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[Catacomber]

I have one music file for a few scenes but when you change to a new location in the world, a new music file should play.

Sometimes the old one just keeps going and the new one doesn't kick in.  Is music an object that can be unloaded?  Or is it just stop, pause, get whether it's playing and stop it if it's playing?  This is driving me nuts.  :  ) It mostly happens when you've been in a scene for only a few minutes and decide to hop to a new area in another section of the world.  The code is so simple I could post it but I don't think that would help. 

My music files are a little large--don't know if that has a bearing on this.  I will find a walkaround but I'd like to understand what's happening.  :  )

Thanks for any help. 

[Birdline]

With Music,
You can Play, Stop, Pause, Resume at any time in a scene, or while changing scenes.
You can use : Game.PlayMusic(someMusic, Loop or not Loop), or Game.PauseMusic .......
The same with MusicChannel.
You can also crossfade 2 music themes, or set the volume for the music.

Spyros

[Catacomber]

Thanks.  I will have to do the changing of scenes a little differently--sometimes game seems to get confused.  Making a switch music method that might help.

[Chaos]

Catacomber,I think you could easily add a "Game.StopMusic" at the start of each scene always before you set "Game.PlayMusic" so it will always stop the music that was playing on the previous scene,before playing the new one.Or if you want it to give it a more professional finished do not doubt of fading musical channels,you will find exactly how to do it on the WME documentation.

Also don't forget that as birdline said you can play,pause,resume and control the music volume at anytime you need.Well,I hope that helps you a little,Bye!

Cheers

[Catacomber]

Thanks, I will try all of those.  :  )  It's only a problem in one area and should solve it.  Thanks a lot.

[Catacomber]

This is still a touchy problem for me as Game.StopMusic(); before Game.PlayMusic(); does not always work for some reason.  Am trying to figure out why. My music files are large.  Don't know if that has anything to do with it. 

[Chaos]

That's strange because how large the music files are shouldn't really be a problem.

Just imagine that you have a music file that last 90 minutes and you started it with Game.PlayMusic,as soon as you go to the other scene,doesn't matter when,if you set it to stop before playing the new one it should work perfectly.(Obviously this should be at the start of the new scene's script)

My guess is that maybe the file adress that you linked to when you use the StopMusic maybe is not right.(remember that it should be the exactly the same file you started on the last scene).Or perhaps you should try using Game.StopMusic in the script that send you to the next scene(wheter clicking on a hotspot or an exit)on the line before Game.ChangeScene.Good luck and hope you manage to figure it out!

Bye!    

[Catacomber]

It's a little more complex as I have the same music playing in various scenes in a section and I don't want to have to restart the music each time you go from scene to scene in a section.  Would like it to play consistently from scene to scene in a given section without stopping or restarting. 

Am trying to work it out.  Thanks for your help.  It's much appreciated.

[Birdline]

If you want the music to continue from one scene to another, you don't have to do anything.
Once the music starts, it will play always (until you stop it).

If you want to temporary stop the music and start again from the same point (not from beginning),
you must use Game.PauseMusic() and then Game.ResumeMusic()

Spyros

[Catacomber]

The problem is that I have many scenes that make up an area.  But you can go to these scenes from many other areas on a map. So sometimes 2 musics are playing because the game gets confused as it enters a new area on the map from a scene that was playing the music for the old scene/area.  It's complicated.  It should be simple but it's not -- at least not so far.  I've tried a lot of things including making a method to switch music.  Thanks, Birdline. Could you email me (catacomber@gmail.com) your email so I could send you a link for the game and you could take a look? You seem to have the music aspect nailed down.  ;  )

[Azrael]

You could use something like that (in each scene):

Code: WME Script

1. if (Game.IsMusicPlaying() && Game.GetMusic() != "music\TheMusicSouldPlayHere.ogg") //If a music is playing and it isn't the right music for this scene
2.         {
3.         Game.PlayMusicChannel(1, "music\TheMusicSouldPlayHere.ogg"); //Load the new music in channel 1
4.         Game.MusicCrossfade(0, 1, 1000); //Crossfade the new music with the old one
5.         }
6. else if (!Game.IsMusicPlaying()) Game.PlayMusic("music\TheMusicSouldPlayHere.ogg", true);
7.  

[Catacomber]

Thanks, Azrael, I will give that a try.

[Azrael]

If it's what you need it shouldn't be too difficult to create a function or a method too. The only part that should change is the path, and name, of the music file

[Catacomber]

Thanks, I have a Switch Music function that can be adapted. 

[Catacomber]

Thanks, Azrael and Birdline---have this nailed down now--no more problems.      Cheers.  :  )