04-05-2004 17:41									#1
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Can anyone tell me if it's possible to add custom music to Civ3/C3C? I don't want to replace any music, just add some.

I don't suppose it would be as simple as adding an mp3 or wav file into one of the sound dirs?

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	04-05-2004 21:20									#2
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I don't know, but I'd suggest looking how the music files are placed for the Conquest with custom music.

	05-05-2004 03:18									#3
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You can add some music and see (or replace the old files) but up until now the game hasn't accepted this sort of monkeying around with the files. I dont know if this holds true with conquests.

	08-05-2004 04:05									#4
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I believe the conquests themselves employ some form of list...?
You'd have to investigate further, though...

	11-05-2004 21:04									#5
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Am not even sure where the music is, but if you'll find the file(s) you might be able to find the codec/ format with Gspot (right?) and then you can try to compile some other music in the same format or add to the file (if one) with some music editing program.

	12-05-2004 00:03									#6
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All of the versions of Civ3 use mp3's placed in a certain directory. You could insert custom music rather easily by simply placing another mp3 there and renaming the file to one Civ3 uses.

	12-05-2004 01:51									#7
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Thanks guys, but I know how to replace music. I was hoping there was a way to add music, not replace existing music.

Cerbykins, I don't suppose you have any further info?

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	15-05-2004 17:44									#8
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Tried simply adding more mp3s to the relevant folders? Might work.

	15-05-2004 18:48									#9
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Can it work with Shakira?

	16-05-2004 11:02									#10
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You could try adding your mp3 file to the original music file using a sound/mp3 editing utility . Join your music and the Civ3 mp3s , so to speak .

	16-05-2004 13:45									#11
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Thinking outside the box: Turn off music in-game, fire up your favourite mp3 application, load the CivIII music files along with whatever you wanted to add, and hit play.

	16-05-2004 13:51									#12
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Don't even use sound. It can get awfully repetitive.

	16-05-2004 19:46									#13
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I'd like to be able to turn off bombard sound effects, but keep everything else. Hearing 40+ Arty fire in a row is the definition of repetitive.

	17-05-2004 01:50									#14
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And not hearing any sound whatsoever is the definition of dull. The music I can live without though, it always bemuses me watching stacks of units scrapping away with a merry tune in the background.

	17-05-2004 08:01									#15
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Last Conformist, that's a good idea, however, I like keeping the music inline with the eras, as I do like most of the music. As for the Artillery fire, you could just create a blank audio file and replace the arty sound in the units dir. I ended up altering several of the audio files to reduce the volume on several effects as they just seemed inordinately loud compared to other sound effects.

So I guess there's no known way to add music then? At least not that anyone knows about?

- Z

	17-05-2004 20:09									#16
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You can't add music, but you can, as noted, replace the existing mp3 files with your own. Beware, though: sometimes it plays back certain files at double speed. Hearing the first movement of Bruckner's 6th is only amusing at high speed once or twice.

Making playlists with your own mp3 application is the best way to go, I think. Unfortunately, you then don't get the change of music into the diplomacy screens. C'est la vie.

Last edited by Boris Godunov on 19-05-2004 at 07:17

	19-05-2004 03:32									#17
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Also, unless you got a meaty machine, the end of game slow down becomes unbearable if you're running a seperate MP3 app (speaking from experience)