Recall audio through variables

Kruger · June 21, 2024, 9:27pm

We can do it with animations, why not with audio and music too? Will be a cool QoL

Silver-Streak · June 21, 2024, 9:42pm

github.com/GDevelopApp/GDevelop-extensions

[Community] [Audio by filename] Play audio with an expression as filename

GDevelopApp:main ← GDevelopApp:extension/arthuro555/1021

opened 02:49PM - 26 Sep 23 UTC

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### Description Allows for playing a sound resource by filename as a string. … This allows for dynamically selecting a file name via string expressions, which can be useful for larger games. Example use cases: - Playing voiced dialogue in larger games without having to make an event for every possible voice line. Visual Novels, Adventure Games, and even RPGs tend to play voice files based off the ID of the dialogue line. This allows that style of behavior in GDevelop. - Sound or Music selection in a game. Rather than having to have an event for every possible song file, you can have a single event that selects based off the item clicked or chosne. - Playing sound effects based off a character's equipment. If wielding a sword and the player attacks, it'd look up the sword sound file just by passing a variable from the sword object to build out the string. Same if it was a bow, gun, or anything else. I made this by adapting an extension posted on the forums made by Krunkster. It only accounted for music actions and did not include the preload actions, so I've added those along with cleaned up some of the naming conventions and built out an example. ### How to use the extension 1. Add the audio files to the resources of the project. 2. Name the resources in a way that makes logical sense for your use case. e.g. if going to play sound files by the dialogue node currently being displayed, match the file names to the dialogue node name. 3. Use the play sound by file name or play music by file name actions in your events, ensuring that you build out the full file name of the resource as your string. ### Checklist - [X] I've followed all of [the best practices](http://wiki.compilgames.net/doku.php/gdevelop5/extensions/best-practices). - [X] I confirm that this extension can be integrated to this GitHub repository, distributed and MIT licensed. - [X] I am aware that the extension may be updated by anyone, and do not need my explicit consent to do so. ### What tier of review do you aim for your extension? Community (Unreviewed) ### Example file [AudioByNameExample.zip](https://github.com/GDevelopApp/GDevelop-extensions/files/12709660/AudioByNameExample.zip) ### Extension file [AudioByName.zip](https://github.com/GDevelopApp/GDevelop-extensions/files/12709661/AudioByName.zip)

Unless I’m misunderstanding your ask, I built an extensions for this. It’s live in the community list.