Not a mission... Just a sound mod

[weary coral]

Uploaded with Mitch's approval. 🫡

This started as a simple personal project to replace some sounds in N.O. that were getting a bit earsplitting after some time. Given how action oriented the game is and how often you will hear explosions and... missile alerts... I wanted a few sounds to be more gentle on the ears. Over time, the mod grew larger, and now it is replacing most sound effects. Before anyone asks, I can only replace pre-existing sounds, not add more than what the game already has.

A short list:
1: RADAR beeps/clicks modified version of F-15 and F-16 RWR, Missile Alerts shortened version of F-16 RWR. Betty no longer states "Missile Alert." Instead there will be a triple beep, followed by a subdued, steady tone denoting that you are still being tracked by the missile. It is much more forgiving on the ears than the stock alarm.

2: Weapon sounds overhauled to be more punchy, but not overbearing (hopefully).
20mm Gatling on Revoker and 20mm CIWS on the Shard share the same sound,
25mm Compass Gunpod is using audio from Lockheed 25mm gun test,
Autosentry and 20mm Gunpods are much slower ROF cannons and share the same sound

3: The Lynchpins and IRM-S1 have distinct sound

4: MMR-S1 and AGM-48 share a distinct sound

5: Explosions overhauled... both for less earsplitting effect at ground zero, and a better ambience for distance

6: Nuclear detonations have their own unique audio

I claim precisely zero of these sounds as my own, I have simply mixed, remixed, faded, shifted, organized, compiled and packaged. '80s and '90s kids SHOULD recognize some of these, especially the Jammer sound 😉

Be sure to make backups as specified in the readme in the .zip... lest you dislike the sounds and have to use Steam's re-verification of game files to revert.

Current Version Download (Download removed with the release of Nuclear Option 0.27):
#1183982318218641460 message

Short video highlighting some of the sounds: #screenshots-and-videos message

What a 1.5kt sounds like at ground zero: #screenshots-and-videos message

P.S. This mod does not affect anyone elses game in multi-player. It has been tested and only the person who has it installed will hear the sounds, everyone else just hears the defaults

[unkempt gorge]

epic

nuclear option version of echo 19

[cyan flower]

Very cool 🫡

[full pumice]

All I can say in response is:
This blends volume control to be easier to hear without anything overpowering other sounds while still being impactful.

[robust kernel]

Wow, it's really nice, very good job 👍

[storm estuary]

Testing this out, great stuff

[rigid raft]

You pull these from DCS?

Sounds great.

[weary coral]

For the most part, no. The RWR beeps/alerts are a bit of an exception, and came from a conglomeration of Falcon BMS, and a mod for the F-15 in FC3 that expanded its RWR tones. Other than that, sounds have been combined, mixed and remixed so many times it's hard to pin down everything that went into them. Sometimes I had up to 5 seperate audio wavelengths that were mixed together until I got something that I was happy with.

Glad to hear that it sounds like it is working well for everyone, feel free to offer any and all feedback as to what may be improved in potential future versions.

[weary coral]

Removed download for now, due to new 0.26.1 game update. Currently working on updating for compatibility, will release probably in an hour or so.

[robust kernel]

lol too bad, I downloaded your mod yesterday evening, just to discover it broke overnight 😄

[weary coral]

Yep, I just got the files updated, just going to run a quick test in-game to make sure everything sounds good, then I'll re-upload

[weary coral]

Re-release for new game version. From now on, version number on the .zip file for the mod will correspond to the game version it is meant to run on to avoid confusion.

[unkempt gorge]

also

does the afterburner have a separate sound file?

if so

please change it lol

because after burner is not this quiet

internal or external

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjKY9kYL57Y
because burners are LOUD

[robust kernel]

Love the new sounds, good job on them !
Specially the RWR and missile alarms, much better.
The sound of the Cricket lacks some power to it, now it seems I'm flying a RC plane 😄

[gilded berry]

thanku for updating this 🙏

if there is a growing modding community for this game i would definitely be keen to play a part in it

[tribal blaze]

Is there missile growling

[weary coral]

There is indeed a separate afterburner sound, and the actual sound file itself is VERY loud... as loud as it can get without distortion. So, the big issue is the mixing volume and muffling effect that occurs in-game depending on perspective, I'm trying to figure out a way to make it a bit louder without distortion.

[weary coral]

Sadly no. I'd love to have the iconic AIM-9 growl but this would require new game code which is something this mod doesn't do.

