Small generator sound is too loud?

[barT]

Staying inside home with 1 small generator working (without overdriving) for a long time gets a little annoying. With 3 or 4 working at the same time it gets insanely loud. With overdriving.. well i need to get off home :D

Also, we can ear them really far away. I think it would be nice to lower the sound a bit or decrease the sound radius.

But it's my opinion, don't know if this bothers someone else :P

[Zhorge]

I have no problem with it at all. And compared to so many real-world generators, it's pretty quiet.

[barT]

Originally posted by Zhorge:

I have no problem with it at all. And compared to so many real-world generators, it's pretty quiet.

Well of course in terms of realism, the sound is good. But in terms of gameplay, for me, having 3 generators working for 10min straight can get me crazy, and I usually don't have my sound ingame too loud :)

[Acheman]

I agree with b4rt. The sound of multiple generators is too loud. Not a show stopper, but all the noise adds nothing to the game.

[ted68]

Silent mode upgrade?

[Kraft51]

Originally posted by ted68:

Silent mode upgrade?

possibly a better fuel upgrade or even upgrade to an electric generator, assuming theres an alternate way to produce power (i.e., solar panels, hydro-electric generators) of course these would have to be end game items for sure.

[gpcstargate]

Generators make noise - it is a gas/fuel powered item - it has an engine ... I think it is fine

[Kraft51]

Originally posted by gpcstargate:

Generators make noise - it is a gas/fuel powered item - it has an engine ... I think it is fine

you can install mufflers onto a generator and it does reduce the noise signifigantly

[barT]

Originally posted by gpcstargate:

Generators make noise - it is a gas/fuel powered item - it has an engine ... I think it is fine

The sound ingame replicates very well a generator, it really sounds a real one. But I'm not talking about realism.

For gameplay purposes, since we spend a lot of time in our base and we need power constantly, the sound is a bit to loud. With 1 generator I can handle for a few minutes, with multiple it gets insane.

[Kraft51]

lol yeah it starts sounding like you are on a go-kart track after 3 or 4 generators lol

[gpcstargate]

I'm going say one thing here and I KNOW I'm going to Regret it ... Generator is a NON-issue in game as far as I can see.

I don't see a Hardware store in this game anywhere.
Just some thought's about what the rest of us think.

[Kraft51]

by "the rest of us" you really mean yourself. look i don't see you complaining that we can build guns or powered refineries that use lasers but upgrades to make the Generator more silent you have a problem with?

first of all the generators should be attracting the attention of any nearby wildlife and/or hunters. they make tons of noise, and noise attracts animals and humans alike so i think it would be a natural choice to find a way to reduce this needless attention to oneself.

if the generators usage came with a slight penalty (noise attracting attention) that would be a nice little detail to add.

[barT]

Originally posted by Kraft51:

by "the rest of us" you really mean yourself. look i don't see you complaining that we can build guns or powered refineries that use lasers but upgrades to make the Generator more silent you have a problem with?

first of all the generators should be attracting the attention of any nearby wildlife and/or hunters. they make tons of noise, and noise attracts animals and humans alike so i think it would be a natural choice to find a way to reduce this needless attention to oneself.

if the generators usage came with a slight penalty (noise attracting attention) that would be a nice little detail to add.

That would be a nice thing to add :)

[ColdGames]

Thanks for posting guys. I'll take a look at reducing this noise (or consolidating when there are multiple generators running).

Cheers

[Warm Fuzzies™]

Originally posted by ColdGames:

Thanks for posting guys. I'll take a look at reducing this noise (or consolidating when there are multiple generators running).

Cheers

Personally, I find the clinky clanky noise of the Fridge to be far more invasive of my head space than the hum of generators.

[Jaguar]

You guys don't put your generatror(s) outside on a balcony so they're quieter inside?

I think a better fix for this, instead of making them quieter as you add multiple generators, is to eventually work on spacial/dynamic sound. Is there a wall between you and a generator? -25% generator sound, two walls? -75% (and so forth). Did you open the door? Remove that wall sound reduction.