DA:B "Double Trouble"

[Wilkins Coffee]

Found a .wav file called doubletrouble in the game files. Just wondering, is there a plan to put that in game, like, as main-menu music? It's a pretty sweet little jam.
Also, would there be any chance of getting a.... for lack of a better word, better version of the song? Sounds like it's coming out of a radio, which is cool, but I might be using it for an DA:B SFM, and a less radio-sounding version would be awesome.

[Hawk]

Nice find, I'll have to check it out sometime!

[Penguinnabox]

Older versions of the game (anything pre-Steam)) played that on the main menu. As I'm not part of the development team, I cant say for sure why it was removed, but I would assume there would be some sort of copyright issue. But now this is been brought up, is there any other songs we could get into the menu? I accadentally booted up the old non-Steam version the other day, and hearing some music on the menu made a world of a difference. I think that kind of jazz really hits what the game is like. Calmly sliding out a window, one hand outstreached going for a briefcase, as others line up shots below. And then that opening hit, everything unfrezzes, and all hell breaks loose. We REALLY need some menu music back, I can still remember some of my first boots of DAB, I just would sit on the menu for 2 min each time cause I LOVE that kind of music. Not one of the most important things, but I feel DA is far enough in development that these are the things we can discuss now. Music that only plays when your're not playing the game itself. The gameplay is onto tweaking, that can slide into other regions, like the menus.

[Scout]

Sounds like you found the short clip we looped from a radio on a map that got cut from the Steam release. The song is "Double Trouble" by Lynyrd Skynyrd; there are multiple versions on YouTube.

As for the menu music, Penguin's right: there is a great jazzy song from the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack that fits Double Action to a T, but it's not ours to distribute.

The good news is somebody made us an original song for the menu, so that should be in the next version. We'll see how folks like it.

[Stormy]

If Dementei drops by maybe he'll provide a link to that tune. Personally I love it.

I also have a ridiculously ambitious idea for a musical system in DA that would follow the action but it's not possible to do with our team/time/budget.

I always thought Doubletrouble was a really fun map. We should bring it back.

[Penguinnabox]

Originally posted by Black_Stormy:

I always thought Doubletrouble was a really fun map. We should bring it back.

Yes. Though I dont think I would want to be in the same ZIP code as that map until nades are better sorted out.

[Stormy]

http://doubleaction.gamebanana.com/maps/183685

[Wilkins Coffee]

I tried googling it before hand, but didn't find anything. Didn't know it was Skynyrd; thought it was something y'all made or something. Thanks for that, Scout.

[Wilkins Coffee]

Looking forward to the update, btw. This game is flippin' sweet.

[Scout]

Originally posted by Black_Stormy:

I also have a ridiculously ambitious idea for a musical system in DA that would follow the action but it's not possible to do with our team/time/budget.

Procedural music cues would be amazing if done well (not repetitive), but it is very ambitious.

[Dementei]

Hai, yea when I was making da_doubletrouble I simply googled for double trouble songs in google and that's where it lead me so I just made a loop of it. That map is no longer in the rotation but I'm sure it will show up in Workshop once it's ready.

My real life good friend got around his busy schedule to make us our very own main menu music, he is a very talented musician and he made the perfect song for our menu which should be out next big update. I think I will wait to send out links for the new song after it's released along with credits and all that.