Random combat music (H5 Music Files Changer)

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Random combat music (H5 Music Files Changer)

Unread postby wellknownq8 » 04 Aug 2008, 07:54

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Hi There B-)

Because I'm getting bored from the repetitive combat music for the same race, i decided to change it to the previous random ones like H3 & H4.

After figuring out how to change the files, it appeared that it has many steps to do that (modifying a file then creating a new one and link it back from the main file ...)
so it is better to have a program that does this for you ;)

What does this program do?
1. Changes 'Towns', 'Win Battles', 'Seige Battles', 'Terrain', and 'Heroes' music.
2. Adds new combat music
3. Removes a music file

How to use it?
1. Extract the file into "Heroes5\Data" folder (either the original or the expansions), i.e. into the folder "X:\MyGames\Heroes of Might and Magic V\data"
2. Run the file "H5_Music_Files_Changer_1.x.x.exe" then specify the "Heroes5\Data" folder, Now you should see the list of the music files used in the game
3. Add/remove the music files you want :)

Notes about the program:
* The "Play" button: can play mp3/mpeg/wma files, but in general you can use the "Open" button.
* It adds music files for 'Towns', 'Combats', 'Win Battle', 'Seige Battle', 'Terrain', and 'Heroes'.
* The game accepts most of media file types (mov, mpg, ogg, mp3, wav, wma) and i think this depends on the codecs.
* If you did many changes with the mod, and you want everything back, simply delete the 'sounds' folder then extract it again.

General notes:
* To have more than one soundtrack for combat music, simply add more audio files and they'll be played randomly.


thanks to eltorro and weaponx

Hope that you like it :)

Yours
wellknowQ8

latest update 31-August-2009

to download it:
MediaFire - H5_Music_Changer_1.0.0.zip - 0.34MB
Megaupload - H5_Music_Changer_1.0.0.zip - 0.34MB
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Unread postby Pol » 04 Aug 2008, 18:57

Wow, that's a neat idea - finally.
(And I'm not even h5 player)
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Unread postby wellknownq8 » 06 Aug 2008, 11:25

Pol wrote:Wow, that's a neat idea - finally.
(And I'm not even h5 player)
Thanks for your reply and your support, and you are welcome. :proud:

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Unread postby nevermindspy » 26 Aug 2008, 17:41

Awesome and very good idea, I hope it works with 3.1 if so it can be a great improvment i will try it very soon

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Unread postby HellSpawn » 04 Sep 2008, 21:29

I would love it if it would randomize ai themes.

Still looks like a great concept though.

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Unread postby wellknownq8 » 06 Sep 2008, 20:54

nevermindspy wrote:Awesome and very good idea, I hope it works with 3.1 if so it can be a great improvment i will try it very soon
Thanks,
.. About the version 3.1 I'll check it as soon as i get free.
I would love it if it would randomize ai themes.
Still looks like a great concept though.
AI themes ... not sure about it but i don't think that it could be randomized ..
but i'll have to check though.
and thanks for ur reply :)

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Unread postby wellknownq8 » 19 Sep 2008, 20:34

Hi again

Unfortunately it is not possible to have any randomized music for other than combats.

and i'm working on a fix for the expansions, so see u soon :)

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H5 Music files changer - Beta version (0.1.15)

Unread postby wellknownq8 » 02 Oct 2008, 05:46

Good news
the program now works with the expansions ;) => download link has been updated

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Unread postby Asheera » 21 Dec 2008, 14:09

Can you upload it somewhere else? That link won't let me download it...
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Unread postby Asheera » 25 Dec 2008, 22:43

Speaking of combat music, I don't like the H5 Dungeon combat theme at all, so I replaced it with this song from Lineage 2. It fits great IMO. :)

(don't worry, I didn't break the copyrights, since Lineage 2 is free to download, and so the music is free - the actual game is not, since it's a MMO and you have to pay monthly to play it)
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Unread postby wellknownq8 » 07 Jan 2009, 23:14

Asheera
yes, here it is:
http://rapidshare.com/files/180857734/H ... 5.zip.html

BTW i sent an email to the celestialheavens guys about the mod to be put in the Mods page, but still no reply.
Speaking of combat music, I don't like the H5 Dungeon combat theme at all, so I replaced it with this song from Lineage 2. It fits great IMO.
you can find many music themes fit into Heroes, specially RPG combat ones such as Lineage2 ( Bill Brown really did a great job here ;) ),
but the case in H5's combat music is that it differs than other Heroes games, they've less playback time and more cinematic than a tactics game, this is my opinion.

anyhow they're not bad, but i think the old (style) ones fit better into Heroes series.

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Unread postby Asheera » 07 Jan 2009, 23:28

Thanks for re-uploading :)
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Unread postby wellknownq8 » 31 Aug 2009, 13:47

Recently i worked my hands again on H5, then i felt the need to enhance this program a bit, so i added music for the following:
1- Seige Battle
2- Win Battle
3- Terrain
4- Heroes

5- Also i did a better interactive GUI ;)


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