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From: karl@sugar.UUCP (Karl Lehenbauer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: JET
Message-ID: <1820@sugar.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 88 21:03:11 GMT
References: <3222@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Organization: Sugar Land UNIX - Houston, TX
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Summary: 'couple a' probs; arf, it's great

In "launching" Jet from the workbench (on a multimeg machine), the engine
sound was trashed.  It works fine booting on the 2000.

The engine sound gets monotonous.  Although all sound can be turned off with 
the TAB key, not being able to hear the missile lock tone is fatal.  I don't
suppose the engine sound varies much in the cockpit of a real fighter if
it's left at one setting.  I wish it did in the game for enjoyment's sake.  
Come to think of it, there are sounds that would vary with airspeed: whizzing 
through all that air presumably induces a lot of noise in the cockpit.  When 
it tower view mode perhaps the engine sound could doppler at the plane flew 
by - simple to implement as the distance was computed for the visual part, 
speed is known and the pitch change is of course easy to achieve.

Also, there is no difference in the sound when the engine is at 100% and 
when it is at 140% (afterburners) and there should be, don't you think? :-)
This could be done without requiring much code or CPU time.  When going to 
afterburners, the engine sound could at least abruptly increase in volume.
I'd like a bang and a continuous rumble or higher pitch or something like
that, too.  Well, maybe I'll send in the warranty card (for once) and forward 
these remarks in the "suggestions" part.  (I'll have to write really tiny, eh?)

By the way, y'all, Jet is awesome.  I can't wait to get it going in two
player mode. ...looks like keeping the 1000 was a good move after all :-)
(and my friends thought it was simply due to inertia :-)
-- 
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