How to change SFX:Query Sound property? [SOLVED]

[Paolo80 271]

Hi guys,

I edited some lots but I don't like their query sound. I found the SFX:Query Sound property and I would want to change its value. My question is: where can I find values of the game query sounds?

Thanks 

[nos.17 5,255]

Sounds are in the very aptly named Sound.dat file in your game install directory. However if your lot is ploppable then LEProp has a feature which makes this very easy to do (do note that the tool can be a bit janky at times though.

[Paolo80 271]

18 hours ago, nos.17 said:

Sounds are in the very aptly named Sound.dat file in your game install directory. However if your lot is ploppable then LEProp has a feature which makes this very easy to do (do note that the tool can be a bit janky at times though.

I did it. Very simple with LEProp. And how can I edit a new sound?

Thanks

[nos.17 5,255]

This post by Pegasus might help. The TRK file attachments are long gone, so my recommendation is to find a lot with some custom sounds and use the TRK files there as a template. Here is one example.

[Paolo80 271]

I insert the wav file and edit trk file but when I click on the building no sound plays. Here the files screenshot. Is there another file to add?

[CorinaMarie 29,884]

1 hour ago, Paolo80 said:

I insert the wav file and edit trk file but when I click on the building no sound plays.

In the Building Exemplar, what do you have in SFX:Query Sound ?

Edit: I'm also wondering if the TRK file should have 0b8d821a-ca4d1943-766e3276 for its TGI and then building exemplar points to: 0x766e3276

[Paolo80 271]

30 minutes ago, CorinaMarie said:

In the Building Exemplar, what do you have in SFX:Query Sound ?

Edit: I'm also wondering if the TRK file should have 0b8d821a-ca4d1943-766e3276 for its TGI and then building exemplar points to: 0x766e3276

I'va changed TGI of TRK file but it doesn,.t work. Can I delete property TLO instance? What is it?

[CorinaMarie 29,884]

3 minutes ago, Paolo80 said:

I'va changed TGI of TRK file but it doesn,.t work.

Grrr. I was comparing to the Peg Memorial as the sample @nos.17 posted.

 

4 minutes ago, Paolo80 said:

Can I delete property TLO instance? What is it?

I really don't know. For any of our projects, CB always did the sound stuff.

However, if you'd like to send me your files, I'd be willing to experiment a little bit.

[Paolo80 271]

3 minutes ago, CorinaMarie said:

Grrr. I was comparing to the Peg Memorial as the sample @nos.17 posted.

 

I really don't know. For any of our projects, CB always did the sound stuff.

However, if you'd like to send me your files, I'd be willing to experiment a little bit.

Here the files

favela-0x5ad0e817_0xb5d80080_0x1e0000.SC4Model

Favela-0x6534284a-0xb5d80080-0x766e3275.SC4Desc

R$1_1x1_favela_b66e32a6.SC4Lot

[CorinaMarie 29,884]

1 hour ago, Paolo80 said:

Here the files

Got them and I've been experimenting. I'm completely baffled. 

The tweaking I do (which seems to make sense based on the Peg file sample) doesn't produce sound. I even tried changing all numbers to match Peg's and no luck.

I'm still testing, but we're prolly going to need the experts to pop in and help out.

[Paolo80 271]

Thank a lot CorinaMarie . It's a pity. Sound files are a mistery in SimCity 4.

 

[CorinaMarie 29,884]

1 minute ago, Paolo80 said:

Thank a lot CorinaMarie . It's a pity. Sound files are a mistery in SimCity 4.

You're welcome. We will figure this out. I know it's possible.

My research has led me to wonder if the wav file itself is the culprit? Can you convert it to a single channel (mono) and change the sampling rate to 22,050? That's the only difference I can find compared to Peg's sample.

[CorinaMarie 29,884]

7 minutes ago, CorinaMarie said:

Can you convert it to a single channel (mono) and change the sampling rate to 22,050?

This fixes it!

[Paolo80 271]

18 minutes ago, CorinaMarie said:

This fixes it!

Now it works! Wonderful!