Adding Custom Sound to the Game

SkipperWraith

So, I have started to develop my own Mod and i wanted to make it more memory efficient by adding my custom sounds files to the game once and not have them lying around in every folder for something that uses it.
I am adding my stuff the same way its done by the dev, but get all the time error saying : Unable to find node at path "Type" relative to "<D:\Paul Texter\Documents\My Games\Cosmoteer\Mods\0.0.1 Paul Mod\paul_effects\paul_effects.txt>/SmallLaserCharge".
and it doesnt matter if add in Type = Audio or i even made my own Base_Sounds "class"

SkipperWraith

Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Deserialization from source "<C:\Program Files\Cosmoteer\Data\rules.txt>" failed. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Ein Aufrufziel hat einen Ausnahmefehler verursacht. ---> Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Deserialization from source "<C:\Program Files\Cosmoteer\Data\ships\terran\terran.txt>/Terran" failed. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Ein Aufrufziel hat einen Ausnahmefehler verursacht. ---> Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Deserialization from source "<D:\Paul Texter\Documents\My Games\Cosmoteer\Mods\0.0.1 Paul Mod\Weapons\SmallTurbolaser\red_burstlaser.txt>/Part" failed. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Ein Aufrufziel hat einen Ausnahmefehler verursacht. ---> Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Unable to find node at path "Type" relative to "<D:\Paul Texter\Documents\My Games\Cosmoteer\Mods\0.0.1 Paul Mod\paul_effects\paul_effects.txt>/SmallLaserCharge".

Lafiel

Looks like because you added it as particle effect and not as sound media effect.
You gotta define it as sound effect before you can use it. Then add it in mod.txt etc.

SkipperWraith

Lafiel how do i do this :3? define it as sound where i mean i have my own sound class and the mods is runinng but bigger than needed so i want to optimize it couldnt find anything in your guides so far about it

SkipperWraith

`SmallLaserCharge
[
: /BASE_SOUNDS/Audiopaul
{

	Sound = "sounds/small_laser_charge.wav"
	Volume = .1
}

]`so thats not the right way or in an own file for sound?
but where to add that defined sound?

SkipperWraith

SkipperWraith but where to add that defined sound?

where to add the new sound file
you only answered how but that i already knew

SkipperWraith

the dev himself also just added them with particles in one .tx.t so i thought if i do it the same it should work also? but apperently not?

Lafiel

I guess I'll add this to the Master guide sometime but for now:
Create your custom common effect file which you will add in mod.txt
Define your sound and choose the sound class from which it inherites

AlertNavalKlaxon
[
	: /BASE_SOUNDS/AudioExterior //AudioInterior
	{
		Sound = "../sounds/alert_klaxon.wav"
		Volume = 1
		SpeedVariation = .1
		MaxConcurrentVolume = 1.2
		MaxConcurrent = 1
	}
]

then you can simply use it as &/COMMON_EFFECTS/AlertNavalSiren

SkipperWraith

no i cant THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM DOING

SkipperWraith

SkipperWraith okay i could add MaxConcurentVloume and MaxConcurrent

Lafiel

I simply created a sound folder and dumped the sound files there.

SkipperWraith

now sound works with adding it too common_sounds.txt but my particle doesnt with the same error i also had this with the weapons some times and then i just worked for ever

SkipperWraith

SkipperWraith i mean the god old Unable to find Type at node path blablabla

Lafiel

SkipperWraith You are probably mixing up a definition file with an actual particle file. So just check those.

SkipperWraith

Lafiel you may want to use this above :3

SkipperWraith

OK i think i can close this one but to draw some conclusions:
1. Sound can be added to COMMON_SOUNDS in this way { Action = Overrides OverrideIn = "<./data/common_effects/sounds/common_sounds.txt>" Overrides = &<mod_effects/mod_sounds.txt> }
2. Effects (mutiple particle files and sound files) can be added to COMMON_EFFECTS in this way { Action = Overrides OverrideIn = "<./data/common_effects/common_effects.txt>" Overrides = &<mod_effects/mod_effects.txt> }
3. Particles and Glow stuff gets just dumped to rules.txt bcs MISSING DEVELOPMENT:

{
Action = Add
AddTo = <rules.txt>
Name = PARTICLES
ToAdd = &<mod_effects/mod_particles.txt>

}
access is possibly by
1. &/COMMON_SOUNDS/sound you want use
2. &/COMMON_EFFECTS/effect you want use
3. &/PARTICLES/Particle you want to use

Lafiel

SkipperWraith You realize I've been using them since like 0.9.13? 😆
Anyhow, you can add effects in particles.txt no need to touch rules.txt.

SkipperWraith

gonna implement my own COMMON_PARTICLES now or at least try to and fail

SkipperWraith

Lafiel particles.txt is a modded dictonary bcs i dont have a particles.txt in my game files and i dont know about you but i just send walt exactly that problem that you cant create a particles .txt in the game over softmodding
bcs his the CreateIfNotExist=true in the action override doesnt work anymore

SkipperWraith

Lafiel but anyway these big mod packs are like a library of modding knowledge. thanks for the more or less helpful advices partly bcs i knew the most sfuff already but didnt wanna go complicated but know my stuff works in 0.15.1 i love to see the already written down content, that is commented out

SkipperWraith

Lafiel Ähm yeah, just took a look around both SW and ABH literally just dump their particles.txt in rules.txt so why this useless advise or do you know the next big update or what