[TEC] AmbientVolume controller

gap · 07-06-12, 03:32 PM

Hi there,

I am currently working on importing a SHIII unit in SH5. Among other things, I am trying to set the volume of its sounds. For doing it I am using the AmbientVolume controller, that allows us to change sound volumes depending on both camera and parent object's location.

Its main parameters are sorted in arrays. Each array is composed by an identifier (making reference to SounSource identifiers in the same dsd file) and by a group of volume modifiers for different camera and object position:

Code:

ObjectAboveWater
ObjectBelowWater
CameraAboveWater
CameraBelowWater
CameraInterior
CameraSonar

So far so good. I'm experiencing a couple of shortcoming though:

- whenever I set two or more sounds to share the same identifier, trying to set their volume as a group, SounSource stops working and they can be heard "normally" in game as if the controller wasn't there.

- If I am not mistaken, sound modifier parameters seem to be expressed as percentages of the original volume (0=silent, 1=100%); nonetheless, everytime I try to set a value <1, instead of being reduced sounds are zeroed. In other words, the controller behaves like an on/off trigger.

Did anyone else experiment with it? I wonder whether I am missing something, or peraphs AmbientVolume is no longer fully supported by SH5?

07-06-12, 03:32 PM	#1
gap Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CJ8937 Posts: 8,215 Downloads: 793 Uploads: 10	[TEC] AmbientVolume controller Hi there, I am currently working on importing a SHIII unit in SH5. Among other things, I am trying to set the volume of its sounds. For doing it I am using the AmbientVolume controller, that allows us to change sound volumes depending on both camera and parent object's location. Its main parameters are sorted in arrays. Each array is composed by an identifier (making reference to SounSource identifiers in the same dsd file) and by a group of volume modifiers for different camera and object position: Code: ObjectAboveWater ObjectBelowWater CameraAboveWater CameraBelowWater CameraInterior CameraSonar So far so good. I'm experiencing a couple of shortcoming though: - whenever I set two or more sounds to share the same identifier, trying to set their volume as a group, SounSource stops working and they can be heard "normally" in game as if the controller wasn't there. - If I am not mistaken, sound modifier parameters seem to be expressed as percentages of the original volume (0=silent, 1=100%); nonetheless, everytime I try to set a value <1, instead of being reduced sounds are zeroed. In other words, the controller behaves like an on/off trigger. Did anyone else experiment with it? I wonder whether I am missing something, or peraphs AmbientVolume is no longer fully supported by SH5?