Yay! Very happy to see this! If it works, it will be great to have the choice for dialogue that starts automatically to go to the pc!

Sadly, it doesn't always work. I had one scene, where suddendly Shadowheart was the one doing the talking (Auntie Ethels 'Eat up, Mayrina'-scene), despite me having the avatar option active.
Do you think that was just a bug?
I think, that is a bug. I'm pretty sure, the dialogue should have switched to my pc.
yes I don't think distance is a problem because I was in the shattered sanctum today, up high on the rafters. After combat ended, I was transported below and entered a cut scene with Halsin. That's a good sign in my book, because previously a cut scene like that would have been triggered with another party member.