Silencing/Modifying specific game sounds

Silencing/Modifying specific game sounds | Pt. I

 

Revived from the archived forums: "How to silence specific game sounds" - By Impkin

I pulled these posts from the archived forums. Impkin's instructions are largely intact and I cleaned and dredged through the thread down to the files identified up to the last post. I try to keep it updated with sfx files that others have managed to identify and if you are only interested in changing a few sounds, it'll do fine but if you plan on changing a whole host of sfx and more I highly recommend the tool below.

 

UPDATE: If you intend on changing more than a few sounds or adding multiple mods then I highly recommend heading over to @Michiyo's  modding tool thread, where you can change more than just game sounds.

 

If you are returning to the thread and just want to jump straight to the sounds:

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. I - Bases and Emotes

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. II - Enviro and UI

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. III - Powers: Air Superiority - Hasten

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. IV - Powers: Havoc - Psionics

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. V - Powers: Radiation - Willpower

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. VI - Systems

User-Created Sound Mods

Formerly know as 'The Philotic Knight's' Short Visual Guide

 

 

OK, OK! I get it. So how do I silence a sound?

These instructions are meant for anyone with minimal Windows knowledge. I want to provide enough information so that every CoH player can improve their personal game play experience. Do not be daunted by the post's length. If you can play CoH you can do this.

The way to kill any game sound is to put another sound file in the correct directory with the name of the sound file used to make that noise. This replacement file must be in the Ogg Vorbis format and it can not be of zero length. In other words, to kill a sound you replace it with one second of silence.

 

 

Where do I get one second of silence in the *.ogg format?

However you want to. How I did it was to use a free program called Audacity.

Since Audacity has been bought and now has all sorts of privacy issues, I have removed the link. I recommend finding another suitable sound editing software.

 

• Run your chosen audio editor program. (The following instructions may very depending on the program.)
• Click on the "Generate" menu. Choose "Silence". It should have created 30 seconds of silence.
• Use your mouse and highlight about one second. This doesn't have to be exact.
• Click on the "Edit" menu. Choose "Trim". There is also a button following the "Cut", "Copy", "Paste" buttons called "Trim outside selection" that does the same thing.
• Click on the "File" menu. Choose "Export As Ogg Vorbis..."
• Call the file whatever you want and save it anyplace you want. I recommend calling it "silence.ogg" and saving it to the Desktop. You will be copying this file to folders you create and renaming it so keep that in mind when deciding what to call it and where to save it.
• Exit Audacity. You won't need to use Audacity again (for this) unless there is something wrong with that "silence.ogg" you just made.

 

 

I have attached two files to this post: '_silence.ogg' and 'bloop.ogg'. I use the 'bloop' file to verify the sound I'm replacing is the one I'm looking for, since it's a lot easier to notice than silence.

 

 

OK, now that I have a silent sound what do I do with it?

You need to know where to copy it and what to rename it as so the game will use your silent sound file instead of the default sound file. The base location for all your silenced sound files is:

C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\data\sound\ogg\

This assumes that you installed the game to its default directory. If you installed it someplace else then you should know enough to adapt these instructions to fit your custom installation.

 

*You are not making any changes to any files owned/installed by CoH*. Simply put: if any of the following folders already exist then you or a 3rd party put them there. If you do not see the folders, you or the 3rd party would need to create them as follows:

1. Open the "City of Heroes" folder and create a new folder called "data".
2. Open the "data" folder you just created and add a new folder called "sound".
3. Open the "sound" folder you just created and add a new folder called "ogg".

You now have your base file location set. The sounds will be grouped in sub-folders inside the "ogg" folder. Each sound you wish to silence will go in a sub-folder. The name of the sub-folder depends on the sound. The information provided for a specific sound assumes you have already created the above base folder. The "Folder name:" provided here is located in the "C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\data\sound\ogg\" folder. The name of the folder is where you copy your "silence.ogg" file to. The "File name:" provided here is what you need to rename that copy of your "silence.ogg" file to.

That is all there is to it. The next time you launch CoH that sound will not be made. If CoH is running while you do this (not recommended), exit completely (quit to desktop, not the log-in screen) first.

 

Example:

Description: Targeting Drone loop

Folder name: weapons

File name: targetdrone_loop.ogg

 

To silence this sound you copy your "silence.ogg" file to a folder called "weapons". If you have never silenced a sound that goes in the "weapons" folder then you will need to make a "weapons" folder first. Once you copy your "silence.ogg" into the "weapons" folder you then rename it to "targetdrone_loop.ogg".

 

Just to give you an idea of what you should see, here is my data\ogg folder\sub-folders:

 

Specific how-to:

If you hold down the "Ctrl" key you can click on and drag the "silence.ogg" file to the "weapons" folder you created. It will make a copy. You can also right-click on "silence.ogg" and pick "Copy". You then right-click on an empty spot in the open "weapons" folder/window and pick "Paste".

 

To rename the "silence.ogg" file you copied into the "weapons" folder right-click on the file and choose "Rename" (or highlight it and press the "F2" key). Type "targetdrone_loop.ogg".

 

I did what you said, but now CoH doesn't work right!

How do I undo this?

If you followed instructions then it will work. If something isn't working as you expect then something was not done right. Try again. Go slower. Follow the instructions more carefully. If the sound you expected to be silenced is still making noise then either the description was misunderstood or the wrong folder/file name has been posted.

 

The quickest and easiest way to undo this customization is to rename the "data" folder you made. I use "_data". Or just delete it. If you suspect that your customizations are causing problems playing CoH then undo them.

What happens the next time there is an update or a patch? One of the great things about CoH is it keeps improving. Should the name of a folder or file change in a future patch the game would default back to playing the intended sound.

