Gearhead getting musical?
Gearhead getting musical?
Game News - posted by Saint_Proverbius on Sat 4 September 2004, 18:13:01
Tags: GearheadI noticed in the development mailing list thingy over at Yahoo Groups that Joseph Hewitt is considering adding music to Gearhead. Here's what he has to say:
I'm thinking now about adding music to the SDL version of GearHead (probably as a separate zip archive, so players of the ASCII version can listen in winamp if they really want to). There are a couple of things that are needed before doing this. First, I'll need to decide how the music is going to work.
I could start a new song with every scene, picking one as appropriate depending on what the PC is doing. Alternatively, I could assign individual songs for individual scenes, with another song for combat. Or, I could just pick a new song from the music directory every time the current song ends.
I'd like for the system to be completely user-customizable, so that people could insert their own music for use in the game. This kind of disqualifies option #2 above...
The second thing I'm going to need is, of course, the music itself. I'm hoping to get some volunteers, as I did with the graphics. What kind of music am I looking for? I'd personally like something rock-ish. My favorite anime for music are Cowboy Bebop and FLCL. However, I have to mention, I'll take what I can get.Dear lord, no crappy anime music, please.
I'm thinking now about adding music to the SDL version of GearHead (probably as a separate zip archive, so players of the ASCII version can listen in winamp if they really want to). There are a couple of things that are needed before doing this. First, I'll need to decide how the music is going to work.
I could start a new song with every scene, picking one as appropriate depending on what the PC is doing. Alternatively, I could assign individual songs for individual scenes, with another song for combat. Or, I could just pick a new song from the music directory every time the current song ends.
I'd like for the system to be completely user-customizable, so that people could insert their own music for use in the game. This kind of disqualifies option #2 above...
The second thing I'm going to need is, of course, the music itself. I'm hoping to get some volunteers, as I did with the graphics. What kind of music am I looking for? I'd personally like something rock-ish. My favorite anime for music are Cowboy Bebop and FLCL. However, I have to mention, I'll take what I can get.
