Posts from Altrmus - Alternative music for Heroes 5.

Hello everyone, I'm going to get back to my hobby and finish what I started. Namely, I want to replace the music for each faction with music I like! And I'll start by working on one faction at a time. If anyone is interested, suggest which faction I should start with, and I'll begin.

Please start with Necropolis.

Is it possible to not replace the music, but instead add another alternative track alongside the original? If the title is the same but with 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. added to the end, will it work?

Is it possible to not replace the music, but instead add another alternative track alongside the original? If the title is the same but with 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. at the end, will it work?

Only where it is provided for, I remember that you can add music that will play in the arena (Battle-Themes), but for example, you cannot add new music to the town menu, only replace it (Town-Themes).

Only where it is provided, I remember you can add music that will play in the arena (Battle-Themes), but for example, you cannot add new music to the town menu, only replace it (Town-Themes).

Well, I was able to replace it. Terrain sand (terrain snow) and Town-Academy (Town-Tower).
I am really annoyed by the mages in the 5th game and their music (subjectively).

But it would be great to mix it with the originals from the 3rd game.

In principle, if we reason logically, it seems that Battle tracks are divided. At least for 1 race (faction), I see 2 options there, since there are 2 of them, it means they are taken either in turn or randomly. There, I think options 2, 3, 4 will easily fit.
And most likely, each race is tailored to itself. And this means that if you want to make a battle theme from the 3rd game for all races, you will have to duplicate it several times and rename it for each race.

Tried making a third alternative musical theme for battles...

Tested it, and it doesn't play.
Played about 10 battles against neutral factions. When playing as Haven, either the first or second theme plays, but not the third =(
It seems like it's done differently. Does anyone know how?

To add new music, simply dropping the audio files into the music folder is not enough. You also need to make changes to the data.pak archive. For example, I want to add a new audio file, Battle-Haven3.ogg. To do this: 1) In the data.pak archive, open the file Sounds/_(Music)/Battle-Themes/Haven.xdb and extract it to your desktop. 2) On your desktop, change the file name to Haven3.xdb, open it with Notepad, and in the line, write the path to the audio file. For example: ..\Music\Battle-Themes\Battle-Haven3.ogg 3) Save the changes and add it back to the archive. 4) Open Sounds/_(Music)/TableRaceMusic.xdb. 5) In the appropriate section, specify the path to the Haven3.xdb file. That should be all.

Dear author of this magnificent mod. How is the work on it progressing? Are you finishing it or have you left it unfinished? The music you selected is very good (although the Inferno music in the city isn't very appealing. In this regard, the music from the Inferno capital, for example in Disciples 3, would be better. But this is all subjective and a matter of personal preference). Will there be further updates to this mod?
Thank you in advance.

Thank you for the kind feedback. Well, I created this 6 years ago. The game inspired me, and I still enjoy it. I've been meaning to upload new music for the mod, but I haven't had the time. So, I've started working on it. I'll only replace the music I've already uploaded if necessary, but I'll add new tracks. If you have any interesting tracks in mind, let me know, and I'll give them a listen.))))

It's hard to come up with something better. In that version of the mod, I liked all the themes, except for Inferno. I already wrote about this. But that theme wasn't great even in the original...
Overall, I fully trust your vision.
P.S. Most of the themes I usually listen to are not applicable to Heroes 5 at all, even if they are from the Epic genre.

A new version of the mod is available on the main page, with a link to download it. I will try to add the rest of the music over time. And if I find something that sounds better, I will replace what I previously added.

Good music selection. I'd like to share an idea: since your mod touches the TableRaceMusic.xdb file, you could add extra battle soundtracks for some races. For example, give the Elves, Orcs, and Dwarves one additional battle theme each. These poor, neglected factions need some love!

I’ve already thought about it, I’ll do it later.

another update is available, you can download it.

Hello everyone, I've decided to gather more tracks again. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Last time, I changed the music that plays when you lose a battle. Did people like the new music, or is the original better?

Here is a link (valid until 09/20/2024) to an archive (size is almost 91 MB)... perhaps some of the tracks will appeal to you and can be used as additional music in Heroes 5!