Sounds made when walking on an object

[Tanelorn 0]

I'm sure you guys have noticed that some objects have special sounds when you walk on them. The industrial building in Nogova is a great example. It pings as you walk on the metal walkways.

Anyone know how to set this in the model?

I noticed in the opflash demo models that they would texture their roadways, and these textures didn't always match the texture in the resolution LODs.

I also saw in the config file there's a cfgMaterials section that defines sounds to certain textures, which seem to use wildcards in their names.

I wonder if there are special textures you put on the roadways that cause a certain sound to be heard.

If any of you know how this is done, would you please post that information?

[Tanelorn 0]

So is this a new discovery, or are you just not answering?

In any case, I made a discovery:

A road isn't a road unless you texture the roadway LOD correctly. My roads wouldn't let you drive fast on them until I textured the roadway with the airfield texture. Very interesting...

[colonel_klink 0]

I would presume the roadway would have to be named in the properties window as metal, gravel or whatever. I haven't found a solution to this yet, but would like to know how it is done also.

[Tanelorn 0]

>>> Solution discovered <<<

In the main config.cpp there is a section called cfg.Surfaces

In here you can see listings of surface types, texture names (often with wildcards), and sound references.

If you texture a roadway with a texture that meets the criteria of a cfgSurface item, the specified sound will be made when you walk on it. These specific sounds are within the cfgVehicles : Man section. The classes are numerous, some of them being Concrete, Rock, Wood, Sand, Mud, etc.

There are other wildcard textures that are followed by a series of question marks. I don't recognize how this wildcard works. Any ideas?