COM CHATTER IN SPACE MOD-RELEASED!

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 8:50 pm

SUNDALO...I've had Help with VOICES from a Couple of Pilots who's NAMES WILL BE FIGURED PROMINENTLY on the RELEASE but I Could REALLY use another Voice for DIVERSITY.

Any Chance you'd be Willing to Record 14 SHORT ANNOUNCEMENTS For Me?

It Would Be MUCH APPRICIATED MY FRIEND.

If you're Interested Just EMAIL ME at the ADDRESS in My SIG and I'll Send you the "SCRIPT".

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:15 am

My "COM CHATTER IN SPACE" MOD is Ready for DOWNLOAD from MEDIAFIRE. LINK is BELOW. I will Also be Asking SEEJAY to Host this on his SITE. (I'll Place HIS LINK HERE once I Get It)

I have Spent 3 HRS tonight Playing EM. The MAJORITY of the Time in HI THREAT SITUATIONS. (Got the NAVY Mad at Me in CER and Was Able to Fight a Dozen or So Fighters while AVOIDING a HANDFUL OF CRUISERS, BATTLESHIPS and TRANSPORTS.

You will Notice SOME FILES are LOUDER than Others. This is DELIBERATE as SOME "AUTHORITIES" are More IMPORTANT THAN OTHERS and/or It ADDS to the EXPERIENCE of GAMEPLAY. I Think You'll Like It.

This MOD Could NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED without the VOICE TALENTS of DAVE K and ChewyHoops.

Also WITHOUT VICE'S TIRELESS EFFORTS TROUBLESHOOTING THIS MOD It would NEVER have Been OPERATIONAL.

My SINCEREST THANKS TO ALL MENTIONED.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

YOU MUST FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY TO HAVE THIS MOD FUNCTION

1) DOWNLOAD the .zip folder "music" from MEDIAFIRE/SeeJay's SITE using the LINKS PROVIDED.

2) Open the .zip Folder and place the "music" folder in your EM GAME FOLDER.

3) COPY ALL 300 INDIVIDUAL FILES in the "music" Folder and PASTE them in your "sounds" Folder. Create a "sounds" Folder if You don't Already Have It. Currently There is a INTERDEPENDANCY Between "music" and "sounds" with LARGE FILES. YOU NEED ALL 300 FILES IN BOTH "music" and "sounds" FOLDERS.

4) Launch EM and You are GOOD TO GO.

Anyone who Uses this MOD I Would GREATLY APPRICIATE any CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK. I'm not Averse to Making ALTERATIONS.

I Used the FOLLOWING SETTINGS: GAME: 30.............MUSIC:100........ but You can ADJUST the VOLUMES to Suit You.

I Hope You Enjoy This as Much as I Do.

I Have Tested the DOWNLOAD LINK and it Works FINE.

MediaFire:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/c49zo ... /music.zip

SeeJays SITE:

http://evochron2.junholt.se/mods/InkedM ... nspace.zip

[Edited on 8-8-2013 by INKED MICHAEL]

Post by **DaveK** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:13 am

downloaded

Shieldwolf · Post by **Shieldwolf** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:37 am

woof ......... Just a piece of advice. Always have a readme text added to your mod archive. Good to have it in the forum too, but best to have the instructions added to the mod itself too. Have downloaded it too and will check it out when I can. I assume that the music file is not necessary as long as all contents are placed in the sounds folder.

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:11 pm

NO WOLF! You Need BOTH the "music" Folder AND ALL 300 INDIVIDUAL FILES PLACED IN THE "sounds" FOLDER AS WELL.

EACH FILE HAS TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME IN BOTH THE "music" FOLDER AND THE "sounds" FOLDER!

[Edited on 8-8-2013 by INKED MICHAEL]

Shieldwolf · Post by **Shieldwolf** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:27 pm

woof ..... O.K. Thanks for clearing that up. Didn't mean to be a pain.

