Music missing

[THEtomaso]

So, why have you removed the music in these latest releases of PySolFC?
I've tried re-adding it manually, but it won't play.

[shlomif]

Hi @THEtomaso ! Thanks for the report. Removing the music was not intentional. Can you provide any details regarding your operating system/etc.? Do sound effects work?

[shlomif]

Note that when I put the mod files in http://www.shlomifish.org/Files/files/arcs/mods.7z under ~/.PySolFC/music, the music plays fine.

[THEtomaso]

Thanks for your quick answer, shlomif.

My OS is Windows 8.1 Pro, x64.

Seems that the music files aren't even included in the Windows installer anymore.
With the latest PySolFC versions, there is no "music" folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\PySol Fan Club edition\data.
There is one here: C:\Users\*****\AppData\Roaming\PySolFC\music, but it is empty.
And in the game, when I go to Options > Sound, there aren't even any music settings present!

I tried to place the mods and music files in the proper folders manually, but it didn't work.

Sound effects work just fine though.

[Programator2]

@THEtomaso
Music won't work on packaged exe version of PySolFC, since it doesn't contain an audio client capable of playing music. However, when you run PySolFC with your Python installation together with pygame package, music should work.

@shlomif
We can bundle pygame with the installer (that would increase its size by about 6 MB).
Other option would be to bundle it with PySol-Sound-Server, but I haven't tested it on Windows.

[THEtomaso]

Well, the music always came bundled with earlier versions (including v2.0), and those installers were only half the size of the new ones!

v2.0 installer =  8.52 MB
v2.2 installer = 15.90 MB

Where can I download that pygame package that you speak of?

[THEtomaso]

Thanks for the commit, Programator2.
Now, just remember to include the actual music tracks as well. :)
And make sure that everything is configurable under Options > Sound, like in the old versions.

[jan-kleks]

Just my two cents, the PySolFC music and sound effects are really nice -- soothing and relaxing, perfect for the solitaire, and IMHO they aged well (unlike PySolFC's graphic elements and design).

An interesting piece of information, the music tracks were provided by a very talented demoscene composer Carl "Nightbeat" Larsson.

Because it's very easy to turn the music and sound effects off, in the case someone does not like them, I am for bundling them with PySolFC whenever possible.

[Programator2]

You're welcome :)
You can find the newest installer at https://ci.appveyor.com/project/shlomif/pysolfc/build/artifacts

We'll include the music tracks soon, I'll just have to find the original archive.
Concerning the installer size, version 2.0 used Python 2.5. Python was smaller back then. But that doesn't mean there's no room for optimization.

And btw, you can install pygame to your default Python installation using pip install pygame.

[THEtomaso]

PySolFC music and sound effects are really nice -- soothing and relaxing, perfect for the solitaire, and IMHO they aged well

I agree.
It's very atmospheric. :)
Always reminded me of the soundtrack for the first Unreal game.
Some of the more laid-back tracks would make excellent additions to PySolFC's playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IISjIMpepo (My favorite is @ 40:34)
..but of course, legal issues probably prevents these tracks from being used.

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You can find the newest installer at https://ci.appveyor.com/project/shlomif/pysolfc/build/artifacts

Great!
But I've re-installed v2.0 now.
I'll upgrade once you've released a new version, with everything included.
Keep up the good work! :)

[shlomif]

@Programator2 : I found this - https://sourceforge.net/projects/pysolfc/files/PySol-Music/PySol-Music-4.40/ - but it is only a .dmg . there is also http://legacy.redhat.com/pub/contrib/libc6/noarch/SRPMS/
and the archive from it is http://www.shlomifish.org/Files/files/arcs/pysol-music-4.40.tar.gz

[shlomif]

@Programator2 : the tar.gz was now placed here - https://sourceforge.net/projects/pysolfc/files/PySol-Music/PySol-Music-4.40/

[Programator2]

Thanks @shlomif !

Now the music is included with the installer.

[THEtomaso]

Great!
But 'Astral_Dreams' and 'Past_and_Future' are completely new tunes to me.
What happened to the beautiful 'Bye_For_Now' and 'Ranger_Song' tracks?
Those tracks should be included too!