Frusterated with FM_Newinteriors sound!!!

redsocialist · 02-10-11, 04:49 PM

Yes, exactly what I am getting, your saying use the sdh file it comes with install it then delete it? I'll try that I guess, I wish I could get it working!!! Do you know the CFG edit? And how can I do this, I try editing them in notepad its all encrypted do I need another program?

frau kaleun · 02-10-11, 05:06 PM

No, don't install it and delete it.

Delete the file from the mod before you enable it. That way the .sdl file (which contains the settings for the engine sounds) that you already had and were happy with will not be overwritten with the one from New Interiors.

I assume you are using JSGME. If you still have New Interiors enabled, open JSGME and disable it. This should restore the game's .sdl file to whatever it was before you added New Interiors.

Now go to your game folder and open it. Open the MODS subfolder. Find the folder for the New Interiors mod - should be obvious from the folder's name. Open that folder. Open the data folder.

In the MODS\FM_NewInterior_V1.0\data folder is a Sound folder. Delete that folder and leave everything else the way it is. You may have to open the Sound folder and delete the Sh3.sdl file that's in it first, but whatever. Delete that file and the Sound folder.

Now you should be able to enable New Interiors using JSGME and the changes that it would normally make to the game's sound will be absent, because the file that would make them is no longer part of the mod.

Mind you, this should all be done when you are in base. I don't know what happens if you try enabling/disabling it in the middle of a patrol.

The only way that shouldn't work, as far as I can see, is if you've made other changes to the game files that would prevent JSGME from restoring the .sdl file you had prior to ever enabling New Interiors in the first place.

The .sdl file in New Interiors can also be edited to remove the Doppler effect that apparently causes the distortion, that's what I did. I also turned the volume down on the engines a bit. It's not a perfect solution in that it also removes some of the 3D effect of the engine sounds, but I wouldn't be able to use the mod otherwise, so it's an acceptable tradeoff for me. Editing the file requires the Silent 3ditor program, if you want to give that a try we can also walk you through that. It's not a CFG file that causes the distortion so you can't open something in Notepad and fix it. You would need to download and install Silent 3ditor first, tp be able to open and edit the right file, but it's doable. If I can figure it out, anybody can.

redsocialist · 02-10-11, 05:11 PM

Ok I'm downloading the SHeditor right now, lets see if we can get it working from there. I deleted the sound folder and file form the mod before enabling it, I don't know what the problem is... so on to plan b!

frau kaleun · 02-10-11, 05:19 PM

I have to be out most of the rest of the evening but IIRC there are instructions for what to look for and edit in the mod's Sh3.sdl file somewhere in the New Interiors thread, the one that's stickied in the Mods Workshop Forum.

It's a lot to plow through just for that info, but it's there cuz I'm sure that's where I found it.

Let us know how it goes, if I get back in here later and you're still working on it I can maybe open the file and tell you exactly what to look for and edit.

It's only one entry in the .sdl file that has to be changed, so it's not difficult, you just have to know exactly which one and what to change.

Good luck!

redsocialist · 02-10-11, 05:25 PM

Ok no problem thanks for your help Ill see if I can't get it working!

frau kaleun · 02-10-11, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by redsocialist

Ok no problem thanks for your help Ill see if I can't get it working!

When you get Silent 3ditor up and running, open the Sh3.sdl file in it. There are a ton of entries (on the left), but scroll about 3/4 of the way down and look for one called:

DD_Engine.DieselEX

Click on it once to highlight it, and you'll see its settings in the window on the right.

Change the one for "Doppler factor:" to 0 (zero).

If you like, you can also reduce the one for "Volume:" but I don't think that's necessary to get rid of the "jet engine" distortion problem. I set mine to 75.0 which is a little on the low side at cruising speed but plenty loud enough for me running full or flank. At cruising speed, anyway, it doesn't drown out the Gramophone.

But if you change the Volume level and don't like it once you get the game loaded up with the mod enabled, you can always disable the mod and tweak it a bit when you're back in base and then enable it again until you're happy with it.

