How to make Bicycle Music and Surf Music fade on map transition

[Derxwna Kapsyla]

In Pokemon games, the music for the Bike and Surf would fade to the music for the new location you transitioned into. In Essentials-made games, it doesn't do that. How to do it is a simple and quick tweak of the scripts.
In [PokemonField], do a search for the following lines:

  if $PokemonGlobal.surfing && surfbgm
    pbBGMPlay(surfbgm)
  elsif $PokemonGlobal.bicycle && bikebgm
    pbBGMPlay(bikebgm)
  else
    $game_map.autoplayAsCue
  end
end

It should be in the section "def pbAutoplayOnTransition" Where it says pbBGMPLay(surfbgm) and pbBGMPlay(bikebgm), either comment or delete it, and replace it with $game_map.autoplayAsCue. When that's finished, your section should look like this:

  if $PokemonGlobal.surfing && surfbgm
    $game_map.autoplayAsCue
  elsif $PokemonGlobal.bicycle && bikebgm
    $game_map.autoplayAsCue
  else
    $game_map.autoplayAsCue
  end
end

Granted, there's probably an easier way to do it, but this was how I handled it.
You'll also want to do the same to the section below it, labeled with "def pbAutoplayOnSave", this will make it so it doesn't keep the music running when you reload the map after a save.
Hopefully this helps people out, I don't need credit for this at all. Here's hoping this inspires somebody to optimize it maybe!

 

[Maruno]

The surfing music isn't turned off in the official games when you go to a different map. At least, it isn't in HGSS.

 

[Derxwna Kapsyla]

True, but Bicycle Music is. I think I got the two mixed up - was convinced that surfing music was also disabled between map transitions. My mistake on that part! Still, in case people want to have the surf bgm disabled on transitions/reloads, this will work for them.

 

[okfale]

In Pokemon games, the music for the Bike and Surf would fade to the music for the new location you transitioned into. In Essentials-made games, it doesn't do that. How to do it is a simple and quick tweak of the scripts.
In [PokemonField], do a search for the following lines:

  if $PokemonGlobal.surfing && surfbgm
    pbBGMPlay(surfbgm)
  elsif $PokemonGlobal.bicycle && bikebgm
    pbBGMPlay(bikebgm)
  else
    $game_map.autoplayAsCue
  end
end

It should be in the section "def pbAutoplayOnTransition" Where it says pbBGMPLay(surfbgm) and pbBGMPlay(bikebgm), either comment or delete it, and replace it with $game_map.autoplayAsCue. When that's finished, your section should look like this:

  if $PokemonGlobal.surfing && surfbgm
    $game_map.autoplayAsCue
  elsif $PokemonGlobal.bicycle && bikebgm
    $game_map.autoplayAsCue
  else
    $game_map.autoplayAsCue
  end
end

Granted, there's probably an easier way to do it, but this was how I handled it.
You'll also want to do the same to the section below it, labeled with "def pbAutoplayOnSave", this will make it so it doesn't keep the music running when you reload the map after a save.
Hopefully this helps people out, I don't need credit for this at all. Here's hoping this inspires somebody to optimize it maybe!

I'm aware this post is 6 years old but when I try and change the script to what you put it causes an error crash... any idea why?

 

[Derxwna Kapsyla]

My best guess is that the code was changed between then and now; I haven't looked at the Surf or Bike BGM code since I made those changes.