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:03 pm

LOL. No Problem MY FRIEND and You're NEVER A PAIN1;)

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 11:05 pm

Anybody know how to get .ogg files to play in Win-XP?

Tanvaras · Post by **Tanvaras** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:37 am

Downloaded and installed, Look forward to checking this out

Cheers

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:05 am

Hope You Like it MY FRIEND. I Could Use ANOTHER VOICE for 14 Files. Wouldn't Take ANY TIME AT ALL. INTERESTED?:)

I have Noticed, as has VICE, that the COM CHATTER seems Almost CONTINUOUS. Myself I Don't Mind it but Others may Like "BREAKS" Between every 3 or 4 "ANNOUNCEMENTS".

I'm Working on a "MODIFICATION" Folder that has CURRENT FILES with "BREAKS" ADDED.

As Of NOW I Have 61 Files Divided into the 3 THREAT LEVELS. I'll Continue Testing It Tonight.

Should ANYONE Wish To Add there OWN "BREAKS" to a SOUND FILE the FORMAT is as Follows:

SAMPLING RATE: 22050

KPS: 64

SINGLE CHANNEL.

Capt_Caveman · Post by **Capt_Caveman** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:48 pm

downloaded and working, nice job

breaks / pauses would be a good improvment.
may I suggest some added distortion or static noise to make it sound more like the games com chatter ?

as it is, it sounds like the voices are people outside the game talking over my shoulder.

[Edited on 8-9-2013 by capt_cronic]

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:49 pm

Thanks Capt....Guess What...I"VE MODIFIED MANY EXISTING FILES TO NOW INCLUDE "BREAKS" lol. As for Adding "STATIC" at This Point It Isn't Feasible. I Thought of that When BEGINNING THIS PROJECT But as the GAME VOICES have no "Static" I Decided to Create MY SOUND FILES the Same Way.

You can ADD Static Yourself Though AUDACITY If You Like.

Use the DOWNLOAD LINK BELOW to get the "Modify" .zip FOLDER.

1) OPEN .zip FOLDER 2) OPEN "Modify" FOLDER INSIDE 3) COPY ALL FILES and PASTE/REPLACE the Files in Both "music" and "sounds" Folder.

THE FILES MUST BE PLACED IN BOTH YOUR "music" FOLDER AND YOUR "sounds" FOLDER!

http://www.mediafire.com/download/3ttac ... MODIFY.zip

[Edited on 8-9-2013 by INKED MICHAEL]

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 2:29 am

Some Files seem to Be REPEATING more than They Should. I Believe it to be the Game's RANDOM MUSIC PLAYER playing MED LEVEL FILES as Well as LOW LEVEL FILES, Which are IDENTICAL.

To Somewhat ALIEVIATE this Problem I'm going to RE-RECORD MED THREAT LEVEL FILES for the "AUTHORITIES" I'm Able, then Place these NEW and UNIQUE "ANNOUNCEMENTS" Into the necessary Folders.

Once Completed I Will Offer them as a DOWNLOAD as well as 21 More CURRENT FILES with "BREAKS". I Will simply Name this FOLDER "modify-2". I Am also Going to Add LONGER BREAKS to the Current "Modify" FOLDER which will be INCLUDED in the "Modify-2" FOLDER..

You will Be Able to Access ALL CHANGED FILES Through a SINGLE DOWNLOAD of The FOLDER-"Modify-2".

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Sun Aug 11, 2013 4:23 am

I Did a CHECK of ALL FILES Tonight and Found a LARGE AMOUNT at 50Kps rather than the Necessary 64Kps.

The GAME WILL NOT PLAY THESE FILES. I Have CONVERTED THE ENTIRE "music" Folder for this MOD into the Proper 22050/64Kps/Single Channel FORMAT that the GAME WILL PLAY. I Have Also Added the PARTIAL "Modify-2" Files to the "music" Folder.

