Has somebody tried to standardize sounds in the game?

Jump back to quoted post5 Dec 2017, 22:30 PMWiderstreit

Some vehicles, abilities and other units use confusing "fx_munition_name" and produce impact-animations which don't fit with the effect of their performance. That produces an unreal atmosphere and frustrations for new entrants. (and simply looks unprofessional)

E.g. the Firefly uses same impact like Jagdtiger but it performes like Panther

To bring all similar weapon-types in line with their counter-part of other fractions I made a list
of changes depending on their caliber and AI or AT effect. Also some biasas were found and fixed:

- aef <ballistic_weapon <tank_gun

"m10_m5_3inch_gun_mp" "shell_75mm" -> "shell_medium"
"m10_m5_3inch_ap_gun" "shell_heavy_he" -> ""shell_medium_he"
"m15a1_halftrack_37mm_mp" "20mmShell" -> "flak"
"m26_pershing_90mm_hvap_piercing_shot_mp" "shell_90mm" -> "shell_medium_he"
"m36_m4_90mm_gun_mp" "shell_90mm" -> "shell_medium"
"m36_m4_90mm_ap_gun_mp" "shell_heavy_he" -> "shell_medium_he"

- axis <ballistic_weapons <anti_tank_gun

"75mm_pak_40_ap_mp" "shell_medium" -> "ability_stuncritical"

- * <* <infantry_anti_tank_weapon

"panzerfaust_atw_mp" "rocket_light" -> "shell_medium_heat"

- * <* <tank_gun

"panzer_4_75mm_mp" "shell_medium" -> "shell_75mm"
"panzer_4_75mm_short_mp" "shell_medium" -> "shell_medium_he"
"tiger_kwk36_88mm_mp" "shell_88mm" -> "shell_90mm"

- british <ballistic_weapon <anti_tank_gun

"17_pounder_atg_mp" "shell_jagdtiger" -> "shell_88mm"
"17_pounder_piercing_shot_mp" "shell_jagdtiger" -> "ability_stuncritical"

- * <* <tank_gun

"bofor_emplacement_40mm_autocannon" "20mmShell" -> "flak"
"bofor_emplacement_40mm_autocannon_barrage" "20mmShell" -> "flak"
"sherman_firefly_76mm_mp" "shell_jagdtiger" -> "shell_medium"

- soviet <ballistic_weapon <tank_gun

"su85_d5t_85mm_mp" "shell_88mm" -> "shell_medium"
"t34_76mm_mp" "shell_medium" -> "shell_75mm"

- west_german <ballistic_weapon <tank_gun

"panzer_iv_kwk40_75mm_mp" "shell_medium" -> "shell_75mm"
"tiger_kwk43_88mm_mp" "shell_88mm" -> "shell_90mm"

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To explain:

normal shells:

"shell_medium" = small impact without explosion for light/medium tank-hunter
"shell_75mm" = small impact with a small explosion for small/medium battle-tank
"shell_88" = medium impact with medium explosion for medium/heavy battle-tank and heavy tank-hunter
"shell_90" = large impact with large explosion for heavy battle-tank
"shell_jagdtiger"= very large impact for ultra-heavy tank-hunter

heat shells and hollow charge:

"ability_stuncritical" = HEAT with metal lightning
"rocket_light" = small hollow charge with small explosion
"shell_medium_heat" = normal hollow charge with normal Explosion

explosives

"shell_medium_he" = medium explosion
"shell_heavy_he" = large explosion

flak

"20mmShell" = small impact and small aoe
"flak_dense_small" = small impact and medium aoe
"flak" = medium impact and large aoe with shrapnel

Jump back to quoted post23 Dec 2017, 23:12 PMLugie

Standardize sounds... It is possible in COH1, however, with the current limitations set on COH2 it is not. I think some of the bigger mods like EAW and Blitzkreig have done it already.

Sounds and fx are linked to action files, which play a sound file, which references the actual sounds. If you wanted, you could make it only have 1 sound file available and remove all randomization. All of this is modifiable in COH1, but COH2 has all file types except the ones listed on the wiki blocked.