No ear ringing when firing

[bux]

AGM_Dev 8ad6966

When firing the M200 Intervention or the Negev (without earplugs of course) there's no ear ringing anymore. The volume's getting reduced, though.

[bux]

http://youtu.be/3Jt9owu7gu0

[KoffeinFlummi]

Can't reproduce -> v0.96.

[commy2]

Isn't this a known bug with the second parameter of playSound that only appears on some machines?
Does this work for you @bux578 ?

playSound ["AGM_EarRinging_Heavy", true];

and this?

playSound "AGM_EarRinging_Heavy";

and

0.1 fadeSound 0.5;
playSound ["AGM_EarRinging_Heavy", true];

[commy2]

See:#376
Closed, but apparently not resolved BIS ticket: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=17893

[kripto202]

the issue its either having your music volume down or radio volume down. That's where the ear ringing is coming from

[nicolasbadano]

I can confirm that for some reason when you execute the playSound command with the final parameter as true the tinnitus volume is determined by the "Radio Volume" on Arma 3 Audio Options. So if you have radio volume all the way down you don't hear the tinnitus at all.

However, if you execute the same command without the last parameter the tinnitus volume is configured by the "Effects Volume".

TL;DR:

playSound ["AGM_EarRinging_Heavy", true]; -> "Radio Volume"
playSound "AGM_EarRinging_Heavy"; -> "Effects Volume"

I guess some people tend to lower the radio volume in MP (probably to avoid the player from speaking), so they don't hear the current implementation of the tinnitus.

Should we remove the last true parameter?

[bux]

Can confirm: After resetting audio settings to default I hear the ear ringing ...

[nicolasbadano]

BTW, that explains this old report too:

#376 (comment)

and why reinstalling the game fixes it.

[commy2]

Nothing I can do about this. Close?

[nicolasbadano]

Nothing I can do about this. Close?

I would remove the "true" parameter. That way any people hearing gunshots would hear tinnitus too. After all, we never reduce the volume to 0 so forcing the sound to play is not needed.