Modding Music to Game FAQ

[Commander Rasseru]

I'm making a FAQ of Modding Music to Game. I will update this with more questions from others and the answers.

I like help from current "Mod Groups" to help answering these questions.

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1. Copyrights laws?

A. Do I have to worry about using copyright music in my mod?

B. If it's only in game as background and I don't show videos of the mod playing the music. Is it ok to use?

C. If buy Music and use it in my Mod. Is it ok to use?

D. If I edit music to be differently and place in into my game. Then its ok to use?

E. This music is copyright but in another country. So it is ok?

2. Format Music in Game.

A. Can I use a Wav or Mp3 in a mod game?

B. Is it is wise to use Ogg format for my Music?

3. Using and installing in game.

A. Do I place my music in my Mod files and it will play?

B. Do I have to edit a XML file to have the Music to play in the Mod?

C. Will the game have problems in playing some Music?

4. Sharing my Mod with my Music inside.

A. Will it make my Mod Downloading longer?

B. Is there any risk my new music will crash or make the game run slower?

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Please answer each question with a quote to the question.

If you have a question to add... Please post it and which area it relates too.

I hope we can create a nice FAQ and place it in Tutorials and FAQ later on.

[Ami89E1234]

Answers:

1. Copyrights laws?

A. Do I have to worry about using copyright music in my mod? Not really

B. If it's only in game as background and I don't show videos of the mod playing the music. Is it ok to use? Only if you have permission

C. If buy Music and use it in my Mod. Is it ok to use? It's better than nothing

D. If I edit music to be differently and place in into my game. Then its ok to use? Depends on how it's edited, but since companies like that are all illegal monopolies, they'll probably still try to rape you

E. This music is copyright but in another country. So it is ok? Depends on if the company is willing to file international legal action against someone. If it's owned by a company from your country, watch it.

2. Format Music in Game.

A. Can I use a Wav or Mp3 in a mod game? .wav and .ogg are accepted

B. Is it is wise to use Ogg format for my Music? Yes; EM4 uses it

Note: You should look to see what files are accepted beforehand.

3. Using and installing in game.

A. Do I place my music in my Mod files and it will play? You put it in the appropriate folder in Music

B. Do I have to edit a XML file to have the Music to play in the Mod? Yes

C. Will the game have problems in playing some Music? Depends. Probably some eventually

4. Sharing my Mod with my Music inside.

A. Will it make my Mod Downloading longer? Unless it's HUGE, it should not increase the DL time by an incredibly large amount

B. Is there any risk my new music will crash or make the game run slower? Depends on how good your PC is and if the files are corrupt. But I'm guessing not so much.