Hi! So, I've been working on a project for a while now, including writing the music, and I wanted to export a quick demo of the game to show to some friends, but while the music works just fine if I run the project from the editor, it seems to break in the exported version. (I'm on a Mac, if that's relevant.) I tried running the .command file to see what was up and got this error:

ERROR: Can't open file from path 'res://Music/fairgrounds world.ogg'.
at: get_file_as_bytes (core/io/file_access.cpp:748)
ERROR: Cannot open file 'res://Music/fairgrounds world.ogg'.
at: load_from_file (modules/vorbis/resource_importer_ogg_vorbis.cpp:247)

so I assume it's something to do with how it's exporting the file location for the audio files, but does anyone know how to fix it? All the other assets so far seem to be working, it's just the music that's not.

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  • razorborne but I think I can find a working solution for this with that knowledge. Is there a place to report bugs, though?

    Have you figured that out?
    I was curious about this problem as I never faced it, and I changed audio at runtime all the time.

    I can reproduce your issue. This will not work on export.

    	$AudioStreamPlayer.stream = AudioStreamOggVorbis.load_from_file("res://fate02.ogg")
	$AudioStreamPlayer.play()

    But this one will

    	$AudioStreamPlayer.stream = load("res://fate02.ogg")
	$AudioStreamPlayer.play()

    But I still think it's better to use preload or ResourcePreloader. Calling load() in the middle of gameplay meant you will be loading the resource in that time.

      when you export, did you pack the music into the build?

        kuligs2 Is that something I have to do manually? If so, then no, I didn't. Where do I do that?

          razorborne so I assume it's something to do with how it's exporting the file location for the audio files, but does anyone know how to fix it?

          What system are you exporting for?

          First, try renaming the file so that there are no spaces.

              I have it set to export all resources in the project, and the .ogg files are in the project, so I assume it's part of the export build, but I might be missing something.

              Tomcat Just exporting to Mac for now. I tried renaming with no spaces, it still seems to be happening.

                So, I tried a test where I had it print ResourceLoader.exists() for the music file and it says it exists, even in the exported version, so I guess the file itself is there, it's just not loading it properly for some reason?

                  razorborne so I guess the file itself is there, it's just not loading it properly for some reason?

                  It should be included in the project… but Mac is very exotic, so I can only speculate:

                  1. Try uploading music in a different format.
                  2. Change the parameters of the sound file.
                  3. Make a minimal project with music only.

                  There was a case when music was not playing, so it turned out that it was turned off in the volume mixer. I don't know if that's possible on a Mac?

                    Ok, I think I figured it out. I was trying to dynamically update the stream for my music player, but if I just manually set it in the editor then it exports correctly. Must be some issue with the AudioStreamOggVorbis load_from_file function, then, and I'll have to rework my approach a bit, but I think I can find a working solution for this with that knowledge. Is there a place to report bugs, though?

                      razorborne but I think I can find a working solution for this with that knowledge. Is there a place to report bugs, though?

                      Have you figured that out?
                      I was curious about this problem as I never faced it, and I changed audio at runtime all the time.

                      I can reproduce your issue. This will not work on export.

                      	$AudioStreamPlayer.stream = AudioStreamOggVorbis.load_from_file("res://fate02.ogg")
	$AudioStreamPlayer.play()

                      But this one will

                      	$AudioStreamPlayer.stream = load("res://fate02.ogg")
	$AudioStreamPlayer.play()

                      But I still think it's better to use preload or ResourcePreloader. Calling load() in the middle of gameplay meant you will be loading the resource in that time.

                          pegasusearl how to use preload()

                          It works the same way as load(), but you can put the result into a constant, and then reference the constant at runtime.