Creating radio stations

[Mauser KAR98K]

I like this radio station addition that the devs put in SHIV, but how do you add more? I'm downloading the Japanese wartime radio, and the Toyko Rose broadcasts. How do you add them in?

[BillBam]

NHK Radio has a readme included with instructions.

[fred8615]

Originally Posted by Mauser KAR98K

I like this radio station addition that the devs put in SHIV, but how do you add more? I'm downloading the Japanese wartime radio, and the Toyko Rose broadcasts. How do you add them in?

If you still can't get it after reading the readme, just let me know and I'll help you out.

[Mauser KAR98K]

Roger That

[Harmsway!]

Originally Posted by fred8615

If you still can't get it after reading the readme, just let me know and I'll help you out.

That would be me. I still don't get it after reading the readme. I copied the noted lines into the radio.ini and the station does dial in during the game. It's December 1942 and I believe NHK has events during that time. Yes I added the event folder to the path directed in the readme.

This is the second radio station that I added that doesn't work so I admit and acknowledge that its me that's goofed. I humbly ask for help.

Gene

[Fish40]

If I'm not mistaken, you won't hear anything on NHK until late in the war 44'/45'. I don't think there are any events or broadcasts until then.

[BillBam]

There are only two early events in on this station, copied below. Also there is no music to play randomly in the default DL, you need to add this seperately. Look for the Japanese music mods and add them to your folder (not the event folder) and the radio station will work.

;december 1941
;------------------------
[EVENT]
StartDate=07.12.1941
StartTime=12.00.00
MediaFile=1941-12-07_NHK_Gen_Hideki_Tojo_Declares_War_On_The_Allies. mp3
;february 1942
;---------------------------
[EVENT]
StartDate=15.02.1942
StartTime=10.00.00
MediaFile=1942-02-15_NHK_Japanese_Victory_Over_Singapore.mp3

[Fish40]

I stand corrected. Thanks BillBam.

[Harmsway!]

Does this mean events are only played during the day and hour of the event? Or does it play at random anytime after the start date?

[Fish40]

That's correct. The event will play only on a specific date and time.

[Harmsway!]

Well then that's my problem then. That is only for the event driven media though, isn't it? Music can be place in the station folder and not be event driven. I know that since I've been able to do just that with one station. However why can't I have multiple stations with different music? No events.

What's wrong with this setup that it doesn't work?

[GENERAL]
RadioRealism=Yes
StartCh=1

[CHANNEL]
Name=Washington
Folder=Washington
Freq=18
Antenna=01.01.1930-01.01.2000:44.16,-35.10:100000
;MusicVolumeOnNews takes values from 0.01 to 1
MusicVolumeOnNews=0.4

[CHANNEL]
Name=Radio Tokyo
Folder=NHK
Freq=28
Antenna=01.01.1941-01.01.1946:35.70,139.77:100000
MusicVolumeOnNews=0.01

[CHANNEL]
Name=Saigon
Folder=Saigon
Freq=122
Antenna=01.01.1930-01.01.2000:10.30,-106.75:100000

[fred8615]

Originally Posted by Harmsway!

Well then that's my problem then. That is only for the event driven media though, isn't it? Music can be place in the station folder and not be event driven. I know that since I've been able to do just that with one station. However why can't I have multiple stations with different music? No events.

What's wrong with this setup that it doesn't work?

[GENERAL]
RadioRealism=Yes
StartCh=1

[CHANNEL]
Name=Washington
Folder=Washington
Freq=18
Antenna=01.01.1930-01.01.2000:44.16,-35.10:100000
;MusicVolumeOnNews takes values from 0.01 to 1
MusicVolumeOnNews=0.4

[CHANNEL]
Name=Radio Tokyo
Folder=NHK
Freq=28
Antenna=01.01.1941-01.01.1946:35.70,139.77:100000
MusicVolumeOnNews=0.01

[CHANNEL]
Name=Saigon
Folder=Saigon
Freq=122
Antenna=01.01.1930-01.01.2000:10.30,-106.75:100000

You can have as many stations as you want practically. You just need to create folders for them, then info like above for the radio.ini. There's even a way to have multiple stations use the same folder. You just have to decide what you want, then create it.

I don't see anything wrong with your radio.ini. Are you getting any sound when it stops on a station?

[BillBam]

Try moving some music from another folder into your NHK folder. If there are no events scheduled for your time then all you will get is static, put music there and it will play that music. As noted above there are 3 or 4 difference Japanese music mods available that you can add to this folder.

[Harmsway!]

Originally Posted by BillBam

Try moving some music from another folder into your NHK folder. If there are no events scheduled for your time then all you will get is static, put music there and it will play that music. As noted above there are 3 or 4 difference Japanese music mods available that you can add to this folder.

Well I gave that a try and what do you know it works. My NHK folder now has some music in there and it plays just like the other station. However the third channel, Saigon folder just plays static. Do all station folders need an event log even if no events are present?

Thanks for the help.

[fred8615]

Originally Posted by Harmsway!

Well I gave that a try and what do you know it works. My NHK folder now has some music in there and it plays just like the other station. However the third channel, Saigon folder just plays static. Do all station folders need an event log even if no events are present?

No they don't. It sounds like either Saigon is not installed right, or somehow the music files that come with it got corrupted and the game can't play them.

Tackling the first possible issue, is there a "Saigon" folder in the "Data\Sound\Radio" folder of your SH4 install? And if so, is there anything in it?