 

If just the sound was changed (the folder and file name remain the same) a customized client would still play the silenced sound. If one wished to hear the changed sound they could either disable the "data" folder or the specific sound file by renaming it.

 

A comment about courtesy.

If you found the sound bothersome then most likely so do other people. This customization *only* affects your client. Other players will still hear the sound(s) unless they also customized their clients.

 

Be courteous to your fellow players. Just because you aren't bothered by keeping a power running all the time now because you silenced it doesn't mean you should keep it running when you don't need it. You obviously didn't like hearing that noise. Why inflict it on others when there is no reason to? Turn off your powers when you are just standing around chatting, training, buying, etc.

 

Giving credit where credit is due.

This isn't my brain-child. Someone explained the concept to me over a year ago. I am sorry that I do not remember who they are. All I've done is come up with the format to present this information and the how-to steps for enabling all players to benefit from it should they wish to.

 

 

A special THANK YOU! to the sound designers.

A great deal of the time I spent playing Legacy, the audio team was incredibly small but also incredibly talented. I will forever be grateful for all the effort and artistry they put into the game.

 

A big concern of mine is that this thread might be taken wrong. What I hope y'all take from this is that setting the volume low or muting the sound entirely simply isn't an option. Different people are sensitive to different things. That's all there is to this thread. Half of the game experience is auditory. You have the most wonderful toy box. Thank you for sharing your toys with us!

Silence-Bloop_test.zip

 

PK's Rosetta Stone

RosettaStone_v5.7z

 

 

Edited March 8 by Oubliette_Red
Added Rosetta Stone zip

Silencing/Modifying specific game sounds | Pt. II

 

 

It would take quite a lot of time to list "everything" in one post. Besides, I don't know them "all" and frankly I'd rather spend the time playing. I'm sure most players feel the same way. For an example on how difficult it can be to identify the correct folder and file name look at Prestige Power Slide below. My hope is that with time this thread will contain the most common sounds players wish to silence.

 

Posting requests for folder and file names.

Search this thread first before requesting sound file names and locations. If you don't do a search first then do not be surprised if your request goes unanswered if that information already exists. An easy way to search only this thread is to click "(show all)" near the top right of the thread. Then press CTRL+F to get your browser to pop-up a find window.

 

Please keep in mind everything that is involved in responding to requests [see the next section]. Understand why there may be delays in responding. Identifying and providing this information is done as a courtesy so please respect that. Limit yourself to the sounds that significantly detract from your play experience. The sounds that give you a head-ache. Ones that you go out of your way to avoid.

Not significant: "It would be nice if I didn't have to listen to that."

Significant: "As much as I love this game, I can't play it anymore because of that sound."

 

Only describe what causes the sound to be made in-game. Try to be as specific as possible. For example, "the sound Hasten makes" is a little vague because it makes one sound when activated and another sound while it's running.

 

Please don't critique sounds here. You don't need to explain why you don't like a sound. Show consideration for the people who bring the game its depth and immersiveness through sound. If you feel strongly enough about a change that would make things better there are several methods of directly providing that feedback where it will do the most good. This thread isn't one of them.

 

When responding to a request for sound file from another user please use the format provided in the previous post.

 

Example:

Description: Glowie/Objective warble

Folder name: FrontEnd

File name: Objective_loop.ogg

 

 

How can I find the folder and file name information for myself and/or respond to requests?

It is simply trail and error. The key is to have a filename and location or list of multiple filenames/locations to experiment with. What you do with that list is use it to experiment with silencing various sounds until you discover the one that silences the sound you intended. To experiment one silences the sounds you want to test. Then you start up the game and see if you got it. If not, you have to completely exit the game (quit to desktop) and try again. Sometimes you do this over and over and...

 

Sometimes it is straight forward. Take Hasten's activation as an example [see below]. It is a player power called Hasten. Makes sense it is in the "powers" folder and the file is called "hasten.ogg". (I'll explain "hasten2.ogg" in a bit.)

 

Sometimes it is not so straight forward. The Targeting Drone loop is a good example. It is a player power called Targeting Drone. In the "powers" folder are two files called "targeting_loop.ogg" and "targetng2_loop.ogg". But guess what? Those weren't the right ones. The correct one is in the "weapons" folder and it is called "targetdrone_loop.ogg". That wasn't too hard either.

 

Sometimes it seems bizarre. Look at Prestige Power Slide. "enemies" folder? "Green_loop.ogg"?!? It took me a long time to get that one right. One must keep in mind when doing these experiments that the folder and file names were not picked to make doing this easy. They were chosen by the sound designers for reasons that make sense to them. They are the only ones it needs to make sense to. How did I stumble on the right folder and file? I shotguned it.

 

First I look for the obvious names that would match like with Hasten. Two files had "hasten" in their names. I copied and renamed my "silence.ogg" twice to the powers folder I had made. Then I started up CoH and activated Hasten. Bingo! Got it first try. If I had wanted to I could have gone back and disabled one or the other by renaming the file. (I like adding "_" to the front of the name. When sorted by name it shorts up at the top of the list and is easy to rename back to the original name if I need to.) Because it was a very tight shotgun spread I didn't bother. Flight/Hover is another good example.

 

When obvious doesn't work I widen the spread by trying blocks of ten or so files that don't seem to obviously belong to some other power. For example I never tried "IceArmor_loop.ogg" when looking for the Dark Armor loop.

 

For the really tough ones I use a sawed-off shotgun. With Prestige Power Slide I silenced every sound that ended with "_loop" that I hadn't already tried. I checked to see that it was at lest one of a list of about 40 sounds. Then I started splitting the list in halves and trying again until I narrowed it to the one I wanted. As an example of what I mean I'll use a starting list of six fake file names for brevity.

