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Alright guys
I know someone created a mod where the menu music is replaced with a 1 second sound bite, so you have no music. I wondered if along the same lines, you could replace the music played during the game.
In theory you can change what file and location the game plays, or you can change the name of the file you want to play, to the same name as the file you want to get rid of, and overwrite it, if you follow what i mean

So let me get this straight: 'you want to replace the game music with your own right?'

If you do, the music are found in the data folder of Locomotion, they are acctually .wav files cloaked as .dat files, so if you want to replace the music I think you need to rename the music you have to the name of the excisting tracks and cloak them under a .dat cover. That should in theory work.
The problem is that I don't know how to make a .dat out of a .wav file.

Mr. X wrote:So let me get this straight: 'you want to replace the game music with your own right?'

If you do, the music are found in the data folder of Locomotion, they are acctually .wav files cloaked as .dat files, so if you want to replace the music I think you need to rename the music you have to the name of the excisting tracks and cloak them under a .dat cover. That should in theory work.
The problem is that I don't know how to make a .dat out of a .wav file.

Simple, use the "wrapper for Locomotion", unwrap the *.dat file, make sure everything matches in the new file (bit depth, sample rate, channels, etc), name it the same, wrap it back up, and play.

Told you it was easy!

yup all too easy, now figure out what you said...
kidding

Mr. X wrote:yup all too easy, now figure out what you said...

Glad i'm not the only one

I shall have a look and if i cant do it, then expect a newbie type post here shortly

go ahead, thats the meaning of forums

Hmm, I thought it was as simple as just moving *.mp3 files around

lol... there is a much easier way then do all of that.. extract .dat file, move this her, make shore that is this and this is not that with the same over this, etc... (if u understod that, wow, i think i get dumber everytime i read it)...
turn off the music in the options, alt-tab out, and play ya music, then alt-tab back in and keep playing with the music u wanted... its that simple

A)Make shure your music files are .wav and got same playback rates etc as locos music(find this out by renaming some of locos music files from .dat to .wav)
B)copy your wav's to locomotions directory
c)rename .wav's to .dat

d00mh4mm3r wrote:lol... there is a much easier way then do all of that.. extract .dat file, move this her, make shore that is this and this is not that with the same over this, etc... (if u understod that, wow, i think i get dumber everytime i read it)...
turn off the music in the options, alt-tab out, and play ya music, then alt-tab back in and keep playing with the music u wanted... its that simple

WEN's explenation was more simple

I know what you're saying about simply running media player or something outside of locomotion, but it would easier to play it n game, saves having 2 applications running

I've downloaded the wrapper tool, but cant seem to get anywhere after that. I found a random dat file in the data folder, dragged and dropped it onto the wrapper frame and nothing happened

I already told you a way to convert music files so they work in locomotion..

Thinlizzy: I know what you're saying about simply running media player or something outside of locomotion, but it would easier to play it n game, saves having 2 applications running

well, i still like my way, my comps got plenty of RAM to do it without lag, plus at times i like the LoMo music, it cool at times