music

**Legionary Jezza** · March 23, 2006, 02:13 AM

can we download rtw music if yes where

**Publius** · April 08, 2006, 11:26 PM

you already have it. Use the IDX extractor I believe

**John I Tzimisces** · April 08, 2006, 11:29 PM

Yes, located in the downloads section, by vercingetorix

I was about to close this thread. THEN I realized I don't moderate here. And I can't.

**sonoi_ronin** · April 26, 2006, 04:00 PM

Now is there any way that you can mod the program to where you can play mp3 music while your playing in the battles? Imagine playing E.S. Posthumus while your battling... Kick ass...

**Halie Satanus** · April 26, 2006, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by sonoi_ronin

Now is there any way that you can mod the program to where you can play mp3 music while your playing in the battles? Imagine playing E.S. Posthumus while your battling... Kick ass...

Yes you can replace the WMA files with anything you like, i imagine that you might have to keep them the same length. but there's no reson why you can't have your men charge to some nice mellow slipknot if you wish. you just rename you file as the one in RTW, i've only done this with the intro music but can't think of any reason why it would be different with the rest., :wink:

**Publius** · April 26, 2006, 05:15 PM

Well, if you are really serious about that then I would contact the person that made the program (in this case, I believe it is Vercingetorix, but I am not 100% sure)

**Vyktrius** · April 28, 2006, 03:25 AM

Yes, I've been wondering about all this for a while. But is it possible to add a song, like a completely new song? You would have to edit some text files but does any one know which ones and how?

**Ahlerich** · April 29, 2006, 10:53 AM

descr_sounds_music.txt is the file you have to modify and its in the data folder

example of a few lines of this file:

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; BARBARIAN MUSIC ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

culture barbarian

;;; BAttlE MAP

state MUSIC_BATTLE_TENSION
event volume +40
folder data/sounds/music
speech.mp3
;Tension2-Caesars_Nightmare.mp3
;Tension3-Death_Approaches.mp3
;Tension4-Drums_of_Doom.mp3
end

as you see there is a path to the music source: folder data/sounds/music
in your rtw installation you have the data/sounds folder and maybe the music subfolder. if you dont have the music subfolder just create it.
then copy all your mp3's you want to use in there.

then you just have to add your mp3 titles by writing their names in the txt file like this:

folder data/sounds/music
speech.mp3
mymusic1.mp3
anotherexample.mp3

for the battlemap sounds you will find 3 headlines in the descr_sounds_music file:
state MUSIC_BATTLE_TENSION <---this one plays the mp3 while the general holds his speech before a battle

state MUSIC_BATTLE_MOBILIZE <---this plays the mp3 file when your guys start moving

state MUSIC_BATTLE_BATTLE <---mp3's assigned to this will play during battle/fighting

also the musics are sorted eg there is a roman section of the textfile for the music playing when u play rome..there is one for barbarians etc.

if this sounds confusing to you that is just because i suck at explaining

its really easy. just look at the textfile for a bit and search for the lines i described and you will understand it i bet.

when you assigned all your music you have to delete the event.idx file in data\sounds. if you dont your new mp3s will not play

good luck

**Vyktrius** · May 26, 2006, 11:48 PM

I haven't tried this yet but I'm hesitant to. Replacing music, is it as easy as extracting the "sounds" files and just replacing and/or renaming the WMA's the extractor makes? I mean for animations you have to repack them and for UI you have to trick the computer with a blank text file. So, is it that simple or is there something else that must be done?

**rstoner** · May 27, 2006, 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by Vyktrius

I haven't tried this yet but I'm hesitant to. Replacing music, is it as easy as extracting the "sounds" files and just replacing and/or renaming the WMA's the extractor makes? I mean for animations you have to repack them and for UI you have to trick the computer with a blank text file. So, is it that simple or is there something else that must be done?

Try this: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=50780

I didn't need to edit any text files.