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Hello,I hope someone out there can help my with this problem. I am running GWX3.0 GOLD. I never had any problems until now.When being hunted by DD, I always had the normal ping-ping-ping. The last night I started getting pinged by a sound that almost blew my speakers off the shelf. No more ping-ping-ping, but BONG-BONG-BONG, like someone hitting the inside of a bell with a hammer. I haven't changed anything in my setup, and everything was fine before. I hope someone can help me out a little, and tell me how to correct this.. THANKS
Gargamel
11-24-10, 10:21 PM
The RN could have changed ASDIC's during your career, and the sound being slightly different affected your computer somehow so it was really amplified.
Or it was just swamp gas reflecting the light of venus off a weather balloon.
I'd double check your settings, make sure something like effects isn't maxed or something.
Least you know when your getting pinging now.
Capt. Morgan
11-25-10, 11:02 AM
IIRC, it works something like this...
You will hear pings once the escorts are alerted to your presence. That does not necessarily mean that they have contact on you, just that they know you are there.
Once an escort has an exact contact on you, the sound changes, and speed of the pings increase. That might be what you are experiencing.
Sailor Steve
11-25-10, 11:45 AM
I never worry about the pings. I stay at silent run and minimum speed until I hear the propellors. Then I panic!
Jimbuna
11-25-10, 01:03 PM
Have you added any other mods that include sound files?
No I haven't added any other mods containing sound files. It is just the normal sound of the pings has changed somehow. It is not the normal ping-ping-ping, and then increasing as they get closer. it now sounds like someone hitting the bottom of a cast iron skillet, sounding like K-CLANG-K-KLANG K-KLANG. Can I just install another ASDIC sound file and get rid of this one? If so, what would be a good one? Thanks for your help!!!!!!!!!
Gargamel
11-25-10, 11:25 PM
No I haven't added any other mods containing sound files. It is just the normal sound of the pings has changed somehow. It is not the normal ping-ping-ping, and then increasing as they get closer. it now sounds like someone hitting the bottom of a cast iron skillet, sounding like K-CLANG-K-KLANG K-KLANG. Can I just install another ASDIC sound file and get rid of this one? If so, what would be a good one? Thanks for your help!!!!!!!!!
Instead of Depth charge racks (wasserbomben boom boom), the RN is now dropping divers with mallets.
http://img1.photographersdirect.com/img/15009/wm/pd669860.jpg
LOL, Yep, That is just what it sounds like. I will sent someone out the tubes to try and sweep them away!!!!
Jimbuna
11-26-10, 07:30 AM
No I haven't added any other mods containing sound files. It is just the normal sound of the pings has changed somehow. It is not the normal ping-ping-ping, and then increasing as they get closer. it now sounds like someone hitting the bottom of a cast iron skillet, sounding like K-CLANG-K-KLANG K-KLANG. Can I just install another ASDIC sound file and get rid of this one? If so, what would be a good one? Thanks for your help!!!!!!!!!
I'm not up to date on asdic sound mods I'm afraid so I'd suggest looking in the downloads section.
frau kaleun
11-26-10, 09:41 AM
@smoke: I don't know if you've done it already, but if I were you I'd probably start going through the sound files in my game folder - opening them to play outside of the game - to see if I could locate the file or files that were giving me the sound I was hearing in the game.
If you can pinpoint which sound file(s) = the BONG-BONG-BONG, you'll know which one(s) you need to replace with something you like better.
If none of the sound files sound like that when opened outside the game, then maybe something is getting distorted when the game is running... if that's even possible with just one file and not the audio effects in general.
Mittelwaechter
11-26-10, 11:08 AM
Have you ever been depthcharged before?
The distant explosions of DCs dropped at the 'wrong' spot - combined with the following shaking equipment aboard sounds unusual.
:DL
Jimbuna
11-26-10, 12:29 PM
Go into: C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\GWX3.0\data\Sound and play the following three sound files:
Sonar
sonar_coat
sonar_coat_imp
If they sound as they should then you have a conflicting mod enabled.
If one or more resemble the sound you described above you have a faulty file.....I will then send you one that is not faulty to overwrite your original.
jimbuna, all three files, Sonar-sonar_coat-sonar_coat_imp, all have the same KLA-BLAM-KLA-BLAM-KLA-BLAM sound, so the whole file has to be messed up somehow. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP
Jimbuna
11-27-10, 12:50 PM
jimbuna, all three files, Sonar-sonar_coat-sonar_coat_imp, all have the same KLA-BLAM-KLA-BLAM-KLA-BLAM sound, so the whole file has to be messed up somehow. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP
Do you want me to send you the files?
Yes Sir, I sure would appreciate that. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SkyBaron
11-27-10, 01:29 PM
You probably have Ktl_KUrtz's BritishAsdicMkIFinal mod mixed up somewhere:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=2762
I use this mod and it's closer to how the ASDIC was heard by the crew inside a U-boat than the famous sonar sound you hear in movies and in the default game. It was sometimes described as the sound of a hammer.
There are a few other Sonar Ping sounds in the download section that you might like. Just check under Sound FX Mods.
Is ther anyware else that i can download this file from? I am having no luck downloading here. THANKS
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