 

1st game launch for this test:

Sound1_loop.ogg

Sound2_loop.ogg

Sound3_loop.ogg

Sound4_loop.ogg

Sound5_loop.ogg

Sound6_loop.ogg

 

 

No sound heard. One of them is the file I want.

 

2nd test run:

_Sound1_loop.ogg

_Sound2_loop.ogg

_Sound3_loop.ogg

Sound4_loop.ogg

Sound5_loop.ogg

Sound6_loop.ogg

 

It made the sound so it must be one of the ones I disabled. We silence sounds by substituting a silent sound file. We disable the substitution by renaming the file or deleting it.

 

3rd run I have:

_Sound1_loop.ogg

Sound2_loop.ogg

Sound3_loop.ogg

 

The sound is quiet again. I deleted the other 3 files, but if I thought I might be trying them again soon I would just disable them with "_".

 

4th game launch it looks like:

_Sound2_loop.ogg

Sound3_loop.ogg

 

It makes the sound. WooHoo! Even though it makes the sound again I know the correct file name now because it has to be the silenced sound file I disabled.

 

5th and final test (I like to be sure 😞

Sound2_loop.ogg

 

I hope everyone now understands what is involved and what you could be getting into when you request the sound file listing. Please understand what you are asking someone else to do when posting a request for folder and file name info. Realize why I requested that you limit yourself to the sounds that *significantly* detract from your experience while playing. When you do hunt down the info on your own please post your final results in the manner requested if you think it likely someone else would want to know too.

 

Please use the format in the following post as a template for providing the information. This is all anyone needs to silence a sound using the method described in the initial post. Additional information may be deemed inappropriate by moderators/players and warrant the deletion/reporting of that post.

 

Edited January 4, 2020 by Oubliette_Red
Formatting changes

Silencing/Modifying specific game sounds | Pt. III

 

 

When silencing a sound understand that sounds get re-used. In addition, more than one sound can be made simultaneously. For example miasma_lopp.ogg is one of the looping sounds heard when running a dark armor. It is also made by the FX of enemies under the influence of other various powers.

 

One can't be selective in this regard. Any object or action coded to make a sound does it by playing the related sound file. If you have silenced that sound it will be silent for everything that is coded to play that file. Also worth noting is the same sound may be used in different files. If you hear a sound you know you silenced it is most likely a different file being played. You will need to silence that file too if you don't want to hear it.

 

 

Example of some of the Sound Information provided in the thread:

 

Description: Hasten activation

Folder name: powers

File name: hasten.ogg, hasten2.ogg

 

Description: Targeting Drone loop

Folder name: weapons

File name: targetdrone_loop.ogg

 

Description: Prestige Power Slide loop

Folder name: enemies

File name: Green_loop.ogg

 

Description: while flying or hovering

Folder name: powers

File names: air_loop.ogg, Flight1.ogg, Flight_loop.ogg, Flight1_loop.ogg, Flight2_loop.ogg, Flight3_loop.ogg, Groupfly_loop.ogg, Hover_loop.ogg

 

Description: Super Speed activation

Folder name: powers

File name: Run5.ogg

 

Description: Super Speed loop

Folder name: powers

File name: ForceField5_loop.ogg

 

Description: Fortitude loop

Folder name: powers

File name: intel_loop.ogg, Intel2_loop.ogg

 

Description: Dark Armor loop

Folder name: powers

File name: miasma_lopp.ogg, obsidian_loop.ogg

 

Description: Ice Armor loop

Folder name: powers

File name: IceArmor_loop.ogg, IceArmor2_loop.ogg

 

Description: made when using (or queuing) a power that hasn't recharged yet

Folder name: frontend

File name: Recharge.ogg

 

Description: Shadow Cloak loop

Folder name: enemies

File name: Blue_loop.ogg

 

 

 

Sounds listings

The sounds listed in the next few posts are from a link to a spreadsheet by yet another player in the archived thread. I combed the thread for additional posted sound info and included those here as well.

 

The original spreadsheet organized everything into Folders, then Sub-folders. I am 99% sure that the 'Folder' column has been used for organizational purposes only and are not required in the actual file folder structure. What is listed in the 'Sub-folder' column is what is used in the data/ogg/ file structure.

 

If someone wants to host the file, I will happily provide it. I prefer to see all the entries listed within the thread, but tables within the forums are less than optimal. 😕

 

 

 

 

Edited January 4, 2020 by Oubliette_Red

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. I

 

CATEGORY	DESC	FOLDER	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME
Base FX	Entrance Portal	V_Base	EntrancePortal1_loop
Base FX	Inspiration Collector	Powers	glow7_loop
Base FX	Inspiration Collector	Tech	zapperM_loop
Base FX	Inspiration Collector	Tech & V_Base	compAmb2_loop	Computerx7_loop	electricityhum4_loop
Base FX	Overall Hum	Warehouse	WarehouseAmb2_loop
---------
Emote	Angry yell (toon gender specific)	Player	Female_Rage	Male_Rage1
Emote	BoomBox	BoomBox	Propaganda1	Propaganda1_loop	TrackX_loop (X = 1-25)
Emote	Hero Police Scanner	Weapons	PPD1_loop
Emote	'Rarr' Yell in Tough, Integration and Tarzan	Player	Taunt4 (female)	Taunt5 (male)	Taunt1 (huge)

 

Edited March 8 by Oubliette_Red
Relocated Demon Summoning to proper section

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. II

 

