SOUND FIXES PACK V17.39 FOR ATS SOUNDS MOD

– Pack provides improvements to common sounds in the game, making them feel more immersive and real.

– The goal of the mod is to make the game’s sounds feel like real life!

– The mod is frequently updated to bring more real sounds into the game.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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Requires higher priority in Mod Manager than:

– any map mods (e.g. ProMods, RusMap, etc.)

– any AI traffic mods (e.g. Jazzycat’s traffic packs)

– any AI traffic density/behavior mods (e.g. Piva’s traffic density mod)!

CHANGELOG 17.39

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Reworked default quarry sound loop with high quality quarry sounds with more variety of ambience. [ETS2 edition] Minor finetuning for external gravel sounds.

1 new BNSF train sound for train mover added to array. [ATS edition] Added real engine sound for Zil 130 in AI traffic for Jazzycat’s Russian Traffic Pack. [ETS2 edition] Decreased probability of hearing Renault Magnum open pipe engine sound for AI Traffic Renault Magnum’s. [ETS2 edition] Applied more Renault Magnum engine sounds for more Renault Magnums in Jazzycat’s BDF Truck Traffic Pack. [ETS2 edition]

FEATURE LIST

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## 1. Tire / Tyre sounds

* Real interior + exterior tire sounds. Tires will resonate in the cab depending on how fast you are accelerating and what speed you are in, giving a feel for your sense of speed.

* Heavier gravel sounds on dirt/gravel roads.

## 2. Suspension sounds

* Light and medium impacts to suspension can trigger cabin squeaking and movement sounds of the cabin.

* Hard impacts can trigger key swinging sounds in interior view.

## 3. Gameplay / UI sounds

* “Late music” replaced with Nokia phone ringtone sound (volume of this sound depends on Music volume in the in-game Audio settings).

* “Bing bong” chime for train and ferry loading screen sounds.

* Reduced volume of garage door sound, adviser message sound and yawning sound.

* New quiet photo camera sound effect for screenshots.

* Quieter volume of PrePass weigh station signals in American Truck Simulator.

## 4. Fuel / Gas station sounds

* Retro/historic ding sound for while the fuel is pumping (circa 1960s to 1970s). The number of dings can help give you an idea on how much you refueled…

* Real fuel pump, fuel lid, door close, seat belt click and key insertion sound effects for after refueling to a full tank.

## 5. Interior sounds

* Real stick/switch/button sounds for: parking brake, hazard light, wiper stick, light switch and blinker / indicator / turn signal.

* Retarder sound changed to real retarder sound.

* Real rumblestrip sound.

* Lane-keeping (Driver Alert Support) alert sound if you drive on to the grass too fast (as per EU legal regulations).

* Lift axle sound now includes button press sound effect.

* At high speeds, wind will sound slightly faster.

* Mix of default amplified gear grinding sounds and new gear grinding sounds. Can be heard when you have damaged the transmission and/or gearbox.

## 6. Trailer sounds

* Real sound effects for trailer coupling + uncoupling.

* Included air brake hose deattachment sound when uncoupling.

## 7. AI Traffic sounds

* More refined generic AI traffic car sounds. Less buzz noise and more tire sounds and quiet engine sounds.

* AI traffic vehicles given new horn sounds. Depending on the patience of the driver, a short or long honk may be used.

* AI traffic trucks/buses given more variations of detailed sounds (may include turbo sounds, distinctive engine sounds, sounds of gear changes, etc.).

* Variety of engine sounds for several vehicles (e.g. motorbike sounds for motorbikes) in various AI Traffic mods and in stock trucks from the original game.

* You can hear the slight sound of vehicles overtaking you or passing by you in the oncoming lane.

## 8. Mover sounds

* Louder volume and reworked audio for a vast amount of moving objects including biplanes, trains (included train horns) etc.

* Enabled sound for a vast amount of movers that don’t originally come with sound (e.g. F22 jet fighters, ocean waves, tugboats, hot air balloons, you name it!).

## 9. Location based ambience

* Prefab (i.e. company and delivery point) soundscape enhanced for American Truck Simulator (includes both daytime and nighttime ambience such as cicadas and crickets).

* Suitable volumes and sounds of environmental ambience for various map mods.

* Some suitable sounds included for various companies and delivery points.

COMPATIBILITY

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* ETS2 1.27.2 and ATS 1.6.1. No errors in game log. Must have high priority in Mod Manager.

* Compatible with all trucks, including truck mods.

* Does not replace individual truck sounds, so can be used with an unlimited amount of truck sound mods of your choice.

* Compatible with all maps.

* Supports compatibility with rain sound mods such as Realistic Weather Sound 1.7.7 (provides realistic thunder + rain sounds). Both can be enabled at the same time. Check the load order image included for more details.

* If using any of Grimes’ seasonal mods, place the seasonal mod with higher priority than the Sound Fixes Pack for a more accurate seasonal experience.

* If using winter mods, please enable Frosty Winter Weather Sound addon from Options folder of Sound Fixes Pack for winter sounds.

* Traffic density/behavior mods (in lower priority in Mod Manager) can enable realistic sound ranges plugin from Sound Fixes Pack by inserting this line into def/traffic_data.sii: @include “traffic_data_update.sui”

SET TIRE AND WIND VOLUME

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Wind or tire noise too loud? No problem. You can configure its volume using these developer commands. Syntax is as follows:

s_air_noise [value from 0.0 to 1.0] (default is 1)

s_wheel_noise [value from 0.0 to 1.0] (default is 1)