Soundtrack?

TheStorm · Post by **TheStorm** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 6:31 pm

I tried and follow your instructions JV, but I can't get any sound?

I made a mus file thestorm1.mus

I have a mp3 stored in sound/music called thestorm1.mp3 (not in a pk3)

the mus file look like this

path sound/music

normal thestorm1.mp3 // Plays over entire level

!normal volume 1
!normal loop

When i start my level the console says "soundtrack switched to music/thestorm1.mus"
"playing music/thestorm1.mus" "music set to normal with fallback normal"

I can't hear the music?? JV what have I done wrong (yes....I have not turned down the music volume).

TheStorm · Post by **TheStorm** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 6:36 pm

And i have the "soundtrack thestorm1" in the script....(or else it wouldn't load at all I guess).

Post by **jv_map** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 8:19 pm

I think I said something wrong at TMT

The script command should say:
soundtrack "music/thestorm1.mus"

instead of
soundtrack thestorm1

Unexpected console message though.

TheStorm · Post by **TheStorm** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:10 pm

Hmm tried that to! It will still not play (but still seems ok in the console).

Next question! I have an mp3 but does it have to be of an certain quality or something? I noticed that my mp3 is 112k bits/second but others ingame mp3 are 128k bits/sec....could that make a difference? I'll remake it but if you figure something out pleas let me know.

TheStorm · Post by **TheStorm** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:14 pm

I swaped the mohaa main theme aginst my file, it plays niceley so it shouldn't be anything wrong with it.

What I'm I doing wrong. Does the mp3 have to start with mus_mymp3.mp3 ? shouldn't matter because I call for it in the .mus file with the name I have set.

Exactly where in the script should the "soundtrack" thing be?

TheStorm · Post by **TheStorm** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:19 pm

I went over everything again..couldn't notice anything wrong!! Started the game and entered the map......and there it was!!! No problems any longer!

Post by **jv_map** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:20 pm

Below level waittill spawn should do it.

Maybe try if it works in single player mode.

Moved to scripting, hope you don't mind.

Post by **jv_map** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:21 pm

Uh ok. Disregard last post 8)

TheStorm · Post by **TheStorm** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:25 pm

OK!! JV thanks to you I got my music (a very good pieced riped from an other game).

Now I wonder if you can help me with one other thing (or anyone else). Anyone tried getting a mp3 to play while loading the map, and when done loading it shoud say "continue" before you enter instead of moving directly into the game.

Is this possible?

Post by **jv_map** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 7:53 am

Probably you can start the music earlier by moving it to the very top of your script instead of below level waittill spawn.

Don't know about the continue button

TheStorm · Post by **TheStorm** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 8:53 am

Hmm but when will it start reading the scr ?? A basic scr starts with scoreboard stuff etc. I don't think it will go through the scr until it's finished the BSP (or at the very end).

I don't know really what to do but maybe it's not possible....it was just an idea! Guess it's not possible to start a sound through the loading.urc, it's only for the pictures and stuff.

Post by **jv_map** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:49 pm

Script execution starts quite early, about half way down the loading process.

TheStorm · Post by **TheStorm** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:45 pm

I've put it everywhere in the script now!! No music until the loadingscreen have ended and you enter the map. Maybe this isn't possible but I can't really see why!! Hmm what should I try next?

Post by **jv_map** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:48 pm

Maybe you can incorporate a sound in the loading screen

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Might want to look in the UI documentation (some ships with the spearhead SDK). You can dump all from the console but I forgot the command

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Probably cg_dumpallsomething