Just curious about something here. I use ELS.V5 and there is this click sound that goes off when the lights are activated and deactivated. Is there some sort of game sound file somewhere within GTAIV that ELS uses to make this sound? Is there any way to edit it?

 

The reason I ask is because I mostly use a Federal Signal Smart siren. While watching some videos online, I came across a video of a lapd officer responding to a code 3 call right after leaving the station. When he turns on the lights or siren, there is this beep that goes off every time he presses buttons. I would like to edit the game sound file to that same beep sound for a more realistic experience when playing. Below I linked two videos. One is the LAPD video I speak of and the other is an example of the beep I talk about.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gigAXFw9yzQ

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_a_Kc4Hveg

 

 

Edited January 8, 201313 yr by kpdofficer

The sound file would have to be located somewhere, the problem is finding it. LtCaine would know best or maybe one of the mods/admins on GPM that have been around awhile. Are you talking about the sound when you activate the lights or the optional ticking sound when they are active? I use V6 so maybe its a little different then what your using. Its a cool idea, never thought about it. I'll look into the files and see if I can come up with anything

Edited January 8, 201313 yr by NickieB

no not the constant ticking when the lights are on. I'm talking about the sound when you activate the lights.

Edited January 9, 201313 yr by kpdofficer

no not the constant ticking when the lights are on. I'm talking about the sound when you activate the lights.

 

Yeah Thats what I figured you meant. I looked through the ELS code and found some sound files but nothing yet that matched the sound your talking about. I'll keep looking into it, I like the idea. The only problem is since it uses game sounds and not its own unique sound, if you replace it then the sound in game is now a beep. For example if the sound els uses was a car door closing and you replace it then every time you open a door it will beep. I'm still going to keep looking though since it may use a sound that isn't common in the game. 

Funny that you mention this, I have been working on a new "ELS" system for GTAIV, the suggestion you mentioned is incorporated in my mod. You can also change the sound to your liking in a .wav format.

Funny that you mention this, I have been working on a new "ELS" system for GTAIV, the suggestion you mentioned is incorporated in my mod. You can also change the sound to your liking in a .wav format.

You could be a big help and save me the time of trying to locate the "lights on/off" sound by telling me what the file is named. I'd appreciate it

I believe the sound is a gear changing noise 

The sound can be found in the resident.rpf audio archive. I will continue to look into this as I am also interested. Thanks

Team GTASC

 Think i found it. Or so i think.

1.OPEN IV/Spark IV

2.AUDIO

3.SFX

4.RESIDENT.RPF

5.EXTRAS

6.EXTERNAL_GEAR_CHANGE_2 (This is the sound.)

 

I don`t think it would be the best idea to change this sound since you probably hear it everytime you drive. I think it Would be better if someone where able to figure out how to make the ELS Script use another sound that may be similar to the one that you want and then  explain how we can open the script our self and change it. (Since uploading this would make the creator VERY angry)

And then modify the sound itself to whatever we want.

Edited January 9, 201313 yr by St.Kizza

As i said before, ELS is hard-coded and thus you cannot change the directory path of the sound. The sound you found is the correct sound and you will not hear it every time you drive as that sound is not for every vehicle. I have never heard that sound before apart from on the ELS activation tone so I wouldn't hesitate changing it.

Team GTASC

@GTASkinCentral, it's possible to change the sound by decompiling the script, and customizing the code, however out of respect for the original author, that isn't the best idea.

@GTASkinCentral, it's possible to change the sound by decompiling the script, and customizing the code, however out of respect for the original author, that isn't the best idea.

 

Really? Well you learn something new every day  .  But on the other hand there would be no need to ask the author for permission as Luxart (Lt.Caine) no longer mods for GTA. I would not however redistribute the modded files as he may not want you to.

 

An asi file is basically a .dll file which has been locked. The author would have locked it for a reason.

Ah crap, didn't realise it was an asi, haven't used them before. I guess it's still possible, but would take a lot longer.

Edited January 9, 201313 yr by Tom H

Ah crap, didn't realise it was an asi, haven't used them before. I guess it's still possible, but would take a lot longer.

Hmmm, well I always thought that an asi file is a locked dll file, like on zmoddler it is impossible to unlock it without the correct password and the correct tool. I really want to find this out now xD I'll keep searching and keep you informed kpdofficer.

An .asi is a C++ .dll, C++ can not be decompiled into C++, you can get assembly code from it but it is often so optimised that it would take as long as re-writing the hole C++ code to just convert that assembly into C++.

This is a great idea...this guys makes it seem difficult XD ^

Lots of comments. Wow. I wasn't expecting this many lol.

When it comes to scripting, my brain automatically becomes a peanut and I'm left with nothing but a clueless face on, So I'll leave that to Lt.Caine. The problem is that Caine has gone ghost for a couple of years now and unless someone gets permission to edit/improve his script then editing ELS is out of the picture. What if a new script compatible with ELS was created that uses a .WAV file that makes the Federal Signal beeps when ELS keys are pressed, and also include a beep for the horn/siren key?? Again I'm clueless as to know how scripting works so I don't know if its possible or not.

Now sound files and working with Audacity is something I have experience with, so I'll play around with the sound file st.kizza found. Not that i'm going to get any good results but its worth a try. I really like this idea and wish it would be implemented in game somehow.

 

Would like to hear more on people's thoughts on this topic.

Edited January 9, 201313 yr by kpdofficer

You could always reccommend it to him.

I can't seen to replace the gear sound in Open, I'll try Spark.

I did some extra.Ivaud editing and recorded a 1 minute test video. The beep is very low, and I'm trying to amplify it without messing up the length of the audio. So far it sounds great, a little low but great.

the edited file is a gear change file, so sometime you will hear it when you back up, or when the AI go berserk and start backing up into things. but its barely heard unless I amplify the sound. I am now trying to find the audio the ELS control panel uses when changing patterns so I can replace that. I would also like to place the audio somehow on the siren as well so every time you hit the horn button, the beep comes up as well, but the horn idea would be impossible since there is no audio for that. unless some scripting is involved imo.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obKKN_z54KQ

Edited January 11, 201313 yr by kpdofficer