Sample (MOD file) stops when frame restarts

[teddyq]

Hi. I would like to play a mod file continously over many frames. The option "play sounds over frames" works fine, but not in the case where I need to restart the current frame. This causes the mod file to stop. Is there any solution to this problem?

[DavidN]

Is it because you have an event that plays the MOD at the start of the frame that you're restarting? You may need to include a check in that event to make sure that you're not already playing the same MOD file.

[teddyq]

No, I don't have an event like that. In Frame1 I have event "start of frame -> play the mod" and then when I go to Frame2 everything is fine (the music continues from the previous frame), but when I restart the Frame2, the music just stops and doesn't start over (until I go back to Frame1 of course).

[xerus]

Put this on all the frames

Sample "your mod" isnt playing -> play the mod

[teddyq]

Put this on all the frames

Sample "your mod" isnt playing -> play the mod

That would of course start the music all over again, but I'd like it to loop continously from the beginning to the end without interruptions. In my game, I have to use a lot of "restart the current frame" actions, and this causes the music to stop.

[DavidN]

It does sound like a peculiarity in MMF to me, if you're definitely not restarting the MOD on the frame you're restarting to.

This is a workaround rather than a fix, but if you set up a new frame that instantly jumps back to the frame that it came from, and go there rather than just restarting the frame (store the frame to jump back to in a global value), does that make it work?

[teddyq]

This is a workaround rather than a fix, but if you set up a new frame that instantly jumps back to the frame that it came from, and go there rather than just restarting the frame (store the frame to jump back to in a global value), does that make it work?

That's a good idea, I'll try it. Thanks.

[strat59]

If you have it set up right you dont need to do anything apart
from have it set to play over frames.I have used this many times to
play continuously over frames without it stopping or restarting.
As long as you dont restart the frame you initially started the music on.If you need it I will post an example for you.
strat59

[teddyq]

Thanks strat59, but I have set it up correctly. I have enabled "play sounds over frames" and I don't restart the level where I initially started to play the music. It's another frame I restart and it stops the music. I use MMF2 Build R244.

DavidN's workaround worked, though, so it doesn't matter that much anymore.

[Patchman]

If you would please post one. im having trouble.