Custom Tekken 7 PC (non-FR arenas only) Background Music mod - with T2, T3 and T5 tracks

[DoctorrrR]

Being sick from the dubstep that Tekken 7 OST consists of mostly, I decided to pull off a non-intrusive mod that replaces some of that music with themes from older games as well as remixes of those (for Final Round).

This all is possible thanks to some enthusiasts online who put together a detailed and covoluted pipeline of how Tekken modding actually works.

This all stuff is NOT OFFICIAL and to be used at your own risk.

I did my best to maintain the idea Regular Round = Regular Theme; Final Round = Remixed Epic Theme.

Check this out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDHG2IxogNw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCRLe18W5bc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoTA05mYUks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Q8EiHtg_4
...and six more videos to come

The mod itself can be downloaded already, even before I'm done editing the showcase videos:

Tekken 7 Legacy BGM replacement mod by Doc (yours truly).
Mishima Dojo = Heihachi Mishima Theme - https://www.dropbox.com/s/mxk2aksupec5r4y/DocBGM_MDojo_to_Heihachi.pak?dl=0
Forgotten Realm = Ogre Theme - https://www.dropbox.com/s/j1y9sglwlae1no4/DocBGM_FRealm_to_Ogre.pak?dl=0
Jungle Outpost = Forest Law Theme - https://www.dropbox.com/s/kjz780pipu8l8kg/DocBGM_JOutpost_to_FLaw.pak?dl=0
Arctic Snowfall = Anna & Nina Williams Themes - https://www.dropbox.com/s/h5qcgs6j0hcn7op/DocBGM_ASnowfall_to_Williams.pak?dl=0
Twilight Conflict = Jin Kazama Theme - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vx8ai9q93ag451r/DocBGM_TConflict_to_Jin.pak?dl=0
Dragon's Nest = Those Who Go To Heaven / Western Gate - https://www.dropbox.com/s/a90t8kqoqjayt8b/DocBGM_DNest_to_T5version.pak?dl=0
Souq = Ling Xiaoyu Theme - https://www.dropbox.com/s/rpwvs7os73z445v/DocBGM_Souq_to_Xiaoyu.pak?dl=0
Devil's Pit = Moonlit Wilderness - https://www.dropbox.com/s/kqblgvwdos5ol63/DocBGM_DPit_to_MWilderness.pak?dl=0
Mishima Building = Kazuya Mishima Theme - https://www.dropbox.com/s/uzpgwxczjd03v2y/DocBGM_MBuilding_to_Kazuya.pak?dl=0
Abandoned Temple = Akuma Theme - https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ktm0kvk0goqfn2/DocBGM_ATemple_to_Akuma.pak?dl=0

HOW TO USE:
- Ensure your Tekken 7 application is not running
- Locate the game files (usually "\Steam\steamapps\common\TEKKEN 7\TekkenGame\Content\Paks")
- Navigate to or create (if absent) the folder called "~mods"
- Paste the downloaded ".pak" file there and run the game

The mod is totally non-intrusive (i.e. your game files remain intact and unaltered), to uninstall simply delete or rename the ".pak" file.
Totally online capable, as it is considered just cosmetic and local to your machine only.

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#2. Right as we speak, the guy called ThePaSch is doing a custom utility that will allow everyone to easily replace any Tekken 7 music track with the ones you want yourselves.

The utility is not out yet but is scheduled to come out within few days:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOWYESImb9M

[DoctorrrR]

Three more showcase videos ready :) Three more to come.
Download links and music credits available in description of each of them, as usual.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pkLkpZTbZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uNQb1XsZlk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv-bQPnAY7I

[DoctorrrR]

Publicado originalmente por Fuhito:

Hey man, it should be nice if you tell us how you do that ! o:

I actually mentioned that in video descriptions)
All kudos go to the original utilities creators and conversion pipeline thread located at:
http://w11.zetaboards.com/SFxT_Mods/topic/30285771/1/

Basically, I surfed through the topic and paid attention to everything mentioned by Snub, xRuneXero, Gworzor, PurpleFighter.

But the 'secret sauce' to volume & quality fix is:
- normalize the track in Audacity, amplifying it up until it hits the 1.5 -- 2.0 peak value
- use WWise to convert the tracks to .WEM files with two instances of each: one with frequency 44100, Stereo, the other with frequency 48000, 6ch.

It may sound complicated - and it kinda is - but I hope that I'll be able to help the author of Jukebox Utility implement my revised algorithm into his mod as well.

[てる]

I listened to all changed stages in the practice mode and they all work perfectly fine.
But when i play treasure mode, I get the Twilight Conflict stage every round.
Did I do something wrong? Or do you know how to fix this? Because this is not enjoyable.
Besides that good changes.

Edit: Happens with every stage that has your BGM.

