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Apr 27, 2017 @ 8:17am
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Earplugs

Description
[EARPLUGS] is a simple (client-side) mod that adds virtual earplugs to the player. When activated it will decrease the sound of weapons and vehicles to about 20%. Especially useful for pilots and vehicle crew. It wont muffle music or in game voices.

[Installing]
Click on subscribe. Start the Arma 3 Launcher. Go to mods and select "Earplugs". This mod is for clients only, no server install needed.

[How to use]
Once inside a mission, scroll the mouse wheel and you will find an option to toggle the earplugs.

[Binding to key]
You can also bind the earplugs to User Action 14.
Press ESCAPE - > CONFIGURE - > CONTROLS and choose Custom Controls. Set the Use Action 14 to what ever key you want, for example "O". This will toggle the earplugs everytime you press "O".

[Where does this work?]
It works for (almost )all missions in SP, player hosted MP and dedicated MP (if the server allows it).
Servers that check for file signatures needs to add the ELi.bikey to ARMA_ROOT\keys.

[KNOWN ISSUES & OTHER REMARKS & FAQ-like]
- This mod is client side only, so you don't have to install and run it on a server. You may need to install the server keys though, see description.
- The mission "Liberation" uses a similar technique to modify sounds, so when entering or exiting a vehicle you may want to toggle the earplugs.
- Probably doesn't work with ACE and is probably not needed since ACE comes with their own earplugs.
- Does not work with the "Dynamic Recon Ops" missions.
- Comments like "Your mod sucks it doesn't work" without supplying any useful info will be deleted. Try again, add a description of what's not working, and what mission(s) mods you are using the earplugs with. It's impossible for me to help otherwise.
- Got report(s) of incompatibility with the mission "Old Man". Haven't tried that myself.
Have now tried Old Man scenario, and it seems to work as intended.

[TROUBLESHOOTING]
1. Launch Arma 3 without any other mods other than this (Earplugs). Start up the "Showcases" ---> "NATO".
2. Repairing this mod, see [Updating] below.
3. Verify Arma 3 game files on Steam.


[UPDATING]
Arma 3 Launcher / Steam should keep it updated. But you may need to repair the mod in the Arma 3 Launcher for it to really update.

Arma 3 Launcher (when you start Arma 3 from Steam.
Mods
Click Earplugs
Click the ...
Choose Repair.


[LAST VERIFIED WORKING ARMA VERSION]
1.82 (as of May 22th 2018)

[FUTURE / FORKING / MODDING THE MOD]
I have currently no plans of updating/changing/improving this mod since I'm kinda done with ArmA 3.
Feel free to edit/change/re-upload this mod to Steam Workshop or any similar outlet as long as you
add credits to the original author (me).

[DISCLAIMER]
This is my first mod ever made for Arma 3. Even though this is very basic it may contain errors and bugs. Feel free to report any issues but I have currently no plans of updating this (see above about future). Also, you are using this mod at your own risk. Don't blame me if your computer burns up or your girl/boy friend breaks up.
134 Comments
Sunbather Feb 14 @ 6:31am 
Oh man, I agree. I never want to have to deal with such a menu again in any future BI title.
ELi  [author] Feb 14 @ 6:29am 
@Sunbather:
I agree! Will probably try to make a better version for ArmA 4. Also the wheel menu / action menu is hopefully something of the past.
Sunbather Feb 13 @ 10:31am 
Would be nice to have the possibility to have it not show up in the wheel menu but only as a keybind.
ELi  [author] Nov 1, 2023 @ 12:58pm 
@Lemin:
Hello, you can edit the mod and change that to what ever. I wrote this a while back in the comments:

You need to unpack the .pbo and change the code in the .sqf file.
Basically like this:
1. Unpack earplugs.pbo with a pbo unpacker.
2. Change the earplugs.sqf. I recommend Notepad++.
3. Pack it to a new .pbo or just simply place the folder where mods should be.


"
In eli_earplugs.sqf change:
ELI_DELAY_TIME fadeSound 0.2;

to:
ELI_DELAY_TIME fadeSound 0.1;

for more supression.

0.2 is 20% volume in this case. 0.1 is 10% and 0.05 is 5% and so on.
Lemum Nov 1, 2023 @ 1:38am 
Will it be possible to manually change the value by more or less than 20%?
sefiency Mar 21, 2023 @ 8:50am 
ah ok
ELi  [author] Mar 21, 2023 @ 2:56am 
@sefiency:
Yes, use the built in earplugs that comes with ACE instead (when using ACE).
sefiency Mar 20, 2023 @ 7:15pm 
it won't work with the ace mod
ELi  [author] Mar 18, 2023 @ 5:17am 
@mfrisch100
It's probably possible to script that functionality.
mfrisch100 Mar 17, 2023 @ 11:22am 
Is there a way to assign earplugs when boarding a helicopter? Perhaps via script?