Anyone know how to add a sound to an object?

[tatwi]

Either as a client side or server side would be great. I'm trying to add a looping engine run sound to object/ship/player/player_basic_hutt_light.iff, so that when I call it from the datapad to fart around in it won't be dead silent.

I tried a few things, in c++ and lua, but have not had any luck. Even added a child object in its lua file causes the client to crash when its called (tried it with the droid detection device, as it's noisy).

 

[Timbab]

Unsure about the trigger system, but in theory, you simply attach a .CDF in your Object file (SHOT FORM, look for the 'clientDataFile' XXXX chunk, set the byte after the '00' string end to '01' and then link to a .CDF.

In case you want to use the template to easily edit that chunk:

// clientDataFile
// META(CHUNKID:XXXX)

String[Chunk Name]
Byte[on/off type toggle]
String[CDF Path]

There are a couple of sound chunk types for CDF, but the most typical one used in cases like this would be 'ASND', which just contains a path to a SND. If you make an ASND in it or use an existing one with one, you can simply use my templates that I already put up in the SIE thread to easily edit it.

This would be it:

Best is to look at existing object/soundobject of how they operate.

I've never tested it myself, but it should be simple enough.

 

[tatwi]

Wow, never thought I would say this but... I prefer C++ over the crazy mess that you just explained and I loathe the crazy mess that is C++! lol... Thanks for explaining it though. I will see what I can do and if it works, I will share.

 

[Timbab]

It'll be more streamlined/straightforward once I got an editor out for both (next update probably).

 

[Sytner]

Wow, never thought I would say this but... I prefer C++ over the crazy mess that you just explained and I loathe the crazy mess that is C++! lol... Thanks for explaining it though. I will see what I can do and if it works, I will share.

It's just type[name], how is that a crazy mess? You could barely define a simpler syntax than that...

 

[tatwi]

Wow, never thought I would say this but... I prefer C++ over the crazy mess that you just explained and I loathe the crazy mess that is C++! lol... Thanks for explaining it though. I will see what I can do and if it works, I will share.

It's just type[name], how is that a crazy mess? You could barely define a simpler syntax than that...

SOE's system of where things are and what they're attached to, blah, blah, etc., not your tool.

Incidentally, I was able to add a sound into the client data file just fine, but interestingly it would only play while in the ship if I was in a space zone (tested with space_tatooine). When I was in a planet zone it would play the sound, but mute it while in the ship and when I got out of the ship the sound would restart and loop forever, yet that didn't happen in the space zone.

Anyhow, I don't care enough to dick around with it further. lol...

 

[Sytner]

SOE's system of where things are and what they're attached to, blah, blah, etc., not your tool.

Oh right sorry, I must have misread. Since we're on the topic though the template system doesn't really work for object templates... people should bug Timbab to finish the editor for it .