Sound Pak Issues :(

(*Xx LyKaN xX*) #1

Hey guys i am making a new sound pak for my servers and i am running in to a problem. I have created more menus and they pull just fine but when i do for example V8-1-5-0 it should play the sound. but nothing happens. not even the saying that should come up in the bottom window displays, but when i take a look at the actual server console on the box i can see it executing the file. what could be wrong. I ahve look over these scripts three times and i am not finding anything that can casue this. Can somone please take a look at it for me if i attach the pk3? I am pretty much fried. Thanks!

just and FYI my servers already ahve a customer sound pak with alot of the same sounds and menus in them that work just fine.

Mod: ETpub
Versions: 6.5/7.0
OS: Windows 2003 Servers
Sound pak info: http://redirect1.primarytarget.com/redirects/elite2/etpub/XxxXspak9.3.pk3

(*Xx LyKaN xX*) #2

nothing?

(The Birdman) #3

Haven’t checked yours, but maybe there’s an upper limit to how many sounds can be used.

I made one a while back (dont use it now) and had loads of extra sounds/sayings but the last 2 or 3 wouldn’t sound off, not even the text would show, so i assumed there is an upper limit too how many can be used.

(*Xx LyKaN xX*) #4

Haven’t checked yours, but maybe there’s an upper limit to how many sounds can be used.

I made one a while back (dont use it now) and had loads of extra sounds/sayings but the last 2 or 3 wouldn’t sound off, not even the text would show, so i assumed there is an upper limit too how many can be used.

but would that also stop the stock sounds form playing or displaying also?

(Nail) #5

do they work if you use /vsay name ?

(=>ETK<=Elite) #6

Wow…big file for only sounds. I haven’t downloaded it either to take a look into your problem, but you should consider placing an ideal size limit on that thing. Alotta people may not want to dl 12 megs for just sounds…a mod is 1 thing…if it’s decent, but just sounds…wow.

Another question though, in the console does it list any errors when attempting to either:

  • load the sound (initgame, would usually be a new map starting, connecting, vid_restart, etc)
  • play the sound (/vsay <command>, listed above by nail)

Many times the sounds are perhaps in the wrong location, or perhaps named something unexpected, and therefore the game cannot locate them. From what you’re describing this seems most likely.

(The Birdman) #7

After checking your files i found the wm_ allied and axis chat voice files were way to big, these cannot be bigger then 32768 bytes.

I have stripped these back and now have it working, but i’m finding some other faults, some of the sounds are not playing, this could be a few differnet things causing it not to work (i.e. mis-spelling in the file, sound file is wrong format) i haven’t checked yet, there is also a problem with one menu not opening (well atm only one that i know of lol).

I’ll continue working on it if you don’t mind and should have it all checked and hopefully all working by tuesday (5 sept.).

(*Xx LyKaN xX*) #8

Wow birdman your are the best. I had a feeling the was a limit for commands. I am just so glad you knew what the problem is. I have been driving my self crazy trying to figure this stuff out. LOL. I owe you big time!

(The Birdman) #9

np, just about to hit the feathers now, but will work on it all 2moro (have nothing better to do lol) and will try get everything working.

(The Birdman) #10

left you a pm LyKaN

(*Xx LyKaN xX*) #11

sweet! got ya back dude!

(*Xx LyKaN xX*) #12

ok with the help of birdman the sound pak is working! Yeah! Just one thing is wrong. players are unable to type in the chat windows. they have to use the console if someone wants to type something out. how do i fix this? Birdman is AFK for awhile so any help or feedback would be appreciated! :slight_smile:

(*Xx LyKaN xX*) #13

BUMP

Still having issues. No sound or audio play what so ever. Ahhhhhhhhhh

can i get some input as to why this is becoming such a pain in my ass??? I know it is something simple but i am about to lose it. LOL

Lykan

(-999-) #14

In wm_quickmessageAlt.menu line 351

	QM_MENU_ITEM( "8. Doh!					exec "voiceChat Doh";			close wm_quickran2_alt,	"8, 7)

should be:

	QM_MENU_ITEM( "8. Doh!",					exec "voiceChat Doh";			close wm_quickran2_alt,	"8", 7)

After that the only error I got was “expected gender not found in voice chat file: scripts/wm_allies_chat.voice”.
Didn’t look a whole lot through it, so I’m not sure what the error refers to.
But the pack works fine with the updated file above.