Turn on the music

[caralampio]

Many people hate the background music, but I like it. But frequently in the middle of the game it goes silent! How do you make it start again?

 

[Combat Ingrid]

Try ctrl+m (toggles music on/off).

 

[Prak, the Mad]

semi-related, how would one change the music?

 

[Da_V_Man]

I like the backround music, at least until the Modern age.

 

[Combat Ingrid]

semi-related, how would one change the music?

Go to audio options, choose "custom music folder".

 

[Prak, the Mad]

awesome, thanks.

 

[Chizzard]

Hey guys, need help here! I've clicked on the custom music folder button and picked the folder with music files that i ripped off a music CD. But the message "file not found" keeps poping up. I then try to click on others folder with a different era of civ music and it works! What kind of format does the music files have to be for civ 4 to read them?

 

[JRedGiant]

Related question...can I move Baba Yetu (I think that's the name of the opening song) into my I-Tunes playlist? Would that be a violation of anyone's intellectual property, so long as I'm not sharing the music?

Maybe this makes me geeky, but I think that particular song is cool enough to transcend the game.

 

[Combat Ingrid]

Hey guys, need help here! I've clicked on the custom music folder button and picked the folder with music files that i ripped off a music CD. But the message "file not found" keeps poping up. I then try to click on others folder with a different era of civ music and it works! What kind of format does the music files have to be for civ 4 to read them?

I have never had any problems with mp3 files, but no wma files I have tried worked. No idea about other formats.

 

[attackfighter]

How does anyone not like the music? The industrial and medieval ages are awesome.

 

[rvtende]

@chizzard

you actually need to name the songs you're gonna put in there the same as the ones which are already there. for example: if i want the medieval song PraetoriusBallet.mp3 to be Queen - Bohemian rapsody you will have to delete the PraetoriusBallet.mp3 paste Queen in the correct folder and then rename it to PraetoriusBallet.mp3. i know it is a weird thing but that way it will work. btw the music folders can only contain a certain number of tracks. i don't know the exact number of tracks though

 

[Supr49er]

That seems like a lot of work. But the modern era music is pretty bad.

Welcome to the Forums rvtende.

 

[Prak, the Mad]

How does anyone not like the music? The industrial and medieval ages are awesome.

Don't know about those, but the ancient era is pretty unbearable for me, that weird psuedo-african-arab thing is... grating.

 

[Ramesses]

IMHO, the only eras with consistently good music are Classical and Industrial.