American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

Does anyone have the music files from Talon Soft's Gettysburg?

I sure would appreciate it if you could e-mail them to me. I am playing Peninsula and I don't like the music and would like to replace it with those old time favorites!!

Thank you in advance!

Brig Gen Kyle FitzMaurice
4th Engineers, 2nd Inf Div, I Corp,
Army of Alabama

Talonsofts BG Gettysburg didn't have any music files in the game? My old copy certainly doesn't, I don't know about newer editions or the Matrix copy. It was the first of the games and the only one not to feature music tracks as far as I know. The other four ( Shiloh, Bull Run, Antietam & Chickamauga ) all did though. I don't know if it is possible to add the music feature to Gettysburg.
The HPS games all feature music of a similar style to the earlier games, but I have often wondered if it is possible to add music tracks of a much more martial nature to the games?
I've never seen any mods for the music & sound effects side of the games.

Capt. Jim Wilkes.
2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, XX Corps.
AoC. U.S.A.

I believe you can any wav file to the music folder. Maybe even AC/DC[8D]

Give it a try and let us know.

Lt. Col. Richard Walker
I Corps
Army of the Mississippi
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division
"Defenders of Tennessee"

Play the soundtrack of gods and generals on windows media player in the background or gettysburg the movie.

General
Frank (Old Banshee) Mullins,
XVI Corps,
Army of the Tennessee.
Commanding.

The BEST American Civil War music that I've heard in my opinion, is the soundtrack to the film Glory. I haven't found any of those tracks for download though, so I may have to buy a copy of the cd, if it's even available.

Capt. Jim Wilkes.
2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, XX Corps.
AoC. U.S.A.

Rich is correct, you can add any WAV file to the music folder in any of the HPS games and it will play. The problem may be that, although there are WAV files already in TS Gettysburg for battle sounds, they are located within the Main folder and as you know, respond to actions carried out in a game. You could create a music folder and place WAV files within it but the game probably won't point to it and just ignore it although I've never attempted this so can't be sure.

Colonel John Sheffield,
1st Brigade <b><font color="red">[Fighting First]</font id="red"></b>
2nd Division,
XXIII Corps
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BGG doesn't play music. That was added with the second release in the series. (Was it BGS?)

Gen. Walter, USA
<i>The Blue Blitz</i>
3/2/VIII AoS

West Point Class of '01

Though I haven't been able to get WAV files to work from non HPS games with the games, I have been able to interchange all of the songs from any HPS game with any game in the that has an established MUSIC FOLDER. Try copying the songs from Corinth, for example, to the Peninsula Music Folder, and they will be added to the list of songs that will be played during game play.

Brig. Gen. Bill Spitz
3rd Division
I Corps
Army of the Potomac
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<font color="beige"><b>I've added several wav files...Battle of New Orleans and Sink the Bismark...to my music and have copied music from one game to another...works fine.[8D]</b></font id="beige">

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<b>ACWGC Cabinet Member</b>

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I've added some of the songs from Gods & Generals, Gettysburg, and the Sharpe TV series to my games and not had a problem.

General Mark Nelms
6/3/IX/AoO
"Blackhawk Brigade"
Union Military Academy Instructor
Union Cabinet Secretary

That's true, the HPS games will play any .wav file in the folder. I have a collection of the best songs of all the BG and HPS games in my HPS Gettysburg. I have also added some of the best military marches from PTW to my Waterloo and Jena. Unfortunately, the HPS Nappy games re-use all the same few French marches from Eckmuhl and Wagram over and over ... but this is a remedy. (Not to mention that Eckmuhl quite anachronistically has modern Austrian marches from ca. 1900 such as the Deutschmeistermarsch.)

Gen. Walter, USA
<i>The Blue Blitz</i>
3/2/VIII AoS

West Point Class of '01

I added music from david kincaid to some of the hps games and it makes play much more enjoyable. For those of you who dont know him, definately give him a listen, you wont be disappointed.

1 Lt. James Sirc

Unassigned, USA

Gettysburg, as far as i know, never had music. I had bought the original version (you know, the black background and crossed flags) when it came out, then got the others as they were released. I remember i played Ken Burns Civil War CD in my player after loading up BGG. That was my music. Whippersnappers.
Cheers
Cadet Nick DeStefano

At last, I managed to find an audio cd of the soundtrack to the film 'Glory'. I got hold of it on e-bay. I used a free download tool to convert all the tracks into .wav format and have replaced the original music files. The results are very...satisfying. I hope this stirring music from a great film will inspire me to to inflict crushing defeats on my Reb opponents!

But...does anyone know if it is possible to adjust the relative volumes of the background music & sound effects? I am finding that if I have the music turned up loud enough to actually hear, then the sound effects are VERY loud indeed. Far too loud in fact. Some other games have 'slider' controls to adjust sound volumes, what are my options with the HPS games?

Capt. Jim Wilkes.
2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, XX Corps.
AoC. U.S.A.