OTBjoel Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 File Name: Legends from the Booth, the "No-Krukow" Phase File Submitter: OTBjoel File Submitted: 31 Jan 2009 File Category: Audio I am not giving this release a version because I don't consider this project in any way being close to being complete. However, AlexTony suggested that I release something in order to maintain interest in this project and let everybody know that there is progress being made. Once I got going with blanking out the Krukow color commentary, it only took me two weeks to do so compared to other phases of the project, it wasn't such a big deal. Judging from the forum posts and messages from the MVP members, it seemed there's was big demand to get rid of Krukow from the PBP audio. Not all of it is bad but he does get a bit annoying with some of his color commentary. This introductory phase of the project will take care of that. You will also hear the beginnings of the mod in progress in some cases. There is a little bit of color commentary from Vin Scully and just a little from Ernie Harwell. You will hear variations of the game introduction from Vin, Mel, and Ernie. There are four files included in this mod: pnamehdr.big --> to be copied to: MVP Baseball 2005\data\audio\spch_pbp\ pbpdat.big stdnmdat.big tnamedat.big All 3 of which will be copied to: MVP Baseball 2005\data\audio\cd\spch_pbp\ **** MAKE SURE TO BACK UP YOUR ORIGINAL FILES FIRST ***** I considered having an installer made but I decided not to because I want everybody to know exactly what files they have modified so that they can properly back them up and revert to them if they don't like the results. You don't have to copy all the files if you only want some aspects of the mod to take effect. I'll describe what the files do: pnamehdr.big - this file has been modified to delete the Krukow name index so that Krukow last names are not announced. I didn't want to delete the actual data but simply getting rid of the headers will make it so those names are not announced. This file is needed otherwise you could hear a Krukow name and then no commentary afterwards. It would sound a little odd. pbpdat.big - this file is the big daddy. It contains the actual PBP commentary with Krukow blanked out. stdnmdat.big - if you want Vin and Mel to announce the stadiums in the game intro, then copy this file into your game folders. tnamedat.big - if you want Vin and Mel to announce the major league teams in the game intro, then copy this file. I am currently working on having Ernie Harwell do the minor league teams since those are available from his source vocal file. This should be ready by the next phase which will be the Ernie Harwell 'color' phase where he replaces Krukow where possible and appropriate. NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ----------------------- Compared to audio in some other baseball games, the MVP PBP has a lot more variation. In the completed version of the mod, there will probably be more repeated sounds since the replacements simply don't have as much variation. With Krukow gone, there will seem to be a lot of instances of no commentary. MVP is not so rich in play-by-play as say Baseball for Windows, Broadcast Blast is. MVP lets much of the play on the field do the talking for it as you would have in a television telecast where there is less play-by-play than you would have in a radio broadcast. Names have not been done yet and probably won't be done until the very end. I am recruiting help to do player names. The player index will follow that of the Total Classics releases with gaps being filled in by the names from Total Audio releases. So Total Classics will be the primary with Total Audio being the secondary player name index. I feel this mod's interest will be more from the Classics fans so I feel obligated to satisfy their needs although everybody who plays MVP can gain enjoyment from this mod. Well, enjoy this mod for you Krukow-haters and for those who might want a preview of more to come later. - OTBjoel Click here to download this file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arod914 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 dayum...you can even mod the commentary in this game? Unbelievable. This truly is an amazing project and am looking forward to the completion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN3057 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 :lol: Just when you thought you seen it all these guys pull another rabbit out of there hats!!! Unbelievable work!!! Great job all around!! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Just when you thought you seen it all these guys pull another rabbit out of there hats!!! Unbelievable work!!! Great job all around!! This has been a project that has been talked about for years here but due to the time involved in doing this, it has taken awhile. It's been about 18 months since I've listened to the announcers in this game. That is until today. Great job OTBjoel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeRudi26 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I agree. Great job to get rid of Krukow and have Vin Scully instead. Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulseox Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 :p What a relief to be able to play a game without hearing the same stupid comments 30 times! It's great now, can't wait for the finished product-Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTBjoel Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 I have just begun to realize that many of you probably have a different player audio file than I do. If you strictly play with Total Classics then using mine should be ok. However, if you are having audio problems with the players names, follow these instructions instead of copying over my pnamehdr file. Go to data\audio\spch_pbp\ 1) back up your original pnamehdr.big file 2) now run this command from a command prompt eazip -d pnamehdr.big *a.hdr This will get rid of the Krukow name headers. I recommend downloading EAZIP and then copying eazip.exe to your c:\windows directory. This way you won't have to keep copying eazip to different folders where you need to run it. It will become part of your operating system. Also, for those of you less technical, I have found this mod to install successfuly using Kraw's TIT. I would still rather have you install it manually so you know exactly what you did but if you keep having problems, TIT works. You still will want to back up the affected files first before using TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP_Frost Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I'll definately give this mod a try. Maybe I'm a little behind on all this, but you plan on a complete announcer overhaul (including Kuiper)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTBjoel Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 I'll definately give this mod a try. Maybe I'm a little behind on all this, but you plan on a complete announcer overhaul (including Kuiper)? YES, that's the idea. You can read the details in the original forum topic under Mod Previews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbycards Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 great job i actually turned the announcers back up for the first time in 2 years cant wait for the finished product great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Incredible work..... I spread the news over at Operation Sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philthepat Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Great job so far! I know the amount of time and effort you're putting into this must be incredible. When this thing is finished, it could possibly be the best mod ever made for this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EASPORTSGUY Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 This is FANTASTIC!!! Looking forward to more ERNIE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwolf7 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 awsome mod, keep up the work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTBjoel Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 AlexTony, the soundmaster of Total Classics, has agreed to be a project manager for the players names phase of the project. If you would like to participate, please download the following file: https://www.onlinefilefolder.com/4sFMJD7L1wwDKe It will give you all the directions you need to work on this phase of the mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TribeFan4Eva Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 what ever happened to this? still being worked on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 what ever happened to this? still being worked on? Nothing happened to this. This is probably the biggest project ever taken up. This has to do with a lot of sound files and they are doing what they can. If you want to help them you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim825 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I can verify that this is very much alive and actively being worked on by some of the Total Classics audio modders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TribeFan4Eva Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 lol didnt mean anything. i was just browsing old posts and it was one of those: "whoa forgot all about this, what ever happened to it?!?!" it wasnt intended to be: "what ever happened to this you lazy punks?" good to know its being worked on. this will keep mvp alive for all the naysayers who are migrating to Garbage 2k9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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