You can use the following site here[audio.online-convert.com], or anything similar, such as Audacity or Wavepad. Sampling rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels do not matter, as long as the file is an OGG. Currently, Rivals doesn't support custom loop points, it simply plays your song and repeats it.

You might be asking how you get the songs in the first place.

I recommend the legal way.

Be sure to back up your files! And your custom songs, Dan sometimes likes getting rid of them every update.

The files can be found at C:>Program Files (x86)>Steam>steamapps>common>Rivals of Aether, or by right-clicking on Rivals of Aether in your library, clicking on properties, Local Files, then Browse Local Files.



Replacing a song is as easy as renaming it to the specified stage you want it on. For example, if I wanted to replace the music on the Air Armada, I'd replace music_air_loop with my own song. Replacing the first loop is all that's required to keep your custom song repeating.

Also, it'll be simpler to imagine that each "loop" as another custom song you can add.

UPDATE: Rivals now allows multiple songs on the same stage by replacing the other loops. (Thanks Slime!)
Replacing two loops causes each song to have a 50% chance of playing, replacing three gives a 33% chance, and replacing four gives each a 25%.



As for which song goes to what:

music_abyss_ev1_loop = Abyss Mode: VS Gatekeeper's Minions
music_abyss_ev2_loop = Abyss Mode: VS Gatekeeper
music_abyss_ev3_loop = Abyss Mode: Restore Your Health
music_abyss_loop = The Endless Abyss
music_air_loop = The Air Armada
music_earth_loop = The Stone Wall
music_fire_loop = The Fire Capitol
music_gates_loop = The Aetheral Gates; NOTE: You can't replace both phases with a different song. It'll play the song you add in and stay that way.
music_holy_loop = Tower of Heaven
music_ice_loop = Frozen Fortress
music_lightning_loop = Tempest Peak
music_menu_customize = Custom Color Menu / Training Mode Character Select
music_menu_decisive = Abyss Mode Character Select
music_menu_main_loop = Main Menu Music
music_menu_versus_loop = Character Select
music_menu_versus_loop_2 = Character Select still, now able to hold 2 songs!
music_menu_lastround_loop = Character Select (Final Match in an online set)
music_menu_build_loop = Stage Builder
music_menu_tether_loop = Tether Mode Character Select
music_results_abyss_loop = Abyss Mode Results Screen
music_results_loop = Default Results Screen
music_ring_loop = The RoA Ring / The CEO Ring
music_smoke_loop = Blazing Hideout
music_tree_loop = Treetop Lounge
music_tutorial_loop = Tutorial Music / Practice Room
music_water_loop = Merchant Port
music_plasma_loop = Neo Fire Capitol
music_poison_loop = The Swampy Estuary
music_guest1_loop = The Spirit Tree
music_grass_loop = The Forest Floor
music_steam_loop = Julesvale
music_guest2_loop = Troupple Pond
music_sfront_loop = Aether High
music_grid_loop = The Tutorial Grid
music_guest2a_loop = Prideemor Keep
music_cavern_loop = Frozen Gates
music_cavern_pinch_loop = Frozen Gates still, plays if both players are on their last stock/time is almost up
music_creatures_loop = Diamond Grove
music_dungeons_loop = Badger Co. Mines (NEW)
music_tether_loop = Rivals of Tether Stage
music_wswater_loop = Highdive Hideaway
music_wsair_loop = Neo Julesvale
music_wsearth_loop = Crystal Oasis
music_wsfire_loop = Neo Blazing Rail
music_win_air = Wrastor's Victory Theme
music_win_earth = Kragg's Victory Theme
music_win_fire = Zetterburn's Victory Theme
music_win_ice = Etalus' Victory Theme
music_win_lightning = Absa's Victory Theme
music_win_smoke = Forsburn's Victory Theme
music_win_tree = Maypul's Victory Theme
music_win_water = Orcane's Victory Theme
music_win_guest1 = Ori's Victory Theme
music_win_poison = Ranno's Victory Theme
music_win_plasma = Clarien's VIctory Theme
music_win_steam = Elliana's Victory Theme
music_win_grass = Sylvanos' Victory Theme
music_win_guest2 = Shovel Knight's Victory Theme
music_win_wsair = Pomme's Victory Theme
music_win_wsfire = Mollo's Victory Theme
music_win_wswater = Hodan's Victory Theme
music_win_wsearth = Olympia's Victory Theme

Didn't expect Dan to add multiple songs per custom stage, but the madman did it. Well done.

You might want to keep all of this in mind. This guide was originally made for replacing the original songs, but the manual might as well be included here as well.[www.rivalsofaether.com]

If you want to find your stages, navigate to AppData>Local>RivalsofAether>stages. You should find any stage you made so far.

If there isn't a "sounds" folder, create one. Then, go inside it and add your songs. Namewise, it goes like this:

music_loop
music_loop2
music_loop3
music_loop4

Your songs will be randomly selected to play when your custom stage is selected, just like with the originals stages.

Nothing more to it! It's nothing more than replacing and renaming files.

Feel free to personalize your Rivals experience!



And a very special thank you to NaCI for the guide picture!

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