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Civ 4: Editing the music playlists

Posted: 2006-07-01 06:57am
by 2000AD
I've heard you can edit the XML documents in Civ 4 to put in your own custom music playlists.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Posted: 2006-07-01 07:03am
by Faqa
It's XML. Shouldn't be too hard to puzzle out.

Post the file content, that might help.

Posted: 2006-07-01 08:02am
by Lord Woodlouse
I rather assumed you could just go to the folders (organised around the different epochs) and swap the files around. I rather like the existing music though... :)

Posted: 2006-07-01 10:10am
by InnocentBystander
You could screw around in the XML audio files; they're simple, but I'll admit - I don't know what calls a <Sound2DScript>. Supposedly you can just put them in the "custom" folder, and they'll play, but I have no idea how well that acutally works...

Posted: 2006-07-02 04:32am
by 2000AD
Doh! thought i'd managed it by just putting the music file in the folder, then realised that there was already a version of the music in there, just a slightly different one!

GOing to try what i did for Plasma Pong and just rename some of the new music files to the old music's names.
Faqa wrote: It's XML. Shouldn't be too hard to puzzle out.

Post the file content, that might help.
I don't know which file it is i need to change.

Posted: 2006-07-02 12:03pm
by Faqa
You know what folder they're in? Post a list of XML files.

Posted: 2006-07-02 02:30pm
by 2000AD
Problem is the music is in one folder and the XML's are in another.

EDIT: SO i don't know which file i need or where it is.

Posted: 2006-07-02 02:38pm
by Faqa
*Googles*

AudioScriptSchema.xml

AudioDefinesSchema.xml

Post those two. They seem to be the ones.

Posted: 2006-07-03 08:47am
by 2000AD
AudioScriptsSchema

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- <!--  edited with XMLSPY v2004 rel. 2 U (http://www.xmlspy.com) by Rob McLaughlin (Firaxis Games) 
  --> 
- <!--  Sid Meier's Civilization 4 
  --> 
- <!--  Copyright Firaxis Games 2005 
  --> 
- <!--  
  --> 
- <!--  Audio Script Schema 
  --> 
- <Schema xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-data" xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes">
  <ElementType name="ScriptID" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="SoundID" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="SoundType" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinVolume" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxVolume" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iPitchChangeDown" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iPitchChangeUp" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="bLooping" content="textOnly" dt:type="boolean" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinTimeDelay" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxTimeDelay" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="StartPosition" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="EndPosition" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinVelocity" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxVelocity" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinDistanceFromListener" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxDistanceFromListener" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinDistanceForMaxVolume" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxDistanceForMaxVolume" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinCutoffDistance" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxCutoffDistance" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="bTaperForSoundtracks" content="textOnly" dt:type="boolean" /> 
  <ElementType name="iLengthOfSound" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinLeftPan" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxLeftPan" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinRightPan" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxRightPan" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="fMinDryLevel" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="fMaxDryLevel" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="fMinWetLevel" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="fMaxWetLevel" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="ScriptType" content="textOnly" /> 
- <ElementType name="SoundscapeElement" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptType" /> 
  <element type="ScriptID" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="Script3DSound" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptID" /> 
  <element type="SoundID" /> 
  <element type="SoundType" /> 
  <element type="iMinVolume" /> 
  <element type="iMaxVolume" /> 
  <element type="iPitchChangeDown" /> 
  <element type="iPitchChangeUp" /> 
  <element type="bLooping" /> 
  <element type="iMinTimeDelay" /> 
  <element type="iMaxTimeDelay" /> 
  <element type="StartPosition" /> 
  <element type="EndPosition" /> 
  <element type="iMinVelocity" /> 
  <element type="iMaxVelocity" /> 
  <element type="iMinDistanceFromListener" /> 
  <element type="iMaxDistanceFromListener" /> 
  <element type="iMinDistanceForMaxVolume" /> 
  <element type="iMaxDistanceForMaxVolume" /> 
  <element type="iMinCutoffDistance" /> 
  <element type="iMaxCutoffDistance" /> 
  <element type="bTaperForSoundtracks" /> 
  <element type="iLengthOfSound" /> 
  <element type="fMinDryLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMaxDryLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMinWetLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMaxWetLevel" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="Script2DSound" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptID" /> 
  <element type="SoundID" /> 
  <element type="SoundType" /> 
  <element type="iMinVolume" /> 
  <element type="iMaxVolume" /> 
  <element type="iPitchChangeDown" /> 
  <element type="iPitchChangeUp" /> 
  <element type="iMinLeftPan" /> 
  <element type="iMaxLeftPan" /> 
  <element type="iMinRightPan" /> 
  <element type="iMaxRightPan" /> 
  <element type="bLooping" /> 
  <element type="iMinTimeDelay" /> 
  <element type="iMaxTimeDelay" /> 
  <element type="bTaperForSoundtracks" /> 
  <element type="iLengthOfSound" /> 
  <element type="fMinDryLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMaxDryLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMinWetLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMaxWetLevel" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="ScriptSoundscape" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptID" /> 
  <element type="iMinVolume" /> 
  <element type="iMaxVolume" /> 
  <element type="SoundscapeElement" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="Script3DSounds" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="Script3DSound" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="Script2DSounds" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="Script2DSound" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="ScriptSoundscapes" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptSoundscape" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
  </Schema>




