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CSL Music Mod - Reupload
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CSL Music Mod - Reupload

In 2 collections by [OG]CombatMedic02
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CSL Music Mod Station Creation Kit
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Reuploaded due to the Unexplained Disappearance of the Original Mod. Mod still appears to work fine but as I am not the original developer I will not be able to support/update the mod in the future. I am just uploading this so that the mod is not lost to those who wish to still use it.

Compatible with Industries

With CSL Music Mod you can add your own radio stations into the game and extend the existing ones.

How to use this mod
Just install the mod and activate it in the content manager. If you are ingame click on the radio icon on the top right of the screen to open the vanilla radio settings and the playlist added by CSL Music Mod. To change the radio station, click on the icon of the current radio station and select a different channel from the list.

Additional features
  • Support for music pack mods
  • Context-sensitive radio stations that adapt to daytime and other conditions
  • Ingame playlist with sorting, filtering and deactivating content
  • Backwards-compatible to old CSL Music Mod versions and old music packs

Adding music
Adding music from music packs
Modders can upload their own music packs with their own radio channels. If you want to use one, just subscribe to such a pack and enable it in the content manager. Here you can find a collection of music packs.

If you want to create your own music pack, you can find a guide here.[github.com]

Adding your own music: The quick way
If you just want to quickly add your music into the game, open (or create if necessary) the CSLMusicMod_Music folder in the Cities: Skylines game directory.
Put *.ogg files into this folder and they will appear in the "CSLMusic Mix" and "Userdefined" channel.

I would recommend using the CSL Music Mod Station Editor if you would like to create radio stations. It can be found in a collection at the top of this page or by clicking here. Thanks to ExoFury for packing this for steam.

He also made a pretty great video tutorial for this Editor which you can find by clicking here.

Adding your own music to existing radio stations
You can add content to existing radio stations (GoldFM, Cities Radio, ...) by dropping your sound files into the respective folder in the game directory - alongside with the songs that come with Cities: Skylines. CSL Music Mod will pick them up and add them to the station. If you need more information, you can find it here.[github.com]

If you don't know how to convert your music into *.ogg, you can find information here.[github.com]

Custom radio stations
Radio stations are more than just music. They contain commercials, talks and more. If you want to know how to create your own station, you can find the information here.[github.com]

New in version 1.1.0.0: Context-sensitive content
You can define that your radio station only plays certain songs or other content when a set of conditions apply. For example you can have different music at day and night. You can find more information about this here.[github.com]

Troubleshooting
Visit the wiki[github.com]for solutions to common problems.

Source
You can find the source on GitHub here.[github.com]

Additional information
For users of the pre 1.6 CSL Music Mod
With the rewrite, some functions had to be (re)moved or work different:
  • The default playlist is empty (it's not a radio station). Switch to another channel
  • Your custom music an be found in the "Userdefined" radio channel
  • Mood/Height based music was changed. Mod packs that want to have similar features can use context-sensitive content.

Supported file types
CSL Music Mod only supports *.ogg files, which means you cannot use *.mp3, *.m4a, *.aac and other music formats. This restriction is not caused by CSL Music Mod, but by Unity, the engine used by Cities: Skylines. The engine just doesn't support those types and I can't do anything about it.

How to report issues (!)
If you have an issue, explain what behavior you expected and what went wrong with it. It is also helpful, if you provide the Cities: Skylines log file after your problem occurred. Don't forget to enable the debug infos in the mod settings or the log contains only minimal info.

If you have a problem:
  • Close the game
  • Locate the log file (See here how to do this)
  • Upload the unchanged log (do not clean it manually / pick out parts you think might help me) to a site like Pastebin[pastebin.com]

My list is empty!!! My music doesn't play!!! What is "userdefined" or "CSL Music Mix"?????
You have to select one of CSL Music Mod's custom radio stations. Here you can find a guide I created for another user.[imgur.com]

Too many stations
Cities: Skylines was not designed for having more than a couple of radio stations. If you install too many music packs, you'll end up with a music station list going over the edge of the screen. The latest version comes with an improved list that allows showing more stations on the screen. If you disable this or have too many stations, you need to edit the CSL Music Mod settings file and add the names of stations that should be hidden to the DisabledStations list. See here for a reference of this file.[github.com]

Credits:
mrnotsoevil - Original Mod Creator

Special Thanks:
ExoFury - For uploading the CSL Music Mod Station Editor application to the steam workshop whilst providing support and tutorials to new Music Station developers.
320 Comments
[OG]CombatMedic02  [author] 16 May @ 4:34pm 
@FoxWithSocks You can have more than one installed but you can only listen to one at a time. (By switching stations on the player.) They are essentially custom stations.
FoxWithSocks 16 May @ 2:30pm 
Can you download multiple music pack mods? Or is it only one that you can use? I have the Minecraft music one installed, but I also want to have some Elden ring tracks going along with it.
[OG]CombatMedic02  [author] 30 Mar @ 7:16am 
Hmm, that is strange. Perhaps Steam cloud has the files backed up and is pulling them from somewhere? Or Microsoft is syncing them from OneDrive? (Depending on how you log into your computers.) Try looking in the C:\Users\(Username)\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\Import folder. I believe that's where saved radio stations get sent.
zoedomingo 30 Mar @ 4:12am 
I got a new computer and installed Cities Skyline on it, along with the CSL Music Mod. I had planned to create a new station to remove some songs I don't want anymore. When I opened the game, however, the old station I created was already there, with music that I never installed on this computer. I can't figure out where the station file is so I can edit it, or where the game is pulling the music files from. Any help?
[OG]CombatMedic02  [author] 15 Mar @ 5:31pm 
No, you can have multiple, but one of them might be breaking the core mod or it could be one of your other mods that may be breaking it. It's hard to figure out which one it is though.

All you can really do to find the conflict is enable your mods in groups of like 5 or 10 at a time. Load into your game and see if the radio stations work. If they do enable another 5 or 10 mods and repeat until you find the batch that is breaking it. Then turn those last 5-10 off one by one until you find the culprit.
Dekar_Serverbot 15 Mar @ 3:12pm 
@[OG]CombatMedic2 it works if i do as you say, so... can I only have one custom station?
[OG]CombatMedic02  [author] 12 Mar @ 3:42am 
@Dekar_Serverbot Hi! It should work from install? The only time I've seen where it doesn't is when there has been another mod that has conflicted with it. If you load up the game with just this mod and a station mod does the radio work?

If it does another mod will be causing the problem, if it doesn't try unsubscribing from this mod and resubscribing to it. Sometimes the workshop messes up the install on occasion.
Dekar_Serverbot 12 Mar @ 2:34am 
radio doesn't play. Did i do something wrong?
Death Trooper 5 Mar @ 7:49am 
its the best radio mod for this game
boookasper 30 Dec, 2023 @ 4:46pm 
Not using Steam for CS2 is a HUGE mistake. I will be not be using Paradox Mods because as you have insinuated Paradox will control what we can have. Not Controlling the content of the modds in CS1 made it great. They can still make the right choice. BTW thanks for keeping the mod going.