How far away can you hear the eating/ammo sound?

[thequantum 52]

I know this is a big, but can it feasibly be all the way across the map?  Or can I gain any information from it, like know the person is in the same city as me?

[Conrad_The_Comrade 577]

Its a pretty small vicinity. I usually cant hear people eating/drinking from more than 3 houses over. And thats only sometimes.

[Elle 562]

well if its rabbits, pretty gosh darn far..... just sayin.

[cgz_uk 19]

Its a pretty small vicinity. I usually cant hear people eating/drinking from more than 3 houses over. And thats only sometimes.

 

yeah righ, ive sat in a completly open area and stll heard people eat, drink and snap twigs. Sound in sa defo needs work. Go to Mod version and you can tell which direction  and how close the sounds are, Not in SA U CANT.

[solodude23 649]

Its a pretty small vicinity. I usually cant hear people eating/drinking from more than 3 houses over. And thats only sometimes.

He's referring to the bug where you seem to hear the noises from anywhere on the map.

[thequantum 52]

Yeah, that bug. I've been all the way at the end of the pier in elektro, at least 100 from anyone, and hear the ammo splitting and food sounds, so I never trust them.

[Hetstaine 10852]

The only sound you can rely on in the game at this point is the log in reload noise when near a mil area.

[rodolfoxiii 71]

You can hear the drinking sound all the time especially in the woods.

[Katana67 2907]

Somewhat related question, are gunshots reliable sounds these days? I just ask because occasionally I'll hear them (at varying distances, from right in front of me, to far off) and have yet to come across anyone when I investigate.

[omgwtfbbq (DayZ) 1069]

All the time, everywhere, from any distance.

Edited March 18, 2014 by omgwtfbbq

[Demonica 311]

Some sounds on stable are seriously bugged. Yesterday I spent half an hour talking to no one because I heard several can opening / eating sounds, and I also kept hearing footsteps.

 

So I'm like "Hey, Dude, no worries, I ain't killing anyone... Come on in or I can come out... Can you hear me?" - Gosh I do feel like an idiot but better safe than sorry. Turns out that, of course, no one actually was there when I finally got out of the house, Fire Axe held high, palms sweating...

 

Other sounds like that "wire fence" thingy are just there, as well as animals (birds especially) making Zambie Noises, although there's no Zombie around for miles.

 

It can freak me out though. It does. Paranoia with these bugged sounds is even worse.

[paisius77 36]

The next galaxy........

[Irish. 4886]

The worst sound in the game.. the damn Zombbits. 

 

Wild rabbits that make Zed noises whenever they run near you. 

[solodude23 649]

I'm still pretty damn confident that I can hear Zed noises even when no bunnies are around. Most the time when I hear them, I can't find a rabbit anywhere around me. I think the Zed noises are like the eating/soda noises.

Edited March 18, 2014 by solodude23

[kihz 83]

I remember my first experience with the sound bug. I was on the side of the road, just logged back in. I heard some eating. Instantly went prone and started scouting the area. I figured it was coming from some nearby bushes. I heard the sounds over and over again, along with splitting ammo. After about 20 minutes, I realized I've been duped by Alpha.

[kihz 83]

I'm still pretty damn confident that I can hear Zed noises even when no bunnies are around. Most the time when I hear them, I can't find a rabbit anywhere around me I think Zed noises are like the eating/soda noises.

 

Zed.. He a friend of yours?

[Death By Crowbar 1213]

The higher you are (in buildings or towers) the more likely you are to hear random eating, drinking, and talking... or at least that's my experience. I swear to all holy that if you're in a tower sniping and there's zeds below they eat, drink, and poop non-stop. Devs need to allow us to bind them up, use the burlap sac, and steal their food - because it would seem they have an endless supply!

[Highlander007 249]

 

Some sounds on stable are seriously bugged. Yesterday I spent half an hour talking to no one because I heard several can opening / eating sounds, and I also kept hearing footsteps.

 

So I'm like "Hey, Dude, no worries, I ain't killing anyone... Come on in or I can come out... Can you hear me?" - Gosh I do feel like an idiot but better safe than sorry. Turns out that, of course, no one actually was there when I finally got out of the house, Fire Axe held high, palms sweating...

 

Other sounds like that "wire fence" thingy are just there, as well as animals (birds especially) making Zambie Noises, although there's no Zombie around for miles.

 

It can freak me out though. It does. Paranoia with these bugged sounds is even worse.

Rocket heard you. Rocket saves

Edited March 18, 2014 by Highlander007

[deus_drone 98]

He's referring to the bug where you seem to hear the noises from anywhere on the map.

yeah I am confident enough to say the sounds are not locally around me within 1km so there must be a bug that is causing the distance to become greater.

it is no big issue, just something for the dev's to eventually look into.

[rickenbacker 190]

With the current state of the sound engine, anything from 1-500m or more.