Foot steps sound in this game broken af

[Vas]

Ok so a dude geared up to teeth with rocket launcher, rifle etc...running full gallop near you / behind you but you still cant hear him....so much for realism lol

[76]

Use to be a lot more accurate, I could hear guys sprinting up metal stairs30m away but since a small patch maybe 3 months ago BI have completely f'ked it up.... I can't hear 'like you said' a fully kitted player running up right behind me.

What ever the f'k BI did they need to change it back....

[Vas]

ahh that sucks :((( i hope they change it back

[Vas]

nope no sound mods i dont think, iv only been playing arma for a bout a week and yeah i verified my my steam arma 3 files

[Botji]

I have been thinking that this is a bit strange for a while now, I have never been able to hear people unless they are like 1-2m away unless I raise the volume so high my ears bleed whenever I fire a gun but I know some people are somehow able to play and hear people from like 1-2 buildings away without blowing out their brains irl.

Personally I kinda think the sound balance is somehow different for people/hardware. I mean I dont actually think 90% of players are completely oblivious and ignoring me running up to them because I know Im not but just like most other players I wont know if someone is running up to me from behind or coming around a corner 3m infront of me unless they are moving over some specific material with a different sound(plenty of other FPS games have shown me that im not ignoring sounds so its not a L2P problem).

Some people can hear vehicles from miles away, over hills and mountains but I cant hear a Strider coming aside from the last 0.5 seconds before it hits me(engine is running). I cant hear a TANK coming unless its ~20-30m away and even then its just a low sound.

Helis, guns, explosions etc are loud enough to make my ears hurt and my volume is just a bit below that level so its not like im running around without any volume, its just some sounds are so damn low I have to be almost grinding my face on the source to hear it.


This got longer than I meant to but I guess it just shows its something I have actually been grumbling to myself for a while now.

[Vas]

"footstep sounds could be heard behind the player"


yey new update <3

[LX]

Originally posted by Vas:

"footstep sounds could be heard behind the player"


yey new update <3

This is refering to the players steps, not anyone else.

[Archer801]

I love how your own footsteps are so loud they pad out out the sound of gunfire... I cant hear some gun shots over the sounds of my own foot steps. but an AT Riflemen 10 feet away from me is virtually undetectable.

[Rascal]

Holy necro!

[Botji]

Still an issue though so its not the worst necro ever done :P

[Reticuli]

Yes, your footsteps are loud and others' still seem very quiet.

[C4TB00]

Originally posted by Vas:

Ok so a dude geared up to teeth with rocket launcher, rifle etc...running full gallop near you / behind you but you still cant hear him....so much for realism lol

that must be me :D behind you :D

so basically I activated "dolby headphones" and i can hear enemy crawling from 50mtr.... love this dolby game software things