So, the last time around I decided against using external libraries to complete UltiQuest. However, this time around I've actually loosened up a bit, and will be using a few external libraries to add some awesome mechanics into the game. One of these is CMDMP3 (seriously, check this out if you haven't already), so we can actually add in the soundtracks to the game! A couple of minutes of slight modifications, and we now have actual background music! You'd be surprised how much immersion can be gained from simple things like that.
Technically we could also do custom sound effects as well, however I'm not sure if this would be worth the reward as it would be yet another rewrite of the current audio engine. If this is something that people want however, we can certainly look into how to handle this!
With the new installer system we have (thanks in part to WGET) we are also able to allow users to pick and choose if they want music or not. Some people have limited disk space, or a slow internet connection, and just want to play the game. Music isn't required, and because this game is highly customizable, we want our players to be able to pick and choose extraneous components as they see fit.
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