background music playing while changing scene?

FViMagination

Hi everybody,
quick question: how do I keep the background music playing while changing scenes in a game? Is it possible to do it or should I make my game with a unique scene?
As an example, I've seen that Zombie Drop game has background music playing without interruptions while changing game levels and I would like to have the same thing into my game.
thanks!

stackpoole

Hi

It should keep playing, if it is already playing,
unless there is a rule you made to stop it

921creative

Any time you have a "Play Music" behavior called out in a rule, the music will start from the beginning. The only way to not have the music start again is to remove the behavior from Scene 2. Problem is, when you go back to Scene 1, the music will start from the beginning again because you have the behavior called out in Scene 1. You need a game attribute that checks whether music is playing ("true"), and if it is false, Play Music, then set the attribute to true.

FViMagination

Hi

It should keep playing, if it is already playing,
unless there is a rule you made to stop it

unfortunately it doesn't work like that... I mean, I put an Actor into a first scene that keeps playing Music, but when I change scene, even having the same Actor into the second scene, the music played by Scene 1 gets interrupted and it starts again from the beginning on Scene 2...

EatingMyHat

Are you playing Music or Sound? Sound will stop, Music will not.

Also, do you have a Play Music behavior on Scene2?

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FViMagination

Are you playing Music or Sound? Sound will stop, Music will not.

Also, do you have a Play Music behavior on Scene2?

yes, I have an Actor in Scene 1 with Plays Music (not a Sound) behavior, and I have the same Actor into Scene 2, but when I go from Scene 1 to 2 Music starts again from the beginning...

FViMagination

thanks 921!
And where should I put that game.Attribute that checks whether music is playing or not? I have now a Music Actor that has a Play Music behavior in Scene 1 only, and a boolean game Attribute called MusicPlaying (which is false)...

921creative

The Play Music behavior should be in a rule in every scene.

When Attribute "game.MusicPlaying" = false
[ Play Music ]
Change Attribute game.MusicPlaying to true

That way the music will continue playing as you go from scene to scene and will only start from the beginning if the music is not already playing.

FViMagination

perfect, it works great!
thanks 921, I appreciate your help