[Music] Jimmy's Jukebox -- Seeking dev assistance re:ZScript

[Xaser]

i love un19........................................

That is 39 more punctuation marks than the average human is fit to ingest. You may want to see a doctor about that.

[Jimmy]

Plus it makes your posts take reeeeeally long to read.

[insightguy]

really now?

[Zero X. Diamond]

Would there be any easy way to mod this mod in order to use your own custom selection of music? I've been following this for a while quietly, wondering about it, so I figured I'd finally just come forward and ask. Curious because I have an extensive music collection and always like being able to use it in my games when possible.

What I suppose I could do (for v8, possibly) is create another Jukebox "map" which is filled with blank collections so the user can add their own fairly easily. Stick around for a while after v7 is released and the new v8 (which hopefully won't take as long) should have that.

Your wish is my command!
http://jimmy.phenomer.net/wad-files/j-j ... 8-user.pk3

Here is the v8 "User Jukebox", as promised. This provides a blank slate for users to create their own collections.

Look up "help.txt" for some step-by-step instructions on how to set them up. Could someone give this a test-drive and get back to me on how well it works?

I come back to find this and I'm very excited! However, after following the instructions provided step-by-step, I am unable to get SCRIPTS.TXT to compile in MAP00.WAD. It tells me that it can't find the include files. When I export those to the ACC directory, the warning goes away, but when I try to run the mod it just tells me "can't find script 2" when I try to add a playlist. What gives? I'm using SLADE3 if that's any help.

EDIT: Now I noticed I also get

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UNKNOWN P-CODE 491718838 IN SCRIPT 790
UNKNOWN P-CODE -1478422361 IN SCRIPT 770

immediately upon starting the level on top of it not being able to start script 2.

EDIT #2: Testing the other switches in the map reveals that none of the scripts can be found despite my recompiling. What the heck's going on?

[Jimmy]

I ran into the same problem a number of times while testing this out. I think pretty much all the script files need to be recompiled. (Not sure why, I thought that using a library would alleviate that situation.)

I think I missed out one file in the help textfile.

[Zero X. Diamond]

How do I go about doing that? I know nothing about ACS at all apart from literally what I read in your help file.

[Tapwave]

Why did i just realize this existed?
This is fucking awesome.

[Jimmy]

How do I go about doing that? I know nothing about ACS at all apart from literally what I read in your help file.

I assume you're using SLumpEd or SLADE3? (If not, please do because they're mighty useful. )

You need to open the PK3, go to the /acs folder, and right-click the files and select the Compile option for each one in turn. Do "array" first, then "collect", then "jukebox". Then recompile MAP00.wad's SCRIPTS lump.

This is a major PITA that did get the best of me a couple of times. Hopefully that should work for you.

What's happening is that the number of entries in the array of tracks (array.acs) doesn't match the number specified in one of the other files, though it compiles fine... but when ZDoom comes to parsing it, something inevitably goes wrong, and it drops all the ACS for the current level because it can't cope. All the files have to read each other correctly in order for the whole map to work. I tell you, setting up this library has been a bitch-and-a-half. Libraries seem to make the task sound a lot easier than it actually is.

Why did i just realize this existed?
This is fucking awesome.

Thanks!

[Zero X. Diamond]

Alright, that was the problem; I didn't compile jukebox.acs to my knowledge the first time around. Thanks! Seems to work now, though the music's not playing. I know why this time though (I think) so all should be well. Will report back if failure repeats!

EDIT: Huh, no, that didn't fix it. I thought because it couldn't find D_THRUST1 that maybe it needed .MP3 on the end of it in the array, but that didn't fix it. Says the same thing except with .MP3 on the end of the error now. Also, if I load the first pack (the only one I've modified) and play it on the player thing, then scroll all the way to the end and then try to pass track 9 (and I made sure to change the appropriate numbers in the array to reflect that change, mind you) it instantly crashes ZDoom saying it tried to read from 00000000. Is this normal? My guess is that it's not.

EDIT #2: Fixed the former problem (despite the help file saying 8 letter lump names weren't necessary, apparently they are) but the latter persists.

[Tapwave]

Just a few questions/suggestions.

Is there a next/previous album quick key? (Like the double arrow switch in the jukebox room, only bindable and usable everywhere.) If there is none, is it possible to add one?

Soundtracks: Is it possible to have SoD/Scythe2/HR1 in the next version?

[Jimmy]

Been making a few minor updates to the "actual" v8 of this, lately - should be ready for release quite soon.

Is there a next/previous album quick key? (Like the double arrow switch in the jukebox room, only bindable and usable everywhere.) If there is none, is it possible to add one?

Yes, good idea. I'll get to work on that.

Soundtracks: Is it possible to have SoD/Scythe2/HR1 in the next version?

(I think I answered this one for you already on IRC some time ago, but still:) that's a no because they're mixed soundtracks (from all sorts of sources). Jukebox's main purpose is to include the soundtracks of megawads that are completely original. By all means use the User Jukebox to make a collection for it yourself - hopefully the process isn't too gruelling for you thanks to my terrible instructions.

[Gez]

How about Plutonia 2? I know some of it is included under your own mega-album and 42's one, but I think it'd make sense to make it its own soundtrack too.

And by the way, maybe splitting the artist albums into smaller, more manageable on their own albums?

[Tapwave]

How about Plutonia 2? I know some of it is included under your own mega-album and 42's one, but I think it'd make sense to make it its own soundtrack too.

And by the way, maybe splitting the artist albums into smaller, more manageable on their own albums?

I was going to ask that for the few original songs in Speed of Doom.

[Gothic]

you forgot blood music

HR1

those are the ROTT soundtracks

[Tapwave]

you forgot blood music

HR1

those are the ROTT soundtracks

I know. I discussed about this with Jimmy on the IRC.

Also, i dunno if Blood's music is in MIDI.