Thomsen is back on modding! First stop: Soundpack

Philipp_Thomsen · 12-24-12, 04:53 PM

Hello Gents,

Some of you might remember me, some might not. I was around all the time with plenty of mods for SH3 back in 2008 and 2009.

Real life got in the way, but now I found myself with some extra time again, and I plan to use it on SH5.

I purchased SH5 about 3 days ago for CA$ 16,99 at ebay.ca and it should be delivered this week.
Meanwhile, I'm interested to know a few details about players here, so I can direct my modding towards them.

The first stop on my modding will be with the soundpack: a major revamp from the one I made for SH3.
This will be an easy start for me, since I'm pretty experienced with sound editing and creation, and will
also allow me to get slowly deeper knowledge about SH5 structure, for when I start modding other parts of the game.

I've also planned on bringing back a few of the good old mods of mine from SH3, like "No Instant Death" and "Thomsen's Ships".
Maybe "Thomsen's Water" too. I'll have to take a look on SH5, a few dozen hours of gameplay, and check what is missing or what can be improved.
For a few here that knows me, know that I have more pleasure modding than actually playing, maybe because I'm compulsive and creative.

In any case, like I said, I'll have to take a look at what's available at the moment in the mods released for SH5, and what can I improve from there.
No need to do something that is already done. But maybe I can help improve a few things here and there.

So, starting with sound:

Main reason for this topic is to gather some information, so I can direct my soundpack modding. I had this problem in SH3, and I want to avoid it for SH5.

I'd like to know what is the percentage of players using either:

Stereo Speakers
5.1 Speakers
Headphones

For SH3 I remember the sounds sounded amazing on my surround system, but I've had many complaints from players using headphones.
So now I intend on modding accordingly to what the vast majority of players is using. If everybody rather play with headphones, then I'll be equipping mine while modding.

If it's pretty balanced out, same percentage of players for all 3 choices, then I guess I'll have to fine-tune some of the sounds for all 3 variants and put all available for download as optional mods.

Well... this looks promising and I'm very excited!

I love this place, this community, and I'm happy to be back.
For someone very into submarines and also modding, this is home to me

View Poll Results: What sound system do you prefer/use while playing SH5?
5.1 surround	12	26.67%
Stereo speakers	11	24.44%
Headphones	22	48.89%
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll

12-24-12, 04:53 PM	#1
Philipp_Thomsen Old Gang Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Drunk at the whorehouse Posts: 2,278 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Thomsen is back on modding! First stop: Soundpack Hello Gents, Some of you might remember me, some might not. I was around all the time with plenty of mods for SH3 back in 2008 and 2009. Real life got in the way, but now I found myself with some extra time again, and I plan to use it on SH5. I purchased SH5 about 3 days ago for CA$ 16,99 at ebay.ca and it should be delivered this week. Meanwhile, I'm interested to know a few details about players here, so I can direct my modding towards them. The first stop on my modding will be with the soundpack: a major revamp from the one I made for SH3. This will be an easy start for me, since I'm pretty experienced with sound editing and creation, and will also allow me to get slowly deeper knowledge about SH5 structure, for when I start modding other parts of the game. I've also planned on bringing back a few of the good old mods of mine from SH3, like "No Instant Death" and "Thomsen's Ships". Maybe "Thomsen's Water" too. I'll have to take a look on SH5, a few dozen hours of gameplay, and check what is missing or what can be improved. For a few here that knows me, know that I have more pleasure modding than actually playing, maybe because I'm compulsive and creative. In any case, like I said, I'll have to take a look at what's available at the moment in the mods released for SH5, and what can I improve from there. No need to do something that is already done. But maybe I can help improve a few things here and there. So, starting with sound: Main reason for this topic is to gather some information, so I can direct my soundpack modding. I had this problem in SH3, and I want to avoid it for SH5. I'd like to know what is the percentage of players using either: Stereo Speakers 5.1 Speakers Headphones For SH3 I remember the sounds sounded amazing on my surround system, but I've had many complaints from players using headphones. So now I intend on modding accordingly to what the vast majority of players is using. If everybody rather play with headphones, then I'll be equipping mine while modding. If it's pretty balanced out, same percentage of players for all 3 choices, then I guess I'll have to fine-tune some of the sounds for all 3 variants and put all available for download as optional mods. Well... this looks promising and I'm very excited! I love this place, this community, and I'm happy to be back. For someone very into submarines and also modding, this is home to me __________________ To each his own