Dynamic Dialogue Replacer

Dynamic Dialogue Replacer (DDR) is an SKSE64 plugin for Skyrim Special Edition that lets you override dialogue subtitles and voice files at runtime without editing the original plugin.

You provide YAML configuration files, and DDR applies them every time the matching dialogue is triggered in-game. No Creation Kit required. Changes take effect on load.

What You Can Do

• Replace NPC subtitles - Change the text shown when an NPC speaks, on a per-line basis
• Swap voice files - Redirect a line to a different audio file at runtime
• Edit player responses - Change the text of a player dialogue option, hide it, swap it for another, or inject new options
• Write Lua scripts - Run code that transforms subtitle text dynamically based on game state
• Use conditions - Gate any replacement on arbitrary condition checks (faction, quest stage, actor value, and more)

How It Works

DDR loads all .yml / .yaml files found in:

Data/SKSE/DynamicDialogueReplacer/

Each file can define any combination of three sections:

Section	Purpose
topicInfos	Override NPC response subtitles and voice paths
topics	Edit player dialogue options
scripts	Run Lua scripts on dialogue lines

Files are loaded on game start. No in-game command is needed.

Pages

• Topic Infos
• Topics
• Conditions
• Scripting
• Text Replacement

Minimal Config File

A minimal config file can contain any subset of supported sections:

topicInfos: []
topics: []
scripts: []

You can also define a refMap to create named shortcuts for frequently referenced actors, quests, or factions:

refMap:
  player: Player
  whiterunGuard: 0x000D8D7A|Skyrim.esm

See Conditions for full refMap documentation.

Notes

• Files must use .yml or .yaml extension.
• Unknown top-level keys are ignored by DDR.
• Use DynamicDialogueReplacer.log to troubleshoot load/parse errors.