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Subject: Halo PC respawn sound as system startup sound

Where would I go in the Halo PC files to find the respawn sound to set it as my startup sound? Anyone know the file name, or if there even is one? Thanks

  • 06.05.2010 4:25 AM PDT
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Just my luck. I write out a detailed response and the site loses it.

Here's a summary of what I posted:

-Wasn't sure if there was any particular respawn sound. Turned out it was just a beep.

Guide to extracting and playing .wav files from HPC after some research into the wave file format.

1) Download HMT.

2) Open any map up and look for 'Sounds'.

3) Find the sounds you want to extract and hit 'Save/Export/Whatever it was'.

4) For Ogg Vorbis files (music/announcements) download the Ogg Vorbis code, otherwise grab a hex editor such as Hex Workshop.

5) Open your extracted wave files in your hex editor of choice.

6) Now look for the '69' which is the compression code for the file. Change it to 11 as I've done in this screenshot here.

7) Play the file. Winamp and VLC worked fine for me.

...or just record the sound from the game.

Hope that's of some help.

  • 06.05.2010 10:41 AM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

Wow, killer research! My only question is, why would someone want to hear that sound any more than necessary? Drives me nuts, personally. And I always feel like I'm starting a new race in Pole Position.

  • 06.05.2010 5:33 PM PDT
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makes me wanna use ut's "headshot!" as a start up sound.

  • 06.05.2010 6:10 PM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

Posted by: new420
makes me wanna use ut's "headshot!" as a start up sound.

Paaaaaaaancake!

Eh, I think that's only in UT3. :/

  • 06.07.2010 11:45 PM PDT
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X-Fire: new420

havent gotten around to reinstalling ut3 yet so i've never gotten a pancake, but that sounds awesome. i'm gonna search for the sound file on the netz, hopefully it's out there somewhere.

  • 06.08.2010 3:59 AM PDT
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Posted by: n357
Posted by: new420
makes me wanna use ut's "headshot!" as a start up sound.

Paaaaaaaancake!

Eh, I think that's only in UT3. :/


You can get the pancake kill in UT2004 too. Not sure if there's a voice announcement for it, but there probably is.

  • 06.08.2010 10:23 AM PDT
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I'm not sure the sound is in the files themselves. If you haven't, try finding them around the web. Just don't go to any creepy websites...
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Where would I go in the Halo PC files to find the respawn sound to set it as my startup sound? Anyone know the file name, or if there even is one? Thanks

  • 06.27.2010 2:20 PM PDT