Sonic Cracks and Pops

[fandango831]

Playing in Beta Wave 5 and 6 they were fine I could hear incoming fire and knew when someone was shooting at me aside from well...death. Ever since the interim beta for 6 and now in Wave 7 I hear absolutely no sonic cracks and pops from incoming bullets which absolutely frustrates me. Just hearing a gunshot in the distance is not enough to know someone has targeted me for destruction. It's beyond stupid when someone is shooting at me and I can't tell they are directing their fire at me specifically until they actually land a kill shot. Incoming bullets should not only be distinct but they should be quite audible.

What are your feelings concerning incoming fire and the implementation or fix of sonic cracks?

Personally I was hoping they would take a lesson from ARMA or even SQUAD and really emphasize incoming fire and give it liveliness and variety. Was I mistaken thinking TW would put the effort in improving that?

 

[exhausted]

What are your feelings concerning incoming fire and the implementation or fix of sonic cracks?

Sonic cracks are a critical part of this game because the realistic impact the cracks have on situational awareness allows you to employ realistic strategy.

Their deletion is a poor call.

 

[buzzbee]

I too find it hard to tell if I'm being shot at. Please add the Sonic Cracks. I want to know I need to keep my head down. Thinking it should scare me. Thanks!

 

[p3wpy]

Agree with OP... Gun fire just needs an entire overhaul. Doesn't sound like you are in a war zone... Should be deafening. Everything sound muffled.

 

[Sgt.NightFire]

Agree, it was perfect in 5 and 6, you would actually duck down and it would suppress you to stay down! Did it bug out, or did they actually lowered the sound effects completely for these sonic cracks and such??

 

[llNomadll]

Yeah, I would like to see this come back.

1) It makes the player fear for his life
2) It notifies me I am under fire and thus should seek cover ASAP

 

[PsYcH0_Ch!cKeN]

This hasn't been removed deliberately and is the first I've heard of it. We will investigate.

 

[Lemonater47]

I think volume mixing full stop has to be adjusted.

 

[fandango831]

This hasn't been removed deliberately and is the first I've heard of it. We will investigate.

I'm glad to hear this wasn't purposefully removed. Hopefully you'll have incoming sonic/subsonic fire back in the game and clearly audible soon.

 

[FishsticksII]

This hasn't been removed deliberately and is the first I've heard of it. We will investigate.

Thank goodness because I feared they were removed.

 

[spain]

This hasn't been removed deliberately and is the first I've heard of it. We will investigate.

Thank you. I didn't even play the earlier beta waves but their absence was very noticeable and made it hard to tell when you were being shot at.

 

[Gladius]

This hasn't been removed deliberately and is the first I've heard of it. We will investigate.

I'm sure I did hear sonic cracks.

 

[PsYcH0_Ch!cKeN]

So these weren't removed, they had just had their volume and falloff distance adjusted based on previous feedback, but it meant that they were now having to pass a lot closer by you to be heard. They will be adjusted again, so that if you get a screen blur from a near miss, you will hear the crack.

 

[FishsticksII]

So these weren't removed, they had just had their volume and falloff distance adjusted based on previous feedback, but it meant that they were now having to pass a lot closer by you to be heard. They will be adjusted again, so that if you get a screen blur from a near miss, you will hear the crack.

Nice to hear them being back in the Open Beta but they are still far too quiet compared to other sounds in-game. The cracks should be LOUD and make you get down or run for cover.

 

[G_Sajer]

I like the game for the most part. The only issue that really stuck with me after some time in play was weapon sounds in general. Most seem... I'm trying to come up with a proper description.... "muddy?" Not the kind of sharpness or in your face impact that i have experienced elsewhere. And there doesn't seem to be enough distinction between distant fire and close range fire. The type of weapon being fired doesn't seem to matter. The impact of sound doesn't seem to be as inspiring as it could be. I'm not inclined to criticize anything in games unless I really feel there is a vacuum to be filled. So I'm saying this after pondering it awhile.

 

[lipoforall]

absolutely agree, sounds are weakest part of this great game.. previous RO/RS was much better in this point and i hope devs will work on it..

 

[Lemonater47]

absolutely agree, sounds are weakest part of this great game.. previous RO/RS was much better in this point and i hope devs will work on it..

Sonics cracks are louder in RS2 than they were in RO2.

 

[lipoforall]

Sonics cracks are louder in RS2 than they were in RO2.

ok, maybe.. but in all previous RO/RS it was really easy to determine if anyone shooting at me(or close to me) and where he is(direction, aprox. distance) but not now.. sometimes in open beta i didn't hear weapon sound when someone killed me, its so annoying and frustrating for me.. also overal atmosphere was better..

i am not sure if its just because of sounds(maybe supression effect) but this game feels more arcade for me.. i am not scared when someone starts shooting on(at?) me..(partly because i dont know its so close)

that's my opinion... and i know i'm just one of many

 

[Lemonater47]

ok, maybe.. but in all previous RO/RS it was really easy to determine if anyone shooting at me(or close to me) and where he is(direction, aprox. distance) but not now.. sometimes in open beta i didn't hear weapon sound when someone killed me, its so annoying and frustrating for me.. also overal atmosphere was better..

i am not sure if its just because of sounds(maybe supression effect) but this game feels more arcade for me.. i am not scared when someone starts shooting on(at?) me..(partly because i dont know its so close)

that's my opinion... and i know i'm just one of many

Sounds were broken in Wave 7. That all got fixed in Wave 8. This thread started during wave 7.

 

[fandango831]

I have to agree with Lemonater47. This thread is no longer needed as it has been resolved by the developers. As the OP of the thread I would prefer this thread locked. If someone has new issues pertaining to RS2's audio in broad then a new sound thread should be made. If a mod sees this could you please close or delete this thread. Many thanks