I don't know if anyone else has gotten tired of the original 2 battle themes when you activate melee combat in EQ, but I took the liberty of finding out how to change it however I desired.
First, you boot up the EQ patcher. After it finishes checking if your installation needs to be patched, before you hit "PLAY" you open the EQ install folder. In that folder, you will see 2 MP3 files called "combattheme1.mp3" and "combattheme2.mp3." All you need to do is paste your own MP3s into that folder with the same file names. For example, the battle theme from a Final Fantasy game.
As the EQ game randomly chooses theme 1 or 2 to play throughout your session, you will need to replace both songs in your EQ folder to ensure you get to listen to the song that you want.
As an FYI, you will need to do this little hack every time you boot up the EQ patcher if you want to continue to use custom battle music. The patcher will restore the original EQ battle music every time it boots up. I have not found a way to stop the patcher from doing that, but it's a simple matter to spend the 20 seconds before pressing "PLAY" in order to not have my ears go numb from the bum bum bum bum BUM BUM BUM BUM original music. c( :
Anyways, in my experience, the best songs to use for custom battle themes are songs that start quickly and maintain good energy throughout. If the song starts too slowly, you may press the combat key repeatedly because you haven't heard the battle song start, yet.
Songs I have enjoyed using are :
- Final Fantasy battle themes (regular and bosses)
- Castlevania themes
- Actraiser Filmore theme
- F-zero themes
Many of the NES and SNES classic songs are fairly punchy and quick to start. They work well as battle themes. I've also confirmed that MP3s encoded up to 320kbps bitrates still work without any problems, so you can use high quality MP3s.
I hope this helps someone enjoy the act of EQ combat a bit more. ( :
First, you boot up the EQ patcher. After it finishes checking if your installation needs to be patched, before you hit "PLAY" you open the EQ install folder. In that folder, you will see 2 MP3 files called "combattheme1.mp3" and "combattheme2.mp3." All you need to do is paste your own MP3s into that folder with the same file names. For example, the battle theme from a Final Fantasy game.
As the EQ game randomly chooses theme 1 or 2 to play throughout your session, you will need to replace both songs in your EQ folder to ensure you get to listen to the song that you want.
As an FYI, you will need to do this little hack every time you boot up the EQ patcher if you want to continue to use custom battle music. The patcher will restore the original EQ battle music every time it boots up. I have not found a way to stop the patcher from doing that, but it's a simple matter to spend the 20 seconds before pressing "PLAY" in order to not have my ears go numb from the bum bum bum bum BUM BUM BUM BUM original music. c( :
Anyways, in my experience, the best songs to use for custom battle themes are songs that start quickly and maintain good energy throughout. If the song starts too slowly, you may press the combat key repeatedly because you haven't heard the battle song start, yet.
Songs I have enjoyed using are :
- Final Fantasy battle themes (regular and bosses)
- Castlevania themes
- Actraiser Filmore theme
- F-zero themes
Many of the NES and SNES classic songs are fairly punchy and quick to start. They work well as battle themes. I've also confirmed that MP3s encoded up to 320kbps bitrates still work without any problems, so you can use high quality MP3s.
I hope this helps someone enjoy the act of EQ combat a bit more. ( :
