Fallout 2 Modding - New SFX
0Importing new sound effects into your Fallout 2 mod is not the easiest thing in the world, mostly because the game uses a proprietary file format for sounds. But there are a couple of older pieces of software out there made by some of the original Fallout modders (ABel of TeamX in the case of snd2acm.exe), and this step by step tutorial should help new-comers to the Fallout 2 modding scene to add sweet new sounds to their awesome mod!
Links to Software Used in this Video:
Snd2Acm
https://www.mediafire.com/file/pkbfbepo98y5fbs/snd2acm_v1.0b_by_ABel.rar/file
RegSnd (the old link here has a virus in it! I will be replacing it soon!)
://w__.mediafire.com/file/mlx8s52bzgczsf6/regsnd_v1.4_by_ABel.rar/file
DAT Explorer II beta1.0
https://www.nma-fallout.com/resources/fallout-dat-explorer-ii.121/
Audacity
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
FFmpeg
https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
How to install FFmpeg
https://youtu.be/HpCE1gkVw_w
Batch File Scripts:
Convert to WAV:
set /p vtype="The original video file extension is (default mkv): "
IF NOT DEFINED vtype SET "vtype=mkv"
For /F "tokens=*" %%G IN ('dir /b *.%vtype%') DO ffmpeg -i "%%G" -ar 11025 "%%~nG WAV.WAV"
Convert to ACM:
set /p atype="The original audio file extension is (default wav): "
IF NOT DEFINED atype SET "atype=wav"
For /F "tokens=*" %%G IN ('dir /b *.%atype%') DO snd2acm "%%G" "%%~nG.acm"
Wiki entry for sound effects:
https://falloutmods.fandom.com/wiki/Making_weapon_sounds
NMA Forum discussion:
https://www.nma-fallout.com/threads/help-adding-sound-files-to-weapons.219874/
ASCII to Decimal Conversion Chart:
https://slideplayer.fr/slide/517161/2/images/21/Table+ASCII+Car%3C-%3ECode+(nul)+0+(soh)+1+(stx)+2+(etx)+3+(eot)+4.jpg
Music Used in this Video:
TeknoAXE - Ascent to the Station
TeknoAXE - Cruising the Night Sky
~ TeknoAXE: ↓↓↓
~ Website: http://teknoaxe.com/Home.php
~ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgf00GvfFQVsYBA7V7RwUw
Sagittarius V - Lucidator
~ Sagittarius V: https://sagittariusvmusic.bandcamp.com/
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