Mute Instruments?
 

Era needs an option in the wrench at the top left of the screen (where you change nickname color etc) where you can mute instruments. Sometimes instruments being played at unstick is annoying(in my opinion). Staff have a function where we can mute instruments, however it no longer allows the player to play the instrument. That is taking it too far really, not to mention when you do it you have to remember to unmute the instument later, or they will never be able to play the instrument again. Why not just toss the function in the options where you cant hear the instruments, while still allowing the players to use them. Should be easy, it's like muting a TV :D

Support this, no reason why this should be rejected. I myself actually mute my sound because of the annoyance of instruments and then when I want to hear my gun shooting I have to unmute my sound again ;[
Would be much easier if there was just an option to mute it.
/yes!

I play era without sound so my opinion on this is yes?

Let's do this, I'll see what I can do.

i strongly support this (unless we simply delete all instruments)

Some idiot muted me and i couldn't play instruments for weeks lol

I've been saying this since instruments were added. Please for the love of god...

But according to a few people it's not possible to do. I forget which people told me this so I won't name names.

zzz

Yes please.
Doesn't matter how talented you are; the instruments are still annoying XD

Pretty sure instruments are just using gani sounds (passing the file name via PARAM1, PARAM2, etc), and as far as I know, there is no way to mute the sounds another player makes.

Good idea man.

If Era is still using ganis like era_swift-piano-play1.gani for the piano the script can be modified to check for a client flag. I.e.

Which will allow players to mute instruments for just themselves.

so we have to delete instruments completely then?

They'll just be re-downloaded.

I'll do some quick tests in a few minutes, but I'm pretty sure I'll have to alter the scripts one by one.

Edit: Yeah, so If you guys wanted this done, I'd have to go through the 100+ ganis and edit every single one.

It would be so worth it.

1. Download all instrument ganis to a folder.
2. Using Notepad++ Find in Files:

Find:
if (created || playerenters) {

Replace With:
if ((created || playerenters) && !client.option_instruments_muted) {

3. Re-upload Ganis.

If you're too lazy to do what fp4 suggested, add something like this to a 0.05 loop in some weapon NPC.

EDIT: I strongly encourage you to do what he said though.

Thanks, I forgot notepad++ could do that.

it would be very helpful, i know by fact that most ppl (excluding 8 year olds and chicks) can't stand instruments

Okay so I managed to get the mute working. I will add it to the options menu later, for now say /instruments in game to toggle the mute.

Now is there any way to mute weapon/melee noise? I haven't had any sound on Graal for over 9 years, oh I wonder why?

If you're gonna take it that far, just don't play with sound.

I'd really enjoy using sounds if the only thing I could hear was the instruments, an instrument of my own I have, the violin and I love it.

open game_config file in ur graal folder (there might be 2 of them)
and toggle true/false with tryloadsound64bit
sometimes my sound randomly goes away by itself and i gotta do this

That's not the problem he's having. He wants to hear nothing but his own instruments.

What you posted was the solution to sound not working at all on 64-bit systems.

Go into a level where no one is?

oh lmao, he should just change game then

They could open the practice room again.

Someone is going to break in and disturb you eventually.

If they can mute instruments why can't they mute it the other way around as well?

This.

That'd be quite difficult, actually.

cuz insturuments r useless and don't fit into era
go to band camp ull have a load of fun kid

How is music useless but it would be useless to try and do what andre said.


I think it's good to have the option now

How would it be useless if it was used by a number of players?
:confused:
That is just your opinion I guess..

it's as if u start selling puppies on era
it's just retarded

This is the best idea I have ever seen you contribute! please do THIS!

since to obtain something we need to sacrifice something of an equal value i think we must replace guns with puppies. i'm sure every1 would love those cute puppies ****ting in the streets of era

We need to sacrifice something in order to obtain something of equal value? I'd like to sacrifice Tk for a rotten fruit, then. At least I can throw that away.

ud have to find hundreds of new players if you were to sacrifice me
u seem less angry than usual crow, good for you :)

Well since I already updated and added the mute option for instruments, I'll be closing this thread. If you want anything else muted, that's what the mute button is for on your computer.