How to add footstep sound effects to first person controller which change depending on the surface

[Ben_93]

Hi All,

As mentioned in the post of my project in the showcase part of the forum, it would be amazing if I could implement footstep sound effects which change depending on the surface they interact with e.g a crunch when walking through grass, hard echo on stone surfaces etc etc. Obviously as I have no knowledge of programming would it be possible to suggest if this might be a simple feature to add? And if so, how might I go about this?

Many thanks, 

 

Ben

[silent]

Hi Ben,

I assume that you have two major different floor surfaces - terrain and meshes. Is that correct? Do you have a separate meshes (or surfaces) for each floors?

[Ben_93]

Hi @silent, 

Yes that is correct two major floor surfaces, landscapeterrain object and static meshes. Yes I have separate meshes for each floors.

Many thanks, 

 

Ben

[silent]

Also could you please tell us which SDK version are you currently using?

[Ben_93]

I am using the latest SDK (2.16.1), I very much appreciate any help you can give me! 

Many thanks, 

Ben

[moody_pooch]

Hi Ben,

Here is the updated FirstPersonController component.

This controller works similar to the previous one. You need to add SoundSources for right and left footstep for each surface.

For LandscapeTerrain object surfaces select Mask index (the same index from LandscapeLayerMap):

For MeshStatic select Intersection Mask of required surface:

FirstPersonController.cs

[Ben_93]

Hi @moody_pooch!

This is fantastic! Many thanks for helping me with this.

I think I understand how your solution works, ill try it out in my project!

 

Many thanks, 

 

Ben