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Originally Posted by BOBC
6 years in the making, surely in that time they could have applied a little time to sounds. To release a sim after that length of time with the sounds it has is almost criminal, not fit for purpose. An unfinished sim. Sounds should have been high priority, forget the eye candy, get the feel right, sound is crucial, it makes for immersion, for realism. Their claims to accuracy was sheer hype, they have not practiced what they preached, there is a list a mile long to address, it points to lack of research, of not taking some things forward, of arcade effects and sounds, there is some stunning stuff, but spoilt by failure of some basic aspects.
A sound is not copyright, simply go sample something well recorded on the net, a few seconds worth can then be edited to make it indefinite. If I can do that then Maddox should be capable of it. In cockpit DB605 exists on youtube, also on CD, likewise Merlins. It would be vastly superior to what I am hearing. Even the start up sound , well there isnt one, there is enough airshow footage of a spit starting up. There is sound to be had on commercially available discs, no one is going to know where their startup or engine running sound is from, there are so many spits it could be one of many.
With other sims like BoB WoV, the developers post to threads saying why and whats being done. Its comforting for the users who have paid good money to know they are being listened to. This thread on sounds should at least see an explanation so that we know why and whats being done about it. This lack of feedback, even a quick one, does not help and causes users more frustration. A good company has PR, all we ask is that someone lets us know they know we are not amused, and let us know whats being done.
BOBC
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I've flown model aeroplanes that sound hornier than any aircraft in this sim, and I can state quite categorically, without any kind of internal debate, that quite honestly, I don't care.
I've got this thing running smoothly now, and the feeling of realism from in cockpit leaves me speechless.
The external views could sound like badger flatulence as far as I'm concerned, and I wouldn't give two hoots.
It'd be great if they sounded like real Merlins/DB601's, but I'm more than happy to wait.
Just think what it'd be like if CoD was perfect from the off...
We'd have nothing to look forward to.
Apart from our summer holidays that is.
