The sound effects are crap!

[Templer]

Version 1.1.15

For a long time I had to think about whether to buy Panzer Corps 2 or not.
I played Panzer Corps 1, and what I really like here now, I like it a lot, there is a lot to love.
I now have the General Edition and all three DLCs available so far.
Nice music, nice, detailed graphics - I'm one of the lucky ones who can play with the highest graphics settings without difficulty.

But the sound effects !?
Are you kidding us?
• Tanks sound like an electric car, an electric razor, or the fans on my graphics card.
• Stukas do not sound like Stukas, but like sewing machines!
• Gunfire often sounds like marbles in a tin can.

In general, the sound effects clearly missing breathing acoustic force.

I am very disappointed with the sound effects used in the game.
The sound effects don't do the game justice!
The sound effects are crap, almost a scandal!

[Crismac]

Thanks Edmon for the reply. Not sure how hard this might be but I will look into the links. So just to ask. Could you guys possible think about offering dlc for this? I know it is probably a long shot but please consider it. Again thanks for the reply and I will change my earlier post.

We love the game and we just think it could be so much better.

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by Crismac:

Thanks Edmon for the reply. Not sure how hard this might be but I will look into the links. So just to ask. Could you guys possible think about offering dlc for this? I know it is probably a long shot but please consider it. Again thanks for the reply and I will change my earlier post.

We love the game and we just think it could be so much better.

A DLC because the vanilla sounds are terrible? Where are the standards?

[sorenthewild]

Originally posted by Apocalypse:

Originally posted by Crismac:

Thanks Edmon for the reply. Not sure how hard this might be but I will look into the links. So just to ask. Could you guys possible think about offering dlc for this? I know it is probably a long shot but please consider it. Again thanks for the reply and I will change my earlier post.

We love the game and we just think it could be so much better.

A DLC because the vanilla sounds are terrible? Where are the standards?

The standards are gone!
I mean the developer even told us to fix it our selfes(through modding) a little earlier in this thread!

[Templer]

Originally posted by sorenthewild:

Originally posted by Apocalypse:

A DLC because the vanilla sounds are terrible? Where are the standards?

The standards are gone!
I mean the developer even told us to fix it our selfes(through modding) a little earlier in this thread!

Unfortunately, bad and inappropriate sound effects have been built into a good game.
And if we as customers don't like them now, and even describe them as a mistake, as inappropriate, don't like what we payed for, should we now correct the unsuitable sound effects ourselves?
I can't say, I like this policy.

[Edmon]

Originally posted by sorenthewild:

Originally posted by Apocalypse:

A DLC because the vanilla sounds are terrible? Where are the standards?

The standards are gone!
I mean the developer even told us to fix it our selfes(through modding) a little earlier in this thread!

I said no such thing, I said that the sound is moddable if you wish to mod the sounds.

I personally have no issue with the sounds, they are realistic and not very Hollywood and I guess that isn't to everyone's tastes. People for example, got very used to the Stuka Siren in Panzer Corps 1 and other games but that was actually very rare. It featured on one version of the Stuka (type B) and was quickly removed from all versions thereafter because it seriously damaged the airspeed of the plane. It may have only been operationally used a handful of times.

Sound can be a question of personal taste. There was a sound pack that was released for Panzer Corps 1 to make the sounds more realistic like Panzer Corps 2 is, for example. So there are many that hold the exact opposite opinion to those here asking for the less realistic but more "expected" sounds that Panzer Corps 1 has.

You can see that here:
http://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30216



As always, we are trying to bring you guys the best experience as best we can and we are aware of your feedback.

[Black_Hole]

The sounds aren't all realistic.

The sounds of flying airplanes are ok but could be deeper, more impressive. Airplanes attacking is quite nice, I like it.

Riflemen shooting is also good, while Heavy Infanty shooting sounds a bit meh. I really liked the different machine gun noises of the german, russian, british and U.S. Heavy Infantry in Panzer Corps 1, because they were realistic!

Tanks and artillery shooting is mostly also nice, but when they drive or move towed then there is either no sound of that at all or those sounds are anything but sounds of tracked vehicles, moving around.

In fact, tracked movement is the worst sound in the game and you can't tell me that you really like it, too.

[Edmon]

Originally posted by !Alien!:

The sounds aren't all realistic.

The sounds of flying airplanes are ok but could be deeper, more impressive. Airplanes attacking is quite nice, I like it.

Riflemen shooting is also good, while Heavy Infanty shooting sounds a bit meh. I really liked the different machine gun noises of the german, russian, british and U.S. Heavy Infantry in Panzer Corps 1, because they were realistic!

Tanks and artillery shooting is mostly also nice, but when they drive or move towed then there is either no sound of that at all or those sounds are anything but sounds of tracked vehicles, moving around.

In fact, tracked movement is the worst sound in the game and you can't tell me that you really like it, too.

Realistic sounds are not often "Impressive" sounding. So lets take tracked movement as an example:

https://youtu.be/nTrt_qPXmQY

This sound is very similar to the sound in Panzer Corps 2 you hear for Russian tanks which many have described here as "like a hairdryer" but it's the real, actual sound a Russian T34 tank makes.

I will as always pass your feedback along, but my understanding is that most of the sound in Panzer Corps 2 is based on the real, exact noises of the various units in question. A lot of early tanks did indeed sound like tinfoil, hairdryers and PC fans. Really, really, loud versions of those things anyway.

[Black_Hole]

To be honest, in my ears this real T-34 sound sounds way better than the respective tanks sound ingame. If they sound like an old computer fan or so then I am totally fine with it, but make them properly LOUD, so it actually sounds like a multi-tons heavy vehicle driving by. 🙂

Thank you kindly for pass on my plea.

[Templer]

First my respect to Edmon, who does not hide on this topic but actively contributes.

Originally posted by Templer:

• Tanks sound like an electric car, an electric razor, or the fans on my graphics card.
• Stukas do not sound like Stukas, but like sewing machines!
• Gunfire often sounds like marbles in a tin can.

These sounds are realistic? Honest?

I saw, and heard, the video with the T-34 [en.wikipedia.org]. No clear chain rattle?, No coilover creak?
So are we really so brainwashed by Hollywood?

All right, no clear chain rattling when driving a tank, at least not with the T 34.
I have to admit, I like like the Hollywood sound better...

[Ian.K]

I find it odd that tanks & vehicles only make a noise when they fire...aren't they supposed to rumble when they move?

[Das Licht]

Naja, not all sound are relistic.

Das Krad...blub blub blub...hahaha

The Redux Mod is already something Hollywood, but I like them and use them.

[Ian.K]

I have the same distorted sound as i have on Rome 2...but not as bad.

[Templer]

'Puff, puff, puff' makes the battleship
Bismarck[en.wikipedia.org], despite her powerful armament - Oh, how cute
Please don't tell us now, this sound would be realistic!

The German staff officer's accent is an impertinence.
That destroys immersion tremendously.