Re: [tuxracer-devel] Greetings, and a question.

[Joseph T. <sc...@pc...>]

Steve Baker wrote:
> I've been using 'Funktracker Gold' (which is freeware for Linux).
> It produces true 'MOD' files that PLIB can play.  Of course it
> may completely suck as a composition tool - I have no idea.

It might be a good tool, but writing .MOD music is utterly restrictive.
Extremely low sample quality (8000hz, 8-bit) and only four/eight
channels or something. Ouch.

> MikMod does better and can play LOTS of different mod-like formats,
> but it's not that great for interactive applications.

Yeah, the MikMod_Update() routine takes for *ever* sometimes. I could
never understand that. Question, though: The Adonthell team is writing
Adonthell using SDL. The people who wrote SDL integrated MikMod into a
seperate add-on lib, SDL_Mixer. It works fine. Not sure what lib you're
using for Tux Racer, of course. I wonder if MikMod can be rolled into
that library somehow.

I. . . *suppose* I could write music in MOD format, but. . . if the
music ends up in MOD format, it's better to have no music at all. It's
depressingly unimpressive. <g> It'd detract from the game if anything.

--JT
http://artists.traxinspace.com/scarjt/