[Solved] 3D Sound Attachment

[zhica]

I have a trigger that it attaches 3D sound to unit that loops itself as default sound for the unit as it stands moves or whatever it does, but whenever it attaches the same sound on another unit the previous sound stops.

 

[A]mun]

That's a sound engine limitation, can't have too many sounds playing via the same channel (like animations).
You can try to split your sounds more evenly between all channels.

 

[zhica]

Then how do i make unit's default sound ingame, for ex car engine, etc.

 

[alexdahobo]

sounds like youll want to add the sound to the model with like War3 Model Editor
some units like peasants and such have their sounds in the model instead of an option in the unit editor. there are a few tutorials on youtube and stuff which make it pretty easy to figure out. ive used it to add the repair sound to a custom worker model and it works with playing the sound when theres multiple units doing that action.

EDIT - ill see if i can find the youtube video i used to help me with the worker

 

[alexdahobo]

sounds like youll want to add the sound to the model with like War3 Model Editor
some units like peasants and such have their sounds in the model instead of an option in the unit editor. there are a few tutorials on youtube and stuff which make it pretty easy to figure out. ive used it to add the repair sound to a custom worker model and it works with playing the sound when theres multiple units doing that action.

EDIT - ill see if i can find the youtube video i used to help me with the worker

as i did some research i dont think it was a video i used, im pretty sure it was this tutorial.
Adding sounds and attachments
lots of pictures, step by step, should help out a bunch with giving units their own sounds

 

[zhica]

Well unfortunately its for the same heli model...

 

[alexdahobo]

maybe there is a different program for modeling that you can import that to and then export it as an mdx file so that all the files are in one, theres gotta be a way to make it all in one file...

 

[BloodSoul]

I have a trigger that it attaches 3D sound to unit that loops itself as default sound for the unit as it stands moves or whatever it does, but whenever it attaches the same sound on another unit the previous sound stops.

Could you post your trigger, please? Judging from that description, sounds like you are trying to create and attach the same sound handle onto both units. Also, you should be able to, at least, play a few instances of sounds in the same sound channel, so two instances should be audible.

 

[zhica]

The trigger is not the probelm i even loop 2 times created unit and attached the sound to it

• StartSound
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit enters (Playable map area)
  • Conditions
    • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
      • Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Havoc (Helicopter)
        • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Transport Helicopter
  • Actions
    • Set HeliCount = (HeliCount + 1)
    • Set HeliCount2 = (HeliCount2 + 1)
    • Unit - Set the custom value of (Triggering unit) to HeliCount
    • Set HeliSound[HeliCount] = helirotor2 <gen>
    • Sound - Play helirotor2 <gen> at 100.00% volume, attached to (Triggering unit)

 

[BloodSoul]

oh, as I thought. There is only one sound handle (instance) created, and you're trying to share it with all existing helicopters.

• Set HeliSound[HeliCount] = helirotor2 <gen>

Unfortunately, that doesn't really create a new sound. Instead the variable is being told to just point to that existing sound, which was created in the Sound Editor.

Here is the "behind the scenes":

The sound editor creates a sound (Sherlock strikes again), and also generates a variable for it. You can't see it in the trigger editor, but it is there - in the "war3map.j" file:

//***************************************************************************
//*
//*  Sounds
//*
//***************************************************************************

function InitSounds takes nothing returns nothing
    set gg_snd_EnchantedCellLoop=CreateSound("Sound\\Ambient\\DoodadEffects\\EnchantedCellLoop.wav", false, true, true, 10, 10, "DefaultEAXON")
    call SetSoundParamsFromLabel(gg_snd_EnchantedCellLoop, "EnchantedCellLoop")
    call SetSoundDuration(gg_snd_EnchantedCellLoop, 4999)
endfunction

You just have to use that CreateSound() function in order to create a new sound instance. I don't think there is one in GUI.

I'll try to help you out with the following:

function AttachSoundUnit takes unit u, string s, integer volume, integer channel, integer duration, boolean doesLoop,boolean stopoutofrange, integer FadeIn, integer FadeOut returns nothing
    set udg_lastCreatedSound = CreateSound (s, doesLoop, true, stopoutofrange, FadeIn, FadeOut, "DefaultEAXON")
    call SetSoundDuration(udg_lastCreatedSound, duration)
    call SetSoundChannel(udg_lastCreatedSound, channel)
    call SetSoundVolume(udg_lastCreatedSound, volume)
    call SetSoundPitch(udg_lastCreatedSound, 1.0)
    call SetSoundDistances(udg_lastCreatedSound, FadeIn, FadeOut)
    call SetSoundDistanceCutoff(udg_lastCreatedSound, FadeOut * .75)
    call SetSoundConeAngles(udg_lastCreatedSound, 0.0, 0.0, volume)
    call SetSoundConeOrientation(udg_lastCreatedSound, 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0)
    call AttachSoundToUnit(udg_lastCreatedSound, u)
    call StartSound(udg_lastCreatedSound)
endfunction

That snippet contains everything you need to create a new source of sound. It also plays the sound as soon as you call it. Before using it, you need to create a GUI variable:

Then, copy and paste the code in your map header:

Spoiler: Screenshot

Click on it to zoom in

At last, you remove that Attach Sound action

• Sound - Play helirotor2 <gen> at 100.00% volume, attached to (Triggering unit)

replacing it with

• Custom script: call AttachSoundUnit(GetTriggerUnit(), "PathToYourSound\\helirotor2.wav", 127, 9, 2000, true, false, 0, 3000)
• Set HeliSound[HeliCount] = lastCreatedSound

Now, compare this

call AttachSoundUnit(GetTriggerUnit(), "PathToYourSound\\helirotor2.wav", 127, 9, 2000, true, false, 0, 3000)

with

function AttachSoundUnit takes unit u, string s, integer volume, integer channel, integer duration, boolean doesLoop,boolean stopoutofrange, integer FadeIn, integer FadeOut returns nothing

I hope comparison mentioned above helps you to understand what each argument from "AttachSoundUnit" function does.

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Something tells me that there is an easier way to achieve that, but you'd have to be careful with leaks. Oh, and don't forget to destroy the sound when a unit dies or gets removed from the game.

 

[zhica]

btw how do i refer to that sound your variable is not array, i guess ill make it, tell me if im wrong

Edit - Nevermind just noticed its local variable

 

[BloodSoul]

btw how do i refer to that sound your variable is not array, i guess ill make it, tell me if im wrong

Upon calling the custom function, it assigns a value to the GUI variable "lastCreatedSound". You can use your very own sound variable in order to store the new sound by doing this:

• Set HeliSound[HeliCount] = lastCreatedSound

 

[zhica]

I think i just fixed it, i set the

integer FadeIn

to 600

+rep