Post "🔊 Ambient Sounds + A Small Neighborhood Built by the Team 🏡" by "alexmasse" from patreon

LauriBee

Sidewalks?

Lp

So comfortable

Sarah Chandra

For some reason this makes me so excited!

Le

How many times you watch it ? Me:yess!

Tom Lu

Spectacular sound design. Now I wonder if we can design the appearance and shape of the road. This straight tarmac road seems more appropriate for a main thoroughfare than a leafy residential street.

Eleanor Swan

My sister's dog was barking at the noise just now while I was watching the video. Too cute!

Eleanor Swan

Same here! I lived in a neighborhood like this, but I could still hear cars from a nearby busy street.

Luther Duncan

Oh the sounds are so crisp and beautiful 😍😍😍 not to mention the game runs beautifully also

Josephin01

I am absolutely in LOOOOVE with that! It sounds so relaxing and smooth.❤️🏡🌄

Simmer sinner

oh i love this so much yall are doing fantastic

Emma

These sounds are so calming and atmospheric, also it was weirdly pleasing to hear the refrigerator, really brings the game to life

Kayleigh

It sounds so calming and beautiful, and I love the little neighbourhood!

Sabine B

top of the screen at 19 secs in the video

Eleanor Swan

Unrelated note, but one of the houses looks like the house from Up

Maxx

It varies greatly. Some games are in EA for a month or two, some for years

just a little bawn

I disagree, my neighborhood looks secluded like this but there's a freeway/other roads nearby and I can hear the traffic a bit through the trees

ScandicGamer

Hey question, how long does a demo or early access usually last before a release, just generally speaking?

Sammy Clark

The car noises would only make sense if a car drove by not on a quiet road with no cars.

Sammy Clark

Idk if I'll like the rooster every single morning but maybe it'll grow on me.

tey711

Wonderful work!!

Brickitect

No sidewalks, huh?

Rainlily

I was so surprised to hear the refrigerator. I love it! The sounds will add a layer of immersion to game play.

Amy Joscelyn

Wow, the sounds really fuel immersion! I don't know if we'll get more than one neighborhood when the game launches, but I would be fine with that, if there were plans to introduce new neighborhoods as DLC. Each neighborhood type could then also have new soundscapes—a city/urban neighborhood, for example, without the rooster and with more sirens, construction, and traffic noises and maybe even idle chatter of pedestrians. Or there could be a neighborhood nestled in a forest, sounding overall more hushed, wind rustling through leaves, with scattered animal calls (like toads, owls, wolves, and coyotes). Perhaps you could also add some lawn care noises to this suburban soundscape? At least in the suburbs I'm familiar with, there's always a lawn mower or weed whacker running during the day. Annoying? Yes. But having a hedge trimmer revving up could add in another fun dose of realism and nostalgia.

Emmelin Larina Tvedt Nilsen

Love it! I just have to ask, where is the sidewalk? Haha

Nathalie Carluccio

OMG I love it ❤️🤩🤩😍

Yunahara

I've just thing maybe that would be cool to have roadworks noises and some emergency sirens noise. Less cosy but in the higher density neighbourhood, it could be cool if not super frequent.

luckyhaze

i love that lawn with all the grass and i really like the bird noises

Emma Pelletier

I love it, It's so cosy and immersive. ^^

Juan Martin

Looks good, but I have to agree with people that said the bird sounds were too frequent and could get annoying easily. There needs to be more variety if they are going to be that frequent (and maybe a bit quieter too).

Thaaeroprincess87

Very impressive.

Ellis

The sound design is criminally good ✨

Yunahara

I love the sound design I can't wait to see more weather and local varieties when it will come to that. I do think the bird sound is to frequent and might become annoying. Also maybe the birds could be nosier in the morning/evening ? I don't know if it's the case everywhere but where I live that's definitely true. Maybe add some distinctive but rare birds sound like duck. We love ducks. Passez une bonne semaine !

