Storms

Rash Loist · Post by **Rash Loist** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:46 am

This is not really a big suggestion but I think it would be a good effect to put in the mod were as the same effect as we do for the alarm system. When a lighting storm happens I suggestion that a white flash of light comes up on the screen with a thunder following, not as often as the alarm system but maybe a suitable time , or random moments would be better if possible.

Sereryth · Post by **Sereryth** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:52 am

Gotta have pity on those with epilepsy.

Rash Loist · Post by **Rash Loist** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:21 am

Sereryth wrote:Gotta have pity on those with epilepsy.

Aha, that is why I said a long peroid of time.. don't want to give people epileptic seizures now.

Xeuus · Post by **Xeuus** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:35 am

sounds like a good idea to me accept when the door gets locked and people that may get stuck outside (me and kel) cant get back in

((this is from something that happened in the server today))

Kyle Ivary · Post by **Kyle Ivary** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:38 pm

Um....dont look at me ((*hehe* srry bout that guys)) But great idea!

Asrelia Mhy · Post by **Asrelia Mhy** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:09 pm

Wouldn't the map need storm clouds then? (or rainclouds for rain we already use, for that matter)

And I foresee someone RPing getting struck by lightning, which is really tacky.

I'm not saying its a bad idea. Just those are the things I think about.

Aayla Vigil · Post by **Aayla Vigil** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:59 pm

For the light of the lightnings during a storm it would work fine outside, but not inside... can it be split?
However, the sound of rain and storm is something that would be really cool, maybe added as a music if not as a sound effect...

Jamus Kevari · Post by **Jamus Kevari** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:02 pm

I'm all for the sound effects, but let's leave it at that in terms of RPing a storm happening. Like Asrelia said, there's a lot of tacky things to worry about.

Post by **Soh Raun** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:01 pm

Alright, done and coming in version 0.4.0

The "thunderstorm" weather uses 2 normal thunder sounds, 2 "close" thunder sounds, and 2 rumble sounds, all from BaseJKA. The delay between the white flash and the sound depends on these 3 types of sounds, and everything is random (in a range of acceptable values). It doesn't include rain, so you would have to add a rainy weather manually, although it's perfectly possible to have a thunderstorm without rain (or at least at the beginning).

While I was at it, I added sound effects for rain and wind as background looping sounds ("ambient sets") that can be combined. There is one small problem I can't fix easily though. Fading in/out the background sound when approaching or leaving a weather-affected area isn't perfect, because I can't know if there is a such an area near the player. I can only know when the player is IN that area, so I use his last position in it as a reference point for sound fading. Depending on the situation in the map, the sound might start playing abruptly instead of fading in. Fading out *should* always work though.

Gabe Alkorda · Post by **Gabe Alkorda** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:32 pm

Soh Raun wrote:I can't know if there is a such an area near the player.

Wait... you're not omniscient? Aw man, you just lost so much respect...

Really though, fantastic, per the norm. Soh Raun for R2-D2 '08!

Cyril Feraan · Post by **Cyril Feraan** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:18 pm

Soh Raun wrote:Alright, done and coming in version 0.4.0

The "thunderstorm" weather uses 2 normal thunder sounds, 2 "close" thunder sounds, and 2 rumble sounds, all from BaseJKA. The delay between the white flash and the sound depends on these 3 types of sounds, and everything is random (in a range of acceptable values). It doesn't include rain, so you would have to add a rainy weather manually, although it's perfectly possible to have a thunderstorm without rain (or at least at the beginning).

While I was at it, I added sound effects for rain and wind as background looping sounds ("ambient sets") that can be combined. There is one small problem I can't fix easily though. Fading in/out the background sound when approaching or leaving a weather-affected area isn't perfect, because I can't know if there is a such an area near the player. I can only know when the player is IN that area, so I use his last position in it as a reference point for sound fading. Depending on the situation in the map, the sound might start playing abruptly instead of fading in. Fading out *should* always work though.

Awesome!

Rash Loist · Post by **Rash Loist** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:33 am

Soh Raun wrote:Alright, done and coming in version 0.4.0

The "thunderstorm" weather uses 2 normal thunder sounds, 2 "close" thunder sounds, and 2 rumble sounds, all from BaseJKA. The delay between the white flash and the sound depends on these 3 types of sounds, and everything is random (in a range of acceptable values). It doesn't include rain, so you would have to add a rainy weather manually, although it's perfectly possible to have a thunderstorm without rain (or at least at the beginning).

While I was at it, I added sound effects for rain and wind as background looping sounds ("ambient sets") that can be combined. There is one small problem I can't fix easily though. Fading in/out the background sound when approaching or leaving a weather-affected area isn't perfect, because I can't know if there is a such an area near the player. I can only know when the player is IN that area, so I use his last position in it as a reference point for sound fading. Depending on the situation in the map, the sound might start playing abruptly instead of fading in. Fading out *should* always work though.

Woot!11!1

Aayla Vigil · Post by **Aayla Vigil** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:14 am

Cool!

Larkit · Post by **Larkit** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:43 am

Sound effects FTW!

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