SS2 Vaxquis Vintage Song Remake v1.0 (music)

[664ae2ac8bb5fmiracle.flame]

I wanted to avoid making this mod a chatroom but I just could not resist the hospitability and conforming I've always felt here, thanks to you Kolya and all the others from the past. 
So yes, I've been away for years and life was treating me badly, actually that's why I left in the first place, I did not have enough energy to sustian. But since then all that was bad turned to good and I am back stronger than ever... maybe. So let us hope I will get a grip of the assembly line that has changed a lot, I feel like a newcomer. Maybe that's good as I may point out a few details that are hard to get from a newcomer perspective.

[664ae2ac8bc6eSystem Shocked]

It's a freakin'.miracle . . . . . Welcome back !

[664ae2ac8bd76Mr Anonymous]

Hi, I just downloaded the mod file and I get an error from both 7zip and Winrar saying that the archive is corrupt. I double checked and downloaded it again just to be sure, and, yep, still corrupt. Is it just me or are other people having the same problem?

[664ae2ac8bebfvoodoo47]

make sure you are using the latest version of 7zip.

[664ae2ac8bfc2Mr Anonymous]

Yep 9.20, and I tried it again with WinRar, which I also freshly downloaded. Could somebody else download the archive from the site and give it a try and see if it works for them?

[664ae2ac8c124Kolya]

What do you think 690 people have done before?
Oh well... There, I downloaded it again and against all odds it's working fine.
Testing the archive with 7zip also says it's fine.
[archive-test.png expired]

[664ae2ac8c222Mr Anonymous]

My apologies. I tried redownloading it again, and on my third attempt, it worked. Previous downloads were in the low 230 MBs, so I guess the problem must have been on my end. Thanks for the help, and again, sorry for the mixup.

[664ae2ac8c324Zon]

Great stuff!
However I still like vanilla better!

[664ae2ac8c6c3Vaxquis]

Since I got about 600 plays since I posted the link to the demo version of my Eng1 remix as a "bonus" to SS2 VSR v1.0, I reckon I owe all the listeners to tell them this: it's finished now! - after about 5 years from its inception I finally got the spare evening to tie all the loose ends in it. https://soundcloud.com/sparm-ove/engineering-1-robotkid-vs-poponuro , enjoy!

[664ae2ac8c7c8chris26]

How do i install this sound mod ?
I put the snd folder in DMM.

ss2bmm says it's unrecognised.

[664ae2ac8c8b1chris26]

edit:
I put the snd folder into a folder called sound mod and it seems to be ok now.

[664ae2ac8c9e9Roarkes]

Hey, Vaxquis. You forgot to write a read me where to install it. Where ?

[664ae2ac8cabaRoarkes]

Thanks chris26, it worked.

[664ae2ac8cd66Marvin]

All mods have to reside in their own folder when installed with the mod manager. Otherwise, the game cannot recognize the mod's subfolders which contain the actually relevant stuff.

[664ae2ac8cea1HunterZ]

I found this via the newbie guide (https://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=4447.0).

Looks like the main link is broken, so the only way to download is via the forum, which is slow and probably rough on the site's bandwidth usage.

[664ae2ac8cfa8Kolya]

Downloading via the forum link is fine. We don't have a bandwidth problem. Occasional CPU/RAM problems yes, when a few hundreds storm into this place that's usually housing a dozen. But bandwidth is okay.

[664ae2ac8d09bHunterZ]

That's good to know. It did take a very, very long time to download (hours?) however.

My ISP bandwidth should allow me to download it in less than a minute.

[664ae2ac8d1c9Frission]

I'm having a hell of a time trying to download this. I've made 3 attempts now, and every download ends prematurely with an incomplete and corrupted file. It's coming in extremely slow each time as well. I don't suppose someone's hosted it on a mirror somewhere? As-is, I doubt I'll be able to download the mod. Note that I have a very strong ISP normally -- I was able to fully download and install Overwatch last night in under an hour.

[664ae2ac8d2ecKolya]

I just downloaded it at ~4MB/s in a minute. But who knows what path the tubes take to your end. So here goes a temporary alternative: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9wmewLFyoFVZU9HWlRTU1l6MTQ/view?usp=sharing

[664ae2ac8d665sarge945]

Sorry for the bump, I hope this comment is constructive:

As a SHMUP user who is now considering downloading this for a new playthrough, it's a real shame to see that the comparison link has expired. I would recommend making it permanent and possibly adding it to the first post, as it's likely something people who are looking for a good music mod would want to listen to, especially those who use SHMUP and noticed something off but didn't quite recognise any major problems or differences from the original in their last playthrough. It's this mods equivalent of a demo video, and I think it's important to keep around.

[664ae2ac8d852gunslinger12]

Another Lazarus post...

Just finished the game with SCP beta5 (which has in the patch notes "SHODAN final boss fight now has appropriate final boss fight music (if music is enabled)") and apparently this music starts immediately after you defeat the body of the Many and load into the final level after the water slide. When this level loaded (with SS2 Vaxquis Vintage Song Remake active) there was just a white noise loop over and over again. I had to deactivate the mod to get the proper music to play. I assume since this is new music that the mod does not have a file to play hence the white noise loop. Hope this helps someone.

[664ae2ac8d94bvoodoo47]

interesting, because if a resource file is missing from a mod, then the default/vanilla resource should just load. will need an investigation.

[664ae2ac8de45ZylonBane]

apparently this music starts immediately after you defeat the body of the Many

What do you mean "apparently"? Does it or doesn't it?

And what do you mean by "white noise loop"? White noise is a steady hiss sound. Are you saying that's what you heard?

interesting, because if a resource file is missing from a mod, then the default/vanilla resource should just load. will need an investigation.

The SCP SHODAN fight music is a new track, so there is no vanilla resource. Since this mod only replaces vanilla resources, it's impossible for it to have interfered with SCP's SHODAN fight music.

[664ae2ac8e578gunslinger12]

What do you mean "apparently"? Does it or doesn't it?

It starts after the level transition from the Body of the Many. I am unsure how or when level music is loaded so that's why I wrote apparently.

And what do you mean by "white noise loop"? White noise is a steady hiss sound. Are you saying that's what you heard?

Its was about a 1/4 second of white noise, then silence, then it repeats every second or so.

The SCP SHODAN fight music is a new track, so there is no vanilla resource. Since this mod only replaces vanilla resources, it's impossible for it to have interfered with SCP's SHODAN fight music.

I'm just telling you what happened and the steps I took to solve it all in the interest of helping other who play System Shock 2. Disabling the Vintage Song Remake Mod for the final level fixed the issue for me.