[weary coral]

I may be changing the cricket propeller sound as I'm not entirely happy with it... but... the real military trainer turboprops kinda do sound like angry little R/C planes 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQAaRpGTSL8

[dull gulch]

it seems a bit deeper

[weary coral]

New version up: Modified missile sounds for a little more punch, as well as better ambience for more distant launches. Afterburner sound added, though it is mostly only noticeable in external view. Chopper sounds less like an Apache... it's still a 4-blade rotor, going at 290rpm, but the blade width is "chonkier" on the Chicane and should by my logic sound a bit different. Turboprop sound on Cricket changed to be a bit more realistic, more turbine sound, less propeller droning. Modified .50cal sound to hopefully be less earsplitting in external view when firing 8x .50cal loadout.

[full pumice]

I don't know which version changed it but the sonic boom is nice.

[robust kernel]

Oooh nice 👍

[tawny crest]

Love this mod 👌

[acoustic ivy]

This mod is an eargasm compared to OG

[rigid raft]

Mitch needs to add this into vanilla

Dumb question. Does this work in online games or does everyone need the mod?

[tawny crest]

it works in multiplayer

[robust kernel]

It is a local sound replacement, so only you will hear it, no impact on other players.

[weary coral]

Yes, exactly. The way that the game has been set up for networking makes using this mod possible even when hosting, as the sounds are handled client-side. So if you were to host a server while using the sound mod, only you will hear it, while everyone else will just hear whatever they have on their system, beit defaults or other custom sounds

[eternal prairie]

This is good stuff

[limber crystal]

how do i install it

[rigid raft]

Readme

[rigid raft]

Would love to hear more 'punch' and realism in some of the sounds.

Hellfire example

[unkempt gorge]

agreed

but

i dont think missiles have different ignition sounds yet

other than lynchpins

[short shard]

could be great for something

[weary coral]

I'm actually working on a 25mm gatling that is based off a ground test that lockheed did of the GAU-12 🙂 For the hellfire/rockets, right now they're very generic because there's technically only one sound used for all missile launches. I managed to make an ejection seat rocket sound that doubled pretty well for lynchpins and IRMS1's so I linked those specific weapons to that sound. Given the way Unity treats sounds and how they are faded, it works pretty well as they don't sound 1 for 1 the same.

However, again due to how Unity handles sounds, many many times I will get a sound that works great out of the program, but after compiling and trying it in-game... its either very shrill, or weak (as if all bass was removed), or muffled, or "tinny." Thus far what is in right now thankfully works pretty well. But I am always trying to make things sound better/more punchy while not being earsplitting in some way or that have a noticeable repetition in the waveform that sticks out badly after hearing it hundreds of times.

[sand axle]

There's a low pass filter for being in cockpit as well as one that depends on distance used for explosions. It's not a unity thing.

It works with the current sounds but it feels like a bandaid over the current sounds being so rough

[weary coral]

Since I wasn't 100% sure it was a fade/filtering put in place in NO specifically, I fell back to my default position of "blame Unity" 😆 The low pass filter makes sense, and works pretty well, but it is a bit more difficult to get a sound that works well both inside and outside the cockpit in the game's current configuration. Really looking forward to what you do with the sounds in NO, Squeegy!

[weary coral]

New version up for game version 0.26.1. New Features: 3 distinct missile sounds for different missile sizes. One for Lynchpins/IRM-S1; One for MMR/AGM-48; One for all the other larger missiles. These new missile sounds mixed from several different missile test range videos. New 25mm gatling sound from a Lockheed F-35 gun test video. Slightly lowered volume of the triple-beep of the missile launch alert. New missile sound possible due to over-writing a line betty will say on rare occasion... I doubt anyone will miss it.

[eternal prairie]

got it installed

gonna try

are the explosion sounds way quieter in the mod than stock?

[weary coral]

They are slightly quieter, but they sound less "ear-bangy" because there is a briefer "pop" and a more gradual, subtle fade out with no odd echoing or reverb that gets repetitive once you hear it alot

[eternal prairie]

Maybe my volume is too low cuz I can barely hear them

I'll check tomorrow

[unkempt gorge]

@weary coral jesus christ is the flare supposed to sound like that?

[weary coral]

Ooof... No...

