I have a weird issue that is only affecting one room of my game. When the player enters the room, whatever the 1st file in Audio/Music is starts playing every three seconds. When I try to cue up another song in the room, it gets instantly replaced as well. I also attempted to enter the room from a different starting room and the same thing happens.
I know I'm missing something obvious but after two weeks of searching I feel like things are making less and less sense and my next step might be to start the room over.
Please excuse the messy script. I included my rep_execs and anything relevant from both the room and my global and I searched my entire game for any other MusicChannel, or the word "Play" that might be conflicting so I imagine the culprit is somewhere here.
Room script:
// room script file
bool firstEnters, bookOnTable;
function room_FirstLoad() {
}
function room_Load() {
Ambient1.Stop(); // REPLACE THESE WITH AMBIENT TRACKS
Ambient2.Stop();
oTVglow.SetView(73, 0, 0); // ANIMATE THE TELEVISION
oTVglow.Animate(0, 5, eRepeat, eNoBlock);
}
function room_AfterFadeIn() {
player.Walk(399, 102, eBlock);
player.Walk(399, 107, eBlock);
if (firstEnters==false) {
firstEnters=true;
player.FaceDirection(eDirectionLeft, eBlock);
// SCROLL SCREEN LEFT
int viewX = GetViewportX();
int holdViewX = GetViewportX();
int viewY = GetViewportY();
while (viewX > 158) { // CAMERA IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE DESIRED POSITION
SetViewport(viewX, viewY);
Wait(1);
viewX--;
}
cJoce.Say("*snork* - Oh, hey %s.", player.Name);
cJoce.Say("Thanks for waking me up, I almost slept through Hoppy Pals!");
// JOCE TURNS ON TV
cAndre.Say("I thought you were only watching it with Cassie?");
cJoce.Say("I wish but she ends up watching with her mom during the week so I need to keep up!");
MusicChannel = aHoppyPals.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal, eOnce); // Theme starts playing
setMusicVolume = 30;
cJoce.Say("Shh! It's starting!");
// SCROLL SCREEN LEFT
while (viewX < holdViewX) {
SetViewport(viewX, viewY);
Wait(1);
viewX+=2;
}
ReleaseViewport();
}
}
function room_RepExec() {
if (player.Loop==0) oReflection.SetView(75, 3); // Mirror is Andre's back
if (player.Loop==1) oReflection.SetView(75, 1); // Mirror is Andre's left side
if (player.Loop==2) oReflection.SetView(75, 2); // Mirror is Andre's right side
if (player.Loop==3) oReflection.SetView(75, 0); // Mirror is Andre's front
}
GlobalScript:
function repeatedly_execute() {
//if (player.ActiveInventory
if (tipLatch==true) {
tipLatch=false;
tips_touch();
}
if (inFight==true) {
fightLatch=true;
d1_1 = 0; // MILLIE RESETS HER CUBBY DIAL
btnCub1d1.Text=String.Format("%d",d1_1);
d1_2 = 0;
btnCub1d2.Text=String.Format("%d",d1_2);
d1_3 = 0;
btnCub1d3.Text=String.Format("%d",d1_3);
d1_4 = 0;
btnCub1d4.Text=String.Format("%d",d1_4);
}
if ((fightLatch==true) && (inFight==false)) { // END OF ACT I, RESETS EVERYTHING FOR ACT II
fightLatch=false;
FadeOut(2);
Wait(30);
Ambient1.Volume=0;
Ambient2.Volume=0;
MusicChannel.Volume=0;
Wait(240);
timeline=11;
// Sandra on the beach, Kai away, Chris closer to water
cSandra.ChangeRoom(1, 1151, 134, eDirectionRight); // Make her sit down
cSandra.ChangeView(60);
cKai.ChangeRoom(4);
cChris.ChangeRoom(1, 1144, 124, eDirectionRight);
// Remove napper
cNapper.ChangeRoom(4);
// Place tanner
cTanner.ChangeRoom(1);
// Sit Ernie on the crate
cErnie.LockViewAligned(33, 1, eAlignCentre);
cErnie.SpeechView=63;
cErnie.ChangeRoom(3, 76, 126, eDirectionRight);
// SET UP MILLIE
cMillie.ChangeRoom(1, 1105, 108, eDirectionRight);
// Set up Andre
player.SpeechView=3;
player.ChangeView(3);
player.ChangeRoom(1, 876, 102);
}
relativeX = player.x -160; // Update coordinates for UI placement
//PLAYER OCEAN BOB EFFECT
if (player.Room==5) {
if (IsTimerExpired(5)) {
SetTimer(5, 15);
if ((playerBob<2) || (playerBob>5)) player.y++;
else player.y--;
playerBob++;
if (playerBob==3) player.x++;
if (playerBob==8) {
player.x++;
playerBob=0;
}
}
}
// BRING UP SET NAME
if (setName==true) {
gSetname.Visible=true;
setName=false;
