A few more Sound suggestions

GRB · 2006-01-26, 20:54

I know there has been quite a few threads on sounds already but I wanted to talk about a few more ideas for some immersive sound improvements to the Mods experience...

Explosions in mid-air. For example, the sound of a jet and an AA missle making contact. The explosion should be very audible from the ground. Not the high pitched explosion sounds but mainly the low pitched "boom"..

Also, the pilot should have heared the missle explode or make contact with the plane the instant before he/she died.

1- Increase the sound radius for aircraft explosions.
2- Increase the sound radius and volume of AA Missiles.

Also bullets and tank shells making contact with things should be louder. Richochet sounds should be more audible in a combat environment. It adds to realistic immersion.

3- Increase the sound radius maybe the volume of Richochet/shell contact sounds.

I wanted to go back to aircraft sounds in the air. Jets and helicopters are possibly the loudest vehicles on the battlefield. Helicopters are not as loud as jets but their sound still dominates the rest of the combat sounds. Next to that is tanks firing their cannons.

But lets stick to ambient aircraft engine sound. The loudest of the aircraft is the Jets. When a combat jet swoops in and is flying at low altitudes, it should be attracting the most attention. Depending on the distance of course. In real life you can hear a jet when its 1,000s of feet in the air. So the lower they get the louder they are!

Helicopters arent no where near as loud as jets but, they need to have one distinct noise that's much louder from a distance. The low pitched thuddish noise helicopters make..Except for the little bird and other light helicopters. Lighter helos make more of a loud buzzing with fast humm-thumps in it...

Anyways, just thought I'de see what some of you thought about the current sounds..

Resjah · 2006-01-26, 20:58

OH YES

that would be incredibly nice to have, I would love to hear the beautiful sound of launching a missile and then the explosion of the enemys jet. And instill fear into the enemys hearts when they hear a plane nearby

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On the thought of explosions, it would also be nice if their was more varying destruction models models for the aircrafts, and all other vehicles as well.

Nice suggestion

Rhino · 2006-01-26, 21:07

ye it would be really nice if you could hear missiles going past you when in the cockpit of a jet. dunno if missles make much of a sound but if you could hear 1 then you could do some evacive moves

BrokenArrow · 2006-01-26, 21:10

I don't know if you could really hear one, I mean planes are pretty loud. Maybe when you fired one you'd hear it a little but I really doubt you would hear it coming after you... That's why there's warning tones right? The explosions deffinitely need to be louder though, you should probably be able to hear the explosions from the ground (with the low height at which dogfights occur in BF2) and if you're in a plane and close to one that gets hit you should definitely hear the explosion.

Oh right BOMBS!! These need to be louder and have a much better concussive effect than they do already. More bass!

Resjah · 2006-01-26, 21:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhino

ye it would be really nice if you could hear missiles going past you when in the cockpit of a jet. dunno if missles make much of a sound but if you could hear 1 then you could do some evacive moves

You arent going to hear the missiles coming towards you, 1.when missiles begin to near their target, they cut their rockets off to slow them selves down so they will be more maneuverable to hit the target, which causes them to be silent. 2 If their is any sound the missile is making, it will be masked by you own engine sounds.

But you will certainly hear yourself launch them

BrokenArrow · 2006-01-26, 21:14

One thing I loved about bf1942, a nice little thing they had that wasn't huge but it sounded very cool, firing artillery pieces or the guns on a ship would create a great distant thud on the land that you hit. To be honest I havn't noticed that such a sound exists in BF2, but I may be wrong.

Figisaacnewton · 2006-01-26, 21:22

If we cant make helis and jets louder, make everything else quiter.

also, make the radio commands about half as loud... they are so freakin annoying.

and if possible, whenever my character says 'frag out' or 'medkit here' i should be able to hear it.

GRB · 2006-01-26, 21:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Figisaacnewton

If we cant make helis and jets louder, make everything else quiter.

also, make the radio commands about half as loud... they are so freakin annoying.

and if possible, whenever my character says 'frag out' or 'medkit here' i should be able to hear it.

Very good idea.

And yes, yes you should be able to her yourself talk.

Evilhomer · 2006-01-26, 21:43

One thing that really annoys me are the radio sounds.
Who remembers DC final? The radio sounds had a far higher treble sound, with very little bass and more audiable static. Also had a tone at the end that made it feel as if it were a real radio.... Was fantastic!

