Silence Helicopter Noise Addon?

[Petrah]

Does anyone know of, or is anyone willing to make, something that will completely silence the noise of the Engineer created helicopters? I recently created my epic copter and the noise is driving me insane lol.

Many thanks!

[Vranx]

Might as well silence the motorcycles too.

[Petrah]

Originally Posted by Vranx Might as well silence the motorcycles too.

I haven't created one of those yet (not sure that I will). So far I don't stand still long enough in any zone for them to become irritating. However, farming Saronite in Sholazar Basin for 3 hours... the helicopter becomes quite irritating lol. I really wish they would link those sounds with Emotes so people could turn them off!

[Yhor]

I would like this also.

On a related note, this would rock for the log in screen as well. Anyone else find that dragon as annoying as 2 year olds squeeling for attention?

[Petrah]

Originally Posted by Yhor I would like this also. On a related note, this would rock for the log in screen as well. Anyone else find that dragon as annoying as 2 year olds squeeling for attention?

lol It's only annoying when you have to sit in a queue. But yes, I would use it if someone made it.

[Tungsten Spleen]

well, this doesn't silence the helicopter noise, but it does silence the login noise:

http://www.wowinterface.com/download...ginScreen.html

Tungsten Spleen

[sensory]

Aaah, finally an addon to disable the dragon spam!

Now someone needs to make an addon to remove all the obnoxious noises from the game so I'm not forced to mute. I'm thinking, train set noises, chopper, bikes, etc.

[Sepioth]

Originally Posted by sensory Aaah, finally an addon to disable the dragon spam! Now someone needs to make an addon to remove all the obnoxious noises from the game so I'm not forced to mute. I'm thinking, train set noises, chopper, bikes, etc.

It is possible to change or even remove the Heli sounds. Just a mater of finding the name of the file and replacing it with a different one (or blank for no sound)

This is done the same way the addon mentioned above does it.

Just a matter of finding the name of the sound that the Heli uses.

[Petrah]

Well isn't that's a pisser... meh

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...08768203&sid=1

Disregard my post I guess =/

[Sepioth]

Originally Posted by Silenia Well isn't that's a pisser... meh http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...08768203&sid=1 Disregard my post I guess =/

Not too sure it is considered modifying cause you are not modifying anything really. You using the actual game to do it. No hacking or editing of original files is going on.

WoW is designed to use a sound file in the data folder OVER the default one built in. So not too sure how this can be considered against any rule. If it was then they should have stopped this since it has been done since the games release.

But I could be wrong.

[Psoewish]

I don't see how this is against the rules, since the sound files are built into wow itself, but you have the possibility to modify the sounds through the sounds folder. I fail to see the common sense in making it able to modify something this easily (as opposed to hacking the MPQ files for actual models and stuff) and then making it against the ToS. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't make it possible to do this without modifying some MPQ file if it wasn't allowed tbh.

[Petrah]

Actually, now that I've thought about it for a bit.. I think I'll let one of the forum admins here comment on it. I'm sure if it were not allowed in the game, then Cairenn would not allow it (sound files that quiet in game sounds) to be uploaded here for others to download. I know the one addon here that hides the gunshot sound has been around for a long time.

[Arabeth]

Is it against the rules to remove specific sounds from WoW? Does anyone know? For example, let's say removing the sound your warlock mount makes when you mount up.

I think the Blizz poster was responding to the specific question (above, to save browsing to it) that was asked which mentions 'removing' sounds. If the game is designed, as Sepioth says, to use the sounds in the Data folder to override inbuilt sounds, then I can't see how adding a sound here would be a violation of the TOS as nothing is modified or removed and the game is operating as designed. It strikes me that this is equilvalent to addons which essentially override/replace the Blizzard UI for example without being destructive to the original code.

Of course the Data folder path could be a hole Blizzard forgot to fill but think they have!

[Rancor75]

Originally Posted by Silenia Actually, now that I've thought about it for a bit.. I think I'll let one of the forum admins here comment on it. I'm sure if it were not allowed in the game, then Cairenn would not allow it (sound files that quiet in game sounds) to be uploaded here for others to download. I know the one addon here that hides the gunshot sound has been around for a long time.

I'm not a forum admin but I would like to comment on this subject.
I think the thread you referred to with a blue post in it responding to modifying sound files is not entirely clear. It could be misread as CHANGING the actual MPQ files and that is a violation of terms of use.
With the sound files you DON'T change the actual MPQ files.
you make a path OUTSIDE the MPQ files and put a zero-byte wav file at the end of the path. The game uses the path you have created instead the one imbedded inside the MPQ file where also the graphics, music and all other things of the game are stored.

Modifying the MPQ files is a violation of terms of use !!!
The MPQ files are 'protected' with a MD5 or hash checksum, if you modify the actual MPQ files you could get in big trouble because change in the MPQ files will be detected because the MD5 or equivalent checksums won't match anymore.
Blizzard won't be able to 'see' what you have changed, but since the checksums won't match they or the server will detect a change and you could be banned.

But SOUND files are changed OUTSIDE the MPQ files themselves. The MPQ files remain the same, nothing inside MPQ is altered and the original sound files are still there !.
So technically nothing has changed and the MD5 or whatever checksum used is NOT changed.

This path override is just how the game uses sound files.
It looks for paths inside the DATA folder first, if it can't find any then the game uses the sound files inside the MPQ files.
Those MPQ files are very big (2 Gb) and contain all the data of the game. Music, graphics, maps, etc..

Graphics can NOT be changed this way and is a violation of terms of use !
By graphics I mean the looks of your character, items, weapons, mine nodes, etc... I do NOT mean the UI (user interface) graphics like the portrait window with the health bar etc.

Why the distinction between graphics and sound ?
With change of sound you can't create an advantage in any way. It doesn't really alter gameplay at all.
Change of graphics CAN alter gameplay. Even when the changes are CLIENT side only and you are the only one to see the changes !
example: lets say you could change mine nodes into giants.
so evey mine you see looks like a giant and you could see them from a very long distance.
This is just one simple example, but you can imagine whatever other changes you could implement.
The changes of graphics are only visible to yourself, other people on their own computer won't see any change at all.
But still you could create an advantage when graphics are changed and you are the only one to see them.
It is considered ALTERING gameplay and that IS a violation and is a ban-able offense.

Back to the sound:
Some people have disabled the sound alltogether by turning off the sound in the options menu and rather listen to their favorite radio station or listening to a compact disc or Ipod while playing the game. Surely that wouldn't be considered an advantage in the game over people who do have all the sound turned on in the game ?

Because if change in sound would alter gameplay then people who don't have any ingame sound/music on, listening to a cd or whatever source of music would have an advantage ?
Then listening to music while playing wow and not listening to ingame sounds should be a violation of terms of use as well imho.
Would be the same as you would change a helicopter sound into silence. I think.