SHIV's sound engine?

atfcharger · 10-05-06, 09:35 PM

I didn't see anything via a search here nor any new details on Ubi's site for the game.

Does anyone know or hypothesize about what sound engine will be used in SHIV? Only reason I ask is because I recently found that Blazing Angels uses Xact from Microsoft and it's a Windows XP-only sound engine-- I could run the demo but with no sound.

I still use Windows 2000 Pro because I have absolutely zero reason to upgrade to XP before Vista, and certainly not for Blazing Angels if I would have purchased it. However, I fear that Ubi might use Xact in all future games including SHIV. I guess it's the eventual path of games but I'd like to prolong updating the OS if I SHIV didn't use that sound engine. I know from reading some interviews it sounds like the graphics got the largest overhaul as did some other aspects of the game but nothing about sound changes.

Any thoughts?

CB.. · 10-06-06, 07:02 PM

same area different question tho
i hope they use the music engine from SH3 only adapt it to play the sound effects for the sub interior crew speech etc...the music in SH3 would change according to what situation the player was in ..with the music file playing changing as he went from cruising along to a combat situation etc..now not many will have played with the cheesy game music switched on so it was a brilliant concept allmost utterly thrown away ..adapt ti to play different sub interior effects during combat situation than whilst simply cruising along and well lots of atmosphere...

Sir Big Jugs · 10-07-06, 02:35 PM

Vista is baaaaddd... Resource hog...

Respenus · 10-07-06, 03:10 PM

Microsoft Is Bad!!!

Sir Big Jugs · 10-07-06, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Respenus

Microsoft Is Bad!!!

Motivate your point please.

10-08-06, 01:32 PM

It would be nice if they modelled the speed of sound properly this time. The instant explosion sounds from far of hits is a real immersionkiller.

atfcharger · 10-11-06, 07:19 AM

After some investigation it appears SHIV will continue to use Direct Sound as SHIII did but with probable improvements (similar to the graphical enhancements maybe?). It will not use Xact audio (YAY for W2K users!

). I didn't know this before hand, but Xact is the audio engine for Xbox. The reason it's usable on the PC (or on XP in this case) is because it was ported with Blazing Angels to a PC format. Makes sense I guess.

Good. I can hang on to Windows 2000 Pro for at least one more game. Hehe.

The Noob · 10-11-06, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CB..

same area different question tho
i hope they use the music engine from SH3 only adapt it to play the sound effects for the sub interior crew speech etc...the music in SH3 would change according to what situation the player was in ..with the music file playing changing as he went from cruising along to a combat situation etc..now not many will have played with the cheesy game music switched on so it was a brilliant concept allmost utterly thrown away ..adapt ti to play different sub interior effects during combat situation than whilst simply cruising along and well lots of atmosphere...

i played with it on all the time - especially with the "Das Boot Musicmod".

america person · 10-11-06, 08:22 PM

gah is there a das boot sound mod too?

i started playing sh3 finally after a year and half of no computer capable of running it and so i then started to watch das boot..amazing how you get the most random ideas

Sailor Steve · 10-12-06, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by america person

gah is there a das boot sound mod too?

Several, actually. If you go to the audio section at http://u-boot.realsimulation.com/ you will find at least one DB sound pack, as well as my own, which is listed as Sailor Steve.rar

Also, Anzacmick did one based on the English-dubbed version.

Being sound files, none of these take up a lot of extra space or affect frame rates and game play; they just add a whole world of immersion.

10-05-06, 09:35 PM	#1
atfcharger Watch Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 16 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SHIV's sound engine? I didn't see anything via a search here nor any new details on Ubi's site for the game. Does anyone know or hypothesize about what sound engine will be used in SHIV? Only reason I ask is because I recently found that Blazing Angels uses Xact from Microsoft and it's a Windows XP-only sound engine-- I could run the demo but with no sound. I still use Windows 2000 Pro because I have absolutely zero reason to upgrade to XP before Vista, and certainly not for Blazing Angels if I would have purchased it. However, I fear that Ubi might use Xact in all future games including SHIV. I guess it's the eventual path of games but I'd like to prolong updating the OS if I SHIV didn't use that sound engine. I know from reading some interviews it sounds like the graphics got the largest overhaul as did some other aspects of the game but nothing about sound changes. Any thoughts?

10-06-06, 07:02 PM	#2
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	same area different question tho i hope they use the music engine from SH3 only adapt it to play the sound effects for the sub interior crew speech etc...the music in SH3 would change according to what situation the player was in ..with the music file playing changing as he went from cruising along to a combat situation etc..now not many will have played with the cheesy game music switched on so it was a brilliant concept allmost utterly thrown away ..adapt ti to play different sub interior effects during combat situation than whilst simply cruising along and well lots of atmosphere... __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats

10-07-06, 02:35 PM	#3
Sir Big Jugs Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 895 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Vista is baaaaddd... Resource hog... __________________

10-07-06, 03:10 PM	#4
Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Microsoft Is Bad!!! __________________

10-08-06, 01:32 PM	#6
Jotte Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It would be nice if they modelled the speed of sound properly this time. The instant explosion sounds from far of hits is a real immersionkiller.

10-11-06, 07:19 AM	#7
atfcharger Watch Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 16 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	After some investigation it appears SHIV will continue to use Direct Sound as SHIII did but with probable improvements (similar to the graphical enhancements maybe?). It will not use Xact audio (YAY for W2K users! ). I didn't know this before hand, but Xact is the audio engine for Xbox. The reason it's usable on the PC (or on XP in this case) is because it was ported with Blazing Angels to a PC format. Makes sense I guess. Good. I can hang on to Windows 2000 Pro for at least one more game. Hehe.

10-11-06, 08:22 PM	#9
america person Gunner Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: fairfax, VA, near D.C Posts: 93 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	gah is there a das boot sound mod too? i started playing sh3 finally after a year and half of no computer capable of running it and so i then started to watch das boot..amazing how you get the most random ideas