Proper fix for all the sounds from the clients playing for the host

[ZupaleX]

NOTE : ANSWERE TO THE ISSUE AT POST #5 IF SOMEBODY IS INTERESTED

 

Hello,

 

so I searched a bit and found just one post from february with no answere about this issue, so I try my own luck

 

Basically, when playnig a sound (in my case, in a stategraph), the sounds behave properly for clients, but the host is spammed by the sounds emmitted by all the clients, even if they are like at the other border of the map.

 

I "fixed" it so at least the poor host is not spammed anymore by adding this :

 

if TheNet:GetIsDedicated() or

(TheNet:GetIsServer() and ThePlayer ~= nil and ThePlayer:IsNear(inst, 30)) 

then

print("inst is : ", inst, "    /    ThePlayer is : ", ThePlayer)

inst.SoundEmitter:PlaySound("bow_shoot/bow_shoot/bow_draw", nil, nil, true)

end

 

This way, if it's a dedicated, nothing changes and everuthing is fine. If the host is also a player, it will prevent him from recieving the sound from everyone not nearby.

The issue is that of course, then it disable the ability of the clients to hear other players if the host is not here as well.

 

Any "proper" fix?

Edited August 5, 2015 by ZupaleX

[DarkXero]

@ZupaleX,

 

Try using

inst.SoundEmitter:PlaySound("bow_shoot/bow_shoot/bow_draw")

(removing the nil and true).

 

Also, replace the "autopredict" tags from your states, to "pausepredict".

[ZupaleX]

Hello,

 

I added it at the first place the additional arguments because of this issue. Just a blind try, I know it shouldn't have any influence anyway since the second argument is to give a name to the event and the 3rd is the volume. The 4th one has something to do with the prediction but I have to admit it is not totally clear to me (tried to put it to true and false to test, no changes)

 

I will try the tag thingy, thanks!

[ZupaleX]

So it doesn't work.

Funny fact : If I put a standard Don't starve sound (like the sound used for spear attack) it doesn't create any issue.

Am I missing something in the way I include my assets or is there something specific to know about FMOD ?

 

My assets :

 

Assets = {

    Asset( "ANIM", "anim/bow_attack.zip" ),

Asset("SOUNDPACKAGE", "sound/bow_shoot.fev"),

    Asset("SOUND", "sound/bow_shoot_bank00.fsb"),

 

Asset("ATLAS", "images/tabimages/archery_tab.xml"),

    Asset("IMAGE", "images/tabimages/archery_tab.tex"),

 

Asset("ATLAS", "images/tabimages/quiver_slot.xml"),

    Asset("IMAGE", "images/tabimages/quiver_slot.tex"),

}

[ZupaleX]

So I figured it out eventually after realizing that the issue was not occuring with default sounds. It meant that it was not coming from my code.

So in your FMOD project, you will find for each sound on the right pannel an option called "mode" which is by default "2D".

You have to switch this option to "3D" and then set you max distance at which the sound can be heard.

And... voilà

 

There should be a proper tutorial for FMOD, because thispiece of information is not even mentionned while it is CAPITAL.

 

EDIT : After some testing, decent base parameters to start toying with seems to be:

 

Mode : 3D

3D Rolloff : Linear

3D Min Distance : 1

3D Max Distance : 35

 

everything else left to default values

Edited August 5, 2015 by ZupaleX

[DarkXero]

@ZupaleX, you are correct.

It happened the same before:

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/53706-my-mod-characters-voice-is-playing-to-the-whole-world/

 

My mistake for not noticing.

 

Glad you figured it out.

[ZupaleX]

Oh I missed this thread. I guess I did not type the proper keywords!

Thanks anyway