AudioDefinesSchema

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- <!--  edited with XMLSPY v2004 rel. 2 U (http://www.xmlspy.com) by Rob McLaughlin (Firaxis Games) 
  --> 
- <!--  Sid Meier's Civilization 4 
  --> 
- <!--  Copyright Firaxis Games 2005 
  --> 
- <!--  
  --> 
- <!--  Audio Defines 
  --> 
- <Schema xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-data" xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes">
  <ElementType name="SoundID" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="Filename" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="bIsCompressed" content="textOnly" dt:type="boolean" /> 
  <ElementType name="bInGeneric" content="textOnly" dt:type="boolean" /> 
  <ElementType name="ContextType" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="SoundType" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="PositionType" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="ScriptType" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="LoadType" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="EffectType" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="SpeakerConfig" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="fReverbTime" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="fReverbPredelay" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="fReverbDamping" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="fReverbDryLevel" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="fReverbWetLevel" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="iSampleRate" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iSampleBits" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMultiChannelPref" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iNum2DSamples" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iNum3DSamples" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iNum2DStreams" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iNum3DStreams" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="fPercentSamplesFor3D" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
- <ElementType name="AudioSystemInit" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="iSampleRate" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="iSampleBits" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="iMultiChannelPref" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="iNum2DSamples" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="iNum3DSamples" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="iNum2DStreams" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="iNum3DStreams" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="fPercentSamplesFor3D" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="ReverbData" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="fReverbTime" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="fReverbPredelay" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="fReverbDamping" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="fReverbDryLevel" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="fReverbWetLevel" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  </ElementType>
  <ElementType name="GameEnvironmentType" content="textOnly" /> 
- <ElementType name="GameEnvironmentMap" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="GameEnvironmentType" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="ReverbData" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="EffectType" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="SoundData" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="SoundID" /> 
  <element type="Filename" /> 
  <element type="LoadType" /> 
  <element type="bIsCompressed" /> 
  <element type="bInGeneric" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="SoundDatas" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="SoundData" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="SpeakerConfigs" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="SpeakerConfig" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="ContextTypes" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ContextType" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="SoundTypes" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="SoundType" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="PositionTypes" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="PositionType" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="ScriptTypes" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptType" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="LoadTypes" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="LoadType" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="EffectTypes" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="EffectType" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="GameEnvironmentTypes" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="GameEnvironmentType" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="Effects" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="GameEnvironmentMap" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="AudioDefines" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="SoundDatas" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="ContextTypes" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="SoundTypes" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="PositionTypes" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="ScriptTypes" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="LoadTypes" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="EffectTypes" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="GameEnvironmentTypes" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  <element type="Effects" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="SpeakerConfigs" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  <element type="AudioSystemInit" maxOccurs="1" /> 
  </ElementType>
  </Schema>

Posted: 2006-07-03 09:27am
by InnocentBystander
You don't want to touch the schemas, you want to update the AudioDefines and AudioScripts themselves

Posted: 2006-07-03 09:32am
by 2000AD
Well here's the AudioDefines, now for scripts would it be 2D, 3D or Soundscape scripts?

