PlaySoundLoop for Decorate weapons

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:41 pm

I'd like to request a Decorate function that will play a sound in a loop, on its own channel (so it won't be interrupted by other sounds coming from the player/weapon); as well as an equivalent command to stop whatever loop is playing on the weapon (A_StopSoundLoop). What I intend on using this for:

Weapons that make ambient hums when idling
Weapons with looping attack sounds (a la Far Cry or Unreal Tournament)
Usable inventory items that play a looping sound while active (Doom 3-style Berserk pack, Jedi Knight-style force powers, among others)

I'm pretty sure there's no way to do this at present. If there is, then nobody ever told me about it.

ant1991331 · Post by **ant1991331** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 12:03 am

THe Wiki wrote:A_LoopActiveSound

This might be in, I saw it in the wiki, but I think that is what you mean?

Also, you can make a looping sound, and it will loop until another sound overrides it.
Example:
Grab the Minigun sound from UT, and stick it in with XWE, it should loop when you use it in decorate.

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:54 am

I don't know how to use A_LoopActiveSound and there is currently no article for it on the Wiki.

Post by **TheDarkArchon** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 4:31 am

I don't know if it's been exported to DECORATE but it will play the active sound of an actor over and over. It's used in Strifes mini-rockets.

Post by **Ryan Cordell** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:37 am

wildweasel wrote:I don't know how to use A_LoopActiveSound and there is currently no article for it on the Wiki.

Best guess is A_LoopActiveSound needs the ActiveSound defined in the actor.

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:46 am

Okay, thanks to you guys I've learned how to do that much. But how do I stop the active sound (for weapons)?

Grubber · Post by **Grubber** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:49 am

A_StopSound

Post by **Ryan Cordell** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:38 am

This'll ring up an idea with a few actors of mine..

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:31 am

A_LoopActiveSound only seems to work on actors. It produces no sound for weapons. As such, my feature suggestion ought to still be relevant.

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:28 pm

Updated my first post. Please take this into consideration.

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:04 pm

Apologies for the bump - but is there a chance of getting this feature anytime in the near future?

Post by **Ryan Cordell** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:00 am

It is a nice idea however, so I agree with Weasel here. Much better than using A_PlaySound on selected frames, depending on it's length.
Think of all the frames you could save.

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:24 pm

Surprisingly, I still haven't recieved any official word on whether or not there will be a feature that allows you to play looped sounds on weapons. Hence, I'm bumping this yet again (at the risk of looking like a desperate noob).

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:03 pm

Impatience won't get you anywhere.

Post by **Ryan Cordell** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:01 pm

He has a right to express his worries since there were no replies.

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PlaySoundLoop for Decorate weapons

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