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Test Music for Wargram.
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:59 am
by Michael Slaunwhite
I have just decided to turn what little I call an attention span to gathering some music from the Napoleonic era for this great mod.
I put this together rather quickly, and didn't stop to smell the roses, so here is the link for the download.
The intro is
01 02 Divertimento In B Flat Major K 229 No 2, the second is a very small midi converted into an mp3 called "
Bold Nelson's Praise" which can be listened to by visiting this link:
http://www.contemplator.com/england/nelson.html
Link:
http://www.justallinone.com/index.php?o ... ry&catid=8
[Installing the Edit]
Make a back up of your music directory in SOWgb, then extract the .mp3's.
Now for those who wish to take a peek at where I got one of the music files, visit the link below.
Link:
http://www.contemplator.com/war.html
Re: Test Music for Wargram.
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:47 pm
by redcoat
hmn..only thing that puts me off it is that its obviously electronic i.e there no actual instruments being played. hows about something like this?
http://youtu.be/q76CBzXupW4
or this for the prussians?
http://youtu.be/f_1evMDepKI
these are off youtube but i have these in my collection and a lot more like them that are from the period.
just my tuppence worth! cheers
Re: Test Music for Wargram.
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:38 pm
by Michael Slaunwhite
hmn..only thing that puts me off it is that its obviously electronic i.e there no actual instruments being played. hows about something like this?
http://youtu.be/q76CBzXupW4
or this for the prussians?
http://youtu.be/f_1evMDepKI
these are off youtube but i have these in my collection and a lot more like them that are from the period.
just my tuppence worth! cheers
Tuppence accepted.
When I came across the midi music it seemed to draw me back to more simpler times. Obviously it's me but for some reason it just struck me to fit in.
Mind you the intro had to be lavish since you don't want to hear the midi music playing at the very start, this is why I decided to have it playing only in the
battle report.
Also another thing about that midi tune reminds me of that movie "Amadeus" when he is playing that tin sounding piano (
I have no idea what the name of that instrument is, so forgive me).
If you wish to compile your music for the mod then by all means give it a go.
It's all about the experience, and for me it's that midi sound in the battle report that just fits...

Re: Test Music for Wargram.
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:15 pm
by redcoat
well much as compiling a music mod is a nice idea,i havnt the faintest idea how to do that!
i would like to see faction specific music from the period in the mod.i have a large(ish)collection of stuff from my reenacting days.english,french,prussian,russian,austrohungarian ive got most of it.
if i ever get the spare time i'll try to figure out how to do the mod thing. cheers
oh,happy new year by the by!
Re: Test Music for Wargram.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:04 am
by Jack ONeill
Mike,
It's a harpsicord, a sort of precurser to the piano.
Jack B)
Re: Test Music for Wargram.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:45 am
by Michael Slaunwhite
Mike,
It's a harpsicord, a sort of precurser to the piano.
Jack B)
Hi Jack!!!
Okay cool, and thanks.

Re: Test Music for Wargram.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:58 am
by Michael Slaunwhite
well much as compiling a music mod is a nice idea,i havnt the faintest idea how to do that!
All that you need to do is find the music that you think would draw the person into the time period of the mod, and once you do have the music selected, just rename the .mp3's to what you like them to replace in the game.
SOWGB_Intro.mp3 of course is the intro music when you start the game.
SOWGB_End.mp3 is the Battle Report music
SOWGB_Multiplayer.mp3 is the Multiplayer menu music.
Okay two ways to get that last pickle out of the pickle jar...
Once you choose the mp3's you want to use in the game all that is then needed to do is rename which .mp3 you have chosen to the above names, then copy them over to your <drive letter>:\NorbSoftDev\Scourge of War - Gettysburg\Base\Music
NOTE: Make a backup of the music directory first before overwriting the music files.
OR...
Go to the mods directory in Scourge of War - Gettysburg. Create a directory called whatever suits you to name it, for me I would name it New Music. Once I do that go into that directory, and create one more directory called "Music". Once you do that you just copy those music files you wish to use into that directory you just made.
Now you just go into the game, select the mod New Music, and activate it (yellow bar to the left of the mod should be showing). If your music is not playing right away, just restart the game.
I just tested this before I wrote it, and it works fine.

Re: Test Music for Wargram.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 1:08 am
by norb
There are also script commands to play mp3 files.
Re: Test Music for Wargram.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 1:46 am
by PANGI
theyre lovely out of tune
Re: Test Music for Wargram.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:16 am
by Michael Slaunwhite
There are also script commands to play mp3 files.
Would that be by selecting the Tilde, and entering playmp3:hairymole.mp3? :huh: