Bell Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 k i've tried putting music in my map, for single player, I've tried choosing the worldspawn by hitting the n key and choosing it from the list with no brushes or entities selected and also selecting an entity or brush and choosing the worldspawn from the list. i put a key of music and for value i tried all these combinations. "music\levelone\cinematic_1.mp3" music\levelone\cinematic_1.mp3 "music/levelone/cinematic_1.mp3" music/levelone/cinematic_1.mp3 well my map doesn't compile and i get this error entering c:/progra~1/lucasa~1/starwa~1/gamedata//base/maps/test/test.map ParseEpar: token too long when i delete this key and value from the worldspawn the map compiles fine. anyone know whats going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karshaddii Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Haven't got that one before--but using custom music with worldspawn is ALWAYS a pain for me. Just make a target_speaker entity and make the key "noise" and the value : gamedata/base/music/mymap/nameofmymusic Check "global" and loop--if you want--and you have music that actually works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichDiesal Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 No, that's bad, for the simple reason that target_speakers aren't related to the game's actual music and will play at a different volume. I play with my own music going in the background (and thus JK2 music at 0 volume), so if you have a global target_speaker playing music instead, your map goes right in the Recycling Bin. But that error I do not recognize... are you sure your mp3 is in the correct format? 44KHz, 16-bit, stereo? Also, try referencing one of the music mp3s in Raven's maps and see if that one loads. That will narrow down the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Posted August 2, 2002 Author Share Posted August 2, 2002 k this is a small room with scrolling text to start our mod. so a global is ok, lasts about a minute then enters the main level. whats the best way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Posted August 2, 2002 Author Share Posted August 2, 2002 and by the way thanks for the help:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karshaddii Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Well, Rich--my way isn't bad...its just not the best. Though yes--target_speaker plays a bit softer and runs on the effects slidebar--not the music. But for some reason it is the only way that likes me... Worldspawn music always gives me pain...even Raven's music--got any ideas, Rich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichDiesal Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 A global speaker would alright in that specific case, I suppose, but I still wouldn't use it myself. And if your music started competing against my WinAMP while I was playing your map, guess which one gets turned off. As for music, I don't know what would be so difficult... All you need to do is select any brush and press n. Select worldspawn from the list and add the key music. Add a value in the form music/directoryname/whatever.mp3 If you use custom music, make sure you don't put it in the music/ root, or it tends to not work. Also make sure it's in the format 44KHz, 16-bit, stereo. Otherwise, problems will most likely arise. Should work... are you getting when you try that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karshaddii Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Uhhh.....your WinAmp player? ....ok...See, I have never done this before--I am having trouble finding any good mp3 format programs...I know I don't have any where you can select the encoding... Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Posted August 2, 2002 Author Share Posted August 2, 2002 once again, i thank you leaps and bounds for your help. It worked :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichDiesal Posted August 3, 2002 Share Posted August 3, 2002 Yes... I play my own MP3s in WinAMP while playing JK2. If your music was trying to play anyway over the top of my music, your map is the one that gets turned off. So use worldspawn music! And for mp3 encoding, I would use Cakewalk Pyro. Originally posted by Karshaddii Uhhh.....your WinAmp player? ....ok...See, I have never done this before--I am having trouble finding any good mp3 format programs...I know I don't have any where you can select the encoding... Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Posted August 3, 2002 Author Share Posted August 3, 2002 LOL ok it loops so i just used a target speaker, it plays for 50 seconds and you never hear it again. it is not for a multi player map but for the introduction cinematic for a Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Single Player Modification. So, i'm goin out on a limb here but i'm assuming that when one loads a single player mod they may not have their own backround music playing (but again i know i'm really really stretching here) since the ingame sounds add to the experience. But that is just an assumption. anyways thanks for the help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichDiesal Posted August 3, 2002 Share Posted August 3, 2002 But that's the idea... if you put the music in worldspawn, the user has the option to turn that music on or off, depending on his preference. If you put it in a target_speaker, he doesn't. Always make your map/mod as user-friendly as possible (and this is a relatively minor thing to implement, too. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karshaddii Posted August 3, 2002 Share Posted August 3, 2002 Whaddya mean? You would turn off my Barbra Striesand and Britney/ mix of "My Achy Breaky Heart" ?????? No way Rich....no way... :D And thanks for the .mp3 tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Posted August 3, 2002 Author Share Posted August 3, 2002 is there a way to get worldspawn music to not loop? also the music played at a high speed when i did it that way. tried several different settings but couldn't get it to play regular speed e.g. 44hz mono 8 or 16 bit, tried both mp3 and wave, tried a couple of different converter programs but didn't work so i opted for the target speaker since its the only one that worked, so i have no choice but to use what works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karshaddii Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Yeah--see nuthing but trouble.... If someone who is a genious could explain it in detail--and the popular problems that arise form doing things slightly wrong--then let him stand forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichDiesal Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 It must be a 44KHz, stereo, 16-bit MP3, or there will be playback problems. I have never encountered a single problem with it, as long as the MP3 is in the correct format. Also, worldspawn music will always repeat until a music change is triggered by a target_play_music (SP only). Try targetting one of Raven's music tracks... if it works and yours doesn't, then you know it is your MP3 that is screwed up. i opted for the target speaker since its the only one that worked, so i have no choice but to use what works. Well then your map won't get downloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Posted August 5, 2002 Author Share Posted August 5, 2002 thats ok if it doesn't get downloaded, i'll put a clause in the description to the effect of "there are a few bugs in this single player mod. those wishing to not here the 50 seconds of music in the beginning of the mod will have to turn all there sound off in the configure menu, especially if they wish to play their own music to accompany the play of this mod. If you prefer not to do this then DON'T DOWNLOAD THIS MOD!." i am doing this for my own enjoyment really and if one out of a jillian can put up with the 50 seconds of music at the beginning then thats ok with me. as far as the mp3 it must be the program i'm using. i've sampled it correctly so i'll wait untill i find a good one then try it. thanks for the help !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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