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Muffled sound in trials

BigFudge
BigFudge Member Posts: 241
in General Discussions

Anyone having an issue where literally all sound is muffled (sounds the same as when being downed with knockout). I am having this issue as both killer and survivor. Load into a game and can't hear anything further than a couple of meters away.

Answers

  • Dwight_Fairfield
    Dwight_Fairfield Member Posts: 7,093

    Yes I've had it happen a few times. I thought there was something wrong with my headset at first.

  • 100PercentBPMain
    100PercentBPMain Member Posts: 1,138

    I've noticed this at certain angles repairing generators. It sounds like I'm underwater.

    I was born with tinnitus and I hate it. The doctors first thought I had a mental disability because I didn't talk at age 5 but turns out all the wax in my head made everything I heard distorted as if I were under water.

    Might be a bug pertaining to....sound occlusion? Sounds behind walls are supposed to be muffled a tad but I think that's borked right now

  • jmwjmw27
    jmwjmw27 Member Posts: 500

    Bug - lingering effect from smoke bombs that can carry over into other trials. Try entering the effects of another smoke bomb if you can, that usually fixes it.

  • Phantom_
    Phantom_ Member Posts: 1,373

    Yes, I thought it was a map issue. Had this happening all game on Mother's Dwelling. I could barely hear the gen when I was working on it and looking at a different angle. That entire match all audio-cue's were muffled.

  • Aven_Fallen
    Aven_Fallen Member Posts: 16,343

    As others have said, it is related to the Smoke Bombs. Basically, if you leave a Trial while under the effect of a Smoke Bomb, you will have this muffled sound in the next Trial. So when you escape, avoid throwing a Smoke Bomb right at the Exit. As Killer, try not to be in a Smoke Bomb when the Trial ends.

    Can be fixed by going into another Smoke Bomb.

  • Triplehoo
    Triplehoo Member Posts: 698

    Has happened to me multiple times

  • Nun_So_Vile
    Nun_So_Vile Member Posts: 2,437
    edited November 3

    Yes happened to me a few times and a friend. I'd describe the sound as very muffled, like you're in the Smoke bomb AoE, but it lasts all trial...