Audio guide

OpenRA supports WAV (IMA ADPCM or PCM) and Westwood AUD formats for audio files.

Follow these steps to add a new audio file to a mod:

1. You may need to convert your audio to IMA ADPCM WAV using a program of your choice:

   • http://kwave.sourceforge.net/
   • http://audacityteam.org/

   For the conversion of WAV to AUD (not recommended) you can use:

   • http://www.winamp.com/plugin/xcc-aud-writer/24475
   • http://xhp.xwis.net/utilities/XCC_Mixer.html
   • http://vladan.bato.net/cnc/
   • http://d2kplus.com/audioconverter.php

   Listen to AUD files to test them:

   • http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
   • http://xhp.xwis.net/utilities/XCC_Mixer.html

2. Place the converted files to <OpenRA root>/mods/<mod>/bits/ directory.

3. Add entries for the files in music.yaml, notifications.yaml or voices.yaml. Definitions can be found in music.yaml, notifications.yaml and voices.yaml as well as scattered around in other files like weapons.yaml (REPORT: with .aud extension) and various traits in the rules folder.

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Another beginner friendly method of getting new sounds for your mods are as follows

1. Acquire your sound file and convert it to a .WAV using any working online converter.
2. Open XCC Mixer and get the folder that contains your .WAV on the left menu and where you want it to be delivered after conversion on middle menu
   • http://xhp.xwis.net/utilities/XCC_Mixer.html
3. Right-click the .WAV on the left you want convert and select Copy as AUD
4. The converted file should now have been created in whatever folder you had selected in the middle menu.