Audio Defines

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- <!--  edited with XMLSPY v2004 rel. 2 U (http://www.xmlspy.com) by Rob McLaughlin (Firaxis Games) 
  --> 
- <!--  Sid Meier's Civilization 4 
  --> 
- <!--  Copyright Firaxis Games 2005 
  --> 
- <!--  
  --> 
- <!--  Audio Script Schema 
  --> 
- <Schema xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-data" xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes">
  <ElementType name="ScriptID" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="SoundID" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="SoundType" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinVolume" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxVolume" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iPitchChangeDown" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iPitchChangeUp" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="bLooping" content="textOnly" dt:type="boolean" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinTimeDelay" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxTimeDelay" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="StartPosition" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="EndPosition" content="textOnly" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinVelocity" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxVelocity" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinDistanceFromListener" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxDistanceFromListener" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinDistanceForMaxVolume" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxDistanceForMaxVolume" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinCutoffDistance" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxCutoffDistance" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="bTaperForSoundtracks" content="textOnly" dt:type="boolean" /> 
  <ElementType name="iLengthOfSound" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinLeftPan" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxLeftPan" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMinRightPan" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="iMaxRightPan" content="textOnly" dt:type="int" /> 
  <ElementType name="fMinDryLevel" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="fMaxDryLevel" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="fMinWetLevel" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="fMaxWetLevel" content="textOnly" dt:type="float" /> 
  <ElementType name="ScriptType" content="textOnly" /> 
- <ElementType name="SoundscapeElement" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptType" /> 
  <element type="ScriptID" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="Script3DSound" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptID" /> 
  <element type="SoundID" /> 
  <element type="SoundType" /> 
  <element type="iMinVolume" /> 
  <element type="iMaxVolume" /> 
  <element type="iPitchChangeDown" /> 
  <element type="iPitchChangeUp" /> 
  <element type="bLooping" /> 
  <element type="iMinTimeDelay" /> 
  <element type="iMaxTimeDelay" /> 
  <element type="StartPosition" /> 
  <element type="EndPosition" /> 
  <element type="iMinVelocity" /> 
  <element type="iMaxVelocity" /> 
  <element type="iMinDistanceFromListener" /> 
  <element type="iMaxDistanceFromListener" /> 
  <element type="iMinDistanceForMaxVolume" /> 
  <element type="iMaxDistanceForMaxVolume" /> 
  <element type="iMinCutoffDistance" /> 
  <element type="iMaxCutoffDistance" /> 
  <element type="bTaperForSoundtracks" /> 
  <element type="iLengthOfSound" /> 
  <element type="fMinDryLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMaxDryLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMinWetLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMaxWetLevel" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="Script2DSound" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptID" /> 
  <element type="SoundID" /> 
  <element type="SoundType" /> 
  <element type="iMinVolume" /> 
  <element type="iMaxVolume" /> 
  <element type="iPitchChangeDown" /> 
  <element type="iPitchChangeUp" /> 
  <element type="iMinLeftPan" /> 
  <element type="iMaxLeftPan" /> 
  <element type="iMinRightPan" /> 
  <element type="iMaxRightPan" /> 
  <element type="bLooping" /> 
  <element type="iMinTimeDelay" /> 
  <element type="iMaxTimeDelay" /> 
  <element type="bTaperForSoundtracks" /> 
  <element type="iLengthOfSound" /> 
  <element type="fMinDryLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMaxDryLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMinWetLevel" /> 
  <element type="fMaxWetLevel" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="ScriptSoundscape" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptID" /> 
  <element type="iMinVolume" /> 
  <element type="iMaxVolume" /> 
  <element type="SoundscapeElement" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="Script3DSounds" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="Script3DSound" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="Script2DSounds" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="Script2DSound" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
- <ElementType name="ScriptSoundscapes" content="eltOnly">
  <element type="ScriptSoundscape" maxOccurs="*" /> 
  </ElementType>
  </Schema>

Posted: 2006-07-03 09:35am
by InnocentBystander
That's the schema again :P

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- <!--  Audio Script Schema 
  -->

Posted: 2006-07-03 11:57am
by Faqa
Hmmmm.... Those appear to almost be object models....

