Summary
A curiousGrand Theft Auto 5mod will make Los Santos even more immersive by adding the option of having conversations with NPCs using a microphone. The new mod uses artificial intelligence and, like manyother projects that are employing generative AI, it shows gamers a glimpse of what the future of gaming may be.
Ever sinceChatGPT was released and exploded in popularitylast year, the world has been in an AI craze. Suddenly, there were tools promising automation for essentially everything, with results ranging from pretty good to lukewarm. The gaming world would obviously not be left out of this trend, and several modders started using AI to create new content on the spot for gamers.
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A modder called Bloc recently released a new story mod forGTA 5called “Sentient Streets.” The mod is powered by over 30 AI models that allow gamers to actually talk to the characters by using a microphone to ask questions, which will then be interpreted by the AI, and turned into actual voice responses (which are generated via AI text-to-speech programs). According to its creator, players will be able to have open-ended conversations with characters in real time, improving the game’s immersion with role-playing elements.
“Sentient Streets” comes with its own story, which involves a weird, deadly cult called The NihilAIsts. Hilariously, the cult is convinced they live within a game and worship an AI as their god. The player will control a police officer in Los Santos who will investigate some of the crimes happening, and be freely able to talk to other police officers, and cultists, for example. It’s possible to ask people’s names and learn more about their backgrounds, opinions, and so on. Different characters come with distinct personalities, and they act really lifelike, despite taking a few seconds to process the information before answering the player. The results are pretty impressive, and this mod looks like the perfect experience for players who want to improve their experience withGTA 5mods.
Bloc’s newGTA 5mod is just one among several examples of using generative AI in games. Some months ago, for example,one modder used AI to giveSkyrimNPCs memories. This mod worked in a pretty similar way to “Sentient Streets,” by using ChatGPT and an AI called Whisper to interact with the player in dynamic ways and remember information about what happened before in the conversation.
Grand Theft Auto 5is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