CATEGORY	DESC	FOLDER	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME
Enviro	Ambient noise: 5th Column	5th Column	AirAmb1_loop	RumbleAmb2_loop	SpookyDarkAmb2_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Atlas ambient noise	City	AtlasAmb2_Loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Boomtown	Boomtown	BoomAmb_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Brickstown	Brickstown	BrickAmb1_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Cave	Cave	CaveAmb1_loop CaveAmb2_loop	CaveAmb4_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Eden	Eden	EdenAmb1_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Faultline	Faultline	FaultAmb_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Grandville	V_Grandville	Grandville_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Hollows	Cave	hollowsamb_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Kings Row	KingsRow	KingsAmb1_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Lab	Enemies	Labamb1_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Mercy	Mercy	MercyAmb2_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Skyway	City	skywayamb_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Steel Canyon	SteelCanyon	SteelAmb1_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Talos	Talos	TalosAmb1_loop
Enviro	Ambient noise: Terra Volta	Talos	TerraAmb_loop
Enviro	Alarm Sound in city zone police stations	V_PPD	Cellblock_loop	Cellblock2_loop
Enviro	Arachnos base map music (possibly one of several)	V_MissionMusic	JMission8_loop
Enviro	Architect Entertainment Data Stream	Mission_Architect	MA_DataColumn_loop
Enviro	Bank map music	V_Bank	BankHeist3_loop
Enviro	Crystal in Azuria’s City Hall room	Phalanx	PhalanxAmb1_loop	PhalanxAmb4_loop
Enviro	Grandville's looping speech by Lord Recluse	V_Grandville	RecluseVO3_loop
Enviro	Grandville loudspeaker voice	5th Column	PropPA_loop
Enviro	Helicopter rotors	Helicopter	HelicopterMainRotor_Loop	HelicopterTailRotor_Loop	HelicopterTurbine_Loop
Enviro	Helicopter rotors	Tutorial	Tutorial_Helicopter_Loop
Enviro	Horn honks from autos in the city	Auto	HornCompact1 HornCompact2 HornCompact1Dist HornCompact2Dist HornLux1 HornLux1Dist HornLux2	HornSport1 HornSport1Dist HornSport2 HornSport2Dist HornTruck1 HornTruck1Dist HornTruck2 HornTruck2Dis
Enviro	Mayhem side mission 'Smash & Grab' alarm	TerraVolta	sirenbeep_loop
Enviro	Mission Complete Music - Blueside	FrontEnd	MissionComplete1
Enviro	Mission Complete Music - Goldside	Praetoria_Music	P_MissionComplete1
Enviro	Mission Complete Music - Redside	V_FrontEnd	V_MissionComplete1
Enviro	Mission map music	V_MissionMusic	Cave2_loop Cave3_loop Cave4_loop CveMusic1 CaveMusic1_loop CrazyMission_loop	JMission1_loop Jmission2b_loop JMission3_loop JMission4_loop JMission5_loop JMission6_loop	Mission1_loop Mission3b_loop Mission3c_loop Mission6_loop Mission8b_loop Mission10_loop Mission11_loop Mission15_loop Mission16_loop	Missionspookiness1 MMission1_loop MMission2_loop smoothcave1_loop SpookyOffice1_loop
Enviro	Mission objective object (blinky/glowie)	FrontEnd	objective_loop
Enviro	NPC sounds	NPCs	Female_ClearThroat_01.ogg Female_Cough_01.ogg Female_Cough_02.ogg Male_ClearThroat_01.ogg Male_ClearThroat_02.ogg Male_Cough_01.ogg Male_Cough_02.ogg Mcough1.ogg	Cup_Down_01.ogg Cup_Down_02.ogg Cup_Down_03.ogg Cup_Down_04.ogg Cup_Down_05.ogg Cup_Down_06.ogg	Cup_Move_01.ogg Cup_Move_02.ogg Cup_Move_03.ogg Cup_Move_04.ogg Cup_Move_05.ogg Cup_Move_06.ogg	Cup_Up_01.ogg Cup_Up_02.ogg Cup_Up_03.ogg Drink_01.ogg Eat_01.ogg	WritingShort_01.ogg WritingShort_02.ogg WritingShort_03.ogg WritingShort_04.ogg Writing_01.ogg Writing_02.ogg Writing_03.ogg Writing_04.ogg Writing_Loop.ogg
Enviro	Portal Corp portal sounds	Powers	Rumble1_loop
Enviro	Portal Corp portal sounds	Peregrine	reactor1_loop	reactor2_loop
Enviro	Portal Corp portal sounds (humming)	Tech	lowpulse2_loop	spacemachine1m_loop	Teslaroom3_loop	Teslaroom4_loop
Enviro	Portal Corp portal sounds (train sound)	Auto	Train_Loop
Enviro	PVP warning siren countdown	Arena	BeepWarning
Enviro	Robotic footsteps	Feet	VFoot1	VFoot2
Enviro	Sewer map music - entrance	V_MissionMusic	JMission7_loop
Enviro	Sewer map music - sloping tunnel	V_MissionMusic	Mission2_loop
Enviro	Splash into water	Feet	Splash
Enviro	Telephones - Icon	Praetoria\Storefront	Office_Phone_01	Office_Phone_02	Office_Phone_03
Enviro	War Walkers Orbital Lance	Enemies	WW_OrbitalLance_Attack WW_OrbitalLance_Hit_01 WW_OrbitalLance_Hit_02 WW_OrbitalLance_Hit_03 WW_OrbitalLance_Hit_04 WW_OrbitalLance_Hit_05 WW_OrbitalLance_Tell_01
CATEGORY	DESC	FOLDER	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME
UI	Menu music	Frontend	H_MenuMusic_loop
UI	Menu music	Music	N_MenuMusic_loop
UI	Click 'Next' on char select	N_UI	N_Launch

