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Hi all, For the past few months, I've been working on taking stock of the existing sound effects in the game and recording some new material. I currently have generated a catalog of about 10 GB of raw recordings to go through, and I've been making slow but steady headway editing this material to get down to final sound effects that can go into the game (cut, process, clean, convert). That probably sounds like a lot, but after all the editing and converting from 48kHz/24-bit .wav to the .ogg vorbis format, the end result is maybe going to be 150-300 MB total. This first set will mostly be ambiance sound effects, spurred on by @stanislas69. I currently have 83 sound files in this category, which I've temporarily placed in a public dropbox folder (click the link below, then click 'download' in the top right corner of the page to download it all in one go). All of these sounds are from my own recordings, most of which were specifically recorded for this project. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7m5tg9ln1xjmlnw/AAD2hD-Aorl1YkYXPqcgJpUea?dl=0 I don't have XML files generated yet, but the naming convention (a subtle but clearer evolution upon the original convention) should be more or less finalized, based on one discussed in my application thread, implemented here for feedback with revisions proposed by GunChleoc- With the naming convention, we basically inserted two extra underscores, so the values are [name]_[type]_[intensity]_[variation]. Type is like the difference between two different birds or microphones, while variation is two different takes done by the same bird or microphone setup. Within a type and intensity you are essentially guaranteed a certain degree of similarity. Intensity is how much of whatever is going on, for example, some calm, sparse waves versus stronger, more stormy waves, or one person walking versus 20 people walking. The thunder sounds are a good example of the difference. I think Implementation would probably be to make one .xml file for each name_type (e.g. bird_1.xml, bird_2.xml, etc.). I have temporarily organized the files into six categories under 'Ambiance'- Forest Plains Swamp Thunder Water Coast Flowing (e.g. streams, rivers, waterfalls- encoded in the intensity parameter of the name) Rain Wind I would also like to reiterate that this is just the beginning, and that over time more files and likely categories will be added (e.g. 'desert', 'Mediterranean', etc.). With that in mind, I am looking for people interested in recording ambiances for the game, specifically those living in Europe, Africa, or the Middle East who have access to quiet, un-populated areas (e.g. natural parks, rural areas, etc.). As I live and work in New England, I do not exactly have an easy way to record all the different climates of the world, as much as I would enjoy a vacation. You don't need much in terms of equipment, just a little hand-held device like a Zoom H1 with a windscreen would do just fine (a cell phone's built-in mic isn't quite good enough). Find a quiet spot (edit: by that I mean as far away from any sound of human activity as possible, not really 'quiet'), move the dial until the sound is between -24 and -12 on the display, press record while holding it (or mounting it on a tripod/stand) towards the sound source (and away from any unwanted sound), remain very quiet and still for a minute or two, then stop the recording. I can take care of the rest! Anyway, let me know what you all think, if you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, it is all welcome (especially before I edit too many of these!). A quick preview of what I have coming up next to edit. I plan to make new tasks for each of these sets for clarity, but continue using the same dropbox- Horse, chicken, and cow sounds (walking, vocalizing, eating) Loads of foley, movement, fire, and weapon sounds

We are playing this game from internet cafe so that's why(same IP address) we all banned i think... can you do something about that please ? "by the way myself(who opens this topic) not playing this game anymore... so because lack of English my friends asked me to open this topic..." ~edit Our in game nicknames; hsynersoy YilmazGNG M.T ~thanks

Hello 0 A.D. Community I've made a map that has an symmetric layout with a coastline design. The map should be balanced, but If you find anything that needs be added, changed or removed please let me know. The map is low on wood but abundant in stone, metal and fish, with each starting position having a shipwreck (treasure) to help get started. Coastline (2).pmp Coastline (2).xml

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Yes, you need a trac account.

Thanks ! I forgot you're as fast as me @Samulis Once we have settled on a convention, we will be able to edit that page to reflect it. All changes there are versionned, so you can see what changed every time

I'd say a Wiki Page is always good. And I'd rather do it know that later, as you always can change it later, but will not be forgotten. Edit: I just created a page for you @Samulis I'd would be great if you could populate the page: https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/SoundNamingConventions

We have Byzantines in an a mod called Millennium.

https://r12a.github.io/maps-europe/svg/CE_600.svg

Have a reference for this?