Looking for a way to bypass battle music...

[demonwyrm]

I'm looking for a way to completely bypass battle music while keeping the normal music playing, uninterrupted.

I've tried using this method: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/10876
It doesn't work for me. It works based on a glitch with the original game. I'm using the Unofficial Patch and EMC2, so maybe one (or both) of those is fixing/bypassing the glitch.

If I just remove the 'Battle' folder from the music directory, that makes the music go silent while in combat, then resume afterwards.

I've never really been a fan of the combat music in any of Bethesda's games. The way they implement it always ends up annoying me after a few hours of gameplay. I'd just rather hear all the other great tracks instead of being interrupted by blaring combat music.

Any suggestions?

[gr1nie]

Well you can replace battle tracks with exploration tracks, but they will still interrupt. Audio mods that change how music behaves might help with that. There are a few on the nexus but I can't check at the moment.

[demonwyrm]

I'm searching around for music that I can tolerate to replace the battle music, but I'd still rather just have no interruptions. I'm already running Enhanced Music and Control, but I'm not sure if there's a way I can use it to bypass battle music.

[m0k]

Haven't tested this: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/10876

[gr1nie]

Check the features in the description: https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/44108/
It's not compatible with EMC, though.

[Dingbat]

The way battle music runs has been a peeve of mine for a while now. Currently I'm useing DMS (Dynamic Music System) which requires,among other things, EMC2 to run. OBSE and REID are the other 2 requirements. It's not a cure-all, but it works pretty well. You can set the ini file to have battle music not go off when creatures 'x' levels below yours approach, so a least you don't have to have battle music for every freakin' mudcrab. It seems to have a lot of options, but I have yet to explore many of the options.
p.s. - I think the ini files are a seperate download.

[demonwyrm]

Thanks for the heads up! I'll give it a look. I've just resorted to replacing the battle music with something less intense, but it's still a distraction.