 

 

Edited February 9 by Oubliette_Red
Table update

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. III

 

CATEGORY	DESC	FOLDER	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME
Power	Air Superiority swing-and-hit	Powers	PunchA
Power	Arachnos Bane Mace Blast (Attack)	Enemies	PoliceBotBlast3.ogg
Power	Arachnos Bane Mace Blast (Hit)	Weapons	policebothit1
Power	Arachnos Soldier Shatter Armor	V_Enemies	SpitHit1.ogg
Power	Arctic Fog Loop	Powers	fog_loop
Power	Arctic Fog Start	Powers	blizzard	chillhands
Power	Arsenal Control Tri-Cannon	Weapons	gatgun4.ogg
Power	Beast Mastery Howler Wolves	Dog	dog_terrifyingroar_01	dog_howl_01	dog_howl_02
Power	Beast Mastery Dire Wolf	Powers	BM_direwolf_wildcharge_01
Power	Blazing Aura Loop	Powers	FireSword_loop	aura5	aura6	aura7
Power	Blazing Aura Start	Powers	Ignite2	Fireball1
Power	Boost Range	Powers	aim5	phase_loop
Power	Buckshot (activation)	Assault Rifle	Weapons	Shotgun5
Power	Burst (activation)	Assault Rifle	Weapons	Assault3
Power	Charged Brawl's weak pzzt pzzt pzzt sound	V_Powers	elecpunch3
Power	Chilling Embrace loop	Powers	IceArmor_loop
Power	Cloaking Device loop	Powers	glow8_loop
Power	Crab Spider Longfang power activation	Weapons	Assault3
Power	Crystal Armor	Powers	glow5_loop
Power	Dark Armor loop	Powers	miasma_lopp	obsidian_loop	fear2c_loop
Power	Dark Armo: Cloak of Darkness	Powers	intel2_loop	power2_loop
Power	Dark Miasma > Fearsome Stare	Powers	aura4	dakfear2_loop
Power	Dark Miasma > Petrifying Gaze	Powers	petrify1	miasmaburst
Power	Dark Miasma > Tar Patch	Powers	miasma3	miasmaburst4	ForceField5_loop
Power	Dark Miasma > Tenebrous Tentacles loop	Powers	tentacle_loop
Power	Dark Miasma> Twilight Grasp	Powers	miasma3	Heal1
Power	Darkness Control > Umbral Beast howl	Dog	Dog_Howl_01
Power	Darkness Control > Umbral Beast barks	Dog	Dog_Bark_01 - Dog_Bark_07
Power	Death Shroud Loop	Powers	ForceField5_loop
Power	Demon Summoning - Lt Demon roar	DemonSummoning	DemonLieu_Taunt_01
Power	Demon Summoning - Everything Else	DemonSummoning	Demon_AbyssalRecon Demon_AbyssalRecon_Hit Demon_BreathAttack_Cold Demon_BreathAttack_Fire Demon_BreathHi_In_01 Demon_BreathHi_In_02 Demon_BreathHi_In_03 Demon_BreathHi_In_04 Demon_BreathHi_In_05 Demon_BreathHi_Out_01 Demon_BreathHi_Out_02 Demon_BreathHi_Out_03 Demon_BreathHi_Out_04 Demon_BreathHi_Out_05		Demon_BreathLo_In_01 Demon_BreathLo_In_02 Demon_BreathLo_In_03 Demon_BreathLo_In_04 Demon_BreathLo_In_05 Demon_BreathLo_Out_01 Demon_BreathLo_Out_02 Demon_BreathLo_Out_03 Demon_BreathLo_Out_04 Demon_BreathLo_Out_05
Power	Demon Summoning - Everything Else	DemonSummoning	Demon_BuffFX_01 Demon_Cast_01 Demon_Cast_02 Demon_Cast_03 Demon_CastHit_01 Demon_CastHit_02 Demon_CastHit_03 Demon_CastParticle_Loop Demon_ClawHit_01 Demon_ClawHit_02 Demon_ClawHit_03 Demon_FireHit_01 Demon_IceHit_01 Demon_SpawnFX_Loop		Demon_SpawnGroundBurst_01 Demon_SpawnGroundBurst_02 Demon_SpawnGroundBurst_03 Demon_StompAttack Demon_SummonFX_01 Demon_Swipe_01 Demon_Swipe_02 Demon_Swipe_03 DemonLieu_Spawn_01 DemonLieu_SpawnALL_01 DemonLieu_SpawnVOX_01 DemonLieu_SpawnVOX_02 DemonLieu_SpawnVOX_03 DemonLieu_Taunt_01
Power	Demon Summoning - Everything Else	DemonSummoning	DemonLieu_AbyssalEmpowermentVOX_01 DemonLieu_Dismiss_01 DemonLieu_DismissVOX_01 DemonLieu_DismissVOX_02 DemonLieu_DismissVOX_03 DemonLieu_EnchantVOX_01 DemonLieu_HellOnEarthVOX_01 DemonLieu_Look_01 DemonLieu_Look_02 DemonLieu_Look_03 DemonLieu_Look_04 Demonling_AbyssalEmpowermentVOX_01		Demonling_DismissVOX_01 Demonling_DismissVOX_02 Demonling_DismissVOX_03 Demonling_EnchantVOX_01 DemonLing_HellOnEarthVOX_01 DemonLing_Look_01 DemonLing_Look_01a DemonLing_Look_01b DemonLing_Look_01c DemonLing_Look_02 DemonLing_Look_02a DemonLing_Look_02b DemonLing_Look_02c Demonling_SwipeFlurry_01 Demonling_SwipeFlurry_02 Demonling_SwipeFlurry_03
Power	Demon Summoning - Everything Else	DemonSummoning	DemonPrince_AbyssalEmpowermentVOX_01 DemonPrince_Dismiss DemonPrince_DismissVOX_01 DemonPrince_EnchantVOX_01 DemonPrince_HellOnEarthVOX_01 DemonPrince_IceDeath_01 DemonPrince_Look_01 DemonPrince_Look_02 DemonPrince_Look_03 DemonPrince_Spawn_01 DemonPrince_SpawnVOX_01		DemonSpawnVox_01 FF_DemonSweet_01 FF_DemonSweet_02 Resistance_Cold_Loop Resistance_Fire_Loop Resistance_Hellfire_Loop Whip_Corruption_01 Whip_CrackWhip_01 Whip_HellOnEarth_01 Whip_Lash_01
Power	Destiny: Clarion whine	Incarnate	Incarnate_Clarion_Continuing_Loop
Power	Dual Blades: Nimble Slash	Weapons	Swordhit2	swordstab5
Power	Dual Blades: Power Slice	Weapons	swordstab3	SwordSlicer	Swordhit2
Power	Electricity Assault - Charged Bolt	Powers	chargebolt
Power	Electricity Manipulation - Lightning Field	Powers	ChainLight2_loop
Power	Electricity Mastery - Lightning Field	Powers	ChainLight2_loop
Power	Energy Blast > Power Bolt	Powers	PowerBolt11 (activation)	explohit2 (hit)
Power	Energy Blast > Power Burst	Powers	Mega6
Power	Energy Control > Tesla Cage	Powers	EC_TeslaCage_Activate_01
Power	Energy Cloak	Powers	glow8_loop
Power	Energy Control > Ball Lightning Attack	Powers	EC_BallLightning_Attack_01
Power	Energy Control > Electric Fences Activate	Powers	EC_ElectricFence_Activate_01
Power	Energy Control > Electric Fences Loop	Powers	EC_ElectricFence_Continuing_Loop
Power	Energy Melee attacks loop	Powers	ForceField5_loop
Power	Fiery Melee > Fire Sword	Powers	FireSword4	FireSword_loop
Power	Fiery Melee > Fire Sword Circle	Powers	FireSword4	FireSword_loop	Fireball1
Power	Fiery Melee > Greater Fire Sword	Powers	FireSword_loop	firestreaks3	glow3_loop
Power	Fiery Melee: Incinerate's loud screech	Powers	Fireball2
Power	Fire Shield Loop	Powers	FireSword_loop
Power	Fire Shield Start	Powers	Ignite2	firezap2
Power	Fire Sward draw	Powers	FireSword4
Power	Flight/Hover loops	Powers	Flight2_loop	Flightflynew_loop	Flightwind_loop
Power	Fly	Powers	air_loop Flight1 Groupfly_loop Hover_loop	Flight_loop Fight1_loop	Flight2_loop Flight3_loop
Power	FF: Personal Force Field Insulation Shield Dispersion Bubble Force Bubble	Powers	ForceField3_loop
Power	Fortitude loop	Powers	intel_loop	Intel2_loop
Power	Granite Armor >Rooted activation	Powers	Stone6			
Power	Granite Armor >Rooted deactivation	Powers	Graniteexplo

