Beefy Engine Sounds

[Sieg]

Sorry if this has been mentioned before:

I really think the tank engine noises need to be seriously beefed-up! To me they sound too much like a humming/mild droning sound. The Panther/Tiger in particular sound alot like an automatic Range Rover to me, as does the T34 - with it's diesel engine and unclad steel tracks the T34 was one of the noisiest tanks ever to roll into battle!

Imo beefing-up the engine sounds and adding some clattering along with the squeaking would add bucketloads of realism to the tanks and atmosphere to the game. Some samples:

Panther - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ZuYstvQ8k&mode=related&search=

StuG III- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFLcNkMQYss

Panther - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSc6dWyVMhg&mode=related&search=

Panther - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4SlNpZQuPY

Turn your volume up and feel that Maybach!

The best example i could find of a T34 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfIbwuFiGxM

and just for fun a King Tiger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSmgMzFdv4M

[added] from film 'Cross of Iron':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-u24EjzD-Y

 

[Velcro Warrior]

I wish I would have been on ebay when someone sold a T34... Then I could have done recordings!

Blast.

 

[Wüstenfuchs]

my poor neighbours

 

[killerbee_zor]

WOW very impressive,didnt know it was that loud

 

[LukeFF]

Agreed. Even modern tanks like the Abrams make a LOT of noise. The ninja tanks have to go.

 

[Letum]

Ive ridden in a Sherman. The engine was a modern replacement, but "beefy" is a hell of a understatement!
It sounds like its shakeing the earth to bits!

 

[SheepDip]

I've been around a couple of tanks in real life, a Tiger I, a Chieftan and a Sherman. They are pretty loud, I don't think RO has the volume totally wrong, they could be a bit louder when you're up close, but the sounds just need to have a bit more meat to them

 

[angelangel]

And I noticed almost all the gun and engine sounds are the same.

 

[Rak]

I've been to some of the modern tanks too and I have to say they still "roar" too much It should have been worse with those diesel and Maybach monsters. Every tank had a different firing sound than others, especially noticable "barking" of Tigers were mentioned in the books I've read.

We also desperately need tank track creaks and squirks, as well as some heavy rattling sound when nearby a tank.

They have to sound as frightening as they were

 

[Wolfstuka]

Ya the current sounds are a bit of a disappointment but remember we are getting the new patch soon.

 

[M_W]

I did hear that russian tanks were louder than german tanks...they could be heared in the distance whyle german tanks were only heared if pretty near (im talking on tank ranges). Maybe its that russian tanks were aluminium.

 

[Sieg]

Ya the current sounds are a bit of a disappointment but remember we are getting the new patch soon.

Don't get me wrong, i'm not whining. Xancerman has done an outstanding job on the sound fx overall - it was because of RO that an X-Fi soundcard went from being an expensive, non-essential luxury to a necessity for me

I just think this is the only sound area that needs fixing - to hear a Maybach in all it's thunderous, growling and screaming glory on my lovely soundcard would just about perfect the game as far as the cacophony of war is concerned!

*as for the patch - i too am very happy about it. Great work TW, thank you!*

 

[Isaak Johnson]

This is a definate must for a future update.

I knew real tanks were loud, but I wasn't thinking THAT loud, thanks for the videos Sieg!

 

[billyboy]

Also, the ground should shake when a tank drives by. Like in Saving Private Ryan when the tank is comin down the road.

 

[Moz]

LOL at the king tiger, you can almost hear the transmission grinding itself apart.

 

[angelangel]

I would like to hear engines roaring as they start up and when they accelerate because quite frankly, all the engine sounds are uniform and really boring.

 

[Gunrun247]

I think it might just be some of you guys need base speakers, although everything in the game is lacking base in itsself.

 

[kuebel]

I did hear that russian tanks were louder than german tanks...they could be heared in the distance whyle german tanks were only heared if pretty near (im talking on tank ranges). Maybe its that russian tanks were aluminium.

I think it was something like this: You could hear the PzIII or so from about 200 meters while you could hear the T34s from about 600 meters already.

What I really want to hear is this distinctive sound for the Tiger, shown in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3565ClKI1P0&mode=related&search=

Especially the *clank clank clank*

 

[Rss]

I've seen T-72 in action and it's engine is directly related to tridsat' chetyre's engine. RAWR RAWR RAAAWR. Seriously, Soviet tanks are real tanks, Leos and such are just big tractors.[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
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[killerbee_zor]

and listen to this restored jagdpanther,**** that's a scary sound,imagine in ro....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0NXbG3ojeU&NR