A poll for fun
I've added a poll because it's quiet on this side of the forum. I'm interested to hear how you normally enjoy the game. Please feel free to tick all the options that apply to you! The poll will end in a week.
Because I'm often sound modding I rarely get much of a chance to listen to music while playing the game, but when I do it's supreme when there's a moment when so many good songs are on the radio in a sequence.
Shoutout to the community-run radio stations, Simulator Radio and TruckersFM, for continuing to serve great vibes all these years!
Update for ownable trailer reefer sound workaround
Some of you have got the news already, but yes you can hear the reefer sound while the truck is not moving when using the ownable trailer workaround in Sound Fixes Pack v23.38!
For maximum compatibility, other road and tire noise sound mods must be disabled to get the reefer sound when the truck is not moving. The process for the ownable trailer workaround is basically the same.
I don't think there is more I can do within the game limitations with the reefer sound without overcomplicating things, but it's great to be able to make this possible for everyone with owned reefer trailers.
I hope this will inspire reefer sounds to be available in the base game!
A very special thanks to A. P. 101 Gaming for this video demonstrating how to use the ownable trailer workaround to activate and deactivate the reefer sound:
Municipal Police Traffic Pack is error free now
I'm happy to say the 1.47 dangling pointer errors caused by using both the Municipal Police Traffic Pack for ATS and the Sound Fixes Pack together are eliminated now.
I worked out an alternate solution by adding some redundancy to allow the unused traffic object definition that's being pointed by Municipal Police Traffic Pack to be read.
This should keep the Municipal Police Traffic Pack going for 1.47 even while the maker of that mod is on break. Thanks again to
@Utgard for telling me about the error.
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Pack updated to v23.38 with the following changes:
The ownable trailer workaround for enabling reefer trailer sounds now ALSO works when the truck is not moving.
Now you can park up with an owned reefer trailer, modded or vanilla, and listen to the sounds!
The steps for the ownable trailer workaround are as follows:
1. Go into the Audio settings.
2. In the voice navigation menu, select "~ Function - Force enable reefer sound".
3. Click the Preview button.
4. Select a different voice navigation option OR uncheck the voice navigation.
5. If you want to turn off the reefer sound, detaching the trailer will work in most cases. Otherwise restart the game.
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In favor of the Emergency Brake System PLUS additional reefer sound support,
the alert sound effect for driving on the grass at high speed has been removed.
Minor sound balancing for some base game AI traffic cars. [ATS edition]
Definition file redundancy has been added for error free gameplay with the Municipal Police Traffic Pack. [ATS edition]
-- Optional addon news --
"Disable Driver Alert Support" addon is no longer necessary for Sound Fixes Pack v23.38 and later.
BONUS NOTE: If you've read this far congratulations! I suspect some will try to mix the ownable trailer workaround with the Freight Market SCS reefer trailers modded by the reefer sound addon. While the owned reefer trailer workaround is intended for owned trailers only, you can actually use it for reefer trailers in the Freight Market, Quick Jobs, and External Contracts to get the reefer sound when stopped at a traffic light for example. But I advise to activate the workaround after the reefer startup sound effect (after trailer is attached) has played and only if you know what you're doing, otherwise there is a chance of doubling the reefer sound loop.
