Game Music setting

Maxfreeboard · Post by **Maxfreeboard** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 10:26 pm

I just bought SUDG and am quite excited about it's potential. One thing I noticed while playing the game last night is that the game music goes back to the original default sound level setting no matter how many times I save/load a lower sound volume setting. It is the 2.0 release. Anybody else experiencing this? I'm going to look for INI files, etc. and see if I can affect the change that way.

Thanks...

startrekdork · Post by **startrekdork** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 12:39 am

ummm every time you change the sound settings do you hit the make default button? a problem i had was i changed all the race names and saved as defaults, returned to my game and none of the names had changed. so i exited the game went in changed it in options then started a new game then they all worked. or ask andrew.

Maxfreeboard · Post by **Maxfreeboard** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 2:03 am

Yes, that's what I meant by saved. Let me try you idea and start a new gave after setting it.

Grotius · Post by **Grotius** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 2:05 am

I had the same problem. I tried to mute or lower the volume of the music, and it worked for a few minutes, but then the music came back. Did I miss something?

Maxfreeboard · Post by **Maxfreeboard** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 2:15 am

I tried reducing the volume in the Game Options, then started a new game but the same thing happens. After a couple of minutes the music volume is back to the original default. Nuts.

startrekdork · Post by **startrekdork** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 3:40 am

so the music is bothering you or somethin? ummm i dont know what else to do. ask andrew and he can probably help you i mean he did make the game and all. other recomendations, and im not too sure about recomending these. i read in previous posts that if you add the number one to the beginning movie files, the computer cant find the movies so itll skip over them because it drove me nutz before when youd have to wait through the movies, so if the sound is driving you nutz you can probably tack on a 1 to the songs in the song folder you dont like the most. or you can add six of your favorite songs in there by changing there file names to the song names already in the game. i think. ive never tried it before......

Grotius · Post by **Grotius** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 7:23 am

I don't mind the songs themselves, but there's just not enough variety, and I go to the bed with one or two of these songs running through my head nonstop! I often end up muting music in games for this reason. Andrew, if you're reading this thread, does mute/diminish volume work? It seems to work for a few months, and then it sneaks back to full volume on its own. <grin>

Thanks for the tip on movies. I'd like to skip those too. <g> You changed the file name of each movie, or the folder containing them?

startrekdork · Post by **startrekdork** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 9:28 am

the file name of each movie. the movie folder has three movies in it i think and i just tacked on the number 1 to each of them so if i wanted to switch it back all id need to do is remove the one. actually......i think andrew does that too.

Andrew Ewanchyna · Post by **Andrew Ewanchyna** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 9:51 pm

If you want things like music volumes, etc. to stay permament, then you need to select the "Make defaults" button after making your changes.

Maxfreeboard · Post by **Maxfreeboard** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 11:04 pm

Originally posted by Andrew Ewanchyna
If you want things like music volumes, etc. to stay permament, then you need to select the "Make defaults" button after making your changes.

I did and it doesnt work. I even tried making the setting change, saving it as the default and then starting a new game. It doesn't make any difference. The game music goes back to the installation default after a couple of minutes. I have version 2.0.

Andrew Ewanchyna · Post by **Andrew Ewanchyna** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 10:31 pm

Now that is weird. Have you tried lowering the overall volume? Are you getting any of your defaults saved?

Maxfreeboard · Post by **Maxfreeboard** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 11:32 pm

Originally posted by Andrew Ewanchyna
Now that is weird. Have you tried lowering the overall volume? Are you getting any of your defaults saved?

Not yet. I had several runtime errors last night so I removed SUDG and installed it again. Will play with other settings and see.

Thanks

peaeri · Post by **peaeri** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:06 am

Originally posted by Grotius
... and I go to the bed with one or two of these songs running through my head nonstop!

Now, if only I could devise a way to receive royalties when that happens!
:p

Grotius · Post by **Grotius** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 9:47 am

Hi Eric,

You did a terrific job on the soundtrack; it's quite catchy, and it fits the mood of the game. It has a certain upbeat quality that I like. I've done some digital audio recording of my own (I play piano and fool around with MIDI, Sonar, soundfonts and whatnot), so I know what a challenge it is to create music. Well done!

Maxfreeboard · Post by **Maxfreeboard** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 10:56 am

Hey Grotius and peaeri,

Can you reproduce this where if you lower the music sound level and set it as default does it go back to the installation default volume level in several minutes?

Let me know and what operating system you're running and I'll pass this info on to Andrew.

peaeri · Post by **peaeri** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 4:50 pm

Originally posted by Grotius
...I've done some digital audio recording of my own (I play piano and fool around with MIDI, Sonar, soundfonts...

Hi Grotius,

Thanks for the kind words. You mention you use Sonar. I'm an old Cakewalk user and I'm thinking of upgrading to Sonar myself.

Greek · Post by **Greek** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 1:01 am

I can't get the music to stay shut-off either. I save it, but it keeps coming back when I start a new game.

Maxfreeboard · Post by **Maxfreeboard** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 1:44 am

Thanks for the sanity check Greek.

I'll let Andrew know.

Andrew Ewanchyna · Post by **Andrew Ewanchyna** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 5:06 am

What kind of sound card do you have Greek? Don't know why this is showing up now, didn't make any changes to the audio.

Greek · Post by **Greek** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 6:29 am

I have an "off the shelf" HP PIV computer, which means it doesn't have a sound card it has, I was told, a sound wire that runs off the modem. I'm sure this is part of the problem

Bill