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[StrixO]

Hi folks. I'm confused. I can't get the selection or action sounds to play for one of my customized CREs. They play for the rest. The non-playing sound was converted from WAVC to WAV using DLTCEP, from the in-game sounds PSEDUO01 and PSEUDO02, saved as STXPSD01.wav and STXPSD02.wav. I don't think my code is wrong. Is something amiss with the format DLTCEP has exported in? The other WAV files were not acquired via DLTCEP and all work great.

COPY ~PickyFams/sounds~ ~override~ //includes STXPSD01.wav and STXPSD02.wav, among others

COPY_EXISTING ~FAMPSD.CRE~ ~override/FAMPSD.CRE~
  WRITE_ASCII 0x34 "SXpsd"
  SAY SELECT_COMMON1 ~~ [STXPSD01] //these 4 sound assignments won't voice in-game. Acquired via DLTCEP.
  SAY SELECT_COMMON2 ~~ [STXPSD01]
  SAY SELECT_ACTION1 ~~ [STXPSD02]
  SAY SELECT_ACTION2 ~~ [STXPSD02]

COPY_EXISTING ~FAMFAIR.CRE~ ~override/FAMFAIR.CRE~ //sounds from here out for other CREs work great!
  WRITE_ASCII 0x34 "SXfai"
  SAY SELECT_COMMON1 ~~ [STXFAI01]
  SAY SELECT_COMMON2 ~~ [STXFAI01]
  SAY SELECT_ACTION1 ~~ [STXFAI02]
  SAY SELECT_ACTION2 ~~ [STXFAI02]

COPY_EXISTING ~FAMFER.CRE~ ~override/FAMFER.CRE~
  WRITE_ASCII 0x34 "SXfer"
  SAY SELECT_COMMON1 ~~ [STXFER01]
  SAY SELECT_COMMON2 ~~ [STXFER01]
  SAY SELECT_ACTION1 ~~ [STXFER02]
  SAY SELECT_ACTION2 ~~ [STXFER02]

//etc.

So, is it a problem with the format from DLTCEP? I've attached the offending WAV files if anyone would like to see....

EDIT: I should add that the sounds that don't play in-game play fine when navigated to using NI, either directly from the override folder or from the CRE file.

Thanks!

EDIT2: attached files removed after problem solved.

Edited by StrixO, 16 February 2010 - 07:14 PM.

[Miloch]

Try leaving the non-playing sounds in WAVC, which is the game's default format for sound clips. If they still don't play, could be something wrong with the original files.

[StrixO]

Try leaving the non-playing sounds in WAVC, which is the game's default format for sound clips.

Thanks Miloch! Selection/Action sounds are now working perfectly.

Edited by StrixO, 16 February 2010 - 07:15 PM.

[cmorgan]

I recommend using the comments, also -
COPY_EXISTING ~FAMFAIR.CRE~ ~override/FAMFAIR.CRE~ //sounds from here out for other CREs work great!
WRITE_ASCII 0x34 "SXfai"
SAY SELECT_COMMON1 ~[STXFAI01]~ [STXFAI01]
SAY SELECT_COMMON2 ~[STXFAI01]~ [STXFAI01]
SAY SELECT_ACTION1 ~[STXFAI02]~ [STXFAI02]
SAY SELECT_ACTION2 ~[STXFAI02]~ [STXFAI02]

[Miloch]

I recommend using the comments, also -
COPY_EXISTING ~FAMFAIR.CRE~ ~override/FAMFAIR.CRE~ //sounds from here out for other CREs work great!
WRITE_ASCII 0x34 "SXfai"
SAY SELECT_COMMON1 ~[STXFAI01]~ [STXFAI01]
...

I'm guessing you're referring to the bracketed text within the tildes? But why? I found Tutu's convention of doing this more annoying than useful. At best, the bracketed text is ignored; at worst it leaves an unpleasant space at the beginning of other text. If there is text associated with the sound clip, by all means, put the text in the tildes (and traify-comment it eventually). But if not (which goes for most DAMAGE and DEATH clips) then there's nothing wrong with ~~ [SOUNDREF].