GRB · 2006-01-26, 22:01

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Sweet webpage.

2006-01-26, 20:54	#1
GRB Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 475 Location: The Woods..	A few more Sound suggestions I know there has been quite a few threads on sounds already but I wanted to talk about a few more ideas for some immersive sound improvements to the Mods experience... Explosions in mid-air. For example, the sound of a jet and an AA missle making contact. The explosion should be very audible from the ground. Not the high pitched explosion sounds but mainly the low pitched "boom".. Also, the pilot should have heared the missle explode or make contact with the plane the instant before he/she died. 1- Increase the sound radius for aircraft explosions. 2- Increase the sound radius and volume of AA Missiles. Also bullets and tank shells making contact with things should be louder. Richochet sounds should be more audible in a combat environment. It adds to realistic immersion. 3- Increase the sound radius maybe the volume of Richochet/shell contact sounds. I wanted to go back to aircraft sounds in the air. Jets and helicopters are possibly the loudest vehicles on the battlefield. Helicopters are not as loud as jets but their sound still dominates the rest of the combat sounds. Next to that is tanks firing their cannons. But lets stick to ambient aircraft engine sound. The loudest of the aircraft is the Jets. When a combat jet swoops in and is flying at low altitudes, it should be attracting the most attention. Depending on the distance of course. In real life you can hear a jet when its 1,000s of feet in the air. So the lower they get the louder they are! Helicopters arent no where near as loud as jets but, they need to have one distinct noise that's much louder from a distance. The low pitched thuddish noise helicopters make..Except for the little bird and other light helicopters. Lighter helos make more of a loud buzzing with fast humm-thumps in it... Anyways, just thought I'de see what some of you thought about the current sounds..
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2006-01-26, 20:58	#2
Resjah Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 812 Location: Florida	OH YES that would be incredibly nice to have, I would love to hear the beautiful sound of launching a missile and then the explosion of the enemys jet. And instill fear into the enemys hearts when they hear a plane nearby . On the thought of explosions, it would also be nice if their was more varying destruction models models for the aircrafts, and all other vehicles as well. Nice suggestion
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2006-01-26, 22:01	#10
GRB Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 475 Location: The Woods..	http://www.therecordist.com/pages/downloads.html Sweet webpage.
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2006-01-26, 21:07	#3
Rhino Retired PR Developer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 47,448 United Kingdom Location: Somerset - UK Blog Entries: 45	ye it would be really nice if you could hear missiles going past you when in the cockpit of a jet. dunno if missles make much of a sound but if you could hear 1 then you could do some evacive moves

2006-01-26, 21:10	#4
BrokenArrow Retired PR Developer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,071 Location: NH, US	I don't know if you could really hear one, I mean planes are pretty loud. Maybe when you fired one you'd hear it a little but I really doubt you would hear it coming after you... That's why there's warning tones right? The explosions deffinitely need to be louder though, you should probably be able to hear the explosions from the ground (with the low height at which dogfights occur in BF2) and if you're in a plane and close to one that gets hit you should definitely hear the explosion. Oh right BOMBS!! These need to be louder and have a much better concussive effect than they do already. More bass!

2006-01-26, 21:14	#6
BrokenArrow Retired PR Developer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,071 Location: NH, US	One thing I loved about bf1942, a nice little thing they had that wasn't huge but it sounded very cool, firing artillery pieces or the guns on a ship would create a great distant thud on the land that you hit. To be honest I havn't noticed that such a sound exists in BF2, but I may be wrong.

2006-01-26, 21:22	#7
Figisaacnewton Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,895 United States of America Location: Seattle, Washington	If we cant make helis and jets louder, make everything else quiter. also, make the radio commands about half as loud... they are so freakin annoying. and if possible, whenever my character says 'frag out' or 'medkit here' i should be able to hear it.

2006-01-26, 21:43	#9
Evilhomer Retired PR Developer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,193 Location: Liverpool, England	One thing that really annoys me are the radio sounds. Who remembers DC final? The radio sounds had a far higher treble sound, with very little bass and more audiable static. Also had a tone at the end that made it feel as if it were a real radio.... Was fantastic!