3D ambient sounds played from objects

[Exonar]

Seeing as objects like the main base rally points and commander's stations can be spawned before the game and have sounds playing, I do not see why this isn't possible. I'm not saying have a 5 minute long ambient sound playing over and over, I mean randomized and less that often played sounds.

Think of it this way, you have an invisible object up in whatever amount of trees to play birdchirp.ogg in 1-2 minute randomized intervals audible for 30 meters.

Some examples:

-Birds in trees randomly chirping. Ex: exotic birds on barracuda, owls on silent eagle.
-Dogs barking from inside houses that triggered when players are near like the birds that scatter.
-Women and children crying in randomized houses on urban maps. Hey, war isn't happy.
-Offmap wolf howls audible for 500 meters played every 40 minutes. This would be bone-chillingly awesome on Forrest maps.
-Televisions and radios heard from inside homes.
-Rocks crumbling inside and around Taliban caves.
-Garbage piles playing a buzzing flies sound instead of the entire environment ambience changing. This could probably loop.
-Offmap thunder audible throughout the map. Good for distant storms because they actually sound like they are in a certain direction. Think Silent Eagle.
-Narrow passages having wind whistle and howl on windy maps such as silent eagle
-Propaganda played from mosque minarets audible for 500 meters playing every 15 minutes.


I'm not saying this should completely replace the current environment sound method, but rather work alongside it. Having the sound change from windy desert city to just flies by walking over garbage being a prime example of the current system with it's hands full.

The memory required to store a handful of 5-10 second sounds is minimal, as is the time to code such things as far as I know. Yet the impact this will have on immersion will be huge and it could bring life to PR's beautiful maps.

I understand that the DEV's have bigger things on their plates so this is just merely a suggestion.

[PatrickLA_CA]

Good Idea, It will improve the feeling of the real thing

[AnThRaX-NL]

Sounds like a pretty nice addition!

[-.-Maverick-.-]

Hmmm, not sure its possible, but if it is, I'll take any additional sound effects I can so I like this idea.

[Exonar]

I'm almost positive that it's possible. The only thing I'm unsure about is the delay between sounds and placement.

[Tarranauha200]

Civilians crying...civi bots...
This idea of 3d sounds is great. Would work very nice whit enviorement sounds.

[Exonar]

Civilians crying...civi bots...
This idea of 3d sounds is great. Would work very nice whit enviorement sounds.

I don't think the civi bots would work. But it would sure be hilarious to have unarmed bots programed to run from everything.

[Johncro]

its already (somewhat in the game)

if you go to a mosque you can hear, allah ackbar,
I dunno if its just me but i think in the past I've heard dogs

[Exonar]

its already (somewhat in the game)

if you go to a mosque you can hear, allah ackbar,
I dunno if its just me but i think in the past I've heard dogs

Yes, but it's being played as an environment ambient sound, it's not 3D. Even worse yet it's in stereo so you've got "allah ackbar" in your left ear no matter what direction you're looking.




Also

Lol @ Google targeted ads.

[Haji with a Handgun]

This would be pretty awesome for immersion. +1

[Arnoldio]

This is needed indeed. More sounds= more feeling.

[Johncro]

Don't get me wrong. I like this suggestion but its always good to find some proof... sorta?

[sylent/shooter]

I'm wondering how much impact on performance this will have.... I mean... the people playing can't be expected to upgrade computers just to play with some more immersion. Good idea none the less

[Johncro]

I'm wondering how much impact on performance this will have.... I mean... the people playing can't be expected to upgrade computers just to play with some more immersion. Good idea none the less

Agreed,

Maybe have different levels of sound quality?

Like for Low have minimal sounds
Med. More sounds, just not high quality
and High... Best quality

[Total_Overkill]

I'm wondering how much impact on performance this will have.... I mean... the people playing can't be expected to upgrade computers just to play with some more immersion. Good idea none the less

... non-stop gunfire, explosions, and engine noise dont seem to make **** rigs cry, neither shall a couple chirping birds

[Vision_16]

I'd love to have some Islamic prayer songs being sung throughout Insurgent maps...A good example of this is in Black Hawk Down when the Islamic "priest" sang prayer...It can be heard throughout the city but in PR, I would think it might be pretty loud near mosques, but fade out alot as you get farther away.

[goguapsy]

Agreed,

Maybe have different levels of sound quality?

Like for Low have minimal sounds
Med. More sounds, just not high quality
and High... Best quality

Then Low = less distractions

... non-stop gunfire, explosions, and engine noise dont seem to make **** rigs cry, neither shall a couple chirping birds

Perhaps server load.

[Johncro]

Then Low = less distractions

Point.

But trust me I played on PR on low settings for about 1 year... I missed on lots, Flares, flames, sparks.

I will still completely into the game, distractions and all... but if we could figure out a way to tweak it so it could be perfect on low, Im all ears

[=Romagnolo=]

all your sound suggestions are great, they surely would add an extra feeling in the battlefield.

[theflidgeface]

all your sound suggestions are great, they surely would add an extra feeling in the battlefield.

Exactly what i was going to say