Ana Isabel Ribeiro

Wow that video got me so exciteeeed :'D

ramaru

Really great soundscape! I'm getting such immersive vibes from the video! I also can't wait to see the town, I'm hoping the neighborhoods are just as dense and detailed as this one!

Thekla

Unrelated note if possible Please make the sidewalks bigger!

sm duta

I love ambient sounds. 😀

ScandicGamer

Love it!! Ugh I am so excited for the release of the game. I will probably be unhealthy addicted

Sarah

I love this feature! Some outdoor sounds are around specific times of the year like cicadas in summer or specific frogs throughout the year. Birds migrating, etc. I love how the sounds are based on the level of perspective. AND THE REFRIGERATOR NOISE! Please tell me there will be some rattling on some utilities that are old

Geneviève

Les cônes oranges 👌🏻

Fenite

Woah, this is really impressive!! It's really immersive, I love the sounds!!

ZLoves

I just keep falling deeper in love with this game! I remember getting hype over the fridge humming in a sneak-peak vid of Maggie's home...now this!! And to know there's a control panel on what noises you want to hear, I love this for us 🥹💕 And that zoom in/zoom out sound change is everything! Thanks for sharing Andrei!

rénette

i love a most

Chiara

Cool post! Will we be able to customize these sounds, like "turn off" certain specific sounds? (example: I want to set my story in the past, can I choose to "never play" the cars' sounds?)

Audrey Jabé

Les maisons de là haut et les simpsons :)

Slippers

The ambient sounds are great, they add such a nice, cozy sense of place that I can't recall feeling in any other game.

Annika Riedel

Looks sooo beautiful 🌟 and cozy!! I was wondering: will you be able to build directly on the property line? I would love to have the option to build townhouses!

Kristen Wright

A big warm hug is the perfect way to describe the sounds! Stunning!! ✨️

Marie Kemokai

This is so cozyyy I love it

Christina Ozeki

I love this :)

AlexArt

This is incredible, Andrei! So well done! 😄👍🏻

Cesar A

In my country it is quite normal to hear them in the suburbs 😅

Sarah

Haven't even read the post yet or finished watching the video, but I want to comment and say that my cat loves the bird sounds! They are apparently more interesting than a lot of bird videos online. She doesn't react to a lot of bird noises, but this one did the trick! :D

Fran Smith

I grew up in country Australia and this cacophony of wonderful sounds bring back memories, with the only thing missing being fewer bird sounds and less variety of bird sounds, namely Australian parrots and magpies, which of course, I can't expect to be in a Canadian game. Perhaps I can add them later? A couple points. Highways in the distance are actually LOUDER at night, not softer, because other daytime noises are fewer and lesser. My house was a distance from the highway, and I couldn't actually hear highway sounds during the day, only at night. In Australia, the birds are noticeably noisiest at sunrise and sunset. Perhaps this is particular to Australia, but I thought I'd mention it. Some people above mentioned the repetitivity of the one bird sound. I think you just need a much wider variety of bird sounds played randomly, rather than just one repeated. I'm sure you'll probably add more bird sound variety, right? You could look at Australian birds - we have amazing bird sounds in Australia - probably more than any other country, in fact. Also, I'm going to assume that sounds will also be adapted to seasons when seasons are added to the game? Even in Australia (where are we arguably don't have seasons at all) the seasons have different sounds and sounds happen at different times, eg the rooster is dependent upon sunrise times, spring has more nature noises - more birds and bees and the cicadas are almost deafening, winter is just...quieter. And in my adopted country, Korea, which does have seasons, that all seems amplified - winds seem louder in Autumn for some reason, and winter is definitely much quieter, particularly when it snows. I LOVED the video!! This all sounds simply wonderful!! It will add a beautiful ambience to the game!

greeneyedsims

Gosh, this game is absolutely delightful. I can't wait!

Dominee Calderon

This is AMAZING!

Fox

Love the concept but why is there a random rooster in suburbia?

