A-10 loudness

SnipA · Post by **SnipA** » 2007-03-10 15:34

hey guys, ive started to realise that when you are in an A-10 it is very difficult to communicate with your squad members, becuase of the lous noise it makes, is there anywhere i can tunr just this noise down?

Post by **bosco_** » 2007-03-10 15:52

You can turn the ingame sound to a very low level and keep the Voice on maximum level.

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-03-10 17:11

Inside the cockpit, with the earphones on, I dont think it's that loud for pilots? They might even have a sound proof cockpit?

DirtyHarry88 · Post by **DirtyHarry88** » 2007-03-10 17:12

It's not loud at all for pilots.

Top_Cat_AxJnAt · Post by **Top_Cat_AxJnAt** » 2007-03-10 17:36

what i dont get, is that when walking 360 degree around the A10 it is really loud for most parts but very quiet or totaly silent for a small part.

I mean, it is totaly random, not like atall like in reality where i know sound waves can mean it is louder 5m left of something, than for a person right next to it - no apparent correlation or reason for odd sound level of the A10.

@DEVs: how does the bf2 engine model sounds, is it in a totaly circle around the object, distances the sound travels, can any objects prevent the hearing of sound?

Sneak Attack · Post by **Sneak Attack** » 2007-03-10 17:42

you think that A-10 is loud, you should of heard the Concord land at a air show up here a few years back. FUCK it was loud, probably the loudest jet i have heard, and they have had everything from B-2s, harriers, F-15s, and B-1Bs to gliders there. (EAA) and that concord kicked all there asses, its so damn loud its ridonculous.

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-03-10 17:43

If BF2 does support EAX .5, then yes sound should be blocked by objects.

Sneak Attack · Post by **Sneak Attack** » 2007-03-10 17:53

its not completely blocked but it is lessened by things. BF2 has one of the best if not the best sound platform out there. thats one thing the BF series knows what to do, make sound not suck.

danthemanbuddy · Post by **danthemanbuddy** » 2007-03-10 19:41

I remember sofad telling us about bf2's sound.

And for the a 10 to be heard from a distance the overall sound had to be increased.

Exponential sound I think is the basis

Liquid_Cow · Post by **Liquid_Cow** » 2007-03-10 19:47

I do think the A-10 is too loud. In the cockpit with a flight helmet on it should be just a faint whine. I too feel its a hinderance to communications, and if you turn the game volume down too much its too quite when you're on the ground.

Also, point about the sound of it flying, in combat the A-10 is known as "Whispering Death" because of how quiet it is. The same engines used on the A-10 are used on the Navy S-3's and they are called Hoover's cause they sound more like a vacuum cleaner than a jet.

RGG:Dale · Post by **RGG:Dale** » 2007-03-10 22:21

i love havin my head phones in and just flying, the raw sound of power is well good.

also if you dont know what your saying then er, there are mental institutes (lol just joking)

right wheres my tablets............

KatanaGFR · Post by **KatanaGFR** » 2007-03-11 11:06

I know i always hide when i hear that thing nearby, even as USMC... I dont trust most of them A-10 pilots...

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-03-11 13:18

KatanaGFR wrote:I know i always hide when i hear that thing nearby, even as USMC... I dont trust most of them A-10 pilots...

Would you trust a 12 year old with an A-10?

DirtyHarry88 · Post by **DirtyHarry88** » 2007-03-11 13:34

What I hate is picking up an M95 and then a cobra being above me on the battlefield, I'm almost convinced the gunner is going to blast me away just because I don't quite look so American.

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-03-11 13:48

DirtyHarry88 wrote:What I hate is picking up an M95 and then a cobra being above me on the battlefield, I'm almost convinced the gunner is going to blast me away just because I don't quite look so American.

Would you trust a 12 year old with a Cobra?

Harrelson · Post by **Harrelson** » 2007-03-11 14:17

I also think the a10 could do with some toning dowm. i mean i can hear the thing start its engines and im at the facility!

MadTommy · Post by **MadTommy** » 2007-03-11 16:21

SnipA wrote:hey guys, ive started to realise that when you are in an A-10 it is very difficult to communicate with your squad members, becuase of the lous noise it makes, is there anywhere i can tunr just this noise down?

When in the A-10 or Tank if you turn down "Effects" in Audio Options it makes it much easrier to hear Voip squad mates, you can change this option in-game, just not while in the air

Wasteland · Post by **Wasteland** » 2007-03-11 17:16

Top _Cat the great wrote:in reality where i know sound waves can mean it is louder 5m left of something, than for a person right next to it

What do you mean? I can only think of three times this can be the case.

1) There are two sources of sound, producing an interferance pattern.
2) There is something in between the source and the "person right next to it" blocking the sound.
3) The sound source is moving supersonically, and the listener is moving directly in front of it at the same velocity.

Animalmother · Post by **Animalmother** » 2007-03-11 17:47

I think from outside the A10 is fine, but inside you should just hear a slight whir. Like the threadstarter said.

DirtyHarry88 · Post by **DirtyHarry88** » 2007-03-11 17:49

I think the main sound issue with it would be the gun. I can't wait to get the real sound in game, that'll give everyone shivers.