How do you get a sound to be active and repeat in a loop when the player enters a sound zone?

Thanks.

okay, i stupidly used the wrong file extension but the sound only plays once. How do i make it loop indefinitely?


Anyone?

Hi tommy8,

After you put a Sound Zone into your game level, right click on that to access the inspector panel or property's panel. Search for the title 'AI System'.

Below of it, there is a row named 'Main' with the Lua script 'soundinzone.lua.'

Now, click inside the row 'Main', and you will may see a little square, on the right with three dots. Following, click on that to access the 'scriptbank' folder and scroll down until find out the Lua script titled 'musicinzone.lua'. Next, select it and click on button 'Open'.

After that, on the inspector panel, search the row 'Sound'. Below it, you will find a row with the word 'Sound0'. Click on that. Once again, the little square with three dots shows up, on the right. Click on that again and you will be taken to the folder 'audiobank.' It's time to choose your music to loop endless. Next, click open.

After to return to inspector panel, click on 'Apply Changes' button to save your changes. That's it!

Now, in test mode, after you enter the sound zone, the music you have chosen will play continuously.

Have fun!

Northern

that worked great, thanks for the helpful advice.

One of the resident developers ought to post a glossary stating what the stock scripts actually do. Would save a lot of time.

@tommy8,

You're welcome. I am glad you have solved the sound zone loop issue.

Regarding to Lua glossary, stating what the stock scripts actually do, you might read the thread named '
LUA Scripting commands and structure' [col

@Northern,

Thanks for the information. When I'm inside the soundzone, music is looping. However, when I'm outside the soundzone, music is still looping. Is there any way to loop the music only in the soundzone? I want to end the music if player exits t

i believe music in zone is what you're after

It worked, thank you so much.

Hi Volga,

Below you may find the link to another option to stop the sound after the player leaves the sound zone trigger, but introducing a generic faded out sound effect. For large sound zone area, you might find some issues (greater than 1000 units in diameter from the eye ball thing, inside the sound zone), but works fine with little to medium-sized areas (less than 1000 units in diameter). For example, it might be great if you have a machine, such as a generator, crusher or a vehicle with its engine running, where you need some kind of faded out sound effect after moving away from the object.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/64612150/scriptbank.zip

I hope this might help as well.
Have fun!
Northern

Thanks a lot, it worked!

How to do to play a piece of music in a level. Is it possible to play music at the start of a level without soundzones?
Can you test this or will it only be working in the standalone?