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DoomRL => Requests For Features => Topic started by: PFL on March 08, 2012, 10:20

Title: Playstation Doom/Doom 64 Soundtracks?
Post by: PFL on March 08, 2012, 10:20

Would it be possible to have alternative soundtracks for the game?  I'd love to play with the spooky tunes from the console ports of Doom. :)

Title: Re: Playstation Doom/Doom 64 Soundtracks?
Post by: Game Hunter on March 08, 2012, 10:30

Quote from: PFL on March 08, 2012, 10:20

Would it be possible to have alternative soundtracks for the game?  I'd love to play with the spooky tunes from the console ports of Doom. :)

You can edit soundtracks in yourself via the music.lua or musicmp3.lua files: all you have to do is provide the music and the pathnames to them.

I myself high some really high-quality MP2s for both DooM and DooM II, which are quite nicely positioned next to the Sonic Clang tracks.

Title: Re: Playstation Doom/Doom 64 Soundtracks?
Post by: PFL on March 11, 2012, 04:17

Thanks for your reply.  I'm a complete noob with these sorts of things so I didn't just want to dive in and start editing scripts.

I'm going to edit them later today I think. 

Would anyone else be interested in my edited scripts and soundtracks?  Would I be able to provide links or is linking to soundtracks frowned upon? :)

Title: Re: Playstation Doom/Doom 64 Soundtracks?
Post by: Brewtal Legend on March 12, 2012, 19:34

It's definitely possible. I use the psx doom soundtrack myself as well as the psx sound effects.

Title: Re: Playstation Doom/Doom 64 Soundtracks?
Post by: PFL on March 13, 2012, 05:28

Yeah, I got it working last night.  I just renamed the corresponding PSX mp3's to match the extant Lua file.  I must say I love the atmosphere of these tracks.  They really compliment the slower, creepier pace of the turn-based gameplay.

I'm very happy now. Thanks for the replies. :)

Title: Re: Playstation Doom/Doom 64 Soundtracks?
Post by: Brewtal Legend on March 20, 2012, 00:31

Yeah. I think the psx soundtrack works a lot better than the traditional classic soundsoundtrack. Mainly because DoomRL plays so quickly that you end up listening to e1m1 over and over again that it eventually gets tiring to listen to.

While the psx soundtracks are still playing the same tracks on the same level over and over, it's not nearly as noticeable since they are ambient. I do use the sonic clang classic doom soundtrack for the special levels though. The Quake soundtrack works well for those too and blends well with the psx doom soundtrack. I use Motorhead's Hellraiser as the victory music :p  I've only gotten to hear it play once so far though. :(

Try playing with the psx sound effects too. It's pretty cool and will add a little challenge when you first start using them since you're not used to how the monsters sound.

Still wish there was a way to make the songs for each level be randomly chosen.

Title: Re: Playstation Doom/Doom 64 Soundtracks?
Post by: Uitë on March 20, 2012, 03:09

Quote from: Brewtal Legend on March 20, 2012, 00:31

Still wish there was a way to make the songs for each level be randomly chosen.

Actually, that is already entirely possible. (http://forum.chaosforge.org/index.php/topic,4787.msg38779.html#msg38779)

Title: Re: Playstation Doom/Doom 64 Soundtracks?
Post by: Brewtal Legend on March 24, 2012, 19:39

Quote from: Uitë on March 20, 2012, 03:09

Actually, that is already entirely possible. (http://forum.chaosforge.org/index.php/topic,4787.msg38779.html#msg38779)

That thread seems to be locked. Anyone actually use it? I'm having trouble understanding exactly how to implement the random music.

Title: Re: Playstation Doom/Doom 64 Soundtracks?
Post by: thelaptop on March 24, 2012, 19:49

I've unlocked the thread.  It was auto-locked due to age.  Ask away on the thread there itself.

=)