volume_curve = f

[XxVenomxX]

I was just running the most recent snapshots, wanting to fiddle around with Exult Studio. I read that when map editor mode was enabled, studio should pop up. It wasn't doing so with RC2, so I switched to the most recent snapshot. Anyhow, I noticed there was no music. I did a forum search, read the FAQ, and read about the volume_curve setting, which I had edited before. The odd thing was, its value was set to ' f '. I know it's supposed to be a number followed by a decimal, 1.00000 for example. I change it to such, as located in the example exult.cfg file, I play (Midi set to GM), and no music. I close exult, look at the cfg file, and volume_curve is set to f again.
I've tried changing the device used, and while that setting stays the same in exult.cfg, the volume_curve is set to f once again. stderr reads:
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Setting Shape to 721
Setting Shape to 721
Setting Shape to 721
Setting Shape to 721
Setting Shape to 721
Error reading saved monsters. Clearing list.
Exult Exception: Error opening file c:\games\ultima7\gamedat\schedule.dat
Trying /schedule.dat
Setting Shape to 721
Playing SFX: 85
Playing SFX: 85
Playing SFX: 85
~Audio: about to stop_music()
~Audio: about to quit subsystem
~Audio: closed audio
~Audio: deleted midi
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stdout reads:
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Exult version 1.1.0cvs
Built at: Jun 13 2002 17:38:31
Compile-time options: DEBUG, USE_EXULTSTUDIO, HAVE_ZIP_SUPPORT
Compiler: gcc, version: 3.1

Platform: Windows Me Version 4.90 Build 3000
Data path = data
Audio requested frequency 22050, channels 2
Audio actual frequency 22050, channels 2
4 Midi Devices Detected
Listing midi devices:
-1: MIDI Mapper
0: Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth
1: SB Live! MIDI UART
2: A: SB Live! MIDI Synth
3: B: SB Live! MIDI Synth
Using device 2: A: SB Live! MIDI Synth
Internal Win32 Midiout Midi Player for Exult and Pentagram.
Audio initialisation OK
is_installed: 'c:\games\ultima7\static\endgame.dat': yes
is_installed: 'c:\games\serpent\static\sispeech.spc' : yes
Audio subsystem request: Custom Music track
Starting a BLACK GATE game
Okay. It looks like an IFF file chunk
length looks like: 1807418
Current path settings:
Static : c:\games\ultima7\static
Gamedat : c:\games\ultima7\gamedat
Savegame: c:\games\ultima7
Patch : none

Audio subsystem request: Music track # 3
is_installed: 'c:\games\serpent\static\sispeech.spc' : yes
Skin is: 3 Sex is: 0
Creating 'gamedat' files.
Loading exult.flx...
Loading /exult_bg.flx...
Found Serpent Isle 'paperdol.vga', 'gumps.vga' and 'shapes.vga'.
Support for 'Serpent Isle' Paperdolls and Multiracial Avatars in 'Black Gate' ENABLED.
Loading default keybindings
Editor
NPC #139 is unused
NPC #148 is unused
NPC #279 is unused
NPC #283 is unused
NPC #286 is unused
NPC #287 is unused
NPC #293 is unused
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Egg type is 5, prob = 100, distance = 0, crit = 0, once = 0, hatched = 0, areset = 0, data1 = 0, data2 = 1730
Egg type is 5, prob = 100, distance = 0, crit = 0, once = 1, hatched = 0, areset = 0, data1 = 0, data2 = 1025
Egg type is 1, prob = 75, distance = 0, crit = 0, once = 0, hatched = 0, areset = 0, data1 = 2820, data2 = 496
Using mailslots
Cheats enabled.
Running usecode 06c2 (0000) with event 3
Returning from usecode 06c2
Running usecode 0401 (0000) with event 3
Running usecode 0908 () with event 3
Returning ("Editor") from usecode 0908
...back into usecode 0401
Running usecode 0909 () with event 3
Returning ("milord") from usecode 0909
...back into usecode 0401
Music request in usecode
Parameter data follows
0: 0 35
1: 0 0
Audio subsystem request: Music track # 35
Executing intrinsic 2
Executing intrinsic 1
Executing intrinsic 2
Executing intrinsic 2
Executing intrinsic 2
Executing intrinsic 2
Executing intrinsic 2
Executing intrinsic 2
Executing intrinsic 2
Executing intrinsic 2
Aborting from usecode 0401
(x,y) rel. to gump is (51, 43)
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It's odd, because I can uninstall, go back to RC2, and get audio to work fine. Just that Studio wont start up with map edit mode. Any suggestions?

[Dominus]

volume curve is a bug we caused in the unstable branch.

RC2 and stable branch no longer support Exult Studio. We had to disable Exult Studio support with RC2 as Exult Studio is only available as snapshot and it only works correct with the Exult version of about the same "age".

Why there is no music for you is a mystery to me.

[wjp]

> Why there is no music for you is a mystery to me.

That would be because of the unstability of the unstable branch

[Colourless]

No music is most likely due to the volume curve problem. Also the problem effects both branches, not just unstable branch.

I've 'fixed' the problem in both branches.

-Colourless Dragon

[XxVenomxX]

Well that explains it Thanks guys