Swagger Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Hi, really impressed with the game so far. I haven't found this information anywhere so thought I would ask. Does anyone know how sound detection works for the different items. For instance the handgun, if I fire a gun from one corner of the map will zombies on the opposite side of the map hear the shot or only zombies within X range? The same with fire and light sources, will all zombies on the map converge on the source or just those within X range? If its X range does anyone know the range ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToastedFishSandwich Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 X range. X depends on what the sound or light-source is. Another factor (which I'm pretty sure isn't completely implemented is varying degrees of attraction. So a repetitive noise like a generator would bring many zombies at first but wouldn't keep bringing them. The light from a candle behind a pair of curtains would be mostly blocked out so the small amount of light that does get through wouldn't attract as many zombies as if there weren't any curtains. Again, I'm pretty sure that kind of thing isn't fully implemented at this time, but it'd certainly be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suomiboi Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 you can find (and edit) the sound radius of guns (pistol and shotgun for now) in\Desura\Common\Project Zomboid\media\scripts\items.txt file The pistol: SoundRadius = 75, and Shotgun: SoundRadius = 200, Now im not sure how those numbers work in game, but you could try different ones and see how much 1 sound radius effects. And always remember to make a backup before fidling with game files. There are ways of doing this without touching the files themselves, but i think it's a good way to start seeing how the game mechanics work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagger Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Cheers thanks for the replies guys, very helpful. Now I just need to work out how light attracts the zombies. Don't want to start a campfire outside my farm and attract zombies from the town etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToastedFishSandwich Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 They can't see it from too far away. About the length of a street would be my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCenturion Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Zombies aren't known for their fantastic sight. I've had zombies right outside my shelter with lights on and they never noticed, so I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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