[REL] Radio Stations and Music Mod

[LiveGoat]

Hey, Fred!

Thanks so much for the great station mods! I do have a two questions though:

1. Do I have to download these in order or just extract them in order? I think I may have downloaded some in reverse order (given that I was up so late trying to get them all!) I've already installed them and I reread your first post again and I'm starting to think I may have screwed up cause I'm hearing Roosevelt's speech on the affiliate stations as well as the first one (is that normal?).

2. I copied the station and music files to DVD to free up HD space so if I recopy them to my HD in order will that be the same as downloading them in order? Or should I just start all over and go back to filefront?

I'm currently in a new career in 1941 so maybe it's just not enough time has passed but I'm not sure. Sorry for the long post. Thanks again.


--LG

P.S. I'm using JSGE for enabling only BTW.

[fred8615]

The download and extraction order shouldn't matter at all. You do need to install any Add-ons in the proper order. But that's all you have to worry about. What FDR speech are you hearing, when did you hear it, and on which station? I need a little more detail to figure out what you're talking about.

Copying from a disk to the HD shouldn't be a problem either. The only thing is, burning to a disk makes the files "read only," and they remain so if you copy them from the disk. But that shouldn't affect the game as it only "reads" the files anyway. It's not supposed to be editting or changing them.

[LiveGoat]

Example: Let's say I'm listening to KPO.41 and I hear a news report, when I switch to KPO.42 I hear the same news report. Is that normal? I'm guessing it might be because I'm still in 1941 and KPO.42 is for 1942?

Originally Posted by fred8615

The download and extraction order shouldn't matter at all. You do need to install any Add-ons in the proper order. But that's all you have to worry about. What FDR speech are you hearing, when did you hear it, and on which station? I need a little more detail to figure out what you're talking about.

Copying from a disk to the HD shouldn't be a problem either. The only thing is, burning to a disk makes the files "read only," and they remain so if you copy them from the disk. But that shouldn't affect the game as it only "reads" the files anyway. It's not supposed to be editting or changing them.

[fred8615]

Originally Posted by LiveGoat

Example: Let's say I'm listening to KPO.41 and I hear a news report, when I switch to KPO.42 I hear the same news report. Is that normal? I'm guessing it might be because I'm still in 1941 and KPO.42 is for 1942?

Okay I got ya now. Yes, that's exactly what it's supposed to do. In order to limit the songs to their given year, most stations are subdivided by year. The KPO .41 only plays from December 1st, 1941, until midnight the night of December 31st, 1941. When it becomes January 1st, 1942, the .41 ends and the .42 station starts. It plays until midnight, December 31st, 1942, then the .43 station starts, etc. The reason you can hear .41 stuff on .42 is that I'm taking advantage of the SH4 radio's overlapping ability, so when you're listening on December 31st and the changeover occurs you don't have to switch channels.

BTW, this is all explained in the readme.

[Digital_Trucker]

Originally Posted by fred8615

And now, I can go back to playing the game again! Right after I have a nice, quiet, nervous breakdown, that is.

You deserve it, dude, but if you're gonna have an NB, have a rowdy, raucous one. It tends to stretch out the time between them more than the nice, quiet ones. Thanks for the hard work on the add-on.

[csengoi]

Digital_Trucker,
Are you planning to make stations for OM? It would be great to have stations from 1939, not only from december 1941.

I love radio stations!!!

[Digital_Trucker]

Originally Posted by csengoi

Digital_Trucker,
Are you planning to make stations for OM? It would be great to have stations from 1939, not only from december 1941.

I love radio stations!!!

Who me? Must be a case of mistaken identity:p, Fred's the radio station maker.

[fred8615]

Originally Posted by csengoi

Digital_Trucker,
Are you planning to make stations for OM? It would be great to have stations from 1939, not only from december 1941.

I love radio stations!!!

Not knowing there would eventually be a U-boat version, I set the stations up to be active during the U.S. involvement in WWII. Since I don't play as a U-boat, and never will, I didn't see the need for before that period.

That said, if there is interest in expanding these stations to cover September, 1939 to December, 1941, I just might create add-ons to do so. And if someone else wants to, you of course have my permission.

In the meantime, there is a way to fix the existing stations so they will at least play music (but nothing else) before December, 1941. After pasting the channel info into radio.ini for whatever stations you want, use Replace to change this:

Antenna=01.01.1941

to this:

Antenna=01.01.1939

As I said, there won't be any programming, and you'll have to put the pre-1941 music in the 1941 folder for stations that have one, but it'll give you U-boat sailors something for now.

[csengoi]

Gee, thanks Fred,

It would be great if you could make this extension. I think many fans would use it.
Actually, is it possible to make custom stations for the Atlantic area from 1939 til the end of the war? I thought it is...

And could you post some links for old time german radio broadcast archives?
I couldn't find any usable material...

[fred8615]

Originally Posted by csengoi

Actually, is it possible to make custom stations for the Atlantic area from 1939 til the end of the war? I thought it is...

Sure it is. But since I'm not interested in the Atlantic campaign, someone else would have to do it. I would be willing to do add-ons to expand the stations I've already created so they could be used in a full war Atlantic campaign, but not create any new ones. I do want to say it's likely I will do the add-ons eventually, because they would fit in with another radio station project I want to do. But that is down the road.

And could you post some links for old time german radio broadcast archives?
I couldn't find any usable material...

Have you tried Archive.org? Beyond that, I can't help you.

[Florida Sailor]

[quote=csengoi]Gee, thanks Fred,

Actually, is it possible to make custom stations for the Atlantic area from 1939 til the end of the war? I thought it is...

And could you post some links for old time german radio broadcast archives?
quote]


Can't help you with the German languge broadcasts, but at least you can listen to the BBC. I just posted a BBC Radio Mod that covers 1939 to 1945. Read about it here:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums?a=t...976#9841098976
or here
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=140745

Dave

[swdw]

Originally Posted by fred8615

I've got the 1940, 1941, and 1942 music uploaded. The rest will be uploaded next Monday.

FYI, these versions do each have a few more songs than the previous versions did.

Between how much room these mods use and how popular they are, you should invest in stock for hard drive manufacturing companies . :rotfl:

I really enjoy these mods- glad they're back up!

[Jan7]

Originally Posted by fred8615

The KHJ (MBS) radio station is now available!! Except for removing the JSGME compatibility this version is the same as the first version.

Hello, Fred!

In these past months, I followed the advances of this post. I'm happy seen the problems that occurs in the past, step by step, are dissapears today.

I make with your music, previously processed various discs of superb MUSIC. Thanks again for share with all us your treasure.....



From Spain, of a fan of your thread.



Jan.

[claybirdd]

dude KNX is an awsome station. tok me a long time to download but well worth the wait. immersion factor went way up.

[Wilcke]

fred,

Great work, I really enjoy listening to the old radio stations and programs. I now have set them up to run through Windows Media Player and listen when I am working on other projects!

Thanks man!