Ship engine sound...

[trekman]

I think the in-game sounds are just great as they are. The only thing i would adjust a bit for beta 1.1 would be the sound in the space stations which are imo a bit too loud and I have heard other folks mention this on twitch so its not just me that thinks the stations sounds are too loud.

 

[Darth Krayt]

The ships should really be silent at full speed since no more thrust is needed. The only sound should be from life support and maybe equipment cooling fans. The Cobra and Eagle do have less annoying sound though.

 

[drakmaniso]

Since Alpha 1 there have been people asking that the engine noise actually relate to the power that the engines are needing to produce rather than the absolute speed. After all in space once you have attained a specific velocity you don't have to push any more.

There was a developer who agreed with this but I think it's been forgotten.

I hope this won't change, as currently the sound is important for me to stay in the sweet spot. I love that many aspect of the game are designed so that you can pilot without constantly looking at your instruments. I know this is not realistic, but IMHO gameplay is more important than realism.

Also, when drifting along at speed with flight assist off and the throttle at zero (i.e. engines off) it's silly to have the engine sound as if it's going hell for leather.

There I agree: with FAoff it's important to be aware whether you are thrusting or not.

 

[Paulo_B27]

Dude, not even...seriously. It is an obnoxious noise and it is annoying, and not needed. Real jets and aircraft don't sound this bad when running full throttle. I am asking for it to be toned down or give us the option of masking it.

Some games allow for certain sounds to be controlled. Surely this one be programmed to give us the option.

The only obnoxious noise I hear in the thread is the OP (Joke).

Sounds okay (great) to me.

 

[Fromhell]

just buy a sound dampening module, 4000 credits

 

[Tonberry]

It was the engine noise that finally sold the game to me. If it changed, I would hunt you down and demand you personally reimburse my investment.