Posted May 08, 2014
Is this camera noise a bug or are they supposed to sound like that?
Quarter
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Registered: Aug 2011
From United States
Sufyan
I'm the 0.999...
Registered: May 2011
From Sweden
Posted May 08, 2014
You are going to have to explain in more detail.
Jonesy89
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Registered: Oct 2011
From United States
Posted May 08, 2014
Cameras make a lot of racket if they see you in a place where you shouldn't be, and otherwise make very little noise if they aren't detecting an intruder. Beyond that, I need more data to help you. What sound is being made, and what triggers it, if anything?
Quarter
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Registered: Aug 2011
From United States
Posted May 08, 2014
No, this is just a sound they make constantly. This isn't an alarm sound. It sounds almost like grasshoppers making noise.
Jonesy89
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phandom
of the Opera
Registered: Aug 2012
From Greece
Posted May 12, 2014
This sound makes it easier for you to spot the camera. Sometimes the camera is high up or hidden in a hole, and this sound makes it easier to know there is a camera before you run in front of it and the alarm sounds.
Post edited May 12, 2014 by phandom
Quarter
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Registered: Aug 2011
From United States
Posted June 19, 2014
That's what makes no sense to me. Since when do cameras make any noise? Real ones are silent.
Sufyan
I'm the 0.999...
Registered: May 2011
From Sweden
Posted June 20, 2014
It wouldn't be much fun being a superhuman sneak expert if everything was "realistic" yet you are stuck in a cramped first person perspective with no peripheral vision. Loud and lit up cameras makes it so that you can plan your approach and overcome the limited control you have over your character and actually feel like a superhuman badass.
Most of the time, actual realism has absolutely no place in games. Representative realism on the other hand can greatly enhance the experience. JC Denton is expertly trained and has superhuman senses, he SHOULD be able to figure out standard security systems and circumvent them with ease. The player however would be severely handicapped by a visually realistic representation of security cameras (ie discrete and hard to spot). It is the same reason no games actually feature realistic injuries because just one bullet would render all human game heroes unable to continue their adventures even if they survive. Games can have representative realism in where getting shot can outright kill you or make a single battle difficult to win, but not make the rest of the game impossible to complete.
Cameras are not noisy and lit up in real life, but by making them so in the game you actually get a more realistic feeling game as the flow of the game (uninterrupted by quickloads) feels more believable, the experience of actually being JC Denton in that world is realistically represented. It effectively hides your not-so-superhuman control over your superhuman avatar from you, aiding the suspension of disbelief.
Most of the time, actual realism has absolutely no place in games. Representative realism on the other hand can greatly enhance the experience. JC Denton is expertly trained and has superhuman senses, he SHOULD be able to figure out standard security systems and circumvent them with ease. The player however would be severely handicapped by a visually realistic representation of security cameras (ie discrete and hard to spot). It is the same reason no games actually feature realistic injuries because just one bullet would render all human game heroes unable to continue their adventures even if they survive. Games can have representative realism in where getting shot can outright kill you or make a single battle difficult to win, but not make the rest of the game impossible to complete.
Cameras are not noisy and lit up in real life, but by making them so in the game you actually get a more realistic feeling game as the flow of the game (uninterrupted by quickloads) feels more believable, the experience of actually being JC Denton in that world is realistically represented. It effectively hides your not-so-superhuman control over your superhuman avatar from you, aiding the suspension of disbelief.
phandom
of the Opera
Registered: Aug 2012
From Greece
Posted June 23, 2014
Most of the time, actual realism has absolutely no place in games. Representative realism on the other hand can greatly enhance the experience. JC Denton is expertly trained and has superhuman senses, he SHOULD be able to figure out standard security systems and circumvent them with ease. The player however would be severely handicapped by a visually realistic representation of security cameras (ie discrete and hard to spot). It is the same reason no games actually feature realistic injuries because just one bullet would render all human game heroes unable to continue their adventures even if they survive. Games can have representative realism in where getting shot can outright kill you or make a single battle difficult to win, but not make the rest of the game impossible to complete.
Cameras are not noisy and lit up in real life, but by making them so in the game you actually get a more realistic feeling game as the flow of the game (uninterrupted by quickloads) feels more believable, the experience of actually being JC Denton in that world is realistically represented. It effectively hides your not-so-superhuman control over your superhuman avatar from you, aiding the suspension of disbelief.
Imagine if there was no save/load system.......
mbuddha
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Registered: Feb 2011
From United States
Posted June 03, 2022
Sorry for the uber-necro but they are outrageously loud for me. The description here is apt, only very loud grasshoppers. I can only assume that almost every one else experiences this sound at a reasonable level.
I don't recall what they sounded like over a decade ago, for this playthrough I'm using GMDX 10 and OpenAl for proper surround.
The UNATCO offices on Liberty Island have these cameras everywhere and it's very grating, while other sounds fit in just fine for the most part. Like if I'm several rooms away from a camera I can hear it.
Post edited June 03, 2022 by mbuddha
kotenok2000
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Registered: Oct 2014
From Russian Federation
Posted August 04, 2022
Maybe you have loudness normalisation enabled in audio settings?
It makes quiet sounds louder and loud sounds quieter.
It makes quiet sounds louder and loud sounds quieter.
Post edited August 04, 2022 by kotenok2000