This drives me crazy. I followed all the posts made before in this forum but my custom ambient just don't wanna work

That's my .gsc:

main() {  	maps\mp\mp_d2_village_teleport::main(); 	maps\mp\_load::main(); 	maps\mp\rotate::main(); 	   	ambientPlay("ambient_village");   	game["allies"] = "marines"; 	game["axis"] = "opfor"; 	game["attackers"] = "allies"; 	game["defenders"] = "axis"; 	game["allies_soldiertype"] = "woodland"; 	game["axis_soldiertype"] = "woodland"; 	 	setdvar( "r_specularcolorscale", "1" ); 	setdvar("r_glowbloomintensity0",".1"); 	setdvar("r_glowbloomintensity1",".1"); 	setdvar("r_glowskybleedintensity0",".1"); 	setdvar("compassmaxrange","1500");	 }

That's my soundalias.csv:

name,sequence,file,vol_min,vol_max,vol_mod,pitch_min,pitch_max,dist_min,dist_max,channel,type,probability,loop,masterslave,  loadspec,subtitle,compression,secondaryaliasname,volumefalloffcurve,startdelay,speakermap,reverb,lfe percentage,center   percentage,platform,envelop_min,envelop_max,envelop percentage   ambient_village,,misc/submarin.mp3,0.2,0.5,,,,,,local,streamed,,looping,,all_mp  minefield_click,,misc/metal_click.wav,0.8,0.94,na,,,500,,auto,,,,,all_mp

And that's in my zonefile:

sound,mp_d2_village_v2,,!all_mp


Why doesn't it work - can anybody help me please?

edited on Aug. 7, 2009 06:33 am by Mari

Is your soundalias all on 1 line like it is in your post? If so, that would explain why - you have the soundalias info mixed up with the header info, thereby invalidating it.

Dunno why it is like that in here. Actually it looks like:

1.Line:

name,sequence,file,vol_min,vol_max,vol_mod,pitch_min,pitch_max,dist_min,dist_max,channel,type,probability,loop,masterslave,loadspec,subtitle,compression,secondaryaliasname,volumefalloffcurve,startdelay,speakermap,reverb,lfe percentage,center percentage,platform,envelop_min,envelop_max,envelop percentage

2.Line:

ambient_village,,misc/submarin.mp3,0.2,0.5,,,,,,local,streamed,,looping,,all_mp

3.Line:

minefield_click,,misc/metal_click.wav,0.8,0.94,na,,,500,,auto,,,,,all_mp

edited on Aug. 7, 2009 07:39 am by Mari

Do you have the sound file in your IWD file?

Not sure why but sometimes when people post in the code box, it posts the whole thing in one line.

Anyways, first off, I see that your Zone file line is incorrect.. Should look like this:

sound,mp_d2_village_v2,,all_mp





Secondly, all custom MP3's must belong or be in the maps IWD in order to play in the map. The MP3 should not exist in raw file structure, it should only exist in the IWD format. Simply create an IWD, in it place the following structure. "sound/misc/submarin.mp3"

Red = Folder Names
Blue = File Names

sound > misc > submarin.mp3


Your sound alias seems to be correct, and your map's gsc asks for the ambient play correctly, so it must have been one of the two things here. Hope this helps.

Thanks all I'm gonna try this when I come from work.

Just one further question to you Deek. If I'm not gonna change the name of the map with a v2 behind its name, will the those who already loaded the map have problems with playing the new version or do they have to donwload the map automatically again?

Well its simple really.

If the map has the same name as its beta version/s, and you connect to the server to download it, it will overwrite your old beta version with this new, updated map. No wasted space.

If for every version, the map name changes, in reality, the client downloads a new file every time. So in his/her game files "usermaps" folder he/she has a collection of your old version maps, and has to delete them manually. When if done correctly, and the maps are all named the same, the server overwrites the old one with the new one.

Will clients have problems playing the new version if they have played the old version? Most likely not, unless the new version somehow conflicts with it's older version. If it doesn't, then you're fine. Only a pain for Users who have their game folders fill up with older version maps.

It's only a suggestion, something to think about.

Thank you Deek. Never thought about that before so learned something new again!