Katherine Winn

Amazing! I love how thoughtful this was, even different sound when zooming in and out. The only take away is it seems you need a dead of night, quieter sound. Other than that! I'm so excited. Have you been working on radio stations too or is there no radio in game? I am super excited if there is 😊

Kerry Moore

The sounds are charming, I really enjoyed them. I live in the Columbia Gorge (in between Oregon and Washington in the US) and we sometimes get extremely strong winds in the middle of the night. Very unnerving!

Georgia Greenidge

This is amazing! Far exceeded my expectations! Feels so immersive and love the different vibes from different times of day ☺️

I kinda forGoT

The lighting is so cozy and pretty!!

I kinda forGoT

The houses are so close together ❤️ 😃😃

Ryn

It sounds wonderful! Incredibly immersive. My one nitpick would be the bird at the very beginning. It's a little repetitive - and very noticeable because the sound is so piercing! But other than that, it sounds brilliant. I'm really curious how this will work with the music. Will it be layered over the music? Or is the music just for build mode/PAM?

chantal99

I love the ambient sounds! Very cozy ^^ (Though the loud bird in the beginning was a bit too noisy and chirped a liiiittle too frequently.) I also like the variation in volume of the sounds depending where you are with the camera (same with the Paramaker sounds). Feels very alive and realistic :)

Cece

Was that the fridge I heard? Also now I desperately wanna see neighbourhoods in different styles!

Josephin01

totally agree

Andrei Castanon

We still have work to do on the roads! There will be sidewalks eventually!

Ace of Hearts

That feels very natural, well done! Please lower the frequency of that "click-click" bird noise though - I feel like that would get way too repetitive in-game.

Maxx

I adore ambient sounds 🥺 The rooster is an amazing idea, especially if you're not looking at the time and you hear it and know it's time for the Paras to get up! Will there be different bird sounds throughout the day? I imagine hearing the same bird calls the entire time could get repetitive after a while. I adore the neighborhood, all those houses are so cute and give us a glimpse of what Paratown could eventually look like 🥹 I wonder what the zoomed out neighborhood would look like populated with paras, as we need to spot them from far away while playing - I do think the different art style on the paras will probably make that quite easy? Perhaps we could even have a sort of para indicator toggle though, for the town map view, that would be a nice QOL feature. That one house with the big porch and the little tower is giving me major Sims 3 vibes, too! I wonder if that was intentional hehe. Btw, I think the palm trees are moving a bit too heavily for that light a breeze, you guys might wanna adjust the physics on those eventually 😅

Andrei Castanon

Exactly! Thanks Jennifer!

ladyteruki

Thank you so much for your reply, Andrei ! In case it wasn't clear, let me reiterate that sounds are already very cool as it is ! I imagine a lot of the process of development means that working on something requires for someone else to work on something related to it before you can go any further, and themselves rely on something else that needs to be done... it's a very intricate process and I don't expect everything to be ready just yet :) But I'm glad that you liked my suggestion :) I think the customization will be most interesting because it's part of the broader stance that Paralives takes on customization as a whole. But of course there's the matter of not pushing it too far, especially if it makes for complicated settings that players might find intimidating. That's why I thought profiles were easier : it's much simplier to pick a "Spooky" preset than to specifically find how and when to add the crow sound. But obviously, as with everything in Paralives, making our lives easier means making YOUR lives harder XD ...oh and, since you're taking notes of sounds, you mentioned frogs in the post but I didn't hear them. So just in case you post another preview in the future : frogs. And when in doubt : frogs :D

Jennifer

Andrei mentioned in a reply to someone else that you can mute sounds. Quote: "...You will have complete control over the ambient sounds in the control panel! You can simply just mute the dog barks..." so, yes, car ambient sounds can be muted. :)

Melanie Engelbrecht

Absolutely fantastic!

Daniel Asraf

Hey, I love those sounds! But let's say I want my world to be more "nature." Can you take out these car sounds?

