AI Touchdown and Reverse Sounds Beta

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi all,

I have been working on an enhancement for the AI aircraft - the touchdown "chirp" of the tires, and the roar of the engines when reverse pitch/thrust is engaged. This is possible because you can attach a sound to the effect that causes the tire smoke at touchdown.

Thanks to Wolfgang who brought this to my attention, and alpha tested this.

Now this beta requires that every AI aircraft.cfg file must be changed to list the proper touchdown effects file, so if you want to beta test this you will need to download files #1-5 of the AI Package (the aircraft) and install them again. You will also need to download and install the MATS package (if you use it) and the Miscellaneous aircraft too (again, if you use them).

This package is designed for those that just use the default AI sounds (or a freeware addon). But some of you may be using FSHotSFX (or FSHotSeat) to provide AI sounds - I do. However, it does *not* supply reverse sounds for piston aircraft, and the touchdown chirp is rarely well synched with the actual touchdown. This package will fix both of those problems, and make it even better.

This beta test package is not an automatic installer, so you will need to know how to rename, copy, and paste files. You may also need to edit files in Wordpad if you do not choose the default installation.

The questions I have for you all is:

1. Do you want your AI aircraft to make these sounds? (I.e. do you want me to install these in the default aircraft zip files?)
2. Do the sounds work for you?
3. Do the wav file names I chose have the same name as other wav files already in your Sound folder from other authors?
4. Do you like the sounds I provided?
5. Any ideas to make them better?

I have supplied the default "idle" sounds I use, in case you want to try them out. They sort of "match" the reverse sounds I used. It includes a piston idle sound from my Propsound package, a turboprop idle sound which combines Dart and Allison sounds together (i.e. a compromise), and a JT3D jet sound that's just like I remember the old jets.

Let me know what you think, please.

You can download the package here:

www.calclassic.com/Temp/AI_Touchdown_Effects.zip

Remember you also have to download and install the aircraft over again.

Thanks,

[eddiejez]

that sounds cool I will give them a try Tom

rgds Edd

[Randy_Cain]

Hi

I have a question:

Do the sounds in the "AI idle sounds/sound" ...sounds go in sound folder in this subfolder?....or do you put them in the FS9/sound folder with the other sound files?

Yours,

[jaymom]

Hi Tom,

Would this example be correct? ....

[EFFECTS]
wake=fx_wake
water=fx_spray
dirt=fx_tchdrt
concrete=fx_sparks
touchdown=fx_tchdwn, 1
touchdown=original.fx_tchdwn, 1

Jaymom

[Wolfgang]

Hi,

the AI idle sounds has to go in the
FS9/Sound folder.
But first make a safety copy of the
sounds, they will be overwritten.

jaymom... No
There has to be only one touchdown line
in the aircraft.cfg.
Depending on aircraft they are different.
You have to download and install Tom´s
AI Packs again to have the proper
aircraft.cfg´s inside your AI planes.


Wolfgang

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi,

If you want to add planes manually, you would need to edit the touchdown line to look like this:

Tire chirp only (i.e. DC-4):
touchdown=fx_tchdwn_tires

Short piston reverse (i.e. CV-340):
touchdown=fx_tchdwn_piston_short

Medium piston reverse (i.e. DC-6B):
touchdown=fx_tchdwn_piston_med

Long piston reverse (i.e. L1649A):
touchdown=fx_tchdwn_piston_long

Short Allison turboprop reverse (i.e. CV-580):
touchdown=fx_tchdwn_Allison_short

Long Allison turboprop reverse (i.e. L-188):
touchdown=fx_tchdwn_Allison_long

Jet reverse (i.e. B707):
touchdown=fx_tchdwn_jet

I have added this to the Readme NOW file.

There is a listing of the above assignments to all the classic AI aircraft in the included file "AI Touchdown Effects by Aircraft.txt" file.

Hope this helps,

[eddiejez]

Hi Tom

put the sounds in and they work fine the sounds are ok to and i think should be included in the ai aircraft downloads the fs9 installation i put them is fairly basic apart from fs genesis and the cal classic scenery and ai planes and had no conflicts all good

rgds Edd

[jaymom]

Thanks guys, appreciate it.

Jaymom

[Wolfgang]

Hi,

Now I have it installed on my new
computer on a fresh FS9 install
and all does function very well.
Even with FsHotSFX.
I have decided to use method 6
That means both sounds together
without touchdown sound from FsHotSFX.

Wolfgang

PS: ups, now i have Starliner status
Seems that it is now allowed for me
to fly Manfred´s nice creation

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi,

I've sometimes done that too, during testing. Worked fine.

Since I did not get any big hew and cry that there was a problem with this, these sounds will soon be incorporated into the main aircraft downloads and installed automatically. They will then play anytime the AI planes land.