Battleground Series v2 SOUNDS.DAT file explored

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Battleground Series v2 SOUNDS.DAT file explored.

eg: BGN (BG 5: Antietam)

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21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 9
17 15

21 (AEXPLO0.WAV - AEXPLO20.WAV) 0 (7x ?) 34 (IEXPLO0.WAV - IEXPLO33.WAV) 0 (17x ?)
10 (IMELEE0.WAV - IMELEE9.WAV) 9 (CMELEE0.WAV - CMELEE8.WAV)
17 (UBACKG0.WAV - UBACKG16.WAV) 15 (CBACKG0.WAV - CBACKG14.WAV)

compare with: BGG (BG 2: Gettysburg)

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20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 10

only two lines, no background music - BUT:

put this little bit of data into the MAINMENU resource of the BGG.EXE, some place neat (eg: between Sound Effects and Video Effects)

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      MENUITEM "Background Music",  1008

add your favorite tunes from the other battleground games (eg: UBACKG0.WAV - UBACKG16.WAV and CBACKG0.WAV - CBACKG14.WAV from Antietam).

then change the BGG SOUNDS.DAT file, add the numbers for your background music, (eg: '17 15' for the background music from Antietam).

save, restart your game and choose to play Background Music from the menu - enjoy! (ah, yes. and don't forget to make a backup - stay safe.)

let the music play ...

background music for BG2.png (117.63 KiB) Viewed 106 times

... that's just an idea if you want BG 2: Gettysburg to play background music.