Ambience: Bat Sound #3681

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JeCel · 2023-01-30T23:00:08Z

JeCel commented

2023-01-30 23:00:08 +00:00

Since the new update there is a really annoying sound. Bla managed to find out that it's the bat sound from here: https://notabug.org/TenPlus1/ambience

I think (and at least one other player, too) that that sound is really annoying. It is kinda unsettling. And imo it plays quite often, more than any other ambience sound as far as I can tell currently (or it just feels like that because I perceive it as annoying).
I was wondering if it could be removed or if at least the volume of that particular sound could get turned down?
I know the /svol command exists, but I really like the ambience sounds and don't wanna turn them down just because of one sound.

Since the new update there is a really annoying sound. Bla managed to find out that it's the bat sound from here: https://notabug.org/TenPlus1/ambience I think (and at least one other player, too) that that sound is really annoying. It is kinda unsettling. And imo it plays quite often, more than any other ambience sound as far as I can tell currently (or it just feels like that because I perceive it as annoying). I was wondering if it could be removed or if at least the volume of that particular sound could get turned down? I know the /svol command exists, but I really like the ambience sounds and don't wanna turn them down just because of one sound.

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flux commented

2023-01-30 23:14:46 +00:00

for me, the biggest issue w/ the sound is its length. perhaps it could be splint into several smaller sounds.

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AliasAlreadyTaken commented

2023-01-30 23:48:13 +00:00

Soundpacks (like texturepacks, but for sounds) still aren't a thing in MT, right?

Bla commented

2023-01-31 00:03:20 +00:00

Soundpacks (like texturepacks, but for sounds) still aren't a thing in MT, right?

https://wiki.minetest.net/Sound_Packs
thats why I just rejoined a couple times, couldn´t get it to work

> Soundpacks (like texturepacks, but for sounds) still aren't a thing in MT, right? https://wiki.minetest.net/Sound_Packs thats why I just rejoined a couple times, couldn´t get it to work

laylem commented

2023-02-12 05:37:29 +00:00

Could there be a sound menu added where you can disable sounds? I also find this noise very annoying.

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Sokomine commented

2023-02-13 18:44:34 +00:00

Perhaps the bats sound is such a problem because there are many bats. They're also only rarely picked up and offered sanctuary in a chest. So there are many bats around that can make sounds. And if it's a long sound...
Still, in theory it ought to work to override the sound with a locally installed one - like with textures.
If so many people get annoyed by this sound, perhaps removing it might be the best solution?

Perhaps the bats sound is such a problem because there are many bats. They're also only rarely picked up and offered sanctuary in a chest. So there are many bats around that can make sounds. And if it's a long sound... Still, in theory it ought to work to override the sound with a locally installed one - like with textures. If so many people get annoyed by this sound, perhaps removing it might be the best solution?

flux commented

2023-02-13 19:37:34 +00:00

Perhaps the bats sound is such a problem because there are many bats.

the ambience bat sound has nothing to do w/ the petz batz.

> Perhaps the bats sound is such a problem because there are many bats. the ambience bat sound has nothing to do w/ the petz batz.

Bla commented

2023-02-13 19:39:41 +00:00

Perhaps the bats sound is such a problem because there are many bats. They're also only rarely picked up and offered sanctuary in a chest. So there are many bats around that can make sounds. And if it's a long sound...

Its an ambience sound not a mob sound so even if there is no bat it gets played😉

Still, in theory it ought to work to override the sound with a locally installed one - like with textures.

Tried that but couldn´t get it to work, any idea how that works?

> Perhaps the bats sound is such a problem because there are many bats. They're also only rarely picked up and offered sanctuary in a chest. So there are many bats around that can make sounds. And if it's a long sound... Its an ambience sound not a mob sound so even if there is no bat it gets played😉 > Still, in theory it ought to work to override the sound with a locally installed one - like with textures. Tried that but couldn´t get it to work, any idea how that works?

flux commented

2023-02-13 19:41:27 +00:00

@AliasAlreadyTaken are you okay w/ us doing a "hard" fork from upstream? ambiance is by its nature a very server-specific mod, and there's already like a dozen active forks out there for various servers. it's also not very easy to override via integration mods.

flux commented

2023-02-13 22:54:11 +00:00

@AliasAlreadyTaken do we use "ambience music" for anything? files named "ambience_music.1.ogg" through "ambience_music.9.ogg"? i feel like it'd be easier to just strip out that code, particularly since we want to have our own "music" that is related to specific locations?

another question: what's actually responsible for playing random mob noises to players? it doesn't actually seem to be ambience.

@AliasAlreadyTaken do we use "ambience music" for anything? files named "ambience_music.1.ogg" through "ambience_music.9.ogg"? i feel like it'd be easier to just strip out that code, particularly since we want to have our own "music" that is related to specific locations? another question: what's actually responsible for playing random mob noises to players? it doesn't actually seem to be ambience.

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Bla referenced this issue

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flux reports: figure out where the "ambient" ... #6299

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