Rivers

Im sooo ready for this game 🥹🥹

Andrei Castanon

Noted! Thank you for your feedback Joy! The vegetation movement system from what I know is randomized! Before all vegetation used to sway to the same direction but it didn't seem very realistic! Hope that answers the question 😁

Donny Miles

Oh my goodness something about the brrrrrr of the fridge is so atmospheric and wonderful! Weirdly cozy, spooky, lonely, and alive at once ahaha. All of these sounds are wonderfully integrated!!

Andrei Castanon

Glad you enjoyed the post Melina! You will have complete control over the ambient sounds in the control panel! You can simply just mute the dog barks😁

Andrei Castanon

Thanks so much Renikee! Glad you enjoyed the post😁

Andrei Castanon

That's such a mood tho 🙌

Joy Kennedy

Love the ambient sounds! One thing, that one bird sound might be too repetitive. I feel its sound can be more spaced out or sporadic. Also, I noticed the tree move all at once. Would it be possible to make the sway in waves like in real life?

Andrei Castanon

Hey Katie! Glad you enjoyed the post! We still have some work to do on the roads so yes, sidewalks will come down the line!

Joel Jimenez

SYMPLY AMAZING!!!

Impish

What a nice little detail! I really love the attention and care you're putting into every facet of the game

Noeba

It's such fun to be part of this journey and I cannot wait for Early Access and then watching the game get better and better as you add onto it! I love the cozy feel to it. Keep going!

Xo.Noe

It's really been such a joy to get a peek at the process and see the game come together. Every little detail just makes this game that much cozier! Great work and thank you for sharing!

Melina W

i love the amount of detail here! it's such a fun touch to have the sound differ based on the camera position, it makes it a lot more immersive! i'm wondering how much say the player will have in the sounds? in my particular case, because i'm scared of dogs, the barking could be a bit anxiety inducing, so i'd hope i could turn that feature off somehow

Oddface

Ah, ok. Thank you for the response. I really think removing it would be best, as bikes aren’t something you hear from very far away. It could work in a non-interactive scene as something could pass the camera without being visible, but when I’m in control of the camera I’ll have the urge to look around and try to find the cyclist passing by.

Andrei Castanon

Hey Liesel! That's a beautiful idea! We've done some brainstorming and experiments on adding music to the live mode and now with this ambient sound system in hand, it seems very promising😊

Andrei Castanon

Thank youuuuu😁

CatchingThunderstorms

This might be one of my favorite things you've added!!♥️ It’s so cozy, I can't wait to play!♥️

Andrei Castanon

It's a very subtle layer of just background noise! You might be able to perceive it with headphones!

Andrei Castanon

We'll have to design the town first!

Andrei Castanon

YES! I 100% agree with you! We had to boost most of the sounds so they would be noticeable for everybody but the bike noise specifically sounds too close because of the high volume and boosted low frequencies! I'll tweak it!

Andrei Castanon

Thank you! Just to clarify, we don't have a feature that divides the sound by region yet and we haven't confirmed it either. I do agree though that it would be practical 😊

Andrei Castanon

Thank you so much! Yes I agree! A feature that divides different sound systems by region would be great!

Andrei Castanon

Hey Jean! Thanks so much for your insight! I'm glad you liked the post! To answer your comments: 1. In order to plan how many sounds we'll do, I made an asset list of all the audio that will be in the game. Some of it's sections are still in brainstorm and to be defined (for instance next week I have to check all the UI features of the Build mode and decide which ones will have a sound). So we do the same with each type of sound and plan their production schedule smartly too. For instance, we planned to do the Parli recordings further down the line once we have more animations done and polish the conversation system. On the other hand 2D ambiences don't depend on much other than the town so we'll just tweak the system when we get there! 2. Yes! All the sounds are customizable and you can chose to change their settings in the control panel! 3. Yes! Actually there's already a strong wind sound system that triggers between noon and 5pm! We just didn't show it! 4. We still have to confirm how the sound will change with the time control. For the moment we left it as is for the video! Hope that helps!😁

Jacklin

I love the change in sounds depending on where the camera is - feels very immersive. The neighborhood is also so cute! I really like that the house placement feels natural and the lots don't feel so separated from each other.