 

 

Edited March 8 by Oubliette_Red
Table update - Added Arse Control Tri-Cannon

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. IV

 

CATEGORY	DESC	FOLDER	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME
Power	Hasten activation	Powers	hasten	hasten2
Power	Havoc Punch's	V_Powers	elecattack2
Power	Healing Aura (activation)	Powers	darkregen	heal1	radcharge
Power	Healing Aura (wobble)	Powers	radiation5_loop
Power	Hotfeet	Powers	ignite2	fireballfly	flameburst_loog
Power	Hurricane’s looping sound	Powers	Hurricane_loop
Power	Ice Armor loop	Powers	IceArmor_loop	IceArmor2_loop
Power	Ice Control > Arctic Air loop	Powers	cold_loop
Power	Ice Manipulation > Ice Patch	Powers	IcePatch_loop
Power	Ice Sword activation	Powers	coldwordout
Power	Ice Sword loop	Powers	cold_loop
Power	Icicles loop	Powers	icicle_loop	icicle2_loop
Power	Jacob's Ladder	V_Powers	TeslaShotgun
Power	Leadership toggles activation	Powers	fanfare1
Power	LKT-1700 Jet Pack	Enemies	heli_loop	thruster_loop
Power	Mace draw	Weapons	MaceOut	Swordshing
Power	Mace hits	Weapons	whooshbig3	Axe5
Power	MasterMind whistle summons	EmoteTest	whistle2
Power	Mercenaries: Summons	Weapons	WalkieTalkie1	WalkieTalkie2	WalkieTalkie3
Power	Mercs/Burst Sound	Weapons	Mercenary_machgunburst
Power	Mercs/Slug Sound	Weapons	Mercenary_singleshot
Power	Mud pots loop	Powers	mudpots_loop
Power	Murky Cloud loop	Powers	miasma_loop	whirlwind_loop
Power	Ninja Run	Powers	NinjaRun_Loop.ogg NinjaRun_Whoosh_1.ogg NinjaRun_Whoosh_2.ogg	NinjaRun_Whoosh_3.ogg NinjaRun_Whoosh_4.ogg NinjaRun_Whoosh_5.ogg	NinjaRun_WhooshFlip.ogg NinjaRun_WhooshHop.ogg NinjaRun_WhooshJump.ogg
Power	Peacebringer > Photon seeker loop	Powers	glow6_loop	glow9b_loop	elecZaps_loop
Power	Peacebringer fly/hover	Powers	Flight2_loop
Power	Peacebringer high-pitched whine: flight & blasts	Powers	peaceeyes1
Power	Peacebringer shapeshift "boom"	Powers	nova4
Power	Peacebringer shield toggles	Powers	glow6_loop	glow9b_loop
Power	Plant Control > Carrion Creepers	Sewer	Tentacle7
Power	Plasma Shield Loop	Powers	plasmafire_loop
Power	Plasma Shield Start	Powers	Ignite2
Power	Practiced Brawler loop	Powers	fast7_loop
Power	Prestige Power Slide loop	Enemies	Green_loop
Power	Provoke (Fem)	Player	FemTaunt10
Power	Psionic Assault > Psychic Shockwave	Player	FemTaunt2
Power	Psionic Assault: Mind Probe	Powers	infuse4
Power	Psionic Assault: Mind Probe	V_Powers	psionicMindProbe2
Power	Psionic Dart wubba wubba wubba	Powers	psionic4
Power	Psionic Mastery > Mind Over Body	Weapons	mindoverbody		

