Important discovery for Reforged modellers

[Spacebuns]

These past few days, while coping with 1.33 WE inexplicably refusing to load my custom models as local files, I've inadvertently discovered that the soundsets still play in-game even though the model can't be rendered.
It led me to find that as of 1.33, beast/monster models can now use human speech soundsets, and inversely, humanoid models can use beast/monster soundsets.
But what I also found is that soundsets are completely independent of FaceFX now. A model without FaceFX can have speech normally. FaceFX is now officially an optional component of a portrait.
The age of relying on FaceFX animation rigs for speech is over. Animating speech will return to the pre-Reforged days! This will simplify the workflow for Reforged modellers tremendously.

With reforged models are required to have a lipsync animation to play certain soundfiles. My questions is if there's anyway to disable this requirement?

There will no longer be a need to ask the question above. Reforged models are no longer dependent on FaceFX.

 

[ShadiHD]

oh....my...god, someone gives this man a bloody medal already, this is a massive relief!

 

[Tamplier]

Can you elaborate with example?

 

[PROXY]

This is actually pretty interesting. I didnt want to bother with learning all the new stuff for reforged modelling but this might let me dip in a bit more.

 

[Spacebuns]

Can you elaborate with example?

You can take any SD model you have (SD models don't have FaceFX), use it as a portrait in HD mode, and the portrait will still be able to "speak" in-game.

 

[Linaze]

In caveman terms (for a real noob), does this mean if you animate the Portrait - Talk animations to make the lips move, they will move properly in HD cinematics?

 

[Spacebuns]

In caveman terms (for a real noob), does this mean if you animate the Portrait - Talk animations to make the lips move, they will move properly in HD cinematics?

Yes.

 

[Linaze]

Yes.

Does this also mean it needs to be manually animated for all reforged models, including the ones blizzard already made for reforged?

 

[Spacebuns]

Does this also mean it needs to be manually animated for all reforged models, including the ones blizzard already made for reforged?

For models that already have working FaceFX, it's not necessary to provide lip movement for Portrait Talk animations.