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CS posted 02-18-99 08:11 PM ET

I have a problem with the music in the game, there is none, all the other sounds work perfectly. There was no music before or after installing the patch. I did not choose to install the sound or movie files. I've got the latest Direct x. The volume sliders are all the way up. Is there constant music during the entire game, or is it just in short increments, like at the end of a turn?
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-18-99 09:45 PM ET
It should be a constant. Try copying the \fx folder to the HD and see what happens. By the same measure, unless the CD is in the drive, if you didn't install the sounds files you won't get them. Do you hear music at the main menu?
jkm
firaxis games
Oxybeles posted 02-19-99 12:42 AM ET
It is odd, but while playing as the Spartans I have no music...
On the other hand, while playing as the Gaians I do have music....
All other sounds work fine...
But the Spartans are sparse on music..
Oxybeles
kaelis posted 02-19-99 01:07 AM ET
I am also playing the Spartans and notice that there is no music but all my volumes are maxed. I hear voice just fine and all the sfx sounds are good, just very little music and it is very quiet. I did a full install.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-19-99 11:23 AM ET
If you're getting music in other factions, it might be specific to the Spartans. I'll look into it.
jkm
firaxis games
CS posted 02-19-99 12:27 PM ET
Yeah, I get music at the start menu, but absolutely none in the game with any faction, the CD is in the drive. All the other sounds work perfectly.
Emiraven posted 02-20-99 11:10 AM ET
I can confirm a problem like the above here, but a tad different.
Music plays for about 20 minutes into the game, then stops suddenly. Only bailing out of SMAC entirely restores it. About 20 mins after that, musical sound effects stop playing (i.e, the escelating scale music during psi combat).
It feels like a memory leak bug. Here are the system specs:
Gateway P2-400, 64M memory, on Win95 OSR 2
AccelGraphics Premedia 2 w/ Diamond Monster 3d 2 (3dfx 2)
Ensoniq PCI Sound card
All SMAC .ini files are default. Patch 2.0 installed. No other apps running.

Oh, hi Firaxis! And just to scoop out troubleshooting brownie points, I never believed any of the nasty things Microprose said about you.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-20-99 11:47 AM ET
The Spartan theme is very mellow, so perhaps you're just not hearing it. The music is also "generated" by using the interface. If you just let the game run, it will eventually "run out". Also, it's keyed to major actions like taking a base.
jkm
firaxis games
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Author	Topic: Music Problem
CS	posted 02-18-99 08:11 PM ET I have a problem with the music in the game, there is none, all the other sounds work perfectly. There was no music before or after installing the patch. I did not choose to install the sound or movie files. I've got the latest Direct x. The volume sliders are all the way up. Is there constant music during the entire game, or is it just in short increments, like at the end of a turn?
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-18-99 09:45 PM ET It should be a constant. Try copying the \fx folder to the HD and see what happens. By the same measure, unless the CD is in the drive, if you didn't install the sounds files you won't get them. Do you hear music at the main menu? jkm firaxis games
Oxybeles	posted 02-19-99 12:42 AM ET It is odd, but while playing as the Spartans I have no music... On the other hand, while playing as the Gaians I do have music.... All other sounds work fine... But the Spartans are sparse on music.. Oxybeles
kaelis	posted 02-19-99 01:07 AM ET I am also playing the Spartans and notice that there is no music but all my volumes are maxed. I hear voice just fine and all the sfx sounds are good, just very little music and it is very quiet. I did a full install.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-19-99 11:23 AM ET If you're getting music in other factions, it might be specific to the Spartans. I'll look into it. jkm firaxis games
CS	posted 02-19-99 12:27 PM ET Yeah, I get music at the start menu, but absolutely none in the game with any faction, the CD is in the drive. All the other sounds work perfectly.
Emiraven	posted 02-20-99 11:10 AM ET I can confirm a problem like the above here, but a tad different. Music plays for about 20 minutes into the game, then stops suddenly. Only bailing out of SMAC entirely restores it. About 20 mins after that, musical sound effects stop playing (i.e, the escelating scale music during psi combat). It feels like a memory leak bug. Here are the system specs: Gateway P2-400, 64M memory, on Win95 OSR 2 AccelGraphics Premedia 2 w/ Diamond Monster 3d 2 (3dfx 2) Ensoniq PCI Sound card All SMAC .ini files are default. Patch 2.0 installed. No other apps running. Oh, hi Firaxis! And just to scoop out troubleshooting brownie points, I never believed any of the nasty things Microprose said about you.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-20-99 11:47 AM ET The Spartan theme is very mellow, so perhaps you're just not hearing it. The music is also "generated" by using the interface. If you just let the game run, it will eventually "run out". Also, it's keyed to major actions like taking a base. jkm firaxis games