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Post by LTK on Oct 13, 2017 2:48:16 GMT 10
Hello dear modding community, I've ran into some problems while trying to mod some .xwb files.
1st Problem: When I try to change the safe room music which is in bio4bgm.xwb, the screen is frozen in white when starting the game up. The music I used to replace the original safe room theme was the exact same length. Anyone knows why the game starts freezing or what I'm doing wrong?
2nd Problem: When I try to replace some sounds of Leon (pl00.xwb) from some of krauser's, for example sounds when getting hurt or doing a melee, the sounds don't play at all when I get hurt or do a meele In-Game.
So, if anyone knows what I'm doing wrong or has any solution, please post it here.
Thanks in advance.
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Post by Mr.Curious on Oct 15, 2017 5:11:47 GMT 10
You should probably tell us the link of the page where you got instructions on how to mod sound… Then you should describe step-by-step what you did. It is very easy for this to go wrong ( I just learned how to do this myself but it took me a while to figure it out). Providing us information with the steps you took helps us see where you went wrong… Simply saying I don't know what I did wrong doesn't help  Basically the sounds have to be in a very particular order using the UNwxb tools… Also I don't believe the length of the file is as important (or relevant), as the bit rate is. Also there are other settings like "in memory" and "streaming" which can affect the desired result. I'm happy to see somebody modding sound… I would like to see more of this!
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Post by LTK on Oct 15, 2017 5:31:51 GMT 10
I learned the basics of modding sound from here: residentevilmodding.boards.net/thread/7278/modding-audio-video-tutorialWhat I do is first finding the xwb file of Leon, which is pl00.xwb, then I unpack it. Next I do the same with Krauser's (playable mercenaries one) sound files and unpack them in a different folder, so the sound files dont get all mixed up with Leon's. I look up sounds of Leon that are identical or would be perfect to replace with Krauser's, for example a melee move sound or getting hurt. Once I found a good sound of Krauser to replace with Leon's, I rename one of Krauser's sound file (for example 0000024>0000013) and then replace it with Leon's sound file. Then I do the whole XACT process, which takes some minutes because I have to make sure the files were added in the right order. After that, I finally hit built and boom, the new pl00.xwb is there with some of Krauser's sound files. Finally, I replace the original pl00.xwb from the snd folder with the new one. Thanks for your response, Mr.Curious!
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Post by Mr.Curious on Oct 15, 2017 6:05:42 GMT 10
Hmm it sounds like you have done everything correctly. What version of XACT are you using?
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Post by LTK on Oct 15, 2017 6:10:04 GMT 10
XACT3 I guess
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Post by Mr.Curious on Oct 15, 2017 6:36:14 GMT 10
I noticed differences in the versions affecting my projects. Try using the February 2010 version of XACT
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Post by LTK on Oct 17, 2017 1:40:50 GMT 10
Sorry for the late reply, wasn't home for some time and had to install some programms to install the 2010 version. So yeah, I installed the 2010 version but when I compared it with the one I used before, turned out it was the same version. 1st September 2010, I couldn't find the February version anywhere.
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Post by Mr.Curious on Oct 17, 2017 7:35:12 GMT 10
OK try switching from the 'in memory' feature to 'streaming '
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Post by LTK on Oct 18, 2017 20:49:35 GMT 10
For some reason it started working after I switched to streaming, then back to memory. But if I try to edit the save room sound in bio4bgm.xwb, the game still freezes with a white screen at launch. Anyway, thanks a lot for your tip, I can finally edit Leon sounds 
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Post by Mr.Curious on Oct 18, 2017 21:40:39 GMT 10
glad to hear you got it working. I have a new bio4bgm.xwb that I will be releasing with my new Mercs room. (spooky music for zombie chases for all characters)!
As for problems.. Make sure your wav files are the same bitrate and all other attributes are the same like mono/stereo and try to keep length approximately the same. It might help.
Another thing to do is simply reverse the wav file and repack and see if that works. If that works then you know you can use any wav file.
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