Ambient Design Document

[pakmannen]

This is a first draft of the Ambient design document. Please come with suggestions on things to add/remove.

 

Weather

• Rain
  
  • Outside
     
    
  • Inside (against windows)
    

  [*] Wind

  [*] Thunder

The City

• People crowd
  
• Animals
  
  • Dogs
     
    
  • Cats
     
    
  • Horses(?)
     
    
  • Birds (crows/ravens/pigeons)
    

  [*] General city sounds (people working, distant machines/bells etc)

  [*] Ambient tunes (short musical loops which fits the category)

The Mansion/Castle

• Alarms(?)
  
• Musicbox
  
• Classical music (gramophone)
  
• Clocks
  
• Ambient tunes
  

The Factory

• Different machines
  
• Electricity sparkling
  
• Chains rattling
  
• Belching fire
  
• Ambient tunes
  

The Church

• Bells
  
• Ambient tunes (Organs/Gregorian etc)
  

The Scary Place

• Strange voices
  
• Loud bangings á la Cradle
  
• Buzzing flies
  
• Distant screams
  
• Ambient tunes
  

Underground

• Water dripping
  
• Rats
  
• Bats
  
• Ambient tunes
  

The Forest

• Trees/Leaves rustling
  
• Crickets
  
• Birds (sparrows/owls)
  
• Wolves(?)
  
• Ambient tunes
  

The Ocean

• Waves
  
• Seagulls
  
• Creaking of ship rigging
  
• Ambient tunes
  

Edited December 25, 2004 by pakmannen

[Springheel]

The city

 

    * People crowd

    * Animals

          o Dogs

          o Cats

          o Horses(?)

          o Birds (crows/ravens)

    * General city sounds (people working, distant machines etc)

    * Ambient tunes (short musical loops which fits the category)

 

Rats could go here too. I would also add distant church or tower bells. I was thinking today about possibly having the sound of a group of pigeons taking flight when our character enters and atic or opens a window or something.

 

The Factory

 

    * Different machines

    * Electricity sparkling

    * Ambient tunes

 

Belching fire, rattling chains.

 

 

 

The Church

 

    * Bells

    * Organs

    * Ambient tunes

 

Chanting and hymn-like singing

 

 

 

 

Game sounds

 

    * Start mission

    * End mission

    * Objective complete

 

Mission failed, death, some kind of ambient sounds for puchase screen?

 

We could also use some ambient sounds for the menu screens. A flickering flame sound and rustling parchment.

[LiquidBronze]

looks great pak!

 

thanks for the direction

 

peace

LB

[Renzatic]

I was thinking today about possibly having the sound of a group of pigeons taking flight when our character enters and atic or opens a window or something.

 

Most definately, I actually had an idea similar to that for one of the many map scenarios I have bouncing around up in teh olde brain. I thought it'd be a nice touch to add to an abandoned church in Pagan territory type scene.

 

Sound effects and ambient tracks would be the one best argument for going ahead and doing a few maps before the campaign hits. The sound guys could really be helped along if they had a context to build their ideas around.

[LiquidBronze]

^

ren, i agree with you man

if i had an actually demo of sorts to play through i could come up with ambience/sounds/music whatever on the fly, or pinpoint places you want a specific sound way more easily

 

peace

LB

[pakmannen]

Rats could go here too

 

This is only the "categories". The folder structure for where the sounds will be placed. Even if you do a city mission, you can add sounds from all the other categories as well.

 

Chanting and hymn-like singing

 

That would be the ambient tunes.

 

Pigeons

 

Great idea! Very cool actually.

 

The sound guys could really be helped along if they had a context to build their ideas around.

 

Yes, but we have to remember that we're doing a mod for other people to make their missions with, so it would be a mistake to design our sounds around one or two levels made by us. We should try to do a broad range of sounds that can be used for a lot of different missions. Still, I guess it could serve as inspiration.

 

Edit - Added a new category: The Scary Place

Edited October 19, 2004 by pakmannen

[pakmannen]

I have changed the name for "Sewers" to "Underground". I figured we could use a category for more cave like, places too. Like Bonehoard etc.