[MOD] Reworked GalaxyMap + New Suns + unique SectorsoundtrackIDs

[Kilrathi Avenger]

is it possible to release just the galaxy map change i don't use music in my game but really like the revised galaxy map

Thanks

[Alex Vanderbilt]

There are already 2 possible links for you.

Once the

DLLink - incl new suns, but without new Sectorsoundtrack-IDs (just without changed soundtrack IDs)

and

DL EXCL Sun & SID (without suns and changed soundtrack IDs)

in the initial post. Both should be what you are searching for. If not just PM me

AV

[Vitez]

Can I have some screenshots og the sectors, please?

[Alex Vanderbilt]

There are already a couple in the main post. The sectors shown there are Priest Rings | Thuruks Beard | Perdition's End | Queen's Harbor.
Other changes are in the most sectors just planet & sun alterations to suggest that the universe has changed within the last years. Only the new sector have received mayor alterations because there where a couple of more or less "unlucky" sector designs. Just check it out If you do not want to restart but want to see what has been changed download a map, enable the Galaxy Editor and jump a bit through the map. It is the easiest way to discover the changes and find out whether you like it or not

AV

[Crapgame]

[ external image ]Sectorsoundtrack-ID List

Thanks for this list.

In my /soundtracks folder, the tracks only go as high as 08512.

Why could that be? In your list I see tracks as high as 9172

Thanks

[Alex Vanderbilt]

There is an easy explanatation. This list just contains the soundtrack-IDs for each sector changed with this mod. Since every sector now has unique SID starting with 09000 there are just this numbers listed in the file.
But if you use the soundtrack folder delivered with the original game there are just files named up to the 085xx region.

Hope that helps.

AV

[dmbassa]

I've tried installing this mod which contains new suns and custom music, and I don't know if it's the mod that did it, but somehow I seem to be missing a lot of the music in game now.

I can't remember if the music was there at the beginning before I installed the above mod, so I can't really tell if the mod is the cause of it.

I do hear some music in a few sectors, though, but most sectors don't have any music.

Should they?

Perhaps someone could help shed some light on this?

The mod above contains some 07.dat and 07.cat files, but deleting them doesn't seem to fix anything.

[Alex Vanderbilt]

Sorry for the delayed answer.

Which version do you have installed? If it is a version with "new sector soundtrack IDs" you have to install the respective soundtrack folder, too. The download link is in the first post.
You can also just download the «Sectorsoundtrack-ID List» and add your own music to your current soundtrack-folder, it is your decision. But, since there are changed sector soundtrack IDs in the map for the mayority of the sectors, this mod requires soundtracks with ID upwards from 9000 in the folder.
But, if you have installed a version without changed SIDs I have no idea what could have caused this.

AV

[Crathes]

I cant get the links to work... they only show some button picture

[Alex Vanderbilt]

Do you have allowed to show pictures in postings? If not, you should try it. Go to your profile and activate the respective check boxes which are located close to the drop down menu where you can chose the Board language. If this doesn't help send me a PM and I will send you the links wíthout any pictures.

AV

[Wrath Call]

Hi AV,

Ugly question maybe:
I get quite tiresome of the same music all the time. Seems only a few secotrs have their own music and the rest is copied. As I dont really like to start a fresh game, is it possible to just ad new music instead of installing the mod and strating a new game?

Greetz

[enenra]

Hi AV,

Ugly question maybe:
I get quite tiresome of the same music all the time. Seems only a few secotrs have their own music and the rest is copied. As I dont really like to start a fresh game, is it possible to just ad new music instead of installing the mod and strating a new game?

Greetz

Sadly no. All changes to the map require a fresh start and as the sector soundtracks are assigned in the map file, there is no way around starting a new game.

[jlehtone]

OT: I wonder how the X3R 2.0 patch was made, since it added sectors to running games. But then again, Ego had the binary to play with ...

[Locksley]

EDIT: It got solved when I didn't have my map opened. Cleared that hurdle

Any one having problems with Bright profit? My games locks up when I get a bit into the system - it's just as if something is going to pop up on the map and that locks it up. Some station or ship or whatnot that the engine don't like.

Why I am posting it in here is just because I had an inkling that there might be something with the galaxymap and I am using this mod.

Will you update for 2.0? Great to have more diverse music.

Cheers!

[enenra]

OT: I wonder how the X3R 2.0 patch was made, since it added sectors to running games. But then again, Ego had the binary to play with ...

Exactly. I think that adding new sectors (or map changes in general) through a patch requires the x3story.obj (or what they were called) to be edited, which is not allowed.

[Alex Vanderbilt]

EDIT: It got solved when I didn't have my map opened. Cleared that hurdle

Any one having problems with Bright profit? My games locks up when I get a bit into the system - it's just as if something is going to pop up on the map and that locks it up. Some station or ship or whatnot that the engine don't like.

Why I am posting it in here is just because I had an inkling that there might be something with the galaxymap and I am using this mod.

Will you update for 2.0? Great to have more diverse music.

Cheers!

Glad to hear that I was curious at all since I had not changed anything at this sector, because I actually like it as it is

However, there won't be any update for the music. That is your part, because I cannot know which musik you like it wouldn't be wise to add new music. That is why I chose back then to just add existing music files and only give you the possibility to adjust certain music you like to certain sectors and not to a bunch of sectors.

And there will be an update for 2.0 if necessary.

@OT

Yeah, unfortunately ES does some kind of cheating if they add new universe content.

Edit:

Advice for Version 2.0+:

Additional Music-ID's:

00032 | 00033 | 00025 | 00040

This 4 ID's need to be in your soundtracks-folder, because with the latest patch 2.0 you get a couple of new sectors and therefore new new music. Which mp3-file you use does not matter, as long as there is a file with this ID. I noted this four ID's separately in the SID-List.

AV

[withar]

Any news on this mod’s compatibility with the new update? I’ve really gotten use to this mod and the thought of losing all the soundtracks I’ve set up for each sector and time spent getting different regions to have a “theme” is not a prospect I would look forward to

[Alex Vanderbilt]

The Patch cannot overwrite any of the soundtracks since ES does not use this range of ID's for their music files, means, you cannot lose your files.
The ID's on the mape are another thing. But as far as I can say, and because the first map is saved within the save, the unique ID's won't change either. Might there can be some minor problems with the 2.0 patch map, but I doubt it, because I could not find glitches while made a test flight.

AV

[withar]

i'll take that as good news, Cheers

[Algoran]

This mod still compatible with 2.5?