Fitting Music In To The Levels

[Muze]

So for those who don't know, I've just been accepted by pakmannen as one of the musicians here. In Thief, traveling to different areas within a level the music/ambient sound would change, like when going from an outside area to an inside one, or entering a dungeon/basement area.

 

I'm wondering if anyone knows how this can work in the Doom 3 engine, and also how to make the sounds loop endlessly while the player is in a given area?

[Fingernail]

qu'est que sais le grille?

 

Erm, it's soundshaders. But we don't have any levels yet...or for a while, either. You may be in for a rude awakening.

[sparhawk]

qu'est que sais le grille?

 

Erm, it's soundshaders. But we don't have any levels yet...or for a while, either. You may be in for a rude awakening.

We still need soundshaders for the maps.

 

What we need is:

How do we activate specific soundshaders on entering a roombrush?

 

And can we let sounds slide into others. You know, when entering a new brush it would be cool if the sound wouldn't simply stop and the next one is played, but rather the volume goes down for the other and up for the new one.

[Muze]

And can we let sounds slide into others. You know, when entering a new brush it would be cool if the sound wouldn't simply stop and the next one is played, but rather the volume goes down for the other and up for the new one.

 

Agreed, cross fading would be nice.

 

So as far as I understand it, looping the ambients will be possible. I also think it would be cool to have an ambient tune (something longer than just a loop) play in completion, and then silence (or ambient hum) for a few minutes, and then the piece starts over.