Fix to obnoxious EQ sounds

[supermonk]

was sick of the obnoxiously loud sounds in classic EQ. i fixed it and replaced them with a more pleasant sound that enhances the classic experience. figure i give back to the community and share my custom sounds. now you can turn on the 'Environment Sounds' in your options and not want to rip your ears out

this includes:
- thunder
- rain
- wind
- ocean
- scary night time forest sound thing


download link (https://gofile.io/?c=KiNxoP) (if there's a better website to use for me to upload, please let me know. this was the first one i found on google search.

[supermonk]

FYI - the two files are snd6.pfs and snd8.pfs. just replace the two files in your p99 folder.

[Swish]

What's wrong with the wind tunnel? It can be helpful...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsFDXzayfGE

[kozmik]

Definitely going to try this. Those sounds in particular are unbelievably obnoxious.

Walking up a small hill? Play MOUNT_EVEREST_WINDTUNNEL.wav

[Raynz]

This is glorious if it works how I expect.

I actually modified my two combat mp3s to make them quieter without having to turn all other music down. But i didn't really know how to handle the other sounds.

[oldhead]

fyi you dont have to download them. You can disable them with an ini edit.

[Xruptor]

was sick of the obnoxiously loud sounds in classic EQ. i fixed it and replaced them with a more pleasant sound that enhances the classic experience. figure i give back to the community and share my custom sounds. now you can turn on the 'Environment Sounds' in your options and not want to rip your ears out

this includes:
- thunder
- rain
- wind
- ocean
- scary night time forest sound thing


download link (https://gofile.io/?c=KiNxoP) (if there's a better website to use for me to upload, please let me know. this was the first one i found on google search.



Thank you so much! I had to disable Environmental sounds because of two reasons. First, because the actual environmental sounds were annoying as they were constantly repeating and very loud. Second, because for some reason the music would loop continuously NON STOP if this option was enabled.

I hope your edit fixing this :D

[Xruptor]

fyi you dont have to download them. You can disable them with an ini edit.

How?

[Issar]

Sweet, thanks for posting this up supermonk.

[supermonk]

UPDATES - download link (https://gofile.io/?c=9y2u31)
- swimming
- underwater
- tunnel wind
- nighttime crickets

[Humma Kavula]

What about bags/boxes open and close sounds? Any way to turn them down?

[supermonk]

What about bags/boxes open and close sounds? Any way to turn them down?

there is, but i don't mind them enough to change them. it's the environment sounds that get to me most.

[korzax]

So maybe other people want them changed.

[kozmik]

Thank you, those nighttime "crickets" are tinnitus inducing

[supermonk]

So maybe other people want them changed.

that's cool man. learn how to change it then i'm not a servant.

[Humma Kavula]

that's cool man. learn how to change it then i'm not a servant.

Agreed. I'll look into it. We appreciate what you've already done.

[BlackBellamy]

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[supermonk]

here you go humma cause you seem like a nice guy. updated files, took a while to find the bag/box/item sounds, but here's the download link (https://gofile.io/?c=BxL9Ud). let me know if the link works.

- bags
- chest
- inventory

if you want michael jackson sounds for these, rename "sndMJ" to "snd2"

[BlackBellamy]

here you go humma cause you seem like a nice guy. updated files, took a while to find the bag/box/item sounds, but here's the download link (https://gofile.io/?c=BxL9Ud). let me know if the link works.

- bags
- chest
- inventory

if you want michael jackson sounds for these, rename "sndMJ" to "snd2"

Great work and thanks! Also if you don't mind, what are using to change these around?

[FungusTrooper]

Great work and thanks! Also if you don't mind, what are using to change these around?

Not the guy you asked, but I'll help - most EQ files are packs. Kinda like zip files. The sounds are stored in snd#.pfs files (ie snd1.pfs, snd2.pfs, etc). Almost all the EQ pack files (pfs files included) are openable using S3DSpy, a free utility program.

So you use S3DSpy to open and extract the files (in this case, normal WAV files), you edit them, then you repackage them using S3DSpy.

It's the same for replacing textures, which is how Psycher is doing his HD texture project a few topics below this one. (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338573)

[BlackBellamy]

Not the guy you asked, but I'll help

Awesome thanks, I'm off to the races. It's amazing the amount of networking and design and coding knowledge I've picked up over the years just mucking around with games. Someone mods something and I want to tweak it or better understand it and next thing I know I'm swimming in it.

