Volume/Noise

['Strict]

I thought I knew how to get rid off the too high volume of sounds in a room but now when I started a new game I realize I have no idea. I have a room with 2 people in, they are both marketers so they don't always have something to do but when they aren't doing anything the noise volume is at 85 dB.

I'll take a screenshot to show you how everything looks and maybe someone can tell me what it is. The only thing I can think of is that I have 2 large windows that are in a way towards the road.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=496505032

[Stitchless]

They make a lot of noise when they have nothing to do because they "fall asleep". So they're "snoring".

It doesn't matter if everyone in the room has nothing to do. It's only an issue if some people are trying to work whilst some are idle.

Also the smaller the room the more likely it'll get loud. Hence why you have 2 people making 85dB! I have 5 people asleep in a 4x8 room and it only gets to 70dB ;)

[cfranks007]

It's also a function of room size. A 3 x room produces a lot of noise. Make your rooms bigger to reduce noise. A 6x room does not really cost more when compared to salaries.

I always have a desk berween employees too.

Here's some 'light' reading on acoustics. You could look up acoustics of small rooms too.
http://www.gcmstudio.com/acoustics/acoustics.html

['Strict]

Originally posted by cfranks007:

It's also a function of room size. A 3 x room produces a lot of noise. Make your rooms bigger to reduce noise. A 6x room does not really cost more when compared to salaries.

I always have a desk berween employees too.

Here's some 'light' reading on acoustics. You could look up acoustics of small rooms too.
http://www.gcmstudio.com/acoustics/acoustics.html

It's just weird that when they work which should make more noise they are at 20, when they aren't working they go to 80+.
And yes I know that room sizes change things cause there's more area to "absorb" the sound. =)

I was just looking for the explanation about why, when idle, each person adds 30 dB more then when working.

Thanks for responding and trying to help =)