Help! I could not change battle music...

**Yarrr009** · May 26, 2015, 01:58 AM

Before, removing Music.dat and Music.idx in mods\EBII\data\sounds folder did the trick.

But now it doesn't. Are there any steps I missed?

**Roma_Victrix** · May 26, 2015, 04:37 AM

I don't know, did you edit descr_sounds_music.txt?

It's not just the Music.dat and Music.idx files, either. You also have to delete the Events.dat and Events.idx files, which are located in the same folder (i.e. "Sounds" within "Data" folder). All four of these files (i.e. all the music and events files) are automatically regenerated based on what descr_sounds_music says and what mp3s you've chosen to play. In my experience, deleting only the Music.dat and Music.idx files has never worked. You have to delete the Events.dat and Events.idx files along with them. They basically work in tandem.

**Yarrr009** · May 26, 2015, 06:38 AM

Thanks for the reply. Yes, did everything to the word.

Music in campaign map changed successfully. But added music in battle map did not play at all...

**b0Gia de Bodemloze** · May 26, 2015, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by Yarrr009

Thanks for the reply. Yes, did everything to the word.

Music in campaign map changed successfully. But added music in battle map did not play at all...

Have you tried my music rtw pack? Check submod forum.

**Yarrr009** · May 26, 2015, 07:31 AM

Hello. If you meant this http://www.mediafire.com/download/uy...sic+Submod.rar

I viewed descr_sounds_music.txt and it's for RTW. Other stuff is like your music files aren't likely to solve my problem...

**Yarrr009** · May 27, 2015, 03:19 AM

I found out added music worked in Custom Battle... not in campaign battle...

**Roma_Victrix** · May 27, 2015, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by Yarrr009

I found out added music worked in Custom Battle... not in campaign battle...

I think I know exactly what is going on here. Which regions are you fighting in? Are you currently playing a campaign as the Romans? It seems like you've only changed the music for the Roman faction. For instance, you've left the "WESTERN GREEK MUSIC" section completely untouched (i.e. you haven't changed any mp3 files in that section or others, only the Roman one). If you only change the Roman music, then territories that are cultural "Roman" are going to be the only territories that will have that music on the battle map. The second you fight a battle in a Greek, Celtic, nomadic, eastern, or Semitic territory then different music will play according to each section the descr_sounds_music.txt file.

I honestly wish you had shared this file from the very beginning. I would have spotted this problem of yours right away. You need to edit and replace the mp3s in EVERY section if you want your new music to play in every region on the map. Otherwise only provinces in Italy and a few other places will play the "Roman" music you've created.

**Yarrr009** · May 27, 2015, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by Roma_Victrix

I think I know exactly what is going on here. Which regions are you fighting in? Are you currently playing a campaign as the Romans? It seems like you've only changed the music for the Roman faction. For instance, you've left the "WESTERN GREEK MUSIC" section completely untouched (i.e. you haven't changed any mp3 files in that section or others, only the Roman one). If you only change the Roman music, then territories that are cultural "Roman" are going to be the only territories that will have that music on the battle map. The second you fight a battle in a Greek, Celtic, nomadic, eastern, or Semitic territory then different music will play according to each section the descr_sounds_music.txt file.

I honestly wish you had shared this file from the very beginning. I would have spotted this problem of yours right away. You need to edit and replace the mp3s in EVERY section if you want your new music to play in every region on the map. Otherwise only provinces in Italy and a few other places will play the "Roman" music you've created.

OK. You look really new balance. Going to edit those now.

Yes, added music in Roma, Barb and Egypt section previously. Only had battle around Italy peninsula.

**b0Gia de Bodemloze** · May 26, 2015, 08:03 AM

I mean this:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/rc...9;s_sounds.rar

The version you say it's for eb 1.2

**Yarrr009** · May 26, 2015, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by b0Gia

I mean this:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/rc...9;s_sounds.rar

The version you say it's for eb 1.2

I forfeit trying it for now.

**Roma_Victrix** · May 26, 2015, 09:54 AM

Yeah, credit to b0Gia for having a sound mod that incorporates RTW vanilla music into EB II. Those Jeff Van Dyck tunes are classics.

Originally Posted by Yarrr009

Thanks for the reply. Yes, did everything to the word.

Music in campaign map changed successfully. But added music in battle map did not play at all...

This sounds suspicious. It sounds like you've done something wrong while editing the descr_sounds_music.txt file, although I could be wrong about that. Could you share an excerpt or example of how you edited that txt file to incorporate new mp3 files to play on the battle map? Perhaps we can spot an error if you made any.

**Yarrr009** · May 26, 2015, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by Roma_Victrix

This sounds suspicious. It sounds like you've done something wrong while editing the descr_sounds_music.txt file, although I could be wrong about that. Could you share an excerpt or example of how you edited that txt file to incorporate new mp3 files to play on the battle map? Perhaps we can spot an error if you made any.

Nice of you to spare time. I only play Roma faction so far. In Battle map section, the game has been playing EB2 music only, even the EB2 music names were all changed...

Hey the website doesn't receive the text attachment I uploaded, it says "[IOErrorEvent type="ioError" bubbles=false cancelable=false eventPhase=2 text="Error #2038"]"

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**Yarrr009** · May 26, 2015, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Roma_Victrix

This sounds suspicious. It sounds like you've done something wrong while editing the descr_sounds_music.txt file, although I could be wrong about that. Could you share an excerpt or example of how you edited that txt file to incorporate new mp3 files to play on the battle map? Perhaps we can spot an error if you made any.

Uploaded elsewhere descr_sounds_music.txt

**Yarrr009** · May 27, 2015, 10:13 AM

Wheeeee. That does it doesn't that! And I just figured out that the two southern most regions of the peninsula in game are Ελλάς lot.

Thanks for the help. See you later sometime.

**Roma_Victrix** · May 27, 2015, 03:25 PM

Glad I could help.

**Appius Pulcher** · May 27, 2015, 05:24 PM

I think by far the easiest way of doing this is simply finding the folder where the music files are, renaming the audio-file you want in the game, to the same as the one you want to replace, and then drag it into the folder, and overwriting the old one. It's crude but it works. At least it did in EB1, and it would surprise me if it didn't still.