VONHARRIS · 02-11-11, 04:14 AM

Thanks to Frau Kaleun and her directions I found the FM interiors mod but Iwas disappointed. It is only for the VIIC type and I am a great fan of the IXB-C types.
Is there any such mod for the IX types?

02-10-11, 04:49 PM	#1
redsocialist Chief Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 328 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 0	Yes, exactly what I am getting, your saying use the sdh file it comes with install it then delete it? I'll try that I guess, I wish I could get it working!!! Do you know the CFG edit? And how can I do this, I try editing them in notepad its all encrypted do I need another program? __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ To die for the people is weighter than Mount Tai But to work for the fascists, and die for the exploiters and oppressors is lighter than a feather -Mao Zedong

02-10-11, 05:11 PM	#3
redsocialist Chief Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 328 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 0	Ok I'm downloading the SHeditor right now, lets see if we can get it working from there. I deleted the sound folder and file form the mod before enabling it, I don't know what the problem is... so on to plan b! __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ To die for the people is weighter than Mount Tai But to work for the fascists, and die for the exploiters and oppressors is lighter than a feather -Mao Zedong

02-10-11, 05:25 PM	#5
redsocialist Chief Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 328 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 0	Ok no problem thanks for your help Ill see if I can't get it working! __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ To die for the people is weighter than Mount Tai But to work for the fascists, and die for the exploiters and oppressors is lighter than a feather -Mao Zedong

02-10-11, 05:06 PM	#2
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	No, don't install it and delete it. Delete the file from the mod before you enable it. That way the .sdl file (which contains the settings for the engine sounds) that you already had and were happy with will not be overwritten with the one from New Interiors. I assume you are using JSGME. If you still have New Interiors enabled, open JSGME and disable it. This should restore the game's .sdl file to whatever it was before you added New Interiors. Now go to your game folder and open it. Open the MODS subfolder. Find the folder for the New Interiors mod - should be obvious from the folder's name. Open that folder. Open the data folder. In the MODS\FM_NewInterior_V1.0\data folder is a Sound folder. Delete that folder and leave everything else the way it is. You may have to open the Sound folder and delete the Sh3.sdl file that's in it first, but whatever. Delete that file and the Sound folder. Now you should be able to enable New Interiors using JSGME and the changes that it would normally make to the game's sound will be absent, because the file that would make them is no longer part of the mod. Mind you, this should all be done when you are in base. I don't know what happens if you try enabling/disabling it in the middle of a patrol. The only way that shouldn't work, as far as I can see, is if you've made other changes to the game files that would prevent JSGME from restoring the .sdl file you had prior to ever enabling New Interiors in the first place. The .sdl file in New Interiors can also be edited to remove the Doppler effect that apparently causes the distortion, that's what I did. I also turned the volume down on the engines a bit. It's not a perfect solution in that it also removes some of the 3D effect of the engine sounds, but I wouldn't be able to use the mod otherwise, so it's an acceptable tradeoff for me. Editing the file requires the Silent 3ditor program, if you want to give that a try we can also walk you through that. It's not a CFG file that causes the distortion so you can't open something in Notepad and fix it. You would need to download and install Silent 3ditor first, tp be able to open and edit the right file, but it's doable. If I can figure it out, anybody can.

02-10-11, 05:19 PM	#4
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I have to be out most of the rest of the evening but IIRC there are instructions for what to look for and edit in the mod's Sh3.sdl file somewhere in the New Interiors thread, the one that's stickied in the Mods Workshop Forum. It's a lot to plow through just for that info, but it's there cuz I'm sure that's where I found it. Let us know how it goes, if I get back in here later and you're still working on it I can maybe open the file and tell you exactly what to look for and edit. It's only one entry in the .sdl file that has to be changed, so it's not difficult, you just have to know exactly which one and what to change. Good luck!

02-11-11, 04:14 AM	#7
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Thanks to Frau Kaleun and her directions I found the FM interiors mod but Iwas disappointed. It is only for the VIIC type and I am a great fan of the IXB-C types. Is there any such mod for the IX types?