Complex music changing

[The NUtcracker]

Just want to know: Is it possible to check what current song is playing in doom, then switch back to that song? The reason is in the wad, one of several songs could be playing when the player encounters a boss, then I want it to switch back to whatever song was playing when the boss battle ends.

[Macil]

Just have a variable in the script set to the name or assigned number of the song right before you change the song, then look at that variable when you change it back.

[The NUtcracker]

Just have a variable in the script set to the name or assigned number of the song right before you change the song, then look at that variable when you change it back.

Thanks, but I'm also planning on using the script in a monster mod (boss monster seeing player changes music) and when it changes back, I want it to have the same effect. Is that possible?

[Macil]

Yeah - just call the script from the monster - you should also make the music changer part of a library.

[The NUtcracker]

Thanks for your advise.

[HotWax]

Yeah - just call the script from the monster - you should also make the music changer part of a library.

That works to change the music, but doesn't help the problem that you won't know what music to change it back to when it's done playing.

I have a similar problem with CTC. I want a certain effect to change the music that's playing for the duration of the effect, then restore the old music. However, as CTC is designed to be played on any map, I can't simply keep track of the music via ACS. There's currently no way to pause music either, so the only option is to control all the music from the script, overriding whatever the map would normally play. Obviously this is not an optimal solution.

[Graf Zahl]

Hm, sounds like adding an option to play a level's default music might be useful after all...


With the next version you will be able to restart a level's default music with 'changemusic("*", 0)'.

[jobro]

I concour. But it isn't very hard to do the workaround. Here is a script by me that lets you play a randomly selected piece of music:

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// Code by JoBro Media. Give credit if you use it.
// Music array
str mu[20] = 
{
"d_runnin.mus",
"d_stalks.mus",
"d_countd.mus",
"d_betwee",
"d_doom",
"d_the_da",
"d_shawn",
"d_ddtblu",
"d_in_cit",
"d_dead",
"d_romero",
"d_messag",
"d_ampie",
"d_adrian",
"d_tense",
"d_openin",
"d_evil",
"d_ultima",
"d_dm2int",
"d_read_m"
};

script 1 open
{
int m;		// music reference
m = random(0,17); 	// track to play
SetMusic(mu[m]);	// picks a filename from the mus array.
}

[Graf Zahl]

And how does that help?

[Nash]

Graf, that's a good idea you have there! Also, I'm just wondering, why isn't it possible to add any functions that play around with a music's position and volume? Is it difficult to do? I imagine FMOD allows all of this easily...

[Zippy]

And while we're dreaming about music features, the ability to fade in and out would be very nice.

But... yeah, I'll take the default music thing. There's a spot or two I could use it.

[jobro]

And how does that help?

It lets you specify the song like

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setmusic(mus[1]);

instead of having to know each name of the music you want to change it to.

[HotWax]

And how does that help?

It lets you specify the song like

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setmusic(mus[1]);

instead of having to know each name of the music you want to change it to.

The point is, it doesn't let you retreive the music of the map you're currently playing. And before you start talking about how you can just check what map number it is and play the appropriate music, start thinking along the lines of pwads with custom music. How in the world are you going to store the music lump in an array when the lump hasn't been created yet?

With the next version you will be able to restart a level's default music with 'changemusic("*", 0)'.

Thank you! (I assume you meant [wiki]SetMusic[/wiki]. )

[Apothem]

I'd like to see a function that would allow you to pause one song and play another, and when the other song is done, resume where the last song left off. Along side that, a fade in/out function would also be nice.

[GeeDougg]

I don't know if the Pause will ever be implemented (sounds like too much of a luxury feature as opposed to the necessities) but the fade-in/fade-out would be pretty useful. It could actually be used (along with some very hefty scripting probably) for mood-dependent ambient music a la No One Lives Forever 1 & 2. Should make some mods more fun, and it would also make for some interesting added replay value if it were made available optionally for Vanilla DooM and DooM 2....