[Release] Restored Textscreen Music v6

[Ascension64]

Download here (available at SHS mirror, will arrive at the other mirrors soon).

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Restored Textscreen Music
Version 6
Author: Ascension64
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OVERVIEW
This small modification simply restores, and makes more consistent with the text, the music that is heard during the prologue textscreen and the dream textscreens in Baldur's Gate or Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast.  Since the music is hard-coded into Baldur's Gate or Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast, this music was remixed into the narration sounds.  Effort has been made to ensure the narration follows the text, so that the narrator does not narrate too far ahead of what the text shows.

REQUIREMENTS
BG1TuTu, EasyTutu, or Baldur's Gate Trilogy-WeiDU must be installed prior to installation of this modification.

INSTALLATION
1. Extract the archive 'TxtMusic_v6.rar' to your BG1TuTu, EasyTutu or Baldur's Gate Trilogy-WeiDU installation directory.
2. Run the file 'Setup-TxtMusic.exe' in your BG1TuTu, EasyTutu, or Baldur's Gate Trilogy-WeiDU installation directory.  Setup will automatically determine which platform you have installed.

COMPATIBILITY
There are no compatibility issues between this modification and all other modifications.

USAGE
Simply start a new BG1TuTu, EasyTutu, or Baldur's Gate Trilogy-WeiDU game to enjoy the music during the textscreen.

KNOWN ISSUES
The following French paragraph has no narration. No sound file contains it.
"Votre père adoptif est plein d'entrain aujourd'hui, malgré son âge, et il vous faut courir pour le suivre. Une réunion importante avec Ulraunt, le Gardien des Livres, l'attend : une réunion importante à votre propos. C'est étrange... Vous n'en avez pas le souvenir."

VERSION HISTORY
Restored Textscreen Music
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Version 6 (29 Jun 2007)
- Added Castilian translation (thanks to Ghildrean & Immortality)

Version 5 (21 Jan 2007)
- Dream textscreens remixed to DreamA.acm

Version 4 (26 Dec 2006)
- Dream textscreens remixed to CNiteA.acm
- Updated to BiggDU v197

Restored Prologue Textscreen Music
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Version 3 (6 July 2006)
- Added French translation (thanks to SkipCool)
- Updated to BiggDU v192

Version 2 (16 March 2006)
- Added German translation (thanks to weigo)
- Added quasi-Italian translation (uses English sound file; thanks to al17)
- Added support for TuTu v4
- Fixed possible problem where backup directory was created in the data directory
- Softened background music to prevent it swamping the narration
- Updated to BiggDU v190

Version 1 (11 January 2006)
- First release

LEGAL MATTERS
All sounds, text, and music in this modification are copyright 1999 BioWare Corp.  All rights reserved.

You may not distribute this package in any form other than how you received the package originally, without express permission from the author of this modification.

Use this modification at your own risk.  The author will not be responsible for any damage caused to your game installation, operating system installation, other software, or hardware, brought about by acquiring and using this modification.

[Azazello]

Just curious: why has "this small modification" grown from 4.5M to 51.4M ?

[Ascension64]

The dream narrations have all been remixed. You are right though...it is no longer 'small'.

[Rabain]

Would it not be better to package the different languages separately? 

Considering more than two thirds of the download is actually the ogg files in a different language it would reduce a players download from 50M to approx 15M.

[Ascension64]

I considered that option, and I think it will be the way to go for future versions. It does, on the developer side, massively compound the actual number of 'mods' being released, which can get a bit messy, but I think I can handle it.

[alboy]

Hi Ascension64,

I have the latest DVD box set which was released in the UK.

Do you know which version i should use.

Thanks
Alan

[Ascension64]

There are only two versions to really choose from: v5 apparently gives better music than v4, but that is the only difference.

[Peremptor]

There is no link for the restored textscreen music pack at the SHS page.

There is a section that describes the mod and states the particulars but no download of it.

Any other alternate download mirrors up at this time I'm unaware of?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[Ascension64]

Perhaps it is a bit hidden but through that link just select a download location. Unfortunately, only two of all the links there seem to have the latest version - some of the mirrors don't work for me, Dragonshoard is out-of-date, and I haven't gotten around to updating the SHS one.

[Ascension64]

Updated. Added Castilian/Spanish translation.