[supermonk]

Not the guy you asked, but I'll help - most EQ files are packs. Kinda like zip files. The sounds are stored in snd#.pfs files (ie snd1.pfs, snd2.pfs, etc). Almost all the EQ pack files (pfs files included) are openable using S3DSpy, a free utility program.

So you use S3DSpy to open and extract the files (in this case, normal WAV files), you edit them, then you repackage them using S3DSpy.

It's the same for replacing textures, which is how Psycher is doing his HD texture project a few topics below this one. (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338573)

ya this is what i used. i was originally a bit anxious bc my spyware flagged it.

[Xruptor]

was sick of the obnoxiously loud sounds in classic EQ. i fixed it and replaced them with a more pleasant sound that enhances the classic experience. figure i give back to the community and share my custom sounds. now you can turn on the 'Environment Sounds' in your options and not want to rip your ears out

this includes:
- thunder
- rain
- wind
- ocean
- scary night time forest sound thing


download link (https://gofile.io/?c=KiNxoP) (if there's a better website to use for me to upload, please let me know. this was the first one i found on google search.


I found an old thread that apparently does the same thing. However, yours is much more updated apparently. Not sure if you took a look at some of the edits in the following thread. It may be useful.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27308

Also can you take a look at fanfare1 fanfare2 fanfare3 etc..? Currently it plays over and over and OVER again if you are sitting outside certain cities.

[supermonk]

I found an old thread that apparently does the same thing. However, yours is much more updated apparently. Not sure if you took a look at some of the edits in the following thread. It may be useful.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27308

Also can you take a look at fanfare1 fanfare2 fanfare3 etc..? Currently it plays over and over and OVER again if you are sitting outside certain cities.

I replaced many of the default sounds with custom sounds. like the thunder sounds is now something you would listen to when trying to fall asleep. same goes for nighttime sounds and ocean sounds.

[Xruptor]

I replaced many of the default sounds with custom sounds. like the thunder sounds is now something you would listen to when trying to fall asleep. same goes for nighttime sounds and ocean sounds.


This is great! Have you looked into that horrible water sound in Innothule Swamp? Like right at the exit of the Troll town. Maybe something a bit softer? Also not sure if you took a look at fanfare1, fanfare2, fanfare3 etc.. These are the ones that play right after you exit the High Elf city at the gates. Over and over again.

Thanks for all the work you've put into this! You rock!

[supermonk]

This is great! Have you looked into that horrible water sound in Innothule Swamp? Like right at the exit of the Troll town. Maybe something a bit softer? Also not sure if you took a look at fanfare1, fanfare2, fanfare3 etc.. These are the ones that play right after you exit the High Elf city at the gates. Over and over again.

Thanks for all the work you've put into this! You rock!

i feel like the problem is all of the default EQ sounds are at like 125% volume and the environmental sounds are at 150%. another annoyance is that each snd file has like 30+ embedded sounds in them and there are i think 12 snd files in total so thats like 500 sound files to filter through. finding them is also rough because the file name isn't always obvious.

i've only really altered or reduced super annoying sounds that the general player base suffers; it's not tied to a specific zone area. so it's mainly environmental sounds. i used to play with it turned off because they were just egregiously loud. now i can enjoy the tranquil sounds the ocean waves make when they break on the beach.

[Xruptor]

i feel like the problem is all of the default EQ sounds are at like 125% volume and the environmental sounds are at 150%. another annoyance is that each snd file has like 30+ embedded sounds in them and there are i think 12 snd files in total so thats like 500 sound files to filter through. finding them is also rough because the file name isn't always obvious.

i've only really altered or reduced super annoying sounds that the general player base suffers; it's not tied to a specific zone area. so it's mainly environmental sounds. i used to play with it turned off because they were just egregiously loud. now i can enjoy the tranquil sounds the ocean waves make when they break on the beach.

Ah that would make sense as to why some of these sounds are extremely annoying and loud. It would have been nice if there were additional volume sliders for these scenarios but you've explained it well. I always did wonder why the sliders never really adjusted these sounds and since they are packaged already at such incredible volume levels, then nothing I would have done would have mattered.

BTW the Thunder/Raining you put is much better and very relaxing! Thanks again for all your work. :)

[supermonk]

download link (https://gofile.io/?c=9erL0M) now includes:
- swamp
- lakes
- rivers
- jungles
- cauldrons

[Convict]

any chance for a fix to get rid of the ding sound for quest turn ins? they are like 1000% louder than everything else and i have to turn my sound off when doing turn ins even with volume set at 5% ingame

[VII]

"This upload does not exist." Could someone repost the latest update from supermonk please?

[Vanin]

Pretty please :)