KittyPara

c'est tellement parfait ce jeu c'est mon rêve. L'ambiance me fait sentir bien et en sécurité *-*

Lane Brettschneider

Agreed! For me it's the daytime rumble seems really loud - like there is a very busy highway just out of sight. But I'm hoping that the balance of things will be tweaked as time goes on, and I trust the team to make it feel right! :)

KittyPara

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PinkRosie

This is amazing!! I love it!! 💖💖💖

Andrei Castanon

Hey Ladyteruki! As usual, thank you for your thorough feedback, it's super appreciated! I'm really glad you enjoyed the post! As for your suggestion, I agree that it would be ideal to create and designate different audio environments given the amount of customization that we're already able to do. We still haven't developed that feature though because of technical and design reasons. We might have to wait until we design the official town first to decide if it'll be done before or after Early Access. I agree that there's just so many possibilities!! However, we still have to focus mostly on the cozy-immersive experience of the player rather than the hyper-realism of the ambiences. So far I've taken note of all the sounds people suggested to add and we'll see if it fits with the rest! Have a great Friday!

Andrei Castanon

Thank you so much! Me too I can't wait!!

Emily Grimes

My cat next to me startled awake when some of these noises began playing. These are so wonderful and really do add to the experience!!! Well done!! Très bien!!

Andrei Castanon

Me too! It really feels like a lively neighbourhood! Our environment artists are so good 🥹

Andrei Castanon

Merci Pascal!😄

Andrei Castanon

Thank you Dawn😁 I love that game too!

Andrei Castanon

That would be so cool actually! And yes the environment sounds will change depending on what items the player is close to and the state of that item (On, Off, Broken, OnFire, etc) We might showcase that more in detail another time though!

Andrei Castanon

Yes! All sounds are accessible through the control panel so you can tweak any of their parameters and even add you own sounds however you like. We still dont have a feature that can divide the sound systems depending on the map area, but we'll get there!

Andrei Castanon

Maybe? 🫣

Nyabi Nya

GAHHHH this just makes me so so hyped for the game its UNREAL I think I started to tear up when i listened to the audio and saw the neighborhood...the attention to detail is so beautiful and astounding. I wish I could support you guys 10x over 🥹💖💖💖

Mooncinder

The ambient sounds are great and I love the cosy town. Fantastic work, I really can't wait to play Paralives!

Nathan Carpenter

Ahhh the town is so cute

Renikee

Sound design can make or break a game, and this will absolutely MAKE the game for me! I always loved to just take a break and listen to some soft music with ambient sounds, winds, bird chirping, crickets, the sound of leaves... I'll be surely one of the first people to buy this game in early access, this game is just making me feel so amazing, and I can feel the passion and love put into it!

Gill Reid

Oh I love this! No more blasting Metallica out when I'm playing games then! Thank you everyone for all your hard work ❤

Katie Nehamee

I love the sounds! It feels so cozy. Especially the bird sounds. A small detail though, where’s the pavements/sidewalks? Will those be added slightly later on? Also will there be a beta test of any of the game? :D I’m so excited for this game!

Liesel Strick

I really love the ambient sound! It is calming and you can't wait to hear the story of the neighbourhood. A suggestion for the music: I played Tchia and the ambient sound carried the game. The music was used as a highlight, something you are waiting for to listen to it. This saved the music from just being a byproduct. I really enjoy this kind of use for the music. Maybe I am the only one but I would welcome the specific use of music instead of getting tired of it. Thank you, Andrei ❤️

Ivan

Amazing! I really love the attention to detail that Paralives always strives for. The music and ambient sounds help create a truly immersive experience. I love it!

Greenreen

Where are the sidewalks?

