This latest beta update fixes some recently-discovered bugs as well as adding some other minor enhancements.

* Fixed custom files not working
* Fixed non-ASCII characters in file names causing problematic behaviour in the game
* Allowed relative paths for Audio directory (allows easy migration of the HLDJ folder)
* improved list audio display
* Removed background image from Setup

As promised, the audio converter is here! It's in alpha stage right now which means command-line interface and mp3's only. Fortunately, for the click-happy among us there are batch scripts available for click-&-run use. Just download and place both the audio converter and batch script into a directory containing your mp3 files. Run the script and watch as the directory is (slowly) populated with wav files, correctly formatted for use in-game.

Advanced users can run hldjaconv.exe from the command-line for usage info. Adjustable options are rate, gain, and quality. If conversion is unbearably slow, adjust quality; if audio is too loud or crunchy, lower gain. Naturally, a full-fledged audio editor is still preferable for handling these finer details; however, by virtue of its libraries, the HLDJ audio converter is arguably one of the highest quality converters available.
The goal now is to integrate it and tweak the conversion process until it's fast enough to run on the fly.

http://hldj.org/downloads.html

Who can resist those? With the new version, I decided to whip up a few more sample audio files for variety, The plan is to eventually include a few in the release so users will have something to test with a fresh install. Find them in the downloads section: http://www.hldj.org/downloads.html

As alluded to earlier, HLDJ 1.5.02 will now attempt to create hard or soft links when you select an audio file (rather than make a full copy). This not only results in more efficient disk usage, but more importantly, load times will become nearly negligible. For those who have entire albums or cycle through songs faster than weapons, this update should noticeably improve response times.
There are some limitations though, depending on the location of audio files and the operating system:
* files on a network or flashdrive won't be linked
* XP users should keep their audio files on the same volume as their games in order to benefit from hardlinking (XP does not support symlinks)
Head over to the downloads section to get the latest version!
http://www.hldj.org/downloads.html

It's been a long time coming, but the site has finally received a much-needed facelift. Among other things is a completely re-designed logo, which can be used in many places (i.e. this group). A lot of credit goes to Rusty100's Steam & Source Icon Redux icon pack, which proved to be a nice base to work from.

See the new site @ http://hldj.org