Zero-K - Dark Matter Soundtrack [8/10/2018]

Direct Download here: https://mega.nz/#F!qMFzlTLA!dx0VLGVksfDxmpfM5qZnVA




A new sonic experience for ZK, and a complete replacement for existing ZK music. For those who are looking for battlefield atmosphere with a dystopic sci-fi character rather then classical orchestra with cheesy chorals. This mainly Cruel Deity supported soundtrack features synths darker then the heat death of the universe itself, and fearlessly treads into metal in times of war.


7 catagories of music, 22 tracks, war, peace, briefing, victory, defeat, and a couple unused ones in /preload and /menu. Download is just around 100mb.


Extract the entire archive to Zero-K directory.

[OPTIONAL] head ingame and change the following setting:

Ingame Settings(aka F10 menu) / Audio / Disable "Use Included Tracks".

Category of music is controlled by the folder the .ogg is placed in. playlist.lua is unconfigured.

Edits by themooseisloose have EDIT appended on filename, they won't overwrite original tracks if you have a previous download of this soundtrack. Delete your sounds/music in Zero-K folder before unzipping, or just pick and choose which ones you want.

Main menu music is included but currently unimplemented.



Big thanks to Cruel Deity https://crueldeitymusic.bandcamp.com/
Listen on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/crueldeity


See license.txt in archive for legal info.

Now available with streaming, see the first post for youtube playlists.

quote: I don't think it actually works though. It's hard to make out any details with game sounds playing in parallel. Something a little simpler might be more fitting.

Having the music volume at 100% is only recommended for speccing teamgames really, if I'm actually participating in a game I use 75% or lower.

Oh I thought you meant it was hard to make out sound effects with the music playing, I misunderstood. Personally I'm a fan of sound effects muddling the music, but I don't think that's something I can control.

I have added a mega folder link, please give that a try instead.

I like songs in this .. imo we could afford greater variety of ingame music even at the cost of style mismatch.

TheMooseIsLoose, I finally got around to playing a little bit with the Dark Matter Soundtrack and it sounds wonderful with Zero-K. I actually pump up the music instead of turning it down.

The only annoying thing is that Cruel Deity wasn't as smart with their licensing as Marc A. Pullen so their music isn't a Free Cultural Work yet. Do you know any other projects that utilize both sets of music? I think that information will turn the needle.

This article from @cameralibre will explain it better than I can. http://community.oscedays.org/t/why-are-non-commercial-licenses-not-open-source/569

I think I am just skeptical of licenses with restrictions on use. With CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, and All rights reserved, there is no use restrictions beyond the limit of copyright. With CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-ND, and All rights reserved with digital restrictions management there could be restrictions implied beyond copyright law but no one knows exactly what they are because each publisher and lawyer interprets it differently. Those additional restrictions may be used to selectively chill expression.

TheMooseIsLoose what is wrong with the peace side exactly?

I have removed 07. Moments Before 2_2.ogg and both the Marc Pullen tracks from the peace album.