Hi guys - if you are exploring, using both visual & audio - or if you are curious how the audio comes in to play when getting close to the ruins, I've made a quick training video.
It should show you how you can hear it over engines, F/A Off/On as well as distance.
Trainingvideo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCqTgqo-NHE
There are a few tricks to assist your audio detection rate:
- If you can change "
Windows Sounds, Playback-devices" the you device and the tab for "Advanced". Select 24Bit 48000HZ or better. I use this selection myself.
- In Elite, Audio options: Select "
Night Time" mode. And you can safely disable music. (Screenshot provided at the end of the video).
- Fly as silent as you possibly can. F/A Off will turn off the engines. Periodical turn F/A on if you need to adjust your course.
In night-time mode the sound-engine in ED will amplify others sounds, but this means you should have as silent engines as possible.
NOTE from the field:
- If you fly at 5-6km altitude, it will be much harder to hear the sounds.
I recommend max 1km if you explore by sound.
The loss of sound-cues is higher per altitude-meter, compared to distance on the ground.