}
}
// Clear inspector and active inventory
function scrub_ui() {
// clear the inspector and active inventory
}
function repeatedly_execute_always() {
if (player.Room==1) { // CALCULATE CLOUD PLACEMENT
float playerAdjust = IntToFloat(player.x);
float cloudCalc = playerAdjust / 6.0;
cloudPos = FloatToInt(cloudCalc, eRoundUp);
}
if (player.Room==5) wet=true; // Player is in the ocean
// CHANGE CURSOR GRAPHIC
LocationType loc_type = GetLocationType(mouse.x, mouse.y);
if ((loc_type != eLocationNothing) && (player.ActiveInventory==null)) {
if (loc_type == eLocationCharacter) Mouse.UseModeGraphic(eModeTalkto);
else if ((loc_type == eLocationObject) && (lblInspector.Text == "Hotrod")) Mouse.UseModeGraphic(eModeTalkto); //HOVER OVER GILDA'S CAR
}
// FIND A WAY TO MAKE THE GAME SHOW A DIALOG WHEN LOOKING AT THE HOTROD WHILE IT'S RUNNING
else if (player.ActiveInventory==null) Mouse.UseModeGraphic(eModeInteract);
// UI hiding
if ((gPause.Visible==false) && (IsInterfaceEnabled())) hideUI=false;
else hideUI=true;
// UI HIDING & STATES
// FANNYPACK
if ((hideUI==false) && (gCubbies.Visible==false) && (gStartmenu.Visible==false) && (hideInv==false)) {
if ((mouse.x>103) && (mouse.x<225) && (mouse.y>135)) {
if (zipLatch==false) {
aZipDown.Play();
zipLatch=true;
}
gFanny.Visible=false;
gInventory.Visible=true;
}
else if (game.in_cutscene==false) {
if (zipLatch==true) {
aZipUp.Play();
zipLatch=false;
}
gInventory.Visible=false;
gFanny.Visible=true;
}
}
else {
gFanny.Visible=false;
gInventory.Visible=false;
}
// MENU BUTTON VISIBILITY
if (hideUI==false) gMenubutton.Visible=true;
else gMenubutton.Visible=false;
// ANDRE FOOTSTEPS
if (player.Moving==false) footLatch=false;
if ((player.Moving==true) && (player.Room==5)) { // ANDRE IS IN THE OCEAN
int foot = Random(2);
if ((player.Frame==2) && (frameCheck==false)) {
frameCheck=true;
if (stroke==false) {
if (foot==0) Swim1 = aSplash1.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==1) Swim1 = aSplash2.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==2) Swim1 = aSplash3.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
stroke=true;
}
else {
if (foot==0) Swim2 = aSplash1.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==1) Swim2 = aSplash2.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==2) Swim2 = aSplash3.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
stroke=false;
}
}
else if (player.Frame!=2) frameCheck=false;
return;
}
if ((player.Moving==true) && (player.Frame==2) && (footLatch==false)) { // Left foot
int foot = Random(2);
footLatch=true;
if (player.Room!=2) {
if (foot==0) aLfoot1.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==1) aLfoot2.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==2) aLfoot3.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
}
else {
if (foot==0) aLfoot1hut.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==1) aLfoot2hut.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==2) aLfoot3hut.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
}
}
if ((player.Moving==true) && (player.Frame==7) && (footLatch==true)) { // Right foot
int foot = Random(2);
footLatch=false;
if (player.Room!=2) {
if (foot==0) aRfoot1.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==1) aRfoot2.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==2) aRfoot3.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
}
else { // Andre is inside the hut
if (foot==0) aRfoot1hut.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==1) aRfoot2hut.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
if (foot==2) aRfoot3hut.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal);
}
}
// SOUND MIX
// Volume adjusters *THESE SEEM TO BE WORKING FINE*
if (setMusicVolume!=MusicChannel.Volume) {
if (setMusicVolume>MusicChannel.Volume) MusicChannel.Volume ++;
else if (setMusicVolume<MusicChannel.Volume) MusicChannel.Volume --;
else if (setMusicVolume<=1) {
MusicChannel.Stop();
setMusicVolume=saveUserMusicVol;
}
}
if ((nGameLatch==true) && (player.Room==1) && (MusicChannel.IsPlaying==true)) { // THIS IS USEFUL!