*prays very hard this is not XML Serialization*

On the plus side, there's your attribute for you: AudioDefinesSchema seems to have a "FileName". Huh.

Posted: 2006-07-03 12:19pm
by InnocentBystander
It's really simple guys; there's a file that references each of those schemas, one of them defines a music file, the other, the script, referencse that music file. If you look at them it will become obvious instantly what you need to do add a new music file.


2000AD, I dunno which soundScript you use; go through each of them and look at the songs they reference; one of them will reference the soundtrack, and that'll be the one. For instance; I know People are the heroes is a soundtrack song, if one of the scripts references that song, then that's likely the one to use.

Posted: 2006-07-03 12:29pm
by Faqa
Sounds about right. I had no idea what OTHER files might be in the Civ4 install.

Posted: 2006-07-03 02:02pm
by 2000AD
Ok, found the songs in 2D scripts.
Here's a sample:

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- <Script2DSound>
  <ScriptID>AS2D_DVORAK_SLAVONIC_3</ScriptID> 
  <SoundID>SONG_DVORAK_SLAVONIC_3</SoundID> 
  <SoundType>GAME_MUSIC</SoundType> 
  <iMinVolume>70</iMinVolume> 
  <iMaxVolume>70</iMaxVolume> 
  <iPitchChangeDown>0</iPitchChangeDown> 
  <iPitchChangeUp>0</iPitchChangeUp> 
  <iMinLeftPan>-1</iMinLeftPan> 
  <iMaxLeftPan>-1</iMaxLeftPan> 
  <iMinRightPan>-1</iMinRightPan> 
  <iMaxRightPan>-1</iMaxRightPan> 
  <bLooping>0</bLooping> 
  <iMinTimeDelay>0</iMinTimeDelay> 
  <iMaxTimeDelay>0</iMaxTimeDelay> 
  <bTaperForSoundtracks>0</bTaperForSoundtracks> 
  <iLengthOfSound>0</iLengthOfSound> 
  <fMinDryLevel>1.0</fMinDryLevel> 
  <fMaxDryLevel>1.0</fMaxDryLevel> 
  <fMinWetLevel>0.0</fMinWetLevel> 
  <fMaxWetLevel>0.0</fMaxWetLevel>
If i want to stick my own song in do i just copy and paste the song file into the correct folder and then copy and paste this but with the new song name?

Posted: 2006-07-03 02:08pm
by InnocentBystander
You didn't listen. You need to define a song in the audio defines, then reference it in the audio scripts.

Posted: 2006-07-03 05:21pm
by 2000AD
Ok, so from the AudioDefines.XML i find stuff like this:

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- <SoundData>
  <SoundID>SONG_BEETHOVEN_6_1</SoundID> 
  <Filename>Sounds/Soundtrack/Industrial/Beethoven6 1</Filename> 
  <LoadType>STREAMED</LoadType> 
  <bIsCompressed>1</bIsCompressed> 
  <bInGeneric>1</bInGeneric>

SO if i'm understanding you right i have to:

- Move the song i want into the right CIv4 folder

- Create one of those above in the AudioDefines.XML for the new song.

-Then create one of these in the Audio2DScripts for the new song:

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- <Script2DSound>
  <ScriptID>AS2D_DVORAK_SLAVONIC_3</ScriptID>
  <SoundID>SONG_DVORAK_SLAVONIC_3</SoundID>
  <SoundType>GAME_MUSIC</SoundType>
  <iMinVolume>70</iMinVolume>
  <iMaxVolume>70</iMaxVolume>
  <iPitchChangeDown>0</iPitchChangeDown>
  <iPitchChangeUp>0</iPitchChangeUp>
  <iMinLeftPan>-1</iMinLeftPan>
  <iMaxLeftPan>-1</iMaxLeftPan>
  <iMinRightPan>-1</iMinRightPan>
  <iMaxRightPan>-1</iMaxRightPan>
  <bLooping>0</bLooping>
  <iMinTimeDelay>0</iMinTimeDelay>
  <iMaxTimeDelay>0</iMaxTimeDelay>
  <bTaperForSoundtracks>0</bTaperForSoundtracks>
  <iLengthOfSound>0</iLengthOfSound>
  <fMinDryLevel>1.0</fMinDryLevel>
  <fMaxDryLevel>1.0</fMaxDryLevel>
  <fMinWetLevel>0.0</fMinWetLevel>
  <fMaxWetLevel>0.0</fMaxWetLevel>


Is that right?

