Getting rid of voices

[macjimm]

Is there anyway to get rid of the soldiers voices?

"Move it! GO GO GO!" "Take cover" "Did you see that?" gets a little redundant.

[Vanir Ausf B]

The voices in the game or the voices in your head? The voices in the game can't be turned off but it should be possible to replace the voice files with silent audio files. Someone would have to make them first.

[Fizou]

The voices in the game or the voices in your head? The voices in the game can't be turned off but it should be possible to replace the voice files with silent audio files. Someone would have to make them first.

Some one thats interested in no voices at that. Think you'll have to start modding macjimm.

[sburke]

The voices in the game or the voices in your head?

Wait, they aren't the same?

[Warts 'n' all]

Although things might get a bit repetitive, I'd hate to command an army of mutes. One thing I have always liked about Combat Mission is the voices. And sometimes I even find myself talking back to them... "Did you see that?".... "No I bloody didn't. That's the ****ing problem."

[Erwin]

I wish I could get rid of the voices you can hear whispering in between MG42 bursts "sell your family into slavery and send all your money to BFC" over and over again.

[BLSTK]

How about the voices in my head?

(Ninja'd by all the other comedians in this forum. You know who you are.)

[JoMac]

Sheeesh !...I hear DEAD people.

Joe

[Sequoia]

Sheeesh !...I hear DEAD people.

Joe

You hear Dorosh?

[JoMac]

Aww, Now that just wrong...Give that guy a break or three.

[Tempestzzzz]

Kidding aside-aren't the voices cues for what the pixel soldiers experience hence giving a hint to you the player and commander.

[Erwin]

Hmmm... I always thought them random atmosphere.

The gun sounds are significant as is the sound that announces the arrival of reinforcements.

[YankeeDog]

The voice sounds don't tell you anything that the visual elements of the UI don't tell you, but they can serve as an auditory alert that something important has happened which you might have missed otherwise.

Ex: You hear the "Ich bin verwundet!" sound file play, and you know somewhere on the battlefield, a German soldier has just been wounded. Then you can search through your units (or the enemy's depending on which side you're playing), and figure out exactly who is the unlucky soul.

More important when playing RT where you can't rewind and it's easy to miss an event if you're looking in the wrong place. But even playing the WEGO, I still find them pretty helpful; I'd have to rewind a lot more to check on all of my units individually without them.

[Erwin]

I forgot of course the cries of the WIA are significant (as is the FO/arty spotter VO). But, what about all the other chatter?

[A Canadian Cat]

Yes, they tell you when the spot enemy armour or other units. They tell you they are thinking about giving up. The celebrate when the get a hit. The last example might not be useful but it is pretty cool.

[Hister]

You could only make mute chatter sounds. Those are just random ramblings of the soldiers on idle. And that's what the OP probably meant.

[macjimm]

The voices in the game can't be turned off but it should be possible to replace the voice files with silent audio files. Someone would have to make them first.

Would it be difficult to make silent audio files and replace the current ones?

[macjimm]

Would it be difficult to make silent audio files and replace the current ones?

Is there a better place to post this question?

[Brent Pollock (WBRP)]

The three voice file bugbears that persist in CMX2 from CMX1:

1. Canadian troops using US voice files (the Southern drawls are the most egregious...I would love to be able to turn those off);

2. a unit down to one man still mutters to himself (my favourite being when he tells himself to "have some noise discipline");

3. you can hear enemy troops wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too far away if you just get the map position near them.

[Michael Emrys]

(my favourite being when he tells himself to "have some noise discipline")

Now, that one I would vote to get rid of. It's also irritatingly ironic that he shouts it out. Like, "Maybe the enemy hasn't heard us yet, so let's make sure he notices us."

Michael

[Erwin]

I interpret it like modern fighters yelling "Allahu Akbar!" to give themselves comfort - others might hum, or whistle in the dark etc.