MusicChannel.Volume--;
if (MusicChannel.Volume==1) {
MusicChannel.Stop();
nGameLatch=false;
}
}
// AMBIENT CHANNEL 1
if (player.Room!=4) {
if (player.Room==1) { // Is playing ocean ambient, mix based on distance
// RC plane mixer
RCx=oRCplane.x;
if (RCx!=0) {
int RCcalc;
int RCpancalc;
if (RCx<player.x) {
RCcalc=player.x-RCx;
RCpancalc=RCx-player.x;
if (RCpancalc<-100) RCpancalc=-100;
if (RCpancalc>100) RCpancalc=100;
RCchannel.Panning=RCpancalc; // PAN LEFT
}
if (RCx>player.x) {
RCcalc=RCx-player.x;
RCchannel.Panning=RCpancalc; // PAN RIGHT
}
if (RCcalc>98) RCcalc=98;
if (RCcalc<1) RCcalc=1;
if (RCchannel.IsPlaying==true) RCchannel.Volume=100-RCcalc;
}
// Ocean ambient
// PAN THE OCEAN LOOP
int Amb1PanCalc = 1297 - player.x;
float Amb1PanHold = IntToFloat(Amb1PanCalc / 2);
Amb1PanCalc = FloatToInt(Amb1PanHold, eRoundUp);
if (player.x<1097) Ambient1.Panning=98;
else if (player.x>1297) Ambient1.Panning=0;
else Ambient1.Panning=Amb1PanCalc;
// Mix the ocean loop
if (player.x<333) Amb1Mixer=1570-333;
else if (player.x<1570) Amb1Mixer=1570-player.x;
else Amb1Mixer=1570;
AmbCalc=IntToFloat(Amb1Mixer)*0.1034;
Amb1Mixer=FloatToInt(AmbCalc, eRoundDown);
if (Amb1Mixer>99) Amb1Mixer=99;
Ambient1.Volume=100-Amb1Mixer;
}
else if (Ambient1.Volume!=2) {
Ambient1.Volume=6; // Player is not on beach
if (player.Room==2) Ambient1.Panning=-98;
else if (player.Room==3) Ambient1.Panning=60;
}
// AMBIENT CHANNEL 2
if (timeline<6) Amb2Adjust = 390; // Hot rod ambient
if (timeline>6) Amb2Adjust = 330; // Food truck ambient
if (player.Room==1) { // Is playing truck area ambient
if (player.x>Amb2Adjust) { // East of the food truc
Amb2Mixer=player.x-Amb2Adjust;
float Amb2IntFlo = IntToFloat(Amb2Mixer / 3);
Amb2Mixer = FloatToInt(Amb2IntFlo, eRoundUp);
if (Amb2Mixer>90) Amb2Mixer=90; // 0 = Loud, 100 = Quiet
if (Amb2Mixer<1) Amb2Mixer= 1; // Stand in front of sound
Ambient2.Volume=100-Amb2Mixer;
}
else { // West of the food truck
Amb2Mixer=Amb2Adjust-player.x;
float Amb2IntFlo = IntToFloat(Amb2Mixer / 13);
Amb2Mixer = FloatToInt(Amb2IntFlo, eRoundUp);
if (Amb2Mixer>65) Amb2Mixer=65; // 0 = Loud, 100 = Quiet
if (Amb2Mixer<1) Amb2Mixer=1;
Ambient2.Volume=100-Amb2Mixer;
}
// Pan the hot-rod
int Amb2PanCalc = Amb2Adjust - player.x;
float Amb2PanHold = IntToFloat(Amb2PanCalc / 2);
Amb2PanCalc = FloatToInt(Amb2PanHold, eRoundUp);
if (player.x< Amb2Adjust - 194) Ambient2.Panning=98;
else if (player.x> Amb2Adjust + 194) Ambient2.Panning=-98;
else Ambient2.Panning=Amb2PanCalc;
}
else Ambient2.Volume=100; // Player is not on beach
}
//
if (player.Room!=2) player.Baseline=player.y;
/* DEBUG SHITS */
lblPlayerX.Text=String.Format("x: %d",player.x);
lblPlayerY.Text=String.Format("y: %d",player.y);
lblTime.Text=String.Format("%d",timeline);
if (blowing==true) lblDblow.Text=String.Format("blowing = 1");
else lblDblow.Text=String.Format("blowing = 0");
if (nearCar==true) lblDcar.Text=String.Format("nearCar = 1");
else lblDcar.Text=String.Format("nearCar = 0");
if (gildaTalking==true) lblDgil.Text=String.Format("gildaTalking = 1");
else lblDgil.Text=String.Format("gildaTalking = 0");
}
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In Views you can set frames to play sound (most common example are footsteps).
My guess is you accidentally added a sound to your TV animation's View, Nr. 73.
Thanks for taking a look, Khris. I checked all the frames for both the reflection and the TV view and there's unfortunately nothing in there.
The weirdest part is that it's grabbing whatever the first sound is in the game's audio list and it's only affecting my MusicChannel.
UPDATE: I removed View 73 from the scene and even though it appears that it's not trying to play any audio, it fixed it! Thank you so much for your suggestion! I still don't know why but at least I can move on! :P
I found the culprit! The TV animation (View73) had "Run the next loop after this..." checked on it's last loop. If anyone else is experiencing this problem that may be your issue. Thanks again, Khris!
Let me get this straight, the audio was completely unrelated?
I think a similar thing can happen if you use a 0-frame view as a character's speech view.
I suspect there is a hole in AGS' error checking somewhere. This should probably be looked at.
Yes, if I went into audio and moved the order of files, it would play whatever was now first in the list.