Andrei Castanon

Thanks Julio! We still have to plan how big out official town will be but it's definitely much bigger than this! And I believe that yes, paras might be able to travel between neighborhoods, but we aren't there just yet!

Court12413

What is the background rumble because I cant hear anything? Im not sure what its supposed to be

Zedef

I like the idea of a neighborhood theme, because I was also wondering how annoying I;d find it if none of my paras had a car and there was no major road nearby yet I'd hear rush hour noises as I'm playing. Perhaps cheaper appliances could also be noisier? And some paras wouldn't mind it at all, yet others would get frustrated with noisy appliances and/or rush hour and want to move somewhere more quiet. Would also love it if we could add a sound theme of playing children (outside), town parties/parades and similar eventually.

Tauras Giedraitis

I hope to hear the stream/river if there’s one nearby 😍

Oddface

Really nice! Brings a lot of life to even a static scene. My only potential gripe with ambient sounds are when it’s something I expect to actually see in the scene. The only real example here would be the bike sound because it sounds really close, like it’s passing right by, but it obviously isn’t, breaking the illusion. My only nitpick. Keep up the good work!

Carelle

It would be cool if they added in power outages. If there is a strong enough storm the power goes out. The parafolk get suddenly aware of just how loud the electronics are.

BonaparteBardithion .

I second the idea of themed audio sets. It could be a town-wide setting instead of game-wide, maybe have it with the weather options. That would let players pick certain vibes for their town without too much modding. And for more unusual or exotic (relative to Montreal) settings, modders could make audio sets.

Lyyo_

And me thinking this game couldn't get cozier! I'm so glad you mentioned "sounds varying depending on the map area", because the rooster, for example, wouldn't really work in a city environment. I LOVED the dogs in the background and how the sounds varied throughout the day. Good job, everyone!

Ellen Kaluza

I really appreciate you sharing all the times of day, and interior vs exterior. These are really important elements that make a game pop, and they sound fantastic. It'd be interesting in expansion to see neighborhoods in different regions (I'm from the south where cicadas go crazy in the summer) or weather. The rush hour sounds in particular I was happy to hear! It shows attention to detail in time of day, area, and makes it feel more alive. Thank you for sharing!

BekkiRoss

Amazing 😍

Rosirose

This is so wonderful!! Ambiance really adds to any game, making it so much more immersive and layered :D

Ellen Kaluza

I agree! I never like things to be too clean, because a little bit of grunge makes something feel more lived in.

ladyteruki

Yes, if I recall, Andrei works only on music and sound. Well, "only" ! That's a lot of work, including some that's quite invisible (like UI sounds, for instance) for just one person. I do believe that such sounds are deeply immersive (it can feel very uncannyvalley-y how That Other Game 4™ is very silent despite having so many animations, sometimes), and that's why I'd love more. But I think there's also a balance to find because if there were TOO MANY sounds, it'd quickly become too busy, and would damage the cozy vibes, so a middle ground is necessary even if we set aside the issue of scope/labor for just one person. It's a complex matter for sure :)

Jean321x .

I like the way you laid out the questions here. I was thinking of changing the sounds but the idea you have of sound clusters that match different living 'eco'-systems. Genius. Just love it.

Jean321x .

Don't get me wrong, the more can be better. However, we need to keep in mind. This is a community-funded project with a small team. Now I do not doubt their ability, however, looking at the features that will still be implemented things like this will consume a lot of time. Because I assume that this dev is most likely in charge of sound as a whole. Some TVs need sound, speakers, cell phones, etc. Now I would love a sound when Para's open draws as the utensils move around and so on. However, I would also love that when my Para watches tv it not to just be the same few dialogue lines played with loud or unmatching music to simulate a TV.

BonaparteBardithion .

