Annoying background noise - wind sounds is not adjusted with environment slider

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• 15 Nov, '21
  Tra Merged

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  I've moved it all the way to zero but there are still environmental sounds.

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• 26 May, '25
  Gin Fuyou Admin Pinned

  Today's patch on experimental should finally fix this

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• 20 Sep, '21
  Benjamin Twist Merged

  turn down setting for environment audio, wind is still loud.

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• 18 Nov, '21
  Gin Fuyou Admin Merged

  Somewhat confirmed I can clearly hear wind with all sliders but master down to min.

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• 25 Nov, '21
  ifer Merged

  Cannot lower ambient volume, regardless of slider position.

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• 28 Nov, '21
  Gin Fuyou System Merged

  "Ambient audio does not respond to sliders" (suggested by ifer on 2021-11-25), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 30 Nov, '21
  Alpha Merged

  PLEASE! Make a sound option to turn off wind noise/ambient noise or make a separate slider for that. Played for a couple of hours now and that "white noise" is driving me mad.
  
  Great game so far though aside from that torture. Looking forward to more content.

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• 01 Dec, '21
  Gin Fuyou System Merged

  "Suggestion: Option to mute wind/ambient noise" (suggested by Alpha on 2021-11-30), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 11 Mar, '22
  Thor Merged

  The constant noise of the wind is so abrasive it makes me enjoy the game much more if i turn off the sound entirely.

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• 13 Jun, '22
  stieg Merged

  my use case commenting on this topic is that I listen to other music or podcasts while playing.Having the UI sounds and workshop sounds is nice. Sadly I do turn down the very excellent in game music. But unfortunately the water and wind sounds are less delightful. This is a thematically appropriate suggestion because beavers hate the sound of running water.

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• 24 Sep, '22
  ec Merged

  when zoomed out wind noise is very loud and annoying to where i want to play with the master volume off. enviornment volume slider does nothing. please have wind noise adjustable.

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• 09 Oct, '22
  Into

  I agree.
  Background noise is a bummer, if you consider playing without music.

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• 15 Oct, '22
  eable2

  Agree! And even if you do enable in-game music, the ambient wind still plays in the map editor which otherwise has no sound aside from the UI.

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• 23 Nov, '22
  J C Merged

  It is now November 2022, constant wind noise still a problem.

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• 04 Jan, '23
  herpaderp Merged

  I've noticed a very distinct wind sound that is almost like a whistle. It's very repetitive and lasts around 3 seconds. Changing the sound settings doesn't toggle the sound off. Is it possible to add more variation to the sounds or at least switch off certain individual sounds?

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• 27 May, '23
  Jamie C Merged

  Yes. A way to disable the wind noise would be great. It only goes away when zoomed all the way in. The high pitched noises in the wind sound like something you might hear in a high mountain pass and makes no sense in this game. This is the second most annoying thing in the game.

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• 29 Oct, '23
  Mir Merged

  Please turn the wind howling off. It is very unpleasant noise.

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• 01 Nov, '23
  Gin Fuyou System Merged

  "volume bug" (suggested by Benjamin Twist on 2021-09-20), including upvotes (2) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 05 Dec, '23
  Betasys Merged

  The (digital?) noise of a strong wind is constantly blowing in the background, which is particularly audible when playing without music. This sound drowns out all other noises when you scroll the view further out.
  
  It would be very nice if the volume of this background noise could be adjusted or if there was an option to switch it off permanently. After a few minutes, it severely disturbs my immersion, which is a great pity.

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• 06 Dec, '23
  Jamnott Merged

  When you turn off the game music and/or any of the others (enviroment and ui) all you hear is wind blowing. Which gradually increases in volume until it is louder than max volume.

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• 06 Dec, '23
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Repetitive wind whistle sound every 10 or so seconds" (suggested by herpaderp on 2023-01-04), including upvotes (5) and comments (2), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 06 Dec, '23
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Suggestion: Adjustable Volume of UI Background Noise (Wind)" (suggested by Betasys on 2023-12-05), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 12 Dec, '23
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Windy" (suggested by Jamnott on 2023-12-06), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 27 Jan, '24
  Per

  The wind sound is maybe the most repetitive aspect of the game and there's no way to opt out unless I mute everything. It kind of sets down the overall atmosphere of the game for me quite a lot.
  
  Suggestions:
  1. Personal fav: Add a separate volume slider only for the wind or at least a "mute wind" checkbox
  2. Put wind sound under environment volume
  3. Make the wind sound more varied

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• 10 Apr, '24
  Jon Sterling Merged

  It's currently 4/10/2024 and the Environmental Sound option still has 0 functionality and the constant whirling sound of the wind still cannot be disabled. A consistent medium dB sound can damage the ear drum over time (ex. sleeping with a fan on) similarly to how bursts of very high dB sound can also damage the ear drum. I still can't recommend the game since the only way to play it comfortably is to disable the sound completely, or zoom your camera in as far in as possible.

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• 08 May, '24
  Jennifer Merged

  YES!!! PLEASEEEEE!!! I literally cannot play this game with sound on the wind is so painful to listen to non stop its beyond annoying!!

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• 28 Nov, '24
  Nobody Merged

  Also the periodic bird chirp is grinding on my brain. Environmental sounds slider still appears to do nothing.

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• 06 May, '25
  Bruce

  Please add the wind/bird sounds to the environment volume slider which cover building sounds as well. There's currently no way to control the volume of those sounds.

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• 26 May, '25
  Gin Fuyou System

  "The environmental sound slide (in settings) doesn't work" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2021-11-15), including upvotes (20) and comments (12), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 26 May, '25
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Environmental Sound (Wind Noise) Still Broken - April 2024" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2024-04-10), including upvotes (7) and comments (1), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 29 May, '25
  Beaver boy

  I still have this issue. Wind volume is tied to Master volume, not to Environmental volume

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• 29 May, '25
  Gin Fuyou Admin

  What is your full game version? You must be on experimental to get patch

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