Footsteps too loud.

[Deadlyforce]

When walking, it sounds like I have 20 LB boots on.

I don't see a way to lower the footsteps sound like on other sounds.

Anyone know how I make the sound softer?

 

Thanks

[Nexerade]

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[Brutile]

You can lower the volume using this

http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/api-reference/_/source/sourcesetvolume-r318

[Deadlyforce]

I could not get it to work. Kept getting a nil value error using it in the FPSPlayer.lua

[macklebee]

I could not get it to work. Kept getting a nil value error using it in the FPSPlayer.lua

Well you can only lower the volume of a source. The footsteps are just being played as a sound and not a source.

But you can make some minor additions to the script to use a source to play the footstep sounds.

In the Script:Start function:

...

...

self.sound.footsteps.concrete.step[4] = Sound:Load("Sound/Footsteps/Concrete/step4.wav")

self.sound.footsteps.concrete.jump = Sound:Load("Sound/Footsteps/Concrete/jump.wav")

self.source = Source:Create() --add this

 

and in the Script:UpdateFootsteps() function, change the end of the code to look like this:

...

...

if t-self.lastfootsteptime>repeatdelay then

self.lastfootsteptime = t

local index = math.random(1,4)

--self.sound.footsteps.concrete.step[index]:Play() --commented out

self.source:SetSound(self.sound.footsteps.concrete.step[index]) --added

self.source:SetVolume(0.05) --added

self.source:Play() -- added

end

 

Keep in mind you will need to create sources for the other sounds being played for Jump, damage, etc... if you want to control their volume.

[Deadlyforce]

That worked great, you are a life safer!!

Question for you, how did you learn this?

What's a "good" book should I read to learn LUA?

 

I don't mind asking questions but don't want to be a pain in the ***.

 

Thanks again for the help.

[Brutile]

All this is in the API. It's rather well documented, although some of the names of things are a little confusing. I can't say for Macklebee, but I just read the API to find an example, then use the example in my own code. It's also partly experience. I learnt everything by experimenting and looking at examples.

[Brutile]

Keep in mind you will need to create sources for the other sounds being played for Jump, damage, etc... if you want to control their volume.

 

You don't necessarily need to have multiple sources. You could just use the SetSound function and change which sound to play. Not sure if this would cut off the sound if there was already one playing though.

[macklebee]

You don't necessarily need to have multiple sources. You could just use the SetSound function and change which sound to play. Not sure if this would cut off the sound if there was already one playing though.

True, but that is exactly why I suggested to make multiple sources. If its ambient music and only one should play in any given area or time then yes you can use the same source. But one source for all of your sounds will result in cutoff and only one sound playing at a time.

window = Window:Create()

context = Context:Create(window)

 

sound = {}

sound[1] = Sound:Load("Sound/Ambient/submarineroom03.wav")

sound[2] = Sound:Load("Sound/Doors/fdn_door_automatic_servo_driven_close_short_05.wav")

sound[3] = Sound:Load("Sound/Machinery/fdn_lift_apartments_lift_travelling.wav")

 

choice = 1

source = Source:Create()

source:SetSound(sound[choice])

source:Play()

 

while window:KeyDown(Key.Escape)==false do

if window:Closed() then return false end

 

if window:KeyHit(Key.Space) then

choice = choice + 1

if choice>3 then choice = 1 end

source:SetSound(sound[choice])

source:Play()

end

 

Time:Update()

context:Sync(true)

end

[ocean]

Coding isn't exactly my forte, but I really want to learn. I'm confused.

 

So, self.source = Source:Create()

Must be added to every sound loaded, or just once, because it's one player controller that emits the sound?

Does anyone have a modified FPSPlayer.lua I can look over and perhaps learn from?

[ocean]

Hey! I actually managed to make it work all by my lonesome. Posting the script here for reference.

 

Had to remove the [index] from the jump sound, but I assume that's because there's only a single sound for that event(?)

FPSPlayer.lua