Sound - how to add new sounds to game?

[Evander]

Hello,

I was tunning my personal mod, and realized that I really miss that deep, distant sound of explosion, when my battleships bombarded cities in CTP2.

I wanted to add it to the game, but?

I searched throught the game files and this forum, however I cant find any guide for modding sounds.

anyone knows how to or link to such guide?

[snoopy369]

I think the sounds are referenced in the XMLs, but I'm not at my home computer so i'm not entirely sure which one. I'd guess the Units XML (possibly UnitClassInfos)?

[Evander]

nope.
the only XML I found related to the sounds are
AudioDefines.xml
Audio3DScripts.xml
the first is the list of soundtracks and sounds, like sword "swoosh", and second contains city ambient and so on.

but I was unable to find a way to set particular *.wav for particular action, for example mentioned "swoosh" for swordsman attack. dunno where it is.

[Dale]

Using the airbomb bombs descending sound as an example, this is how unit sounds are done in Civ4.

1. Unit art files (the NIF file) references the Audio Definition.

2. Reference to Audio Definition = Audio3DScripts.xml
[xml]

AS3D_UN_BOMBS_DESCEND
SND_BOMBS_DESCEND
GAME_SFX
100
100
-7000
7000
0
0
0
NONE
NONE
0
0
0
0
500
1000
7000
7000
0
0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
0

[/xml]

3. Reference to Wav file = AudioDefines.xml
[xml]

SND_BOMBS_DESCEND
Sounds/Units/BombsDescend
DYNAMIC_RES
1
1

[/xml]

4. Wav file = \Assets\Sounds\Units

Hope that helps.

[Addled Platypus]

what about new music ???

[Dale]

Background soundtracks, or ambiance music?

[surdanis]

Ok, how do I change the nif's sound??? Where is it referenced? I don't see it anywhere. Plz help.

[Addled Platypus]

backround....sorry

[ahenobarb]

Originally posted by Dale
Background soundtracks, or ambiance music?

Hey Dale, there's a post I made about how to change the music at the bottom of this thread. Hope it helps.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=168659