play_sound{} in scenarios

[der-dave.com]

Hello devs,

I`m wondering why it is not possible to play custom sounds in a custom scenario and only possible by using mods.
Or am I wrong? Then, can you Show me how to do this?

[eradicator]

At least two built-in scenarios use play_sound. You're probably using a wrong path. Post code that isn't working.
Example from team_production.lua:

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player.play_sound({path = "utility/game_lost"})

[der-dave.com]

Thank you for your quick reply:

Here a short overview of my code:

Soundfile is located at: "sounds/wololo.wav"
Its added as "wololo" via "data.lua", which is located in root dir:

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--sounds
data:extend(
    {
        {
            type = "sound",
            name = "wololo",
            filename = "__new-scenario__/sounds/wololo.wav",
            volume = 1.0
        }
    })

The Sound should be played when joining the game. This is done via "player_joined" event in "control.lua", which is located in root dir:

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player.surface.play_sound{path = "wololo"}

Maybe I have to edit the "filename" attribute and add the basedir? How to do this?



EDIT

I think I found the reason for that (without solution):
https://wiki.factorio.com/Types/FileName
Ist currently not possible to define the path to be in a fcenario folder. Only "core", "base" and "mod" is supported. Thats a bit unlucky. Wube, can you confirm this? Better: Can you change this to also support scenario folders?

[eradicator]

Scenarios don't have access to the data stage, and that is higly unlikely to ever change because they need to be run without restarting the game. So you'll have to make a seperate mod (e.g. "Dave's Scenario Sounds Library" or something) to add the sound if you want to use it during a scenario.

[der-dave.com]

Many thanks for your explanation