Ambient Soundscapes

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

 

 

So, it would be nice in Atlas/biomes/random maps to be able to choose a different ambient sound for a map. The current "birds chirping in a North American forest" sound is pretty played out. How difficult would it be to code something like that? Just a drop list in Atlas and then some lines in the biome and random map code.

While playtesting the new NAVAL OVERHAUL (PLEASE REVIEW!), I play something like the video in the background to give me that ocean ambient.

 

^Great for island maps

[Stan`]

Currently hardcoded in one js file called ambient.js or something. Maybe it could read the biome data or something.

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

9 hours ago, Stan` said:

Currently hardcoded in one js file called ambient.js or something. Maybe it could read the biome data or something.

/**
 * This class is concerned with playing an ambient track, birds chirping etc.
 */
class Ambient
{
	constructor()
	{
		Engine.PlayAmbientSound(pickRandom(this.Tracks), true);
	}
}

/**
 * TODO: Let the map decide the tracks.
 */
Ambient.prototype.Tracks = [
	"audio/ambient/dayscape/day_tropical_10.ogg",
	"audio/ambient/dayscape/day_tropical_11.ogg"
];

 

I altered the tracks in the list at the bottom and it works. Yeah, unfortunately there's still no way to change it on a per map basis. Definitely a desire. Either the ambient tracks could be listed in the biome file or this ambient.js file could allow you to do it.