Will get it hotfixed in a minute

[unkempt gorge]

a'ight cool

i jumped outta my seat when i flared lmao

[weary coral]

Thanks for letting me know about that @unkempt gorge, it was something I tested quite a while ago on just the Chicane to see the viability of using the flare sound as a missile sound also. Obviously it had poor results, but I forgot to change it back to the proper flare sound

[unkempt gorge]

its cool man

[weary coral]

That's odd, nothing has changed with the explosion sounds since the initial release version of the sound mod. It's meant to be run at 100% volume though, I'll have to run some tests

[eternal prairie]

I really like the new S3 sound

[tiny sage]

Give me SPO 15 beryoza

I want my boop boop EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP

How would you make this tho

I wanna make myself the SPO 15 sounds

[weary coral]

Not an easy process unfortunately, here's a tutorial woodendoors7 made: #off-topic message

[tiny sage]

Ty

[eternal prairie]

is it just me or are the Lynchpin explosions not making any sound

[sand axle]

that is probably just running out of voices, which is a problem im looking at

seems there's a lot of sounds hogging them

[weary coral]

Would the .wav file lengths exacerbate this issue do you think?

[weary coral]

Strange, I don't even hear the Chicane's rotor at all... in external view it should be noticeably louder than the turbines. In addition, when the lynchpins impact, I can hear the "dust settling" sound that plays in addition to the impact explosion. Perhaps I can disable it as it is barely noticeable. Maybe that will take a bit of a load off of the sound engine

[sand axle]

for things like rapid explosions, yes

[weary coral]

I presume longer wav is worse due to more time to load into and out of memory?

[sand axle]

no its just occupying a voice for longer by virtue of being a longer sound

[weary coral]

Gotcha, thanks Squeegy, I'll probably have to make some adjustments to keep these sounds to the same or lesser length compared to stock. Unfortunate, it's nice to have a bit longer fade out

[weary coral]

New version will likely be up later today pending testing... most sound files that play in non-looping, rapid succession... like explosions, missiles, Chicane and IFV cannon, and 57mm cannon sounds will be getting shortened. Some will be shorter than stock length, particularly the missile explosion sounds. This will in theory help to reduce the amount of instances where, in a very busy battlespace, audio will start to cut out due to too many sounds being played concurrently.

In addition to the audio length "refactor," some new or modified sounds will be in. Chicane cannon being refined, rocket impact on terrain also should have a proper sound.

[weary coral]

New version up... hotfixed so that the rockets explosion/impact sounds are audible at ranges up to 5000m, this up from the original 1000m which made them incredibly faint at all but point-blank range.

This will likely be the last version released for quite some time, unless bug reports roll in and I need to fix something. Most likely, future versions will come after the new update releases with the Medusa support aircraft.

[eternal prairie]

wow that's very good

[robust kernel]

Very good job !

[warm raft]

solid sound mod. . . missile alert no longer screams at me cause of this that was the best thing about it imo (shutters remembering the vanilla missile warning screaming) also rockets and guns sound badass now

[short vine]

I love this, i just wish the warning alerts was different for each aircraft BUT this is outstanding i love how you was able to mod it and the developers support it! ❤️

[sand axle]

uhhh hold that thought...

[weary coral]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-yeah-parks-and-recreation-chris-pratt-amused-woah-gif-7644619

[unkempt gorge]

multirole should get SPO-15 considering it's "Soviet-design-esque"

[warm raft]

What is the deal with this socalled SPO-15??

iirc this is a old 60's 70's system

[unkempt gorge]

ooold soviet rwr

present in MiG-21s

some flankers too

[warm raft]

SU 17 SU 22 SU 25 Mig 21 Mig 23 Mig 27 early Mig 29's quite a few planes Helicopters also seem to have it MI 8 Mi 24 KA 50 (early ones btw) and a few others

thing has a lotta blind spots. . .

if you want a solid all round RWR the AN/ALR-67 RWR is a solid win for me that system though an early type has been in service about as long as the SPO-15 but a LOT more clear on where the threat is

[sand axle]

I think people are attached to the bwoooop sound it makes.

[unkempt gorge]

yeah

[tranquil lotus]

This mod is so good, I like the original game's sounds too one day we will get modular sounds surely

[steady jackal]

missile alert is too calming for my taste

but great sound mod

[weary coral]

Surprised anyone could think it calming! After seeing this nightmare its a bit chilling to me: https://youtu.be/2uh4yMAx2UA?si=HrUMy1ButXx_Yy5F&t=178

[steady jackal]

after going deaf from the games default alert

[weary coral]

Understandable, it's a shocking change to be sure

[steady jackal]

I had it on 100 and the first time I got locked I legit jumped

[spiral flame]

where is the data folder?

[weary coral]

Steam\steamapps\common\Nuclear Option\NuclearOption_Data

[quaint heath]

Hey, could you upload it to github/gitlab and pin the link here so it's easier to track versions?

