Hydrophone volume.

Damo · 11-22-09, 06:21 AM

Ok guys, now before you say it, I know about the volume knob on the hydrophone station, it's not that volume I'm worried about. The thing is, when I go to manually listen to the hydrophone, despite the 'sim' volume being on full, I still need to turn up my actual volume to hear things off in the distance.

Now I have various mods installed like Thompsens sounds and a replacement ambient hydrophone sound and I can't remember much about the stock game's volume and whether it was louder or not and whether a mod has altered it. Suffice to say, I've tweaked and merged my mods so they all snuggle up to each other without any squabbling so I really don't want to be deactivating anything when it's all going so sweetly.

All I want to know is how do I manually edit the volume of the hydrophone in game so it is more akin to wearing headphones. I've noticed that the surrounding sounds tone down and get muffled when I'm at the station but the sound through the headphones doesn't get louder as it would if they were right next to my ears...

Help a deaf old sailor......

irish1958 · 11-22-09, 11:53 AM

I am not sure this will help. I added a key to the command_en file (cmd146) to change the hydrophone volume. It appears that there are five levels of sound (at least in my setup and with my sound card). When I go to 25 meters or so to listen, I check the sound volume by listening to my electric engines and change the volume until I get the maximum sound and then I shut off the engines to sweep for contacts. I also use head phones to listen for contacts.

Platapus · 11-22-09, 12:06 PM

Concerning that volume button on the Hydrophone station, I have never thought it did much if anything?

I too have to crank up my speaker volume in order to manually use the hydrophone.

What specifically does that volume button do. Is it a two position switch or can you keep hitting it for more volume. I have tried and don't seem to notice any difference.

Damo · 11-22-09, 12:38 PM

The volume knob does seem to raise the volume a small (and I mean small...) amount when you click the upper half a few times but nowhere near enough. I'd like the hydraphone sound to be the same level as the normal ambience in the sub while retaining the muffled effect on that ambience. I just thought there might be a config file hiding somewhere where I could change a value to a higher number, but maybe it's not gonna be that simple.

I'll just have to use headphones with the volume cranked up I guess and risk perforated eardrums should my crew want to tell me something...

Commander Gizmo · 11-22-09, 02:05 PM

There is a reason to turn it down at times:
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I'll see if I can locate the correct files for these settings and get back to you.

11-22-09, 06:21 AM	#1
Damo Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: Forever stuck in Data folder... Posts: 482 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	Hydrophone volume. Ok guys, now before you say it, I know about the volume knob on the hydrophone station, it's not that volume I'm worried about. The thing is, when I go to manually listen to the hydrophone, despite the 'sim' volume being on full, I still need to turn up my actual volume to hear things off in the distance. Now I have various mods installed like Thompsens sounds and a replacement ambient hydrophone sound and I can't remember much about the stock game's volume and whether it was louder or not and whether a mod has altered it. Suffice to say, I've tweaked and merged my mods so they all snuggle up to each other without any squabbling so I really don't want to be deactivating anything when it's all going so sweetly. All I want to know is how do I manually edit the volume of the hydrophone in game so it is more akin to wearing headphones. I've noticed that the surrounding sounds tone down and get muffled when I'm at the station but the sound through the headphones doesn't get louder as it would if they were right next to my ears... Help a deaf old sailor...... __________________ The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. It only took one T1 eel to convince that boat not to float.

11-22-09, 11:53 AM	#2
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	I am not sure this will help. I added a key to the command_en file (cmd146) to change the hydrophone volume. It appears that there are five levels of sound (at least in my setup and with my sound card). When I go to 25 meters or so to listen, I check the sound volume by listening to my electric engines and change the volume until I get the maximum sound and then I shut off the engines to sweep for contacts. I also use head phones to listen for contacts. __________________ Irish1958

11-22-09, 12:06 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,948 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Concerning that volume button on the Hydrophone station, I have never thought it did much if anything? I too have to crank up my speaker volume in order to manually use the hydrophone. What specifically does that volume button do. Is it a two position switch or can you keep hitting it for more volume. I have tried and don't seem to notice any difference. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-22-09, 12:38 PM	#4
Damo Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: Forever stuck in Data folder... Posts: 482 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	The volume knob does seem to raise the volume a small (and I mean small...) amount when you click the upper half a few times but nowhere near enough. I'd like the hydraphone sound to be the same level as the normal ambience in the sub while retaining the muffled effect on that ambience. I just thought there might be a config file hiding somewhere where I could change a value to a higher number, but maybe it's not gonna be that simple. I'll just have to use headphones with the volume cranked up I guess and risk perforated eardrums should my crew want to tell me something... __________________ The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. It only took one T1 eel to convince that boat not to float.

11-22-09, 02:05 PM	#5
Commander Gizmo Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 4	There is a reason to turn it down at times: Search Result I'll see if I can locate the correct files for these settings and get back to you.