I had a similar question about modding. Like would it be possible to disable certain layers in the options, like the rush-hour car one if you have a more rural neighborhood? Or replace files swapping cars for carriages in a pre-modern themed town.

ladyteruki

"So a more focused question would be how do you define the scope of what sounds to include and what not? This seems like a line of thinking that can easily result in project/scope creeping." That's an excellent question/point, I was afraid of that when I wrote my comment above (while at the same time thinking that the more the better :P ).

Jean321x .

I love the small details. TBH, besides the overall rework of the standard systems compared to that of TS. The one thing other than the standard art style is the attention to detail. The fact that there are sounds in time slots or specific indoor sounds. * I assume that that means there will be sounds for a heater, Parafolk writing, etc.? So a more focused question would be how do you define the scope of what sounds to include and what not? This seems like a line of thinking that can easily result in project/scope creeping. * Secondly, you mentioned interaction. Does that mean as players we will be able to select/deselect sounds, move them around, etc. or would you need mods to do this? * With seasons planned down the line, does that mean we can look forward to rain sounds, thunderstorms, and maybe even just severe wind sounds? * I noticed that the sound stopped when you sped up time. Does that mean music, ambient and similar sounds mute during the speed up or will they speed up with the passing time? (Side note, will there be a sound planned for speeding up time, pause, play and so on?)

dcknx

Oh I like your thinking ❣️ and that's right after I thought that no one could possibly suggest any improvements on what Andrei did here 😆 also: 🤗😉

ladyteruki

These assets will be fantastic to give us the option to create more urban environments... and as a rags-to-richers player, I'm with you on this !!!

ladyteruki

Oh wow that'd be awesome ! Actually I don't think we've heard much about incidents/accidents, so I don't know if we can expect things to happen neighborhood-wise, but if there's a faint chance for power outages to happen, I support the motion XD

ladyteruki

Hi Andrei, thanks for your hard work ! This is some fantastic ambient sound if I've ever heard any. It does feel cozy and familiar and welcoming ! Hearing the crickets faintly from inside the house actually brought tears to my eyes (no judgement please ^_^; ) because of how much it felt like "home"... despite the fact that I've never lived in the kind of place where you routinely hear crickets at night ! Speaking of which, I was wondering if players had some power over what kind of ambiance plays in their town, especially considering the high customization of neighborhoods/worlds in Paralives. Let's say I create a busy suburb, a rooster would not exactly be heard in the area but I'd probably want to have more bikes and cars at all times. But if I create a small village that's mostly fields, on the other hand, roosters are a given (plural !) while rush hour won't really be a thing. Would we eventually be able to select "Countryside"/"Urban"/"Seaside"/etc. as large themes for our towns ? The dynamic aspect of the ambient sounds is really fantastic. I can only imagine what objects we will place in our towns and/or houses that will have a direct impact on changing the sound in a given area ! The slight "ding" of the traffic lights ? The buzzing generator of that off-the-grid mobile home ? The pond in the back of that old lady's garden where frogs gather ? Maybe even the sound of steps if we place a pedestrian crossing...? So. Many. Possibilities. It's also a very interesting choice that the sound doesn't sound very different when playing at high speed. (PS : whoever built this teal/green house during the playtest, come on don't be shy, let's see some more screenshots of your work of art !!!)

dcknx

Oh my, this is amazing guys 🤩 I love all of the ambient noises, they sound so perfect and I'm so glad that you intend to put them in the game - it will make it even more cosy and wholesome than I thought it would be already 🥰 great to see a little neighbourhood too - so glad that we're half way through 2024 now, 2025 can't come early enough!

Ava

Even better than I expected. You guys blow me away every time with these updates! Great work!

it'sLala

I love everything about this. Sound does make a huge difference and it makes everything feel so alive and intriguing. Great games to take inspiration from too! I can see the love for this game through all these little details. Nonetheless, they are extremely appreciated ☺️

Sunflower Pierre Wilson

How much money do you want from my savings? 🤣 TAKE MY MONEY NOW!

Tinsley

I love the sounds. Especially the rooster and the nighttime ones. I also love that blue run down house, the details are so cool.

Emtistic

I love