Questions on changing Music in game

[CivWarGamer]

A few questions:

1. How many soundtracks are there already in the game, and how would I play them in the mod, and what's the name of those music files?

2. Can I import new music files? How?

3. If question#2 is possible then what is the file size limitation?

4. Can it be done through XML code and ModBuddy?

 

[Pouakai]

1. Several hundred, I think it's around 500. The names vary, they can be found in the Music / Streamed folder of the Civ 5 files.

2. No

3. N/A

4. N/A

 

[CivWarGamer]

1. Several hundred, I think it's around 500. The names vary, they can be found in the Music / Streamed folder of the Civ 5 files.

So the next question is, is it possible to select any of those 500 different soundtracks through XML coding?

 

[Putmalk]

So the next question is, is it possible to select any of those 500 different soundtracks through XML coding?

What are you using the music for? That'll help us tell you.

 

[Pouakai]

Potentially, it depends on what you want to do though. If doing a new civilization, you can choose which soundtrack tag it gets (Which civilization's music). So, if I'm doing a Sioux mod, I can choose for it to share the music of the Iroquois.

 

[CivWarGamer]

Potentially, it depends on what you want to do though. If doing a new civilization, you can choose which soundtrack tag it gets (Which civilization's music). So, if I'm doing a Sioux mod, I can choose for it to share the music of the Iroquois.

Yeah, that would be great to know how to do that.

Also, I'm assuming I can set different soundtracks for each era, right?

 

[CivWarGamer]

I see all the .ogg files, but I'm not seeing any code designating any .ogg files, which is mysterious to me.

 

[CivWarGamer]

Okay, I'm getting closer. The file names in the AudioDefines are excluding the .ogg extensions.

 

[Pouakai]

Also, I'm assuming I can set different soundtracks for each era, right?

Not that I know of, and IIRC Civilization music remains the same throughout in V.

 

[CivWarGamer]

One thing to point out, using the say for example <SoundtrackTag>China</SoundtrackTag> will only work as long as you didn't delete the China civilization.

So if you wanted to use the China soundtrack but disable the chinese you would use:

<Update>
<Set Playable="false" AIPlayable="false" />
<Where Type="CIVILIZATION_CHINA" />
</Update>

instead of:

<Delete Type="CIVILIZATION_CHINA" />

 

[CivWarGamer]

Now, what I'm wondering is if I can alter the China soundtrack. I see it has two associated audio files:

EmpressWuZetianAudioDefines.XML and EmpressWuZetianAudio2DScripts.XML

 

[CivWarGamer]

Interesting, the Ottoman soundtrack sounds more Ancient Roman than does the default Rome soundtrack.