Audio Overhaul for Skyrim 2

Audio Overhaul for Skyrim http://www.skyrimgems.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> <> Voted Nexus mod of the month in October 2013 <> <> One of the top 100 most endorsed Skyrim mods on Nexus <>

AOS is an extensive sound overhaul aiming to make Skyrim's soundscape more immersive, clear, responsive, impactful and ultimately fun, while also aiming for maximum compatibility, performance and coherency with the original game. Ambience, weapons, magic, movement, reverb system, sound propagation, creatures and the overall mix are key areas of change. The audio has been tweaked and often redesigned from scratch in thousands of instances of content and implementation, to achieve one coherent vision for the soundscape that does not rely on third party content or code. The overall style and tone moves away from a "gamey" soundscape and instead uses more real life audio behavior as a guideline. Another goal was to really make sure that this AOS does not give itself away as a mod. Through subtlety and coherence, new and old content should meld together seamlessly, even if that means that the majority of changes will not be consciously noticed.

No content has been stolen from other games. New audio content is unique to this project and there is nothing that was just copied straight out of a sound library.

NewsUpdate (9 August 2015)

AOS 2. 5. 1 is now available to download!

Main Changes and Fixes:

• A brand new "Smart" (FOMOD-based) Installer for Nexus Mod Manager / Mod Organizer users, which will set options by checking for active plugins of other mods in your load order, and give very useful warnings if there are any potential conflicts or incompatibilities. However, the old manual installation method is still available, given as a choice in the first menu in the installer.
• incorporated new Unofficial Skyrim Patch fixes since AOS 2. 5 was released
• added more waterfalls / waterspray sounds to the list controlled by the "Waterfalls & Rapids" sound volume slider
• added patches for Skyrim Climate Overhauls - Summer Edition by AceeQ and Unique Uniques by InsanitySorrow
• added six more combination AOS + Sounds of Skyrim + weather mod patches
• and various other fixes and improvements to the compatibility patches, descriptions, and read me texts
• UPDATE on 12 Aug 2015: NEW Improved Installer (AOS version remains the same)

Full the complete changelist, please see http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/43773/?tab=12&navtag... rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here, or click on the CHANGES tab, above.

For detailed lists of the compatibility patches included in the AOS installer and other compatible mods, please visit the http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/43773/?tab=5&&navtag... rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">AOS Compatibility Forum.

The AOS 2. 5. 1 update is recommended to ALL users of AOS v2. 5 or v2. 2

If you already have AOS v2. 5 or v2. 2 installed, you can either use the Update Installer download to install over the existing files, or uninstall v2. 5/v2. 2 and use the AOS v2. 5. 1 FULL Installer download, preferably using the new "Smart" Installer which works with NMM / Mod Organizer, or the "wizard" based installer for Wyre Bash. Update and manual installation instructions are available further down this description page.

Videos Brodual Coverage Version (version 2. 1 - OLD!) UiIWQfiY5nQ

The following videos are based on AOS 1. 0 & 1. 5 and so are somewhat different from the current version, though still relevant. General Gameplay Footage (version 1. 5 - VERY OLD!) . . . . . . . . . . Skyrim Mod Sanctuary (version 1. 5 - VERY OLD!)nUcjtDvMJgQ 8A7cMHHbgoo

Comparison between combat magic sounds (version 1. 5 - VERY OLD!) . . . . . . Comparison between exterior ambiences (version 1. 0 VERY OLD!)sNcPHXzeizI Gemo0YVzBo8

Main Features

- A case by case treatment that includes minimum distance, attenuation curve and maximum distance settings. For example the audible range for weapon impacts has been increased by roughly 200%. The range for an NPC biting an apple is still close to what it used to be. - Overall the chance that you hear what you see and expect has been increased significantly. The world is more alive as a result.

• The game is about 10-15% louder (as much as the engine allows)
• Adjusted amplitudes across the board for optimal balance between gameplay relevance and immersion.
• More dynamic and airy mix (the difference between quiet and loud is more prominent)
• Tweaked specifically to work with attenuation distance overhaul.
• Changed frequency content of many sounds for a more balanced and dynamic sound spectrum. More high range detail, less cluttered low-mid, low and sub range frequencies. Skyrim has a lot of frequency overlap, especially in the low range so that for example the bass of a dungeon room tone almost completely masks the bass of an explosion.
• Instead of just a collection of individual assets the soundscape now funtions better as a whole.
• The mix has been constantly fine tuned with all it's elements for over 2 years now

(Reverb represents the reflections of sound from surfaces in the environment, this is arguably one of the most significant changes)

• Much more present than in vanilla Skyrim. Different environments now have a much more present, realistic and varied space response.
• Not just increased volume of reverb but remodeled reverbs for all different environment types for optimal balance between reverb sound quality and the core of each environments atmosphere, as much as the engine allows.
• Tweaked thoroughly in conjunction with the attenuation distance overhaul.

In vanilla Skyrim every sound would have generic standard settings of reverb send, no matter it's attenuation distance. This would lead to small range sounds like an object dropping on the ground cause more environment reflections than a massive explosion at the same distance, which is the opposite of what you would expect.

• There are outdoor reflections now. Being outside does not stop sound from reflecting from surfaces. The effect is very subtle, but quite effective and adds a more natural feel to the exterior soundscape.
• Explosions (runes, fireballs, dragonfireballs) now have special outdoor reflection tails as you would expect from a loud sound.