Q. What, exactly, does this do?
A. It replaces the existing music in Shadowrun Hong Kong with a new collection of music. Most of these are old tracks from Shadowrun Returns and Dragonfall[joneverist.bandcamp.com], along with a couple of tracks from the band Invocation Array[invocationarray.bandcamp.com].

Q. How do I use this?
A. Download, unzip, and run the program for Windows[drive.google.com] or Mac[drive.google.com]. Select where Shadowrun Hong Kong is installed, and it will update the music for you. You can run the replacer again at any time to switch back to the original music.
If you're on Linux, check this thread instead!

Q. How big is the download?
A. Around 250MB. It contains nearly two hours of music.

Q. Y u do this?
A. I wanted a more cosmopolitan soundtrack for this campaign. This also lets me include a wider variety of tracks across different missions.

Q. Why do I have to download something separate? How come this isn’t part of the Subscribe feature?
A. The Shadowrun mod system doesn’t support updating music or sound effects, so it can only be done through an external program like this.

Q. Can I use this replacer with the official campaign, The Caldecott Caper, or other UGC?
A. It will technically work, but is not recommended. The music will sound weird.

Q. Is this replacer required for CalFree in Chains?
A. It’s strongly recommended, but not required. Again, the music will sound weird if you run the campaign without the music replacer. If you don’t use the replacer, I recommend turning the Music volume setting all the way down and playing your own soundtrack instead of the built-in Hong Kong one.

Q. So, I should run the replacer, play CalFree in Chains with the new music, and then run the replacer again to switch back to the original music when I’m done with this campaign?
A. Yup, exactly!

Q. What if something goes wrong?
A. Leave a comment so I can track any problems. You should be able to re-run the replacer to revert the changes, but in the worst case, you can always use the “verify game integrity” option in Steam, which will undo everything from this replacer.


Q. I’m trying to download the Mac app from Google, but I just see a lot of files with weird names.
A. Click the Download button at the top of the screen to download the entire zip file. Unzip that and then run the app.

Q. I’m on a Mac, and when I try to run the program, it says that it can’t be opened because it’s from an unidentified developer.
A: This message lets you know that I’m too cheap to spend $99 to join the Apple Developer Program. Depending on your Mac’s security settings, you can still open this by control-clicking or right-clicking the app and selecting Open, or opening the System Preferences and navigating to Security & Privacy.

Q. I’m on Windows, and I see a scary-looking message from Windows Defender when I try to run the program.
A. As above, I’m too cheap to spend hundreds of dollars on a code-signing certificate. You can bypass this message by clicking “More info” and then “Run anyway”. If you like, you can run an antivirus scan on it instead.

Q. I dunno… how can I be sure you aren’t trying to install black IC onto my deck?
A. You can look at the source code for the Mac[pastebin.com] or Windows[pastebin.com] versions if you like. If you’re a programmer, feel free to make your own version! Also, feel free to scan it with your antivirus before running.