There are now UNIQUE FILES FOR MED THREAT LEVEL. I Still Need to Receive another File for MED THREAT LEVEL. Once I Have This ALL FILES IN MED THREAT LEVEL WILL BE UNIQUE.

I'll then Offer them as an ADDITIONAL FILE, "Addition", that You can Place in Your "music" and "sounds " Folders. They Will OVERWRITE the OLD FILES.

If you Wish to Hear ALL FILES PLAY You will Need to DOWNLOAD "music-2" (LINK BELOW) and Install it as You did Your INITIAL FOLDER.

There is a HUGE DIFFERENCE Between the INITIAL FOLDER and "music-2". The MULTIPLE REPEATS ARE GONE as the Game is Now Playing ALL 300 Files. The New Files Sound GREAT. The BREAKS seem PERFECT and I've Also Added a Few More "ROBOTIC AUTOMATED MESSAGES".

After you DOWNLOAD "music-2" Simply Follow the DIRECTIONS ABOVE for the INITIAL "music" Folder, Making Sure TO COPY ALL FILES INTO YOUR "sounds" Folder as Well.

I Think You'll Be Pleasantly Surprised How "music-2" Plays.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/cbdj4 ... usic-2.zip

Starbuck · Post by **Starbuck** » Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:19 pm

I would love to lend my voice. u2u me you e mail .......

Capt_Caveman · Post by **Capt_Caveman** » Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:28 pm

I found a duplicate misnamed file
"musicklevel3-2.ogg" note the k in music

not a problem but thought you might want to delete it from your final release.

[Edited on 8-11-2013 by capt_cronic]

Starbuck · Post by **Starbuck** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:28 pm

Can't wait to try this out when I get home this coming weekend . Thanks for you time inked mike

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:28 pm

@Capt. That's Been REMOVED in "music-2". lol I FOUND IT AS WELL.

Thanks For The CATCH My Friend!

@Starbuck. I Hope You Enjoy it As Much as I Do. Please Download "music-2" as it is the LATEST FOLDER.

[Edited on 8-12-2013 by INKED MICHAEL]

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:30 am

Starbuck. I Could USE YOUR VOICE to Record 12 "ANNOUNCMENTS". Need More DIVERSITY with VOICES.

EMAIL Me at the Address shown In My SIG and I'll send you the "Script".

Thanks My Friend.

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:47 pm

This New "modify-2" Folder Contains "TRANSIT" ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MED THREAT LEVEL.

This Will Make ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS in MED THREAT LEVEL completely UNIQUE and Help avoid MULTIPLE REPEATS.

I Have Also Added "ALERTS" To Replace the REMAINING "FILLERS". I Think You'll Like these Much Better.

DOWNLOAD LINK BELOW:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/vkrxl ... dify-2.zip

onehand · Post by **onehand** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:39 am

This is an awesome mod! I batch processed the latest files through a parametric EQ to give them a more radio-like sound. Let me know what you think-- I can tweak it further if needed.

http://john-rawls.com/misc/em/com-chatter-radioized.zip

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:52 pm

VERY NICE. Subtle but Definitely "DISTINCTIVE".

Glad You Like the MOD.

[Edited on 9-9-2013 by INKED MICHAEL]

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:05 am

Awesome job Inked Mike! It definitely adds some flavor to space!

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 6:09 pm

Glad You're Enjoying It MY FRIEND. Give "onehands" MOD a Try. I Like it quite a Bit.

Remember to Place EACH of the 300 Files in BOTH 'music" and "sounds" FOLDERS.

INKED MICHAEL · Post by **INKED MICHAEL** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:38 pm

I've MODDED the "alerts" in the Game. "Docking Tractor Beam has Engaged", "Warning....Low Altitude", etc with ALARMS before Each "alert" as well as Re-Scripting the "alerts" themselves.

Should anyone want to try them Out just Let Me Know and I'll Post a Link.

I'm also Working on a "chatter" MOD for the Talk when You're inside a STATIONS Sphere of Influence.

That Won't Be Completed for a While.