playing custom sounds. - Developers

Hi. I have been working on an update to my script and I'm trying to get custom sounds to play, The problem is I don't know which directory to put the custom MP3s into to play them. Do I put them in the same directory as where my script is (Lua folder) Or do I make a new folder and put the path to it. E.G [CODE]Surface.PlaySound("startup.mp3")[/CODE] Another problem I am going to have I think is if I have to make a new folder or something similar where would I put this when I upload the updated script with custom sounds to the workshop? Thank you.

If your addon is in the addons folder, place it in /addons/<youraddon>/sound. Also, if you are on a server you need to add it to /sound/ You'll also need to use [CODE]resource.AddFile("sound/ayylmao.mp3")[/CODE] to make the client download it and make sure sv_allowdownloads is set to 1.

[QUOTE=YaYaBinks3;48606621]If your addon is in the addons folder, place it in /addons/<youraddon>/sound. Also, if you are on a server you need to add it to /sound/ You'll also need to use [CODE]resource.AddFile("sound/ayylmao.mp3")[/CODE] to make the client download it and make sure sv_allowdownloads is set to 1.[/QUOTE] Thanks for the help. The issue is that it is a Clientside addon that you open with lua_openscript_cl for a gamemode called PK (propkill) where we use clientside addons to aid gameplay. The server itself would not run the addon, just the client. I assume this would make saving things different? When I uploaded my script to the workshop, this is the process I did it in [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Kz5nyVd.png[/IMG] Inside the lua folder was the addon you would open with lua_openscript_cl Should I make a sound folder in the same place, and then do [CODE]Surface.PlaySound ("sound/startup.mp3")[/CODE] In the code? Apologies for this fairly simple query I just don't want to get this wrong I've only ever worked with files that are in the same folder as the other in lua. [editline]3rd September 2015[/editline] Here is the error I am getting now. I made a new folder in garrysmod/garrysmod called "Sound". Now I get this error [CODE]Failed to load sound "/garrysmod/sound/startup.mp3", file probably missing from disk/repository[/CODE] I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I've tried both doing [CODE]surface.PlaySound("sound/startup.mp3")[/CODE] And [CODE]surface.PlaySound("/garrysmod/sound/startup.mp3")[/CODE] Both result in [CODE]Create Stream Failed error 41 Failed to load sound "\garrysmod\sound\startup.mp3", file probably missing from disk/repository Create Stream Failed error 41 Failed to load sound "sound\startup.mp3", file probably missing from disk/repository [/CODE]

With play sound, "garrysmod/sound" is implied because thats where it looks for the sounds. Try just putting the file name and extension

[CODE]surface.PlaySound("startup.mp3")[/CODE] surface.PlaySound plays sounds directly from the sound/ directory.

I've made a folder called "sound" in this directory C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod then put startup.mp3 in it. I still get an error. I tried making one in here as well with the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod and still receive the error. when using [CODE]surface.PlaySound("startup.mp3")[/CODE]

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\sound\startup.mp3 Or C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\addons\myAddon\sound\startup.mp3 and then surface.PlaySound("startup.mp3")

[QUOTE=Exho;48607890]C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\sound\startup.mp3 Or C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\addons\myAddon\sound\startup.mp3 and then surface.PlaySound("startup.mp3")[/QUOTE] Thanks guys, I tried to do this but it doesn't seem to be working still hmm...

[QUOTE=serverwatch;48609624]Thanks guys, I tried to do this but it doesn't seem to be working still hmm...[/QUOTE] Are you sure the sound exists on your client?