Unable to override sound\chat\ ?

(davidc) #1

I have had success overriding textures, campaigns etc., however I seem to be unable to override the files in sound\chat\

Specifically I have created 22khz mono 16bit samples to override 952a.wav, 954a.wav and 955a.wav in a custom pk3 file on the server. The clients connect, download, and show the files are pure in their console.

However the corresponding voicechats (ftgoundercover, ftprovidesnipercover, ftchecklandmines) still play the original sounds.

I have tried overriding “standard” voicechats (e.g. 10a, enemy in disguise) with the same lack of success.

Thanks for your help!

(weasel) #2

Your pk3 needs to be before pak0.pk3 in the search order, which means it must be alphabetically after pak0.pk3.

(davidc) #3

Thanks, that got it! (The one I made before began with ‘s’!)

(davidc) #4

I seem to be the only person hearing the customized sounds… possibly because i already have the sound pk3 in my etmain directory. If the server has two custom pk3s, will the client only download the first one?

(weasel) #5

If the server is running pure and has uploading to clients enabled (both default, I believe), it should download them all. Otherwise, I don’t think it would download any. And I don’t see any reason why a server should have 2 custom pk3s, unless one was distributed from somewhere else, and is in use on more than one server. If you made them both, combine them into one. Otherwise, it creates a lot of clutter for clients. I already have 9 custom pk3s, and I don’t play on that many different servers.

(sock) #6

Also be careful with your naming of the pk3 file. If the client already has a similiar named pk3 it may cause problems. You should offer big downloads like additional sound files outside of the ET download system. Give people the choice, because not everyone has a good connection to the Internet.

Sock
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(RR2DO2) #7

Or use the web download system to redirect downloads of big files.

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(superarmydude) #8

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