 

Edited February 9 by Oubliette_Red
Table update

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. V

 

CATEGORY	DESC	FOLDER	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME
Power	Radiation Emission:Choking Cloud loop	Powers	Tar_loop	Rumble_loop
Power	Rage activation	Powers	rage
Power	Rage Loop	Powers	forcefield5_loop
Power	Reaction Time Attack	Powers	TM_Timesjuncture_Attack_01
Power	Reaction Time Loop		TM_Timesjuncture_Continuing_Loop
Power	Rifle (draw)	Weapons	Shotgunout
Power	Rikti gun hitting toon	V_Powers	riktigunhit
Power	Robotics>Pulse Rifle Blast	Weapons	PulseRifle2
Power	Shadow Cloak loop	Enemies	Blue_loop
Power	Shadow Fall loop	Powers	miasma_lopp
Power	Shout (the annoying echo at the end of the power)	Powers	SonicMassiveBlast
Power	Slug (activation)	Assault Rifle	Weapons	MachGun_single
Power	Smite hit	Powers	Shadowpunch4
Power	Sniper rifle (activation)	Assault Rifle	Weapons	Sniper1
Power	Sonic Attack > Dreadful Wail	Powers	ScreamPBAOE	SonicHit2
Power	Sonic Attack > Howl	Powers	Sonic11	Sonic12
Power	Sonic Attack > Scream	Powers	SonicScream1	SonicHit2
Power	Sonic Attack > Screech	Powers	SonicScreech	SonicHit2
Power	Sonic Attack > Shockwave	Powers	sonicgale
Power	Sonic Attack > Shout	Powers	Sonic14	SonicMassiveBlast
Power	Sonic Attack > Shriek	Powers	SonicSmallBlast3
Power	Sonic Attack > Sirens Song	Powers	SirenSong
Power	Sonic Attack (when attack hits)	Powers	sonichit2
Power	Sonic Resonance>Disruption Field	Powers	Sonic3
Power	Sonic Resonance>Sonic Repulsion	Powers	SonicRepulsion1
Power	Sonic Siphon	Powers	SonicWave4
Power	Sounds while travelling with Teleport	Powers	teletrans3	teletrans4
Power	Spines >Barb Swipe swing	Powers	Quills2b
Power	Spines > Impale (Hit)	Powers	Quills6
Power	Spines > Quills aura	Powers	QuillExplo2
Power	Spines > Quills (Hit)	Powers	Quills6
Power	Spines > Quills (Hit)	Enemies	poisonhit2
Power	Spines > Ripper hit	Powers	Quillhit5
Power	Spines > Throw Spines (Hit)	Powers	Quills6
Power	Stealth loop	Powers	glow3_loop
Power	Storm Kick swing	Powers	Stormkick3
Power	Super Reflexes>Focused Fighting hum	Powers	glow7_loop
Power	Super Speed activation	Powers	Run5
Power	Super Speed loop	Powers	ForceField5_loop
Power	Symphony: Aria Of Stasis	Enemies	TOV_Siren_FascinatingSong_Attack
Power	Symphony: Chord Of Despair	Enemies	TOV_Siren_DebilitatingSong_Attack
Power	Symphony: Confounding Chant	Enemies	TOV_Siren_SorrowfulSong_Attack
Power	Symphony: Debilitating Song	Powers	sonichit2
Power	Symphony: Dreadful Discord	Enemies	TOV_Siren_PainfulSong_Attack
Power	Symphony: Enfeebling Lullaby	Enemies	TOV_Siren_ForcefulSong_Attack
Power	Symphony: Hymn Of Dissonance	Enemies	TOV_Siren_ExhaustingSong_Attack
Power	Symphony: Impassioned Serenade	Enemies	TOV_Siren_SeductiveSong_Attack
Power	Symphony: Melodic Binding	Enemies	TOV_Siren_FascinatingSong_Attack
Power	Symphony: Reverberant	Enemies	TOV_Siren_PainfulSong_Attack
Power	Symphony: Song Hit Major	Enemies	TOV_Siren_SongHit_Major
Power	Symphony: Song Hit Minor	Enemies	TOV_Siren_SongHit_Minor
Power	Targeting Drone loop	Weapons	targetdrone_loop
Power	Teleport start loc	Powers	teletrans4
Power	Teleport end loc	Powers	teletrans3
Power	Temp Invulnerability loop	Powers	glow5_loop
Power	Temporary Powers >Throwing Knives	Powers	knifetwirly
Power	Thermal Radiation>Warmth	Powers	buildup	Ignite2
Power	Thermal Radiation>Warmth	V_Powers	BloodBoil2	cauterize
Power	Thuder Kick	Crane Kick	Powers	thunderhit
Power	Thunder Strike	V_Powers	ElecThunderPunch
Power	Traps: Force Field Generator expiration	V_Explo	Metal-explo2	Boom_explo2	Explomed2
Power	Traps: Force Field Generator expiration	Weapons	Grexplo.2
Power	Umbral Aura: Inky Aspect	Powers	WarHold2_loop	WarshadeShield_loop
Power	Unyielding loop	Powers	glow6_loop	forcefield5_loop
Power	Warshade shadow cloat activation	Powers	intel_loop
Power	Warshade shapeshift "boom"	Powers	nova2
Power	Widow Claw redraw	Powers	Claw1b
Power	Willpower > Mind Over Body	Powers	Voices, voices2	regen5b	Heart_loop	glow5_loop
Power	Willpower > Mind Over Body	V_Powers	reconstruction
Power	Willpower heart beat	Powers	Heart_loop		

