Disable "Creepy" Ambient Music Track

[Majestic Blue Falcon]

A major turn-off for me with horror is the attempt to create tension through the overused, cheesy, and cliche background sounds. For me it's a distraction that fails to create tension. The only effect those sounds have on me is to piss me off. I'd like to see an option to disable the "creepy" garbage while keeping the natural background noise.

[Move2Bastyon]

definitely same difference

i wish i could customise various sounds in the game to balance it to my liking

and funny thing is, a lot of times zombies make no noise when they sneak up on you, so turning the noise down virtually has no downside, because they are going to sneak up silently on you anyway.

The sound in this game seems to be there mostly for effect rather than to help you. And have to agree with you, a lot of it is just annoying rather than enjoyable.

I can put a quiet relaxing music in the background and it is far more enjoyable as I splatter zombie brains everywhere to a nice beautiful artistic sound, it is a thing of beauty.

[Majestic Blue Falcon]

I like to throw on some heavy metal or old school gangsta rap when I'm slaying bodies. It's quite therapeutic to listen to Slipknot as I'm blasting my through hordes of shambling meat sacks. That's only when my base is already under attack though. Normally I like to be able to listen for threats when I'm gathering resources or doing stuff around the base. I only build in the forest biome because it has fewer silly noises that cover up approaching threats.

[SylenThunder]

Music in a17 is a bit gimped because the dynamic system wasn't ready yet. It should be in a18.

[Majestic Blue Falcon]

As long as the silly horror sound effects are cut I'll be happy, or at least have the option to ditch them while keeping the natural sounds.

[Blue_Skies]

Totally agree op, I can't stand fake music to try force emotion. These are the culprit files I've found :

Fake night time music files:
a_night_oneshot3.wav
a_night_oneshot1.wav
a_night_oneshot2.wav
a_night_oneshot5.wav
a_night_oneshot6.wav
a_night_oneshot4.wav

Remove the morning and night alert sounds:
a_daybreak_oneshot.wav
a_nightfall_oneshot.wav

Once you remove those you're good to go, I posted instructions in official forums:
https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?71741-How-to-remove-bg-spooky-music-at-night

[Alpine Shepherd Boy]

I agree, the sound/music loop at night sounds like someone trying to drain an old bathtub. Gets old after a while.

[Wild colonial boy]

Same

[Majestic Blue Falcon]

Originally posted by 1Sikpup:

Totally agree op, I can't stand fake music to try force emotion. These are the culprit files I've found :

Fake night time music files:
a_night_oneshot3.wav
a_night_oneshot1.wav
a_night_oneshot2.wav
a_night_oneshot5.wav
a_night_oneshot6.wav
a_night_oneshot4.wav

Remove the morning and night alert sounds:
a_daybreak_oneshot.wav
a_nightfall_oneshot.wav

Once you remove those you're good to go, I posted instructions in official forums:
https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?71741-How-to-remove-bg-spooky-music-at-night

Thanks for this. Now to find that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ banging pots and pans together in the wasteland.

[vgifford]

Funny, the exact thing you all hate, others want back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XorCxGbUS7Q

[Keg]

I hear its going to get worse, And it in my opinion it actually sounded worse from the videos ive seen. Lol I dont want the music back. I want the creepy "sounds" in certain biomes randomly. I also want footsteps back as well. That crap used to creep me out when I was in my early stages of gameplay. Remember that guys? Crouching down in a cleared house hearing shuffling and moaning outside. Praying they didnt hear you lmao. Also the baby cry in the burnt biome. It made me think of ghosts haunting the place where unimaginable horror happened. Aw, I miss those days. Too many ninjas around now.

[vgifford]

It's a horror game after all. Creepy sounds (like the footsteps and moaning) only add to the immersion, not detract from it.

[Keg]

Originally posted by vgifford:

It's a horror game after all. Creepy sounds (like the footsteps and moaning) only add to the immersion, not detract from it.

Yeah thats what I said.

[vgifford]

Not disagreeing with you.

[Keg]

Originally posted by vgifford:

Not disagreeing with you.

Neither am I. (sorry Ill stop)

[vgifford]

The only "music" I hear in the game is when a player levels up, for what, like 5 seconds? "Ta da!" You made it to the next level. Oh, and to tell you when day and night "officially" begin.