This means:

• NPC animation sounds will check the player's race/gender/attributes, not the NPC's
• Sounds triggered by objects will check the player instead of the object
• Conditional audio designed for NPCs simply doesn't work as expected

Fix method:

This mod will patch the game's sound system so that it correctly passes actual actor/object references when evaluating sound descriptor conditions.

Now the condition works fine:

• ✅ NPCs play sounds based on their race, gender, faction, etc.

• ✅ Objects play sounds based on their own properties
• ✅ Animation trigger sounds (sound annotations) respect actor conditions
• ✅Papyrus 'Sound.Play()'...obey conditions

Require:

• **F4SE** (Fallout 4 Script Extender)
• Fallout 4 version 1.10.163 or higher

Install:

Install using your mod manager or unzip into Fallout 4's "data" folder.

To the mod author:

You can now create sound descriptors with conditions that actually work! Example:

• Male/female voice variants: Added "GetIsSex == Male" status
• Race specific timbres: added "GetIsRace == SuperMutantRace" condition
• Faction Audio: Added "GetInFaction == BrotherhoodOfSteel" condition
• Any conditions valid elsewhere now apply to sounds!

Polyphonic descriptions can be fully exploited.

Technical details:

The fix passes the correct object reference when evaluating sound conditions instead of always using the player reference hardcoded in "BGSStandardSoundDef::D oResolve".

compatibility:

Should be compatible with everything. This is a runtime fix and will not modify any game files.

Image source:

ianpatt, Nukem and the F4SE team.

Fudgyduff, powerofthree, alandtse, shad0wshayd3, Qudix for CommonLibF4, Libxse, and all E: modders who contributed to this book.

Awarded to PowerOfthree for his critical contribution to this restoration.

perchik71 thanks him for his valuable help and support (AE's support is thanks to him).

Snapdragon2 gave me access to F4SE modules.

Library library helps and supplies commonlibf4-templates (for making AE builds).

GELUXRUM, SoleVaultBoy and all @RE Discord friends, thanks for their continued help and support.

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**source code:**

[GitHub link will be released soon, requests are available for now]