Posted: 2006-07-03 10:22pm
by InnocentBystander
The adio scrip references an audioDefine, and audioDefine references an actual file (minus the .mp3 or whatever, from the looks of it). You can tell because a 'SoundData' has a Filename, and a SoundID; and the script has the SoundId, and then it's own script ID.

Though that raises a question; what calls the sound script, if anything? Songs are usually separated by era... I'd think there'd be another sound based schema somewheres.

Posted: 2006-07-04 06:41am
by 2000AD
*brain implodes*

I think i'll just stick with the regular soundtrack now. I guess when they said everything was XML and easy to mod they meant "Easy to mod if you know what the fuck your doing!"

Posted: 2006-07-04 08:49am
by InnocentBystander
Don't be silly! Look!
Every song has an "AudioDefine"

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- <SoundData>
  <SoundID>SONG_THE_PEOPLE_ARE_HEROES</SoundID> 
  <Filename>Sounds/Soundtrack/Modern/ThePeopleAreHeroes</Filename> 
  <LoadType>STREAMED</LoadType> 
  <bIsCompressed>1</bIsCompressed> 
  <bInGeneric>1</bInGeneric> 
  </SoundData>
Each of those <soundData> tags is a song - if you go to \Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets\Sounds\Soundtrack\Modern; you'll see a file named ThePeopleAreHeroes; now look at the <Filename> tag; is it not obvious what goes here now?
The three tags after <Filename> can be copied directly, leaving just <SoundID>, this is the 'name' you give the tag, so another xml document can call it; it's a sound identity. That whole thing is a <SoundData>, every song has one... soooo

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- <SoundData>
  <SoundID>SONG_MYSONG</SoundID>
<Filename>Sounds/Soundtrack/Modern/MYSONG</Filename>   <LoadType>STREAMED</LoadType> 
  <bIsCompressed>1</bIsCompressed> 
  <bInGeneric>1</bInGeneric> 
  </SoundData>
If you placed 'MYSONG.mp3' in \Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets\Sounds\Soundtrack\Modern; that would be the proper way to write a SoundData for it. Paste that code in after any of the </SoundData> tags and you're done with step1

Then you've got to create a script for it.

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<Script2DSound> 
  <ScriptID>AS2D_SONG_MYSONG</ScriptID> 
  <SoundID>SONG_MYSONG</SoundID> 
  <SoundType>GAME_MUSIC</SoundType> 
  <iMinVolume>70</iMinVolume> 
  <iMaxVolume>70</iMaxVolume> 
  <iPitchChangeDown>0</iPitchChangeDown> 
  <iPitchChangeUp>0</iPitchChangeUp> 
  <iMinLeftPan>-1</iMinLeftPan> 
  <iMaxLeftPan>-1</iMaxLeftPan> 
  <iMinRightPan>-1</iMinRightPan> 
  <iMaxRightPan>-1</iMaxRightPan> 
  <bLooping>0</bLooping> 
  <iMinTimeDelay>0</iMinTimeDelay> 
  <iMaxTimeDelay>0</iMaxTimeDelay> 
  <bTaperForSoundtracks>0</bTaperForSoundtracks> 
  <iLengthOfSound>0</iLengthOfSound> 
  <fMinDryLevel>1.0</fMinDryLevel> 
  <fMaxDryLevel>1.0</fMaxDryLevel> 
  <fMinWetLevel>0.0</fMinWetLevel> 
  <fMaxWetLevel>0.0</fMaxWetLevel>
</Script2DSound>
That would be an example of the script for MYSONG; notice the <SoundID>s are the same; and the <ScriptID> is a new 'name' of your choice.

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