Bridge sounds

[Freakydude]

Hi everyone,

I was thinking of modding the SP version of my game and I came upon bridge sounds. Having the same red alert sound from the Galaxy for the Sovereign just doesn't seem right.

However, after looking through various scripts, I couldn't find the script that changes the bridge sounds ingame. Does anyone know where these are? I know that it is possible in KM but I don't know where to look.

Thanks.

[Kirk]

BP Sounds, a part of BP Core, allows you to have different sounds for a bridge. In the bridge plugin, in scripts/Custom/Autoload, the sounds are defined.

[Technerd89]

ofcourse if a more simple method is required, you could simply rename, copy, and paste.

[MLeo]

ofcourse if a more simple method is required, you could simply rename, copy, and paste.

Not if the scripts refer to the same sound file. ;)

[Freakydude]

Awesome, thanks. 

Edit: Looks like I found another way to do it. Since I'm modding the SP version of the bridge, it doesn't look I can use the QB bridges.

There's a line in the SovereignBridge.py script in the Bridges directory. I added another line in the LoadSounds() function to replace the default red alert sound and that seems to work. However, it also means I have to change the other bridges in that directory to use a different red alert sound or it will just keep using the Sovereign red alert. But it's not a big deal. I only have 4 bridges so far and SP only uses two bridges.  8)

[Kirk]

The stock SP and QB bridges are the same thing.

[Freakydude]

Heh yeah, I found that out just now and I smacked myself upside the head a few times when I also realized there was also an UnloadSounds() function right below LoadSounds().

Soooo, I simply reset the the red alert sound in this function to the default sound so everything goes back to normal once I load a new bridge. I'm not sure where UnloadSounds() is called but when I switched between my Sovereign, Galaxy, and Excelsior bridge (which I also have a new sound file for now), everything ran smoothly.

So I guess I don't have to waste my time changing all the other *bridge.py files.  8)

Right now, I only have to change the Sovereign and Excelsior bridge scripts, while keeping the Galaxy script untouched since it already uses the default sound. This works out for the best. 

Thanks guys!

[JimmyB76]

that is the oldschool way of doing it, directly in the bridge's script itself 

now that we have BP Core, you can do it a little easier...
for example (assuming you have KM1 installed) go to scripts\custom\autoload folder, you'll see bridge plugins there...
using the Enterprise-A bridge as an example, open the EnterpriseAbridge script and youll see a section

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"bridgeSound": {
"LiftDoor": {"volume": 1.0,"file": "sfx/EnterpriseA/TMP-door.wav", "group": "BridgeGeneric"},
"AmbBridge": {"volume": 0.3,"file": "sfx/EnterpriseA/TMP-ambient.wav", "group": "BridgeGeneric"},
"RedAlertSound": {"volume": 1.0,"file": "sfx/EnterpriseA/TMP-redalert.wav", "group": "BridgeGeneric"},
"YellowAlertSound": {"volume": 1.0,"file": "sfx/EnterpriseA/TMP-yellowalert.wav", "group": "BridgeGeneric"},
"ViewOn": {"volume": 1.0,"file": "sfx/EnterpriseA/TMP-hail.wav", "group": "BridgeGeneric"},
"ViewOff": {"volume": 1.0,"file": "sfx/EnterpriseA/TMP-hail.wav", "group": "BridgeGeneric"}},

[Freakydude]

Yeah, I had KM 1.0 installed on my old computer. I think I'll move it over to the new one as well since there's a much bigger choice of bridges in that one. Right now, I'm only modding a hybrid of Supermod and my own mod.

[MLeo]

Yeah, I had KM 1.0 installed on my old computer. I think I'll port it over to the new one as well since there's a much bigger choice of bridges in that one. Right now, I'm only modding a hybrid of Supermod and my own mod.

Why would it require porting?

[Freakydude]

Heh, wrong choice of words. I should "move" it over to the new one. My old computer's a macbook that can dual boot to XP and I guess I got confused for a second there. Too bad my new one uses Vista, and that UAC is a pain when I want to mod anything, but I won't get into details. 

[limey BSc.]

Disable it then. I did as soon as I got my computer!

[JimmyB76]

(i'm gonna move this thread over to the Bridge forum...  i didnt think to do it earlier, but i think it would be better there )

[Freakydude]

Disable it then. I did as soon as I got my computer!

Yeah, I probably should.

Edit: Wow, I just experimented with disabling and re-enabling UAC. Guess what happened? After re-enabling UAC, i found out Vista could no longer determine the publisher of IE 7 so it restricted me access!
But, it's no biggie, I use Firefox anyways and I'll just keep UAC disabled. This lovely emoticon conveys my message nicely.  #loveFFX# Just another Vista bashing story already piling up on my list.  :lol:

Anyways..., I'm finally experimenting with KM again. So far, it hasn't screwed up on Vista yet so that's a good sign. It looks like someone already went through the time of changing all the ships in SP, so I think I'll just play around with that for now.