 

Edited February 11 by Oubliette_Red
Table update: Symphony Control added

Sounds Location and file names | Pt. VI

 

CATEGORY	DESC	FOLDER	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME	FILE NAME
System	Not Ready (clicking a power not recharged)	Frontend	Recharge
System	Out of range	FrontEnd	Range1
System	Chat typing beeps	FrontEnd	Type2
System	Blueside Menu Music	Music/FrontEnd	H_music1_loop	H_music2_loop
System	Redside Menu Music	Music/V_FrontEnd	V_music1_loop	V_music2_loop
System	Goldside Menu Music	Praetoria_Music	P_music1_loop	P_music2_loop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User-Created Sound Mods

 

An easier path to replacing entire Powersets sfx can more easily be accomplished with @Michiyo Mod Installer:

 

Below are links to modified sound files created by players.

 

 

Edited March 8 by Oubliette_Red
Modder link updated

Very interesting, thanks. I'll be giving this a try!

You... are... my... hero :)

 

Could you please tell me what the name of the Rage activation sound from Super Strength is?  Or tell me how to look for it?

 

Thank you!

You... are... my... hero :)

 

Could you please tell me what the name of the Rage activation sound from Super Strength is?  Or tell me how to look for it?

 

Thank you!

 

Not sure what the Rage activation is it might be able to find a few candidates.

Other than the two listed above under 'Emotes', all I found was:

Player\Male_Rage2

Powers\enrage.ogg

Powers\rage.ogg

 

I do not have a character with Rage and am unable to test.

 

You... are... my... hero :)

 

Could you please tell me what the name of the Rage activation sound from Super Strength is?  Or tell me how to look for it?

 

Thank you!

 

Not sure what the Rage activation is it might be able to find a few candidates.

Other than the two listed above under 'Emotes', all I found was:

Player\Male_Rage2

Powers\enrage.ogg

Powers\rage.ogg

 

I do not have a character with Rage and am unable to test.

 

This one worked Powers\rage.ogg

 

Thank you :)

 

This one worked Powers\rage.ogg

 

Thank you :)

 

Thanks for verifying, I have added it to the list.

Nice work Red! +1 Inf.

Nice to see all of this collected. First thing I did after I reinstalled was look this info up again, I silenced quite a few sounds in the past.

 

One quick fix, for the long individual sounds list I’d change “Folder” to “Category” and “Sub-folder” to “Folder” — it would be a lot less confusing.

Nice to see all of this collected. First thing I did after I reinstalled was look this info up again, I silenced quite a few sounds in the past.

 

One quick fix, for the long individual sounds list I’d change “Folder” to “Category” and “Sub-folder” to “Folder” — it would be a lot less confusing.

 

Good idea. Done. :)

How do we like...favorite this to our forum account?!?

 

Note: I also have trouble finding things I've replied to in the past, so it might be a bit before I even See a reply. >.<

Just an idea... We could share a zip of audio on discord ...

How do we like...favorite this to our forum account?!?

 

Note: I also have trouble finding things I've replied to in the past, so it might be a bit before I even See a reply. >.<

 

I doesn't look like these forums have that feature, all you can really do click on 'Notify' at the top.

 

Just an idea... We could share a zip of audio on discord ...

 

I suppose people could do that.

 

I changes the MM Bots stomping to rubber ducky squeaks and Demon rawrs to infant giggles, would be happy to share them. :)

 

I doesn't look like these forums have that feature, all you can really do click on 'Notify' at the top.

 

Well it Does have this feature, but it's broken:

Show new replies to your posts.

https://forums.homecomingservers.com/index.php?action=unreadreplies

Can I confirm this is correct, please?

 

Can I confirm this is correct, please?

 

 

According to the Archived thread, that should be correct location. Now you would need to rename your _silence.ogg file to name of whatever sound you're wishing to silence.

If you want to find the Ogg files yourself, you can use this python program to extract the pigg files: https://github.com/ovekaaven/cohtools

 

You will need Python.

Enter the pigg folder with

c:

cd games\city of heroes\piggs

(put the readpigg file in this folder, for now).

 

Run it like this;

c:\python\python.exe readpigg.py sound.pigg

 

That will create a new folder in your pigg folder with the original file structure in it.

Replace "sound.pigg" with whatever file you want to extract.

 

(obviously, the location of your programs may be different than the above).

If I want to pull a sound out of CoH to enhance it (glowy sound, I'm looking at you), would I use a pigg viewer to do that? Do you recommend one in particular?