Types/Sound

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Basics

This type is either a table with the properties listed in #Optional properties, or an array of tables with the following members:

• filename - Types/FileName - Mandatory. Supported sound file formats are .ogg, .wav and .voc.
• volume - Types/float - Optional. - Default: 1.0
• preload - Types/bool - Optional.
• speed - Types/float - Optional. - Default: 1.0 - Speed must be >= 1 / 64. This sets both min and max speed.
• min_speed - Types/float - Optional. Not loaded if speed is present. - Default: 1.0 - Speed must be >= 1 / 64.
• max_speed - Types/float - Mandatory if min_speed is present, otherwise not loaded. - Default: 1.0 - Must be >= min_speed.

Optional properties

aggregation

Type: Types/table

Table with the following members:

• max_count - Types/uint32 - Mandatory.
• progress_threshold - Types/float - Optional. - Default: 1.0 - If count already playing is true, this will determine maximum progress when instance is counted toward playing sounds.
• remove - Types/bool - Mandatory.
• count_already_playing - Types/bool - Optional. - Default: false - If true already playing sounds are taken into account when checking maxCount.

allow_random_repeat

Type: Types/bool

Default: false

audible_distance_modifier

Type: Types/double

Default: 1.0

Modifies how far a sound can be heard. Must be between 0 and 1 (inclusive).

variations

Type: Types/table (array) of Types/tables

Array of tables with the following members:

• filename - Types/FileName - Mandatory.
• volume - Types/float - Optional. - Default: 1.0
• preload - Types/bool - Optional.
• speed - Types/float - Optional. - Default: 1.0 - Speed must be >= 1 / 64. This sets both min and max speed.
• min_speed - Types/float - Optional. Not loaded if speed is present. - Default: 1.0 - Speed must be >= 1 / 64.
• max_speed - Types/float - Mandatory if min_speed is present, otherwise not loaded. - Default: 1.0 - Must be >= min_speed.

filename

Type: Types/FileName

Mandatory if variations is not given.

Support sound file formats are .ogg, .wav and .voc.

volume

Type: Types/float

Default: 1.0

Only loaded if variations is not given.

preload

Type: Types/bool

Only loaded if variations is not given.

speed

Type: Types/float

Default: 1.0

Only loaded if variations is not given. Speed must be >= 1 / 64. This sets both min and max speed.

min_speed

Type: Types/float

Default: 1.0

Only loaded if variations is not given. Not loaded if speed is present. Speed must be >= 1 / 64.

max_speed

Type: Types/float

Default: 1.0

Only loaded if variations is not given. Mandatory if min_speed is present, otherwise not loaded. Must be >= min_speed.

Example

   {
     filename = "__base__/sound/ambient/world-ambience-3.ogg",
     volume = 1.2
   }