Create an impact for sounds

[tacotexmex]

To increase immersion a sound impact will feature four sound types:

• raise,
• still,
• fall,
• end

The syntax can be as following:

sound = {
	on_raise = { sound = "raise.ogg", gain = 0.5, length = "1.4", loop = false },
	on_still = { sound = "sound.ogg", gain = 0.5, length = "1.4", loop = true  },
	on_fall = { sound = "sound.ogg", gain = 0.5, length = "1.4", loop = false  },
	on_end = { sound = "sound.ogg", gain = 0.5, length = "1.4", loop = false  },
	to_target = false,
},

I think it's pretty self-explanatory.

• The length var is needed for proper looping of the sound if loop = true.
• to_target = true will play the sound to the target (player) only, while when false it plays it on target position to everyone.
• I use the on_ prefix for vars because I don't think I can call end end 🙂

[pyrollo]

I wonder if this can be achieved simply by registering an impact.

[pyrollo]

I had many thought about that. Actually, I'm thinking about rewriting the phase system. I'd like to create an "intensity" registry into which I can register "time" and "distance" intensity. This will allow to have also other intensities (item use/wear...).

Raise, still, fall, end phases may be replaced by something else like "start", "terminated", "max intensity reached"... So I'm wondering exactly which sound event would be usefull.

I can imagine a sound playing while effect acting. Another sound when effect starts and/or ends. But I'm not sure at all for other moments.

[tacotexmex]

I can imagine a sound playing while effect acting. Another sound when effect starts and/or ends. But I'm not sure at all for other moments.

Yes, this is what I'm into. I must say I really like the raise, still, fall, end terminology because it's easy to understand. (It's a bit like attack, decay, sustain, release in synthesizers)

If anything, can't this intensity extend the existing system?

[pyrollo]

I think, there will be something like : registered intensity combined gives the overall wanted intensity. Then the real intensity will follow it with a raise and fall speed. So you'll keep the raise/still/fall thing but it will be much more flexible.