Help in creating a .pk3 addon file for Doom 2
Hi to all,
This is my first post, so I'm not sure whether this is the correct forum to ask my question. If it's not, I apologize for the inconvenience.
For the last weeks I've been busy creating an "updated" version of the Doom 2 soundtrack. It's not a remix, strictly speaking, because I've just taken the original midi data and modified it in order to be played through more modern synthesizers (such as the Yamaha Motif XS and the Roland Fantom X), and then I've recorded the output and converted it to .ogg files. So it's more like an "up to date" version of the original soundtrack with better and more realistic sounds instead of a new and different soundtrack, much in the line of the Doomsday Engine itself (offering an updated version of the same classic games, conserving much of the original "feel", rather than being a brand new game).
The point is that I'm experiencing problems when trying to make the .pk3 file. As I've never tried to make an addon before and I've never dealed with creating .pk3 files, I took as a basis the .pk3 addon file made by LogicDeluxe (the Doom 2 soundtrack recorded directly from a Roland Sound Canvas SC-155). I've used the same DED file, and I simply replaced the .ogg files in the "data" directory. Then I used Winrar to create a .zip file and renamed it to .pk3. When I try to use it, though, it appears a pop-up window telling that there's an error in the metadata entry. I'm not sure about what's the problem or how to fix it, so any help is welcome. On the other hand, the addon file works, and I can hear the new soundtrack when playing the game. So the problem is not that it doesn't work, but only that it's annoying to see the error message.
Thanks a lot!
This is my first post, so I'm not sure whether this is the correct forum to ask my question. If it's not, I apologize for the inconvenience.
For the last weeks I've been busy creating an "updated" version of the Doom 2 soundtrack. It's not a remix, strictly speaking, because I've just taken the original midi data and modified it in order to be played through more modern synthesizers (such as the Yamaha Motif XS and the Roland Fantom X), and then I've recorded the output and converted it to .ogg files. So it's more like an "up to date" version of the original soundtrack with better and more realistic sounds instead of a new and different soundtrack, much in the line of the Doomsday Engine itself (offering an updated version of the same classic games, conserving much of the original "feel", rather than being a brand new game).
The point is that I'm experiencing problems when trying to make the .pk3 file. As I've never tried to make an addon before and I've never dealed with creating .pk3 files, I took as a basis the .pk3 addon file made by LogicDeluxe (the Doom 2 soundtrack recorded directly from a Roland Sound Canvas SC-155). I've used the same DED file, and I simply replaced the .ogg files in the "data" directory. Then I used Winrar to create a .zip file and renamed it to .pk3. When I try to use it, though, it appears a pop-up window telling that there's an error in the metadata entry. I'm not sure about what's the problem or how to fix it, so any help is welcome. On the other hand, the addon file works, and I can hear the new soundtrack when playing the game. So the problem is not that it doesn't work, but only that it's annoying to see the error message.
Thanks a lot!