Sound with Fun

[KINGTUT10101]

Would it be possible to make a building play a sound using fun?

[CommanderABab]

That might get out of hand very quickly!

[Lobby]

Sure, will be added:

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[
  {
    "id":"$fun_soundtest_sound00",
    "type":"sound",  // Type sound
    "file":"sound.mp3",  // Sound file in same directory
    "volume":1.0  // Default is 1.0
  },
  {
    "id":"$fun_soundtest_usage00",
    "type":"decoration",
    ...
    "on click fun":[
      {
        "actions":[
          {"type":"play","id":"$deco_soundtest_sound00"}  // Play sound
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]

[TheFennekin]

So the music file will come with your files? You are just gonna choose a music file? Disregard this dumb question

[KINGTUT10101]

Yes. I was inspired by redstone and noteblocks from Minecraft.

[KINGTUT10101]

Yes, but now we can do it with fun.

[KINGTUT10101]

I've noticed that the pitch of a sound changes with every use. Could this be fixed @Lobby

[Lobby]

Wow, you're good. I forgot about that... it's used to avoid that same samples sum up to a loud noise.

[KINGTUT10101]

There's also a crackling sound that occurs sometimes

[Lobby]

I think I have found a solution to the crackling sound issue.

But more importantly @ KINGTUT10101 I recently found out that it would be better to avoid ogg or wav files in your plugins completely since they may lead to playback issues dependent on how the manufacturer implemented it
(Yes, as a programmer you normally you use pre-written functions and don't write things like that on your own, especially for complicated stuff like sound)

My conclusion is that MP3 is the only "safe" solution. It should also have similar file size compared to ogg while wave is basically unusable from a file size perspective. In case you have to convert files I can recommend a free tool called Audacity (for PC).
You have to use MP3 in order to support iOS.

[Imran M]

Time to make a meme.

[Lobby]

In order to support iOS you have to use MP3 since other music formats are not supported there.
Unsupported sound files will simply be ignored, so your plugins will still work, just without sound.

[THEMAX]

Hey lobby, i wondered something.
Does the game support plugins which can have sounds effect just like roads (traffic sound), tree (chirping birds) when you are zooming ? Cause i thought about some commercial buildings for my plugin having that functionality to make cities feels more animated.

@Lobby

[JustAnyone]

Use Lua for that

[TheFennekin]

What is the max length of the sound can it play?

[Sprair]

I have an idea to create a plugin that adds new varieties of ambient sounds that change according to time/location, so that during the day it plays bird sounds and at night crickets and owls. And I also changed it depending on whether you're in a rural area, forest, or city; in rural areas, the sounds are cows, pigs, chainsaws, and machinery. In the city: sirens, horns, voices, noise from buildings under construction, church choirs, etc. In the forests, sounds of animals like bears, deer, and birds can be heard. Would it be possible to create a plugin like that?