Environmental Sounds [ Hear me out !]

[Rdivine]

Hello, awesome KSP community!

My suggestion is to implement dynamic environmental sounds to KSP. For example, when a spaceplane is racing down the runway, perhaps the wheels can generate some rumbling noise, like those heard from a car or some vehicle. The sound will go softer , the slower the spaceplane is on the runway, or on the ground. Also, another example is footsteps. When a kerbal is derping around moons, stepping on dust and creating a mess, perhaps there could be soft footprint sounds. I know that sound waves cannot travel through vacuum, but it would be a nice ambient touch if it were possible in KSP.

Another example is when the landing legs stretch or contract, there is a soft piston sound generated. Although it may sound insignificant, it is very simple to implement, and it would really cause me to lose a year of my sleep playing KSP .

It would be nicer to improve the engine sounds, such as jets, as when they are activated they have a whirring sound, instead of an explosing sound.

One such example is in the video found below:

Skip to 1:22 for the engine startup

Also, the jet engines in KSP sound like an orchestra singing in monotone. Perhaps they can be improved to the sound of real life jets. However, the jet's noise will change to a soft drone when in IVA view.

I'm sure many would love for this implementation in the game!

Thank you for your precious time!

Edit : I understand that the engine noise part is planned for official release, but i didn't remove it for the sake of including everything in the environmental sounds suggestion thread.

Edited June 28, 2014 by Rdivine

[Sky_walker]

Sounds great. Though as far as I remember - they already plan improving some of the sound effects in next patch and then more in future.

[MKI]

Yes they have comfirmed to be updating some of the sounds. Now i personally like the idea of adding more sounds for at least a few dynamic parts. Adding some wheel sounds would be a good addition.

Idk about adding sounds for kerbals walking on surfaces, besides the ones with atmosphere it isn't really needed, or expected. That sort of stuff is more in mod land (even if it is minor haha)

[Sky_walker]

Is it? lol. I see mod land in KSP stepped with it's shoes right into the game itself.

[Krepidus]

Yup, this is a great idea.

the Firespitter mod adds sounds to the wheels added to the mod, straight away it made the aircraft feel more 'real'

[Rdivine]

Yup, this is a great idea.

the Firespitter mod adds sounds to the wheels added to the mod, straight away it made the aircraft feel more 'real'

Indeed! I've longed for planes being more "real" in ksp

[Whirligig Girl]

I believe one of the devs said they are remaking the sound fx.