BallisticN/v/

BallisticN/V/
Yo bros, in here is everything you will need or want to join the lobbies

Hosting is easy, you can still host with shitty internet.
We play using Steam lobbies, but if there is enough demand from piratebros then IP lobbies can happen too.

TRACK PACK (2024/03/24): https://mega.nz/file/oyZQ0SoC#KShjwT4sY8pkanLxiFShwdLafJHmmg-wAZREfu8weDM
MINI PACK (2024/03/24): https://mega.nz/file/5qgXEQZD#WSFO8mz2HVYF3QRiCOSjOsXA3X85aAF_QsWB62M3iYU

Installation guide:
-Close game
-Uninstall workshop tracks
-Download
-Unzip
-Go to \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\BallisticNG\User\Mods\Tracks
-Place each folder into the Tracks folder
-Launch game

It'll take a little while to generate cache files for the tracks, but the game only needs to do this once.

Updating guide:
-Close game
-Uninstall workshop tracks
-Download
-Unzip
-Go to \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\BallisticNG\User\Mods\Tracks
-Add new files
-Replace old files
-Go to \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\BallisticNG\User\Cache\Tracks
-Delete all .tch files
-Launch game

Full Reinstall guide:
-Close game
-Uninstall workshop tracks
-Download
-Unzip
-Go to \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\BallisticNG\User\Mods\Tracks
-Delete all folders
-Paste new folders from Track Pack
-Go to \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\BallisticNG\User\Cache\Tracks
-Delete all .tch files
-Launch game

SOUNDTRACKS:
https://mega.nz/file/EDAxzCjB#AsPHn4YWjKa6gq11-cbdJX0PLI0c2kt2WV36lq2M864

>What's this?
-This is the full WipEout discography. Every single music track that appeared in the games up to WipEout Omega Collection is featured here, save for some of the tracks that were included in the DLC packs. This is a v1.0 release, but there are some things I'd like to improve in the future if I ever manage to find better quality files/rips or if Sony decides to release a new WipEout game. If the album is tagged with v0 it means it was converted from FLAC files to this format by yours truly.

>How do I install it?
-Download
-Unzip
-Go to \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\BallisticNG\User\Mods\Ingame Music (Pirates ignore steam folders)
-Place each folder into the Custom Music folder
-Run the game
-Choose config > audio > mods > toggle custom music on

>What does it contain?
WipEout (1995) (v0)
Full soundtrack which includes tracks exclusive to the UK PAL PS1 and Sega Saturn release.
WipEout 2097 (1996) (v0)
Full soundtrack which includes tracks exclusive to the Sega Saturn and PC release done by CoLD SToRAGE.
WipEout 64 (1998) (v0)
Wip3out (1999) (v0)
Full soundtrack which includes tracks that did not make it into the game such as "Down the River" and "Voices".
WipEout Fusion (2002) (v0)
WipEout Pure (2005) (v0)
CoLD SToRAGE returns for the last time with a new track after his absence since WipEout 2097.
WipEout Pure - DLC packs (2005) (vbr)
Not everything is here and unfortunately some of the tracks are in 128kbps. I've included everything I could find, such as EU Oblivion Pack, EU PureUrban Pack - French Version, EU Voice of Cod Pack, JP WIRE05 Pack & JP Continue Pack. Not included packs - Classic, A7, UK/German/Italian/Netherlands/Spanish PureUrban, and any other unlisted tracks.
WipEout Pulse (2007) (v0)
WipEout HD - Fury (192kbps)
Contains music from WipEout HD - Fury expansion. I didn't include the soundtrack for WipEout HD because it has the exact same track list as WipEout Pulse and because Sony dropped the ball on this release. Both WipEout HD and Fury expansion are of lower sound quality. If you have a rip that is higher than 192kbps - delete it. It's most likely upscaled.
WipEout 2048 (2012) (v0)
WipEout Omega Collection (2017) (vbr)
Latest game in the series proved to be the hardest to track down in terms of consistent bitrate. Majority of these are in 320kbps.
After the game was released there was a contest held to remix Shake It (Wipeout Omega Instrumental Edit). The winner of the contest was Vieille Griffe, and the track was added to the Wipeout Omega Soundtrack on Spotify. Couldn't find Vieille Griffe's track anywhere so I ended up buying it. It's included as the last entry in the OST, just as WipEout Central lists it.

TEAM PLAYLISTS:
https://mega.nz/file/yJlH0JbC#WIaCm2QH1wDk6fW33Dle8945kJOz60Gnr8Q5Pzb63as

>What's this?
-Another pack of custom music courtesy of an Anon, organized into thematic playlists for each ship team, you can toggle each playlist individually in-game.

Bugs:
-Sometimes attempting to join a Steam lobby will result in you getting "timed out" repeatedly, unfortunately there's no known fix for this besides continuing to attempt to join until it works, with any luck this will be fixed in 1.4 when Vonsnake finally updates the version of Steamworks the game uses.
-Weapons can be quite fucky in multiplayer, depending on your latency, the latency of the person you're shooting at, and the location of the host. Try to lead your shots and use Plasma as a pre-emptive "melee" weapon to mitigate this. (Usually, on your screen other players appear to be a second or two behind where they really are, i.e. if someone is right behind you, they're actually likely right on top of you, and firing a plasma will assblast them.)
-Having the same track(s) from both the workshop and this pack will cause you to re-cache that track after every loading screen
Removing one of the tracks will fix this
-"For anyone that had trouble with their cursor disappearing and not being able to click on stuff with a controller plugged in, try disabling anything external that allows your controller to connect your PC. My solution was that I had to turn off DS4Windows and let steam take and use a default DS4 config to play nice with the game window." -Anon