[DoctorrrR]

Publicado originalmente por Teru:

I listened to all changed stages in the practice mode and they all work perfectly fine.
But when i play treasure mode, I get the Twilight Conflict stage every round.
Did I do something wrong? Or do you know how to fix this? Because this is not enjoyable.
Besides that good changes.

Edit: Happens with every stage that has your BGM.

Hmm... That sounds very strange and I'm not sure I undestand exactly what you mean.

! Does, for example, Twilight Conflict stage itself get forced on you in Treasure mode? Or the stages do change, but Twilight Conlfict MUSIC keeps playing with them?.. Please, clarify this point :)

You don't, by chance, mean that you just get the same stage in Treasure mode several times in a row, do you? Because, that's how Treasure mode itself works -- you fight like 4-5 opponents in same place, then a "special match' of some kind -- then you get transfered to a new area..

[てる]

Publicado originalmente por DoctorrrR:

Hmm... That sounds very strange and I'm not sure I undestand exactly what you mean.

! Does, for example, Twilight Conflict stage itself get forced on you in Treasure mode? Or the stages do change, but Twilight Conlfict MUSIC keeps playing with them?.. Please, clarify this point :)

You don't, by chance, mean that you just get the same stage in Treasure mode several times in a row, do you? Because, that's how Treasure mode itself works -- you fight like 4-5 opponents in same place, then a "special match' of some kind -- then you get transfered to a new area..

The stage itself is forced to repeat itself.
So i deleted the changed twilight BGM and tried again.
This time the problem occurred with the temple stage.
And even between the stages, in the loading screen, the music kept playing.
And on top of that the first time loading into the treasure mode seems to be slightly longer.

I played at least five rounds on the buggy Twilight stage. And after that another three or four on the temple stage.

[DoctorrrR]

Publicado originalmente por Teru:

Publicado originalmente por DoctorrrR:

Hmm... That sounds very strange and I'm not sure I undestand exactly what you mean.

! Does, for example, Twilight Conflict stage itself get forced on you in Treasure mode? Or the stages do change, but Twilight Conlfict MUSIC keeps playing with them?.. Please, clarify this point :)

You don't, by chance, mean that you just get the same stage in Treasure mode several times in a row, do you? Because, that's how Treasure mode itself works -- you fight like 4-5 opponents in same place, then a "special match' of some kind -- then you get transfered to a new area..

The stage itself is forced to repeat itself.
So i deleted the changed twilight BGM and tried again.
This time the problem occurred with the temple stage.
And even between the stages, in the loading screen, the music kept playing.
And on top of that the first time loading into the treasure mode seems to be slightly longer.

I played at least five rounds on the buggy Twilight stage. And after that another three or four on the temple stage.

#1. Alright, it seems the probabilities change indeed, I played about 12-13 matches (lost once) until a "Special Battle: test your reflexes" came about, after which the stage did change.
So they do change, but only after a VERY significant number of matches, dunno the reason.

Without the mod, they would change every 3-5 matches (also after Special Battle would come around, i.e. test reflexes, double damage, aerial juggle only, character special with splash screens, etc.)

It may also be totally unrelated, though, as there are evidence like this, too:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/389730/discussions/0/1354868867711333285/

#2. The music from last battle would keep playing during loading only in Treasure Mode, with or without the mods installed, tested.

#3. The loading times are indeed slightly longer -- probably because I used a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of memory for volume/quality fixes (hence each PAK file is like 30-40 mb). Sorry, but I prefer it quality over loading time, personal preference :)

[DoctorrrR]

Final three showcase videos ready :) That makes the total of 10.
Download links and music credits available in description of each of them, as usual.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFZnQfPiYL8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKpYg8jrIos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUbqvbqS_A8

[KageZan]

Using your Dragon's Nest T5 restoration pak!
Also read through the SFxT mod thread you posted, and I'm guessing we're back to only being able to mod non-FR stage songs?
So do all the steps in the thread still work? Or is there a better way to make paks now?

[DoctorrrR]

Publicado originalmente por KageZan:

Using your Dragon's Nest T5 restoration pak!
Also read through the SFxT mod thread you posted, and I'm guessing we're back to only being able to mod non-FR stage songs?
So do all the steps in the thread still work? Or is there a better way to make paks now?

Thanks for using the Dragon's Nest pak, appreciate) Hope it works correctly and you like it.
Yup, we're back to non-FR stage songs.

Last time I checked (about a month and a half ago), all the steps and non-FR replacement mods worked as intended.

Also, I remember someone telling me that Jukebox Mod is still functional if you mod ONLY the non-FR arenas (like the ones I touched with my mod here).

[KageZan]

Oh wow! That's great! The steps on the thread were intimidatingly lengthy. Guess I'll d/l the Jukebox Mod again.
Would you happen to know if the S2 stage songs are pulled from that "stub" too, eg Twilight Conflict 2?

[Shnuki]

Yes, if you mod the original Twilight Conflict and Jungle Outpost final round music, it will play in the new ones as well.