[weary coral]

I don't have a github account, for the time being updates will continue to be relatively regularly posted in this thread, and the most recent release will always be linked in the original post

Coming Soon™ pending testing... engine sound volumes re-balanced, Chicane cannon tweaked, Betty no longer yells at you to raise your gear (Instead a horn will sound)... Oh, almost forgot, Nuclear Detonations will now have their own unique sound #screenshots-and-videos message

[quaint heath]

If you want, I could help you out with settings up git. It's just a lot easier to pin link to git once and publish update there, than to throw a zip here and repin it every time

Also scrolling to the top of the conversation in discord is a pain in the ass

Discord is really not good at being a forum

[robust kernel]

Sounds nice, to say the least !
Good job Justicier 👍

[strong vigil]

hello please stop spamming the same thing in the same thread for 4 weeks @tiny sage

buries actually relevant information and annoys OP, i'm gonna clean up the channel but leave this

[weary coral]

New version up, "The Nuclear Update", final version for game version 0.26.1.
Changelog: Unique nuclear detonation sound effect,
Engine volumes re-balanced,
IFV and Chicane cannon sound rework,
Betty no longer tells you to raise gear, instead the stall horn will briefly sound

[weary coral]

What a 1.5kt sounds like at ground zero: #screenshots-and-videos message

[glass glacier]

@weary coral do you think you can show me how to instal it again?

[weary coral]

Mod is broken due to new game version, will try to get it fixed up today

[gritty moon]

https://tenor.com/view/still-waiting-stare-look-intense-justin-timberlake-gif-6030436

[lone arch]

lmao

[weary coral]

Link taken down for the time being, pending fix for latest update

[weary coral]

Yo dawg, I heard you like hotfixes! Now we're hotfixed for the hotfix of the hotfix!!

[robust kernel]

I had some error messages yesterday, but I thought it was my files that were corrupted...

[lone arch]

Jeez man

So many hotfixes

[jagged apex]

What about warning sounds?

like missile launched chaff flares, shoot

terrain terrain

stuff like that@weary coral

[lone arch]

There's enough earrape already

[jagged apex]

but but

ptsd

[weary coral]

Definitely not... with the amount of times you'd hear this in a single match, I won't be adding a long dissertation by betty for every missile launch. The terrain warning (typically manually silenced by pilots flying NOE) and shoot cue (or a sidewinder growl or lock tone) is not currently possible as it would require new code from the devs.

[jagged apex]

ah okok thank you nonetheless really enjoying the mod tho

[strong vigil]

terrain and low altitude warnings playing endlessly for 90% of more of the entire match

[weary coral]

Good to hear that you're liking it. At some point I do really want to add two distinct missile lock tones for both IR and RADAR missiles, but since it would need new code, we'll have to see what the developers have in store for their audio overhaul before I can proceed

[jagged apex]

but thats the point

getting overwhelemed by sound alone

[steady jackal]

Definitely need the plane to tell me to put thrust to idle when landing

And hurt my feelings

[novel pivot]

Stumbled onto this, thought you might find it useful @weary coral

https://www.reddit.com/r/shockwaveporn/s/sOxMPMB75I

[icy steppe]

this mod is utterly superb. I can only wish the new update will have similar quality sounds. Congrats!

[last maple]

#development-blog message

those sounds are still being worked on

so much so that the video outdated already

[weary coral]

The new sounds in internal testing are really good and are being improved with each build. So much so, in fact, that I may retire the sound mod when .27 is released. The audio overhaul has unlocked an incredible amount of possibilities for the mod if I do decide to continue its development. But, we'll see how things continue to develop.

[icy steppe]

I see! Welp for now I'll still enjoy your mod since it's so damn good

[cyan flower]

Justicier's mod was a big reason the sounds got updated in the first place 🫡

It really highlighted the need for an overhaul

[robust kernel]

You did a great job with the new sound, the quality greatly improved 👍

[viscid torrent]

I agree, the new soundscape is absolutely fantastic. Thank you!

[odd vault]

i was muted for this, idk why

im just asking for russian stuff for sound mod

[gritty moon]

because you keep spamming it

[sand axle]

You've been asked to stop multiple times by the very person you're making these suggestions to. Do not pretend that this is not harassment.

[odd vault]

harrasment would be insulting someone usually, not requests

very cool

whatever floats your boat

[ashen crystal]

I am new to the game and got it after this download link was removed, may I ask why? I would love to have an F16 RWR sound for missile launches/radar is tracking

[weary coral]

The old version of the mod was completely incompatible with the newest version of Nuclear Option, and would require some work to regain compatibility while also utilizing some of the newly implemented functionality. Development of the mod is currently paused for two main reasons:
1st: the official audio overhaul that Shockfront is implementing into the game is still a work in-progress and I'd prefer to wait to continue development until it is more finalized.
2nd: Focused on other, more pressing, IRL things at the moment.
All said, I may simplify the mod and continue development in the future.

[ashen crystal]

Thanks for the concise answer! I look forward to the updated sounds and maybe your mod if you continue to pursue it!

[tranquil lotus]

I hope to see an update here whenever it comes around :) maybe dev will add workshop sound mod slot ins..

[last maple]

not really needed, (almost) all of the sounds in game got updated since this mod became incompatible

[tranquil lotus]

They are still ear piercing, the alternative tones were better

[last maple]

you could lower the interface volume

[tranquil lotus]

Again, the mod was good :P

[last maple]

i agree

but i think the new sounds are better since you can decipher between missile types

[sharp mason]

Will this mod get fixed?

[sharp mason]

Me like F-16 noise =D

[eternal prairie]

I don't know what Justicier is planning but a lot of what this mod did got incorporated into the main game

Although I did like the old mod missile warning quite a bit

[sharp mason]

I just want real life sounds

It could be a alt sound mod or smt

[sharp mason]

And I agree lol

If not teach me, and I'll do it myself lol

[tranquil lotus]

Still miss this mod :(

[weary coral]

No promises gents, but I may bring the mod back after the next version drops. I kinda miss alert tones of real RWRs

[gritty moon]

https://tenor.com/view/novela-telenovela-shocked-zoom-omg-gif-25795602

[hot rampart]

[silk coyote]

[lone arch]

Praise be to justicier

[plain vessel]

please bring this back !!!

[void wharf]

i second this motion

[cobalt ember]

I need this I want better sounds!!

[plain vessel]

i NEED it!!!

[digital sigil]

If we can get a sound mod to change the RWRs

[void wharf]

yeah... i supect that this isn't happening anymore

[plain vessel]

@weary coral what about a pretty please

[gritty moon]

I do really miss this sound mod

[eternal prairie]

yeah these sounds were nice

[plain vessel]

yeah please bring it back

the depth and horror it brought was amazing 😭

[fresh spade]

Bring it baaack pleaase

[gritty moon]

@weary coral has expressed he is looking into possibly bringing it back but keep in mind he is also on the Taco Tuesday team that is in NOCS coming up so once he's done with NOCS and 0.30 comes out he might look into bringing it back

[fresh spade]

yippieee

[robust kernel]

Note Squeegy is also working on improving the 'vanilla' sounds 😉

[gritty moon]

This mod had a lot of F16 and F18 sounds which made for a cool feel but I'm not sure the main game can replicate these sounds without tm infringement

[eternal prairie]

I really liked the mod missile warning

[robust kernel]

For sure, Squeegy's using sounds from free references, god only knows how he found so much material.

[gritty moon]

Squeegy in his garage banging trash can lids to make the ARAD warning lol

[robust kernel]

I'm sure he's pulling his cat's tail to get some nice missile warnings, yeah

[gritty moon]

***throws cat in dryer with a 🎤 ***

[weary coral]

This is the main reason I haven't updated yet... I am excited to see what Squeegy cooks up! A secondary reason is due to lack of official mod support in NO which, I hope, is coming soon. Tertiary is the NOCS event which we're prepping for 😉

[sand axle]

Justin does the HUD sounds. When I bang trash can lids its for the plane coming apart

[plain vessel]

crumble up papwr bags as well, heard that it works too xd

[sand axle]

that was actually how the original explosion sounds were made before i replaced them with field recordings of explosions

[lone arch]

wait thats where the sounds came from??????

[sand axle]

the singular sound of the plane breaking is the sound of a mercedes being dropped about 5m onto a metal sheet

no, my bad, it's a peugeot:

[oak nexus]

if it's Peugeot it deserves it

[tranquil lotus]

This is really excellent to see.. the thing I liked about this mod is that the missile warnings all around were much much quieter and tones than the sharp blinking the stock game still has.. even after some update changed it to be a little better it's still not as good as this mod

[gloomy bone]

is there a link to this?

[sand axle]

This is from before the game's audio overhaul started, and hasn't been updated since then

[quaint heath]

Now I want to hear these files

[plain vessel]

WE NEED THISSSSSSSSSS