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Dev Diaries #6Sounds and Music

Greetings pilots! Let's cover a bit more the updated sounds in Heliborne: Enhanced Edition. We've put a lot into more up-to-date and realistic graphics. And we want in-game sounds to conform. When we talk about immersion, it is important what you see in front of you, but it is even more important is what you hear. The final goal is to make sounds support all the rest elements of the game in the right way and give you the ambiance that correlates to your expectations. That's how we described the sound task for ourselves.

What has been done already

We have made quite a lot of new sound effects from scratch. Those are sounds of helicopters (engines and rotors), a variety of weapons, effects of explosions. Basically, what we consider as the primary and most important sound effects in Heliborne. You will be able to hear them in the game quite soon. The next thing is the soundtrack. Although we like the original Heliborne soundtrack, we thought we could make it even better if we added distinctive and memorable compositions. And since we've added more night maps, they also needed a proper soundtrack. Here are two examples:

Afghanistan

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Night Kosovo

[previewyoutube=C8yEvmU6LlU;full][/previewyoutube] Let us know what you think and whether you would like to hear the full compositions! Besides that, we have refreshed the game's menu with UI sounds, so all your actions before a flight would also have audio feedback!

What is planned for later

Some of the less critical sounds remain unchangedfor example, sounds of ground vehicles that you can only hear when you fly close to them. However, we do plan to update them too as soon as we have an opportunity.

What is not planned

One of the questions bothering our voice actors was whether we are going to change the original community-made voice over. The answer is "No": we appreciate the community's input into the Heliborne development a lot and don't want the game to lose its charm.

[ 2020-08-13 13:13:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Heliborne
JetCat Games

Developer

Klabater

Publisher

2017-10-12

Release

Indie MMO Multiplayer

Current Features

Updated simul-lite/arcade hybrid flight model that models over 70 different aspects of flight per helicopter.
Our Flight model melds the best of both worlds, and while being updated regularly, is in a state that we are very happy with. This includes momentum and inertia dynamics. This system will be expanded on with more realistic flight dynamics as the project grows.
41 Helicopter, Each with multiple weapons load-outs
The load-outs for each of our helicopters is based entirely on weapons systems that they would have, or did employ in active combat theaters and operations. You wont see a weapons loadout on our helicopters that is not historically accurate.
4 Major Mission Maps - Including Operation Nguyen Hue, Afghanistan, the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam, and Kosovo
All of our maps are "based" on historical conflicts and conflict locations.
2 Principle Game modes - Including standard skirmish, and Frontline mode that's currently exclusive to Operation Nguyen Hue
Skirmish mode is currently active on Afghanistan and Gulf of Tonkin and offers standard capture the flag gameplay. Operation Nguyen Hue offers the first glimpse at "Frontline" mode. As bases are captured by players, ground vehicles spawn in convoys and move across the map to fortify bases and positions.
Multiple AI controlled ground units in skirmish and Front-line mode
Tanks, Troop Carriers, and Anti-Aircraft Artillery vehicles make up the current roster of ground vehicles in Heliborne, more are planned.
Airborne Troops that can be deployed anywhere on the mapMANPADS or "Man-Portable Air Defense system" are just some of the "deploy-able" ground units that players can place anywhere, on any map. Not all helicopters carry these soldiers. Those that can, add a new level to the dynamic battlefield.
Three Classes of Helicopter from Attack, to Air-Assault, and Reconnaissance
Scout Helicopters are small, fast, and may or may not carry a small amount of soldiers. Attack Helicopters carry no troops and are dedicated to air-to-air or air-to-ground operations. Air-Assault helicopters typically carry a mix of troops and weapons and can fill multiple roles in combat.
Three Historical Tiers of Rotary Wing Aviation from 1950 to 2000
Helicopters are widely considered to have "Come of Age" during the Vietnam conflict, and over the following decades, helicopters have become integral to our very way of life. We seek to showcase Rotary wing aviation as it's evolved over four decades of conflict, support, and development.

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