Turn on the Game Bridge
In AsheNow, open Settings → Game Bridge, pick the Agent your characters are based on, and copy the key it creates.
Say anything to anyone in Skyrim.
The AsheNow add-on for Skyrim lets you type what you want to say to any character and hear them answer in their own voice. It is in development and not available to download yet.
> ashenow Have you seen anything strange on the road north?
GuardStrange? Lights over the barrow, three nights running. Captain says it's marsh gas. I say keep your sword close.
> ashenow Then I'll go take a look.
GuardYour funeral. Bring back something shiny and I'll buy you a mead.
How it works
Three steps, then just talk.
AsheNow runs on the same PC as the game. The add-on sends what you say to AsheNow and plays the reply.
Paste the key into the add-on
The add-on reads one small settings file. Paste the key there once and start the game with SKSE.
Talk to anyone
Look at a character, open the console, and type ashenow followed by what you want to say. Type ashenow stop to cut a reply short.
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Characters remember you
Each character becomes an Agent in AsheNow with its own conversation. Come back days later and they still know what you talked about. You can read or edit any of it in AsheNow.
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A voice for every character
Replies are spoken one sentence at a time while the rest is still being written, with subtitles. Each character keeps a voice of its own, and you can choose it yourself. Voices run free and offline on your PC.
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The model is your choice
Characters think with the AI provider and model you pick in AsheNow. A separate Profile keeps them out of your everyday Agents. Provider charges apply to the replies.
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Light on your load order
It is a single SKSE plugin: no ESP, no plugin slot, and no Papyrus scripts. The bridge answers only on your own PC and only with your key.
What you will need
Built for the PC version.
Requirements may change before release. The add-on is being built against the latest Skyrim Special Edition update.
Skyrim Special Edition or Anniversary EditionPC, game version 1.6 or newer.
SKSE and Address Library for SKSE PluginsThe usual requirements for SKSE plugins.
AsheNow, open on the same PCWith an AI provider connected for the characters to think with.
Not available yet
Join the beta list Want to be among the first to try it?
Join the list and tick the beta box. We will share the add-on with testers when it is ready. Invitations are not guaranteed, and no date has been announced.
Skyrim is a trademark of ZeniMax Media Inc. The AsheNow add-on is an unofficial fan modification and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bethesda Softworks or ZeniMax. Using it requires your own legal copy of the game.