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Changing Music - 8/9/2008 6:57:03 AM

rockmedic109

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I tried to search and could not find the thread I needed.

I want to replace one of the music tracks with one from "The Final Countdown". I did it on my old computer and I think all I did was rip from the cd to mp3 format and rename with the .sfx suffix and place it in the "sounds" folder. But I do not know which sound effects are those on the games music list.

Can anyone help?

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RE: Changing Music - 8/9/2008 12:13:12 PM

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Sort the files in your sound folder by size. Everything above 1 MB should be music, not sound effects. Open these files with a music player of your choice to identify the file you want to replace.

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RE: Changing Music - 8/9/2008 12:26:49 PM

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I fixed a bug in that code in AE a couple of months back. The music files are 1025.sfx to 1034.sfx. They can be just about any audio format, the music player is pretty flexible in that regard. I believe the bug was that 1025.sfx would rarely, if ever play. The game always starts playing 1027.sfx and then plays the rest in random order as they end.

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RE: Changing Music - 8/9/2008 12:32:53 PM

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I've never heard 1034 either...

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RE: Changing Music - 8/9/2008 12:43:42 PM

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I remember it was cutting off one end or the other, it may have been both. I can't remember exactly now.

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RE: Changing Music - 8/10/2008 1:08:31 AM

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Thanks for the info. I still cannot get it to work. I think I need to enable file extensions to be displayed and change to .sfx but I do not know how to enable extensions. I think I had to do this on my older computer. Can anyone tell me how?

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RE: Changing Music - 8/10/2008 2:23:54 AM

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Just go into the folder, and up at the top pick 'Tools' > Folder Options. Then 'View' tab and there is a check box for 'Hide known file extensions' or something like that. Uncheck it.

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RE: Changing Music - 8/10/2008 3:30:16 AM

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On every new installation of Windows, that's among the first things I change. When I'm in Windows Explorer, I want to see everything.

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RE: Changing Music - 8/10/2008 8:34:14 AM

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Thank You.

I'm a dweeb. I know that. I'm comfortable with my lack of knowledge because I know where I can find the answers I need. Thanks.

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