Change Loading Music

GDVL · August 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">That's what i search...</div> Hi there...

I've found some sounds in the NSP path... but i can't find the loading musics, because playing a lot of NS could be boring if i can't change some musics ^^ (even if they're good but... well...) So i want to change the music while i'm joining a server.

Does somebody know where they are ?

Thanks in advance <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif' /> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif' />

Paladin · August 2004

..\Steam\SteamApps\email@provider.net\half-life\nsp\media\gamestartup.mp3

<i>*edit*</i> and to change the in-game music just add your favorite mp3 files to

..\Steam\SteamApps\email@provider.net\half-life\nsp\music\

the game plays randomly picked songs from that directory.

waller · August 2004

There was some stuff about this in the VS forums.

IBT · August 2004

if your looking for a good replacement, go to lancers reactor, and look for the omega battle music.
thats prolly the best music in FL

GDVL · August 2004

i couldn't find a better answer ! Thanks to everyone ^^...

I've already got the FL musics, they're cool... but i prefer somes Halo ones...

GDVL · August 2004

Sorry to double post... but i didn't succeed in replacing the loading music...

I can replace the musics just at the beginning of the game, but not the one while i'm connecting to a server, that one that have changed with the versions of NS...

If someone knows that...

waller · August 2004

I always thought that music was server side, not client side?

Talesin · August 2004

If there's music playing, such as on a server with annoying background music, it will continue to play until the next level is loaded.

One quirk I found was that during the initial startup (and subsequent loads), NS will play a track from a CD inserted in your primary CD drive. Surprised the hell out of me the first time to start up NS, and hear some Disturbed start blasting over the speakers. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Rue · August 2004

There is music that plays when the server is loading, it starts of kind of slow then speeds up, its not bad to listen to. If you have a fast computer then by the time your NS loads you wont hear the music speed up <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

I cant find a way to change it so id say its a steam or server side thing because it has changed a few times.

waller · August 2004

Yeah, seems to be somewhat random for me to.

TheTitan · August 2004

If the music is client side, is it possible the server to download on your box (similar to dling models and sprites) a particular audio file to play while connecting and in the lobby? For example, if I was a server admin, and I want people to listen to particular song while connecting or in the lobby, I can have the server download the audio to the client’s box.

Asking because when I connect to the Richnet.tv server, it plays one music while I am connecting then it switches when I enter the lobby, but the moment I pick a team, the music stops. And it isn’t NS music, it's techno.

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I also think that it is possible for the music to be server side as well, and simply stream it from there, because the music played is not something I have on my HDs, and I can't find anything like it in the NSP folder

LockNLoaded · August 2004

The loading music is actually located in the media folder, called the <i>gamestartup.mp3</i>

You can change this music by overwriting it with the music of your choice, provided u replace it with the exact filename, and making it 'read only'. The 'read-only' part doesnt really apply to Ns, but i think it does for the official valve games.

When u load up the game, this track will play, provided bgm_volume is <b>1</b>. When u connect to any server, this track continues to play as long as you see the yellow status bar until u enter the server.

You can tweak the track fade time by playing around with mp3fadetime X where X is the amount of secs you want the track to play before fading out. Default is kinda short, i made mine 20.0 as thats the time the level loads for me.

Hope this helps.

TheTitan · August 2004

it defiantly does, but what about when the sound files are the default ones and the music played is techno is that something streams from the server

GDVL · August 2004

Thanks !

I've tried to rename it gamestartup.mp3 with the Read Only attribute, but it doesn't play music anymore while it's loading...

How do i set bgm_volume to 1 ? In my console menu ?

Sorry to ask noob questions <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /> ^^

OrganoX · August 2004

<b>Try this</b>:
Rename "ns_titlescreen" in nsp/music

GDVL · August 2004

I've already rename it "ns_titlescreen.mp3", but it still doesn't work...

Well, that's right that the joining-to-server music is server side...

I wonder why ? It can slow the time to join a server, doesn't it ?

It could be better if we can change it ourselves... other than in our own server of course ^^.

Well, i'll stay on this topic until an answer is given... thanks again to all of you ^^

LockNLoaded · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (G.D.V.L. @ Aug 12 2004, 11:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Thanks !

I've tried to rename it gamestartup.mp3 with the Read Only attribute, but it doesn't play music anymore while it's loading...

How do i set bgm_volume to 1 ? In my console menu ?

Sorry to ask noob questions <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /> ^^  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
That is indeed strange.

You did everything correctly.

Check that mp3volume is <b>1.0</b>.

Also check bgmvolume is <b>1.0</b>.

Yes, the above pertains to the console. just type it out and steam shd show the commands easily in a drop down menu.

p.s i know this as i have the official Doom3 theme as my gamestartup music <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

p.s.s So are all my other HL mods...custom gamestartups except for CZ.

GDVL · August 2004

It works ! Thanks LockNLoaded... i didn't know how to really config it in the console menu.. but now it's well done and it rocks !

Thanks to all of you again ^^ I'm so happy today... huh... now time to <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif' />

LockNLoaded · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (G.D.V.L. @ Aug 13 2004, 10:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> It works ! Thanks LockNLoaded... i didn't know how to really config it in the console menu.. but now it's well done and it rocks !

 </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Np, just remember this isnt isolated to NS alone, but to all MODs that is steamed.

Have fun modding gamestartups! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Narfwak · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Talesin @ Aug 11 2004, 05:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> If there's music playing, such as on a server with annoying background music, it will continue to play until the next level is loaded.

One quirk I found was that during the initial startup (and subsequent loads), NS will play a track from a CD inserted in your primary CD drive. Surprised the hell out of me the first time to start up NS, and hear some Disturbed start blasting over the speakers. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
As far as I know, this is an old Half-Life issue stemming from how the in-game single-player music player was designed. I had the same issue in Firearms. One minute, I'm blowing away members of the Satan-worshiping Blue Team; the next, Jurassic 5 is blaring out of my headphones. It was all rather surreal.

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