Hitlerhasonlygotoneball Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 There is something missing in Fallout 4 that takes me right out of it sometimes. I love this game, but this small oversight by Bethesda is reeeeally bugging me. In Fallout 4, settlements are totally silent. Generators and the occasional snippet of dialogue are the only sources of sound. Even in Diamond City, which is according to my settlers, "the biggest town I ever saw". Why is there no hubbub? If you have played Fallout New Vegas, then you will remember Freeside, and it had a loop of background crowd noise, people talking, glass breaking, shouting and fighting. It gave it a massive boost in character. It made you feel like you were in a poor, rundown city. The Strip, and I think McCarran also had distinct background sound effects. If the npcs were just milling about silently, then you would instantly remember that this is just a video game. So what is the deal in 4? Is everyone a synth? I really don't know, as I am not a modder, but I can't imagine adding crowd sounds downloaded from some royalty free website would be terribly difficult. If they were added to Diamond City, Goodneighbor and Vault 81, that would be a great start. Even better would be if you could add them to player settlements, even if they weren't dynamic and remained even if the settlement is empty. It would certainly be better than the nothingness we have now. Adding dynamically changing sound depending on the population and distance could be an end goal. I get the feeling this would be one of those mods that people don't know they want. It would increase immersion by 1000x. I would be grateful for a response from any modders, even if it is just an explanation on how it could be done. I don't know anything about the CK, but I know a little bit about FO4Edit. Although I am guessing this would require the CK. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeboy3 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 This is entirely possible and, honestly, not all that difficult. It would just be considered ambient noise. Unfortunately, I don't fully understand how to set things like this up just yet, but I am currently in the process of learning. As for the distance/population changes, that should also be rather simple. I really hope someone gets their hands on this soon, because you're right in saying it would boost immersion dramatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitlerhasonlygotoneball Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Would it require the Creation Kit or do you think I could just do it with FO4Edit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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