Ren'Py Do Devs just have busted eardrums or is my ears just sensitive as all hell..

[johanes]

alright... is there really no way for renpy games to start at < 50% volume or devs import sound files at lower decibel when they expect said sound file to be used for music?

it basically comes down to me dashing to the sound icon and opening sound mixer to look for the app and muting it.. and i know some of you will say just go to option and mute it.. heck no because there are games out there that for some odd reason. mute does not mute the menu music >.>

 

[morphnet]

alright... is there really no way for renpy games to start at < 50% volume or devs import sound files at lower decibel when they expect said sound file to be used for music?

It's not just renpy games, most game, non-porn and porn have this. Every engine has the option to set the sound levels but (and I'm guessing here) most dev's either forget about the option or don't think about it. It should also be noted that in some engines the options are either hard to find or hard to navigated to.

Unfortunately it's always been like this and I don't think we'll see it changing anytime soon, all we can do is be grateful to the few dev's who do change the sound levels.

 

[anne O'nymous]

alright... is there really no way for renpy games to start at < 50% volume or devs import sound files at lower decibel when they expect said sound file to be used for music?

I guess that devs just adjust the level of their speakers, expecting users to have done this too.

This being said, open a text editor (even notepad is good for this) and copy/past this inside:

init 1000 python:
    preferences.set_volume( "main", 0.5 )
    preferences.set_volume( "music", 0.5 )
    preferences.set_volume( "sfx", 0.5 )
    preferences.set_volume( "voice", 0.5 )

Then save as "soundVolume.rpy", and put the file somewhere you'll remember that it is.

Now all you have to do is to copy the file in the "game" directory (where there's the rpa/rpy/rpyc files), and Ren'Py games will starts at 50% volume.


/!\ If the game use custom sound channel(s), there volume will not be lowered.

 

[Pretentious Goblin]

Every single Japanese RPGM, I swear. Maybe Japanese have their system volume at 25%, I don't know, but even at 60% it's painful earrape the moment the game starts blaring its first stock RPGM track.

 

[Crimson Delight Games]

It's not just renpy games, most game, non-porn and porn have this. Every engine has the option to set the sound levels but (and I'm guessing here) most dev's either forget about the option or don't think about it.

This. I dread opening most RPGM games knowing the main menu music is gonna KO my eardrums!

 

[johanes]

I guess that devs just adjust the level of their speakers, expecting users to have done this too.

This being said, open a text editor (even notepad is good for this) and copy/past this inside:

init 1000 python:
    preferences.set_volume( "main", 0.5 )
    preferences.set_volume( "music", 0.5 )
    preferences.set_volume( "sfx", 0.5 )
    preferences.set_volume( "voice", 0.5 )

Then save as "soundVolume.rpy", and put the file somewhere you'll remember that it is.

Now all you have to do is to copy the file in the "game" directory (where there's the rpa/rpy/rpyc files), and Ren'Py games will starts at 50% volume.


/!\ If the game use custom sound channel(s), there volume will not be lowered.

This is really great. >.<