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Posted by Violay on 07/07/02 - 12:00:39

I am making this new dmod called Atlantis Unearthed, and i need some help. :(

I can't seem to make my midis work. >(

Can someone please help me by telling me what i need to do in order to put a midi in the game properly. ;)

Re: MIDI

Posted by kindanue on 07/07/02 - 12:15:08

: I am making this new dmod called Atlantis Unearthed, and i need some help. :(

: I can't seem to make my midis work. >(

: Can someone please help me by telling me what i need to do in order to put a midi in the game properly. ;)

Make sure your MIDI files are in the Sound folder...

To play a midi from within a script use...

playmidi("nameofmidi.mid");

To attach a midi to a map screen, open Dink Edit and press M when on a map square. Now type in a number, then rename your MIDI to that same number.

Whenever Dink walks onto that screen, that MIDI will begin to play.

Re: MIDI

Posted by bin on 07/07/02 - 13:53:11

: To attach a midi to a map screen, open Dink Edit and press M when on a map square. Now type in a number, then rename your MIDI to that same number.

: Whenever Dink walks onto that screen, that MIDI will begin to play.

Now you mention it... I did that, and sometimes the midi plays and sometimes it don't, but whether it plays or not, I can hear my computer loading... Any idea what could be wrong?

Re: MIDI sometimes?

Posted by kindanue on 07/07/02 - 22:48:39

: : To attach a midi to a map screen, open Dink Edit and press M when on a map square. Now type in a number, then rename your MIDI to that same number.

: : Whenever Dink walks onto that screen, that MIDI will begin to play.

: Now you mention it... I did that, and sometimes the midi plays and sometimes it don't, but whether it plays or not, I can hear my computer loading... Any idea what could be wrong?

What is your situation when the MIDI does not play? I've noticed that when you restart a game, via the in-game command (pressing escape, etc) and not an entire program reboot, sometimes the MIDI files no longer play, wave files still work fine, its just MIDI that is effected. Why this happens, I haven't a clue... But restarting the Dink engine itself (not just the the d-mod) seems to consistently fix it.

Re: MIDI sometimes?

Posted by bin on 07/08/02 - 12:34:07

: : : To attach a midi to a map screen, open Dink Edit and press M when on a map square. Now type in a number, then rename your MIDI to that same number.

: : : Whenever Dink walks onto that screen, that MIDI will begin to play.

: : Now you mention it... I did that, and sometimes the midi plays and sometimes it don't, but whether it plays or not, I can hear my computer loading... Any idea what could be wrong?

: What is your situation when the MIDI does not play? I've noticed that when you restart a game, via the in-game command (pressing escape, etc) and not an entire program reboot, sometimes the MIDI files no longer play, wave files still work fine, its just MIDI that is effected. Why this happens, I haven't a clue... But restarting the Dink engine itself (not just the the d-mod) seems to consistently fix it.

It's always the same: I start my pc, test the mod and it either plays or dont play. Its true that wav always work, no matter what. So how do I restart the engine? I do that when I close/restart my pc, dont I?

Re: MIDI sometimes?

Posted by Paul on 07/08/02 - 06:30:37

: : : To attach a midi to a map screen, open Dink Edit and press M when on a map square. Now type in a number, then rename your MIDI to that same number.

: : : Whenever Dink walks onto that screen, that MIDI will begin to play.

: : Now you mention it... I did that, and sometimes the midi plays and sometimes it don't, but whether it plays or not, I can hear my computer loading... Any idea what could be wrong?

: What is your situation when the MIDI does not play? I've noticed that when you restart a game, via the in-game command (pressing escape, etc) and not an entire program reboot, sometimes the MIDI files no longer play, wave files still work fine, its just MIDI that is effected. Why this happens, I haven't a clue... But restarting the Dink engine itself (not just the the d-mod) seems to consistently fix it.

Maybe the best thing to do is up some other (quality) d-mod and try to compare if your d-mod works worse than that. A certain amount of MIDI trouble is normal in Dink.

Re: MIDI sometimes?

Posted by bin on 07/08/02 - 12:36:51

Maybe the best thing to do is up some other (quality) d-mod and try to compare if your d-mod works worse than that. A certain amount of MIDI trouble is normal in Dink.

My d-mod is worse then every other (well, midi-wise ;) I hope), cause the midi just dont play. At first it did, then it did sometimes and after a while it just didnt play at all.

Re: MIDI sometimes?

Posted by theprophet on 07/09/02 - 09:01:25

: Maybe the best thing to do is up some other (quality) d-mod and try to compare if your d-mod works worse than that. A certain amount of MIDI trouble is normal in Dink.

: My d-mod is worse then every other (well, midi-wise ;) I hope), cause the midi just dont play. At first it did, then it did sometimes and after a while it just didnt play at all.

your using a low-end system, right?

Re: MIDI sometimes?

Posted by bin on 07/09/02 - 10:57:21

: : Maybe the best thing to do is up some other (quality) d-mod and try to compare if your d-mod works worse than that. A certain amount of MIDI trouble is normal in Dink.

: : My d-mod is worse then every other (well, midi-wise ;) I hope), cause the midi just dont play. At first it did, then it did sometimes and after a while it just didnt play at all.

: your using a low-end system, right?

I would tell you if I could, but I have no idea what a low-end system is... is it bad to not have one? or is it bad to not know what it is? ;)

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