[Brennus]

I have a special request for the talented people here at AAA!

I've always felt that the explosion sounds in IL-2 were a bit..."soft". The only time I was ever surprised by an explosion (in a sim), was while playin' the game 'B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th', as the sound of AA exploding around my cockpit was LOUD! Even the sound of a 109 slammin' into a B-17, or an aircraft exploding in midair was enough to shake me up!

So, what I'm askin' for, specifically, is for someone to replicate the explosion sounds from 'B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th', or at least, replace the "oops, I dropped a jar of pennies!" explosion sounds from IL-2. I suppose I could extract those sounds myself, but I would have to find/reinstall the game and all that jazz, and I just don't have any time for that right now.

Anyway, I would greatly appreciate any response to this request, and thank you in advance!

And, as an introduction from myself, here's some screenshot art, which include many of the mods found here at AAA:

The Grumman F4F-3 'Wildcat' : The Mitsubishi A6M2 'Zero' Model 21

[crazydog]

I have a question too.
when we throw a bomb and fly away ,we can't hear any sound of explosion,but we are not supersonic,we should hear a sound of explosion like a thounder ,even there is seconds delay.
look at this video about EECH,I think this is right and cool...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1KCsaAu0Ks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btopE2ukq...re=related
I hope some one can make a MOD to improve this...

[JudgeMingus]

@Brennus - do a search for "buffy flak": there is a mod for AAA sounds and visuals by this name.

@crazydog - Usually I can hear the explosion of my bombs if I am at low altitude.
I would actually prefer to hear less of external explosions, enemy gunfire, nearby aircraft etc overall.
In game, you can actually hear MORE external sounds than most WWII aircrew could in real life.

When you are sitting close to the unmuffled exhaust stacks of engines in the 25+ litre range, you can't hear much else...

Pilots in many aircraft could not hear their own plane's guns over the engine/s (gunners in bombers could hear their guns as they were very close to their guns, and not so close to the engines).
Pilot reports and recollections often note that the first realisation that their plane was being fired on was seeing the tracers or hearing rounds strike the actual cockpit!

Other aircraft engines could not be heard at all if their own engines were running.

About the only 'outside' sounds noted as audible by actual pilots was nearby heavy-calibre AAA detonations (as requested by Brennus) and damage to their own planes.
Additionally, one report I read mentioned the noise of a nearby heavy bomber's bomb load going off in the bomb-bay, but this was so phenomenally powerful (and close) that the shockwave actually 'flipped over' the identical heavy bomber in which the witness was a crew member.

[Brennus]

Thank you Mingus, and I'm aware of "Buffy Flaks", and while I appreciate the new flak explosions, I wasn't impressed w/ his modified sounds. Also, he doesn't modify the sound of other explosions, specifically the sound of bombs and/or vehicles, such as when an aircraft impacts the ground for example, or explodes/collides in mid-air...

I haven't tried "Buffy Flaks" modified sounds since the first release, however, so I may give that another try. But, that still leaves the sounds of other explosions open...

[crazydog]

@Brennus - do a search for "buffy flak": there is a mod for AAA sounds and visuals by this name.

@crazydog - Usually I can hear the explosion of my bombs if I am at low altitude.
I would actually prefer to hear less of external explosions, enemy gunfire, nearby aircraft etc overall.
In game, you can actually hear MORE external sounds than most WWII aircrew could in real life.

When you are sitting close to the unmuffled exhaust stacks of engines in the 25+ litre range, you can't hear much else...

Pilots in many aircraft could not hear their own plane's guns over the engine/s (gunners in bombers could hear their guns as they were very close to their guns, and not so close to the engines).
Pilot reports and recollections often note that the first realisation that their plane was being fired on was seeing the tracers or hearing rounds strike the actual cockpit!

Other aircraft engines could not be heard at all if their own engines were running.

About the only 'outside' sounds noted as audible by actual pilots was nearby heavy-calibre AAA detonations (as requested by Brennus) and damage to their own planes.
Additionally, one report I read mentioned the noise of a nearby heavy bomber's bomb load going off in the bomb-bay, but this was so phenomenally powerful (and close) that the shockwave actually 'flipped over' the identical heavy bomber in which the witness was a crew member.

yes,I know the engine is so noisy,but there should have some sound,even it may be covered by the noise.
:wink: And what about I shut down the engine?
I can hear the explosion of my bombs if I am at low altitude too,but I think the sound is not like the real one...It should more clare and some "deeper" ,sorry for my english,I don't know how to describe it,just like a thunder...

[Brennus]

Well, in true form, I may have just found somethin'! As soon as I'm satisfied w/ the results (if I'm satisfied!), I'll share it w/ the AAA community!

[Brennus]

[WIP] Wings of Victory: Sound Replacement Pack

[terminator363]

Just download BATTLE SOUNDS V.2 It makes all weaponery louder and more realistic