Archive: 6 posts

---

I need some sort of system to make backgound noises in my level, in this case bird song. I can't use the gardens theme, because then I get those annoying trees and fences in the sky, and my level needs to go from idyll to steam punk, H R Giger style ecumenopolis. The sound loop doesn't need to be that long, but the sounds need to follow the player, and not get quieter or experiance any doppler style effects.

2009-06-05 16:20:00 Author: Sackmundo Posts: 60

---

Build a controllable 3-way switch - |__3-way__| Them lines is dark matter; attach two winches from the walls to the 3-way so they'll pull it and it'll activate; set the 3-way to 'direction' Make your soundbox work, then shrink it down. If your level is flat enough that the music can travel in a straight line - Get a nice, long stiff piston going from the right side of your level to the left side, attached to the sound box and some dark matter. Make sure the sound box won't intersect any level pieces or be visible (stick it on the back thin layer / shrink it to invisibility). Experiment with timing on it so it moves at about Sackboy's speed. If your level isn't flat enough - Use a non-stiff piston, give your sound box a round glass base, and on the same layer as it, build a guideline out of dark matter with gentle curves that'll keep it close enough to Sackboy that it's audible (it'll get dragged along the guide, moving up and down as it needs to) Stick a 180-degree player detector switch on either side of the music box (so they'll detect the player moving off-center of it) Attach those to your controllable 3-way switch, and attach the 3-way to the piston.

2009-06-05 19:12:00 Author: Loius Posts: 342

---

So a player tracker with a jukebox attached. If you want a player tracker a search around these forums or online for a "sackboy tracker" should give you want Loius is suggesting. You can also make a tracker without the mess of an external 3 way switch as well, by using three pistons connected to the tracker. 1 set to directional on the right hand prox, 1 set to directional and backwards on the left hand prox and a third set to off (using a grab switch that can never be grabbed), with strength 5. IMO it's a neater solution, but less intuitive. PS. Big fan of giger, will be interested to see what you come up with.

2009-06-06 00:15:00 Author: rtm223 Posts: 6497

---

Thanks to both of you! This helped me a lot!

2009-06-06 16:32:00 Author: Ygg_Barasil Posts: 58

---

I say Giger, but he obviously didn't design Alien with the thermometer in mind

2009-06-07 14:15:00 Author: Sackmundo Posts: 60

---

Well I wasn't expecting a exact reproduction of any of his works lol, but if you can capture the feel of it, through an LBP filter so-to-speak, it'll be great.

2009-06-07 14:47:00 Author: rtm223 Posts: 6497

Posts: 1077139    Threads: 69970    Members: 9661    Archive-Date: 2019-01-19

Aus dem Archiv wurden alle persönlichen Daten wie Name, Anschrift, Email etc. - aber auch sämtliche Inhalte wie z.B. persönliche Nachrichten - entfernt.
Die Nutzung dieser Webseite erfolgt ohne Speicherung personenbezogener Daten. Es werden keinerlei Cookies, Logs, 3rd-Party-Plugins etc. verwendet.