Lower sound levels as game advances

[sprEEEzy]

Description

Currently, when you zoom out in a 45 minute game, you hear way too many sounds, and the dB levels are incredibly high compared to early game. I feel like there should be a way to control the sound as the game progresses.

20% volume feels like 80% by endgame.

How to address this? Either culling sounds (which probably already exists), or lowering dB as you zoom out / see more units.

Problems this will solve

No deafening sounds in endgame.

Other (optional)

No response

[sprEEEzy]

Example: 16% ingame volume, -5dB in OBS, and it's still loud on stream in long games! https://clips.twitch.tv/RacySplendidMushroomDancingBaby-o9HQ6nSvMoKm6Cpw

[6AKU66]

There's air absorption option. But problem with that option that it's start to lower volume of sounds too aggressive on relative small zoom out. Also i think it's should have two option:

1. Low pass filter regulator;
2. Overall volume regulator. So yeah, it's rework.

[icexuick]

Curious in deed what sound "air absorption" you use @sprEEEzy. Please try it with it maxed out.

As far as I'm aware of, the sound-engine does not provide options to limit max volume. Personally I think hearing the entire theatre of War when zoomed out is a nice feature, which makes you able to take a (quick) peak into the global battle and hear possible unique sounds/identifiers to let you 'read' the battle from just sounds.

But having some limit/volume max/adjust would be interesting to have. I personally don't like how SupCom does this, where it goes into a too muffled/space mode, where you're not attached/engaged to the battle anymore.

But again, I can understand this being pretty heavy and could use some limits. @Damgam you know of any tricks we can pull here with sound-engine?

[sprEEEzy]

I'm on 0.25 as some kind of compromise between sound quality and playability.

Problem is that it doesn't control the volume. It still gets out of hand, it's just different frequencies.