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Storms

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:46 am
by Rash Loist
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.

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:52 am
by Sereryth
Gotta have pity on those with epilepsy.

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:21 am
by Rash Loist
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.

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:35 am
by Xeuus
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))

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:38 pm
by Kyle Ivary
Um....dont look at me ((*hehe* srry bout that guys)) But great idea!

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:09 pm
by Asrelia Mhy
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.

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:59 pm
by Aayla Vigil
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...

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:02 pm
by Jamus Kevari
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.

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:01 pm
by Soh Raun
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.

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:32 pm
by Gabe Alkorda
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!

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:18 pm
by Cyril Feraan
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! :D

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:33 am
by Rash Loist
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

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:14 am
by Aayla Vigil
Cool! :D

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:43 am
by Larkit
Sound effects FTW!