I just tried it and for me ent_playsound works as it should ent_playloop(my, beep_snd, 100); or ent_playsound(my, beep_snd, 100); in a loop.

Are you sure you haven't accidently attach the sound to an other object that you forget / or dont move?

ps: I use both Shade-C evo and physx

if you move the entity the sound plays at its new position?

I just play them from the entity's action

Yes I move the entity with pXent_move. Also tried several sounds simultaneously. (from entity's action)
Perhaps your camera/view settings are different or such.

In my case I move it using forces, not sure if that would make a difference

I've uploaded a small demo based on the shade-c examples showing the problem: http://www.mediafire.com/file/v3bktj65kwn8pld/sound_test.zip
You can move the player with wasd and mouse and play sound with e key.

On my computer on the origin position the sound plays fine, however if I move the player the volume gets lower like if the sound is still played at the origin position.

Hey painkiller, I did some tests. I also didn't get any sounds with your script at far distance. The only thing I can think of now is indeed that the force function is the problem, but only the function(s) it seems. Cause e.g. if I move rigid objects (with an attached sound loop) with my character controller they continue to make sounds. So my quess is that its a bug with the physx force function.

-edit: a possible solution might be either just a dummy entity that you move normally with the player and play the sounds on it, or use snd_play and based on distance to camera calculate the right volume.

Merry Christmas

hmm this is strange. If I attach a dummy entity to the player or camera it moves with it as it should but the sound problem is still there.

Also tried to change the type to PH_CHAR and use pXent_move but the bug happens also.

ent_playloop seems to move with the entities, but ent_playsound stays at the entity's original position.

using snd_play and changing the volume depending on the position would work, but would loose 3d sounds advantages, for example knowing if an enemy comes from the left or right side.

Merry christmas to you too!

I tried your sound + setting the player in my script as rigid + adding this to its action pXent_addforcecentral(me, vector(0,-200,200)); , and the sounds kept working until I commented the original move function out. So perhaps try adding a dummy pXent_move call so something gets updated correctly(?).

You can do that yourself too though, for example as follows (untested, just the idea):

vec_diff(temp,ent.x,camera.x);
temp.z = 0;
vec_normalize(temp,1);
vec_set(temp2,vector(0,-1,0));
vec_rotate(temp2,vector(camera.pan,0,0)); // pan alone should be enough, right?
var balance = vec_dot(temp,temp2)*100;
snd_tune(...,balance);

If the result is super wrong, I'd start with DEBUG_VARing the vec_dot result.

I think that doesn't seem to work, at least on my computer. I tried to add a pXent_move call but still got the problem. Did you try it on the demo I uploaded?





That's a good idea, I will take a look at it. Thanks superku