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Learn from the Masters of Sound: How Dawn of War's Sound Files Were Created and Implemented



UA is designed to provide as much unit variety and 40k flavor as can be squeezed into the platform of a dawn of war mod. The development team would like you all to understand the following when playing our mod.1. This game is old enough to vote. Unless you're playing on hardware that predates the war on terror, your hardware specifications mean nothing as to whether or not the game will run.2. Proper installation procedure is important, if you don't know what you are doing, join the discord for help.3. Join the discord. Do you need help? Join the discord. Have a question? Join the discord. Have a comment? Join the discord. Nobody will be helping you here, and the downvotes on comments that are from developers who have attempted to help you here are precisely the reason why.


First, extract it, preferably on a folder where the UAC won't bother you, just to be sure (desktop for example). Then navigate to \Dawn of War - Soulstorm\ultimateapocalypse\data\sound\music You'll see many .fda files. Select the ones you want to extract and copy (leaving the originals in the music folder) to that folder where you extracted DoW_Sound_Export. music_apocalypse_main.fda is the main menu music btw ;) Then run "fda to aifc to wav.cmd". A command prompt will appear and the conversion of the files will be carried out automatically. When it finishes, you'll have .wav copies of the .fda files (you can delete the .fda's you copied now). Wave audio (.wav) can be played on any media player. Done!




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You can convert any audio file to any audio format with ease. Download fre:ac and install it Open it, then drag and drop the wav files to its window Select "Encode" from the menu bar, there's two "Start encoding" options. The second one is a dropdown, select that one and then select the audio format of your choice. As soon as you click one option, the encoding starts. The process is usually done very quickly.- The default output folder is \*username*\My Music- There's 3 audio format options I'd recommend:FLAC Audio Encoder: Free Lossless Audio Codec. Higher quality, but also larger size. Useful to preserve CD audio quality without resorting to Wave audio. In simple terms, like Wave but lighter.LAME MP3 Encoder: The most common encoding format out there. Highly compatible with media players and such. It is however, lossy compression. Noticeable mostly with high end audio hardware.Ogg Vorbis Encoder: Free, open source alternative to MP3. Supported by most media player apps out of the box too.


Putting all the files you have downloaded into their proper place. Can for programs and games (on a technical level the same as a program) include key registering, but that is not relevant for unification.


You can think of them as sheets of papers with written information on them. Some files like archives contain files and folders that you extract, some files that are called "apps" or "executables", they have the file extension: *.exe


Archives are a subset of files. They can have file extensions such as .rar or .7z for example. These are extracted, note that if using installers do not extract these yourself, the installer does that for you. This is just explaining the term. Archives contain other files and/or folders.


Folders are entities where you can put files and other folders in. For example "Dawn of War soulstorm" is a folder, it contains other folders like "engine" and files like "Unification_New_Races.module"


Seamlessly blending footage shot in the monumental Canadian Rockies with flawlessly natural-looking visual effects and the most advanced motion capture technology to achieve a lifelike authenticity in its ape characters, along with resonantly constructed sound effects and an evocative score, the movie provides a thoroughly immersive experience for the viewer. Literally thousands in cast and crew (the majority in post-production departments) helped Reeves stage this immense on-screen and off-screen adventure.


taskbar_hide: completely removes taskbartaskbar_show: display the taskbar after a taskbar_hide()statgraphstatgraph_channel("fps"): the statgraph commands must be used together. Shows FPSquit: returns to Windowscls: clears the console render_togglerainbow(): hideous coloursrender_togglexray(): see-through white texturesrender_togglewireframe(): colored wireframedetail_toggle(): turns on/off shadersdecal_toggle(): turns on/off banners and badgesfog_toggle(): turns on/off brown dustterrlod_dist( min, max ): changes the distance where models lose detailterrlod_toggle(): models do/don't drop detailstaticdecal_dump(): dump static decal stats to filedynamicdecal_dump(): dump dynamic decal stats to fileshadow_toggle: turns shadows on/offingame_stats_mouseover_toggle: turns mouseover stat barson/offingame_stats_toggle: tunrs stat bars on/offingame_select_ui_toggle: removes selection boxessimvis_cameranearclip( "meters" ): objects closer than this aren't drawnsimvis_camerafarclip( "meters" ): hide objects further than this (default: 200 - higher the number, more troublesome will get for your computer)getsimrate(): gives you current game speedsetsimrate(): modifies game speedsimvis_fx_refresh: screen update while console is upsimvis_list: reads Dataartebps files, lists handler (channel) usagesimvis_toggle( "ChannelName" ): turns on/off subsystem visibility.Available channels for simvis_toggle():EnviroHandler -- ambient lightingTerrainHandler -- terrain (ground) visibilitySkyHandlerStencil -- the skyboxNISletAnimHandler -- animation for ingame moviesTerrainOverlayHandler -- all ground decoration (not buildings)TerrainDecoratorHandler -- rubble?marker_handler -- markers on bridges and in cover.scargroups_handler -- marks relative poisition of unitsAnimatorHandler -- visibility of unitsGhostHandler -- infiltration unitsShadowHandler -- shadowsOceanHandler -- waterFXHandler -- special effects (tracers,lasers,smoke,etc)LightManagerHandler -- dynamic lightsSoundHandler -- dynamic sound (not ambient sounds or music)BoundVolumeHandler -- shows the boundary box of each model


First, open up your Dawn of WarProfiles folder and choose which profile you are going to use. Now go to W40ksingleplayercampaignstate1 and open up "campaignstate.lua" with some type of text editor (I suggest notepad or wordpad). Now you need to change two lines. The "maxmission = #" and the "scenario = #". Just change the # signs to whatever mission you want (the maximum is 11 and both # signs have to be the same). Now have fun playing.


Many, many different sounds are used over and over and over... so much so, in fact, that many people can recognize the sound in question. It's not that the sound is similar. It's that the sound is exactly the same (or almost). And unlike Stock Footage, which is usually isolated to one show, these sounds span multiple shows, and even cross into other media, such as video games.


This is because it's cheaper to use Stock Effects, which are copyright-cleared and available for many studios on a collection of recordings, rather than pay a Foley artist to produce every sound effect. Hence, the primary reason for The Coconut Effect.


Compare GIS Syndrome, which is basically this trope but for images. Contrast with Signature Sound Effect. If it is a melody, it would be a Standard Snippet. See if you can name each and every time you've heard one of these sounds:


SoundBible.com offers free sound clips for download in either wav or mp3 format. We have free and royalty free sound effects and clips for video editors, movie scores, game designers, and weekend sound warriors. Downloads are totally free, and upfront with large download buttons to prevent confusion.


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CREDITSMany resources were used from freesound.org to create the sounds. Here is a list of users whose recordings have contributed to this project:PotionsWaterboy920SediHandfanGoldThemfishScreenplaytheaterJankisjesAltfutureCmccormick10GemsGmajorrrSkiroxArnaudDoors and chestsPagancowMwlandiJoedeshonSimpsiRydingLolamadeusTubenVolivieriDhemingZabuhailoD-wThencamenowPrimevalBatsThanvannispenIce soundsLamperightJorickhoofdBcginnLmbubecJwb4Shock soundsAeonemiKodbarJoelaudioTimbreConjuration soundsErdieFootstepsABouchHalleckDasDeerCorsica-Sddunkleynickb1608mallementVosvoyRutgerMullerjwb4cheeseheadburgermartinimeniscus______________Assets from these authors licensed under following Creative Commons licenses (this does NOT mean the mod itself is under Creative Commons)Creative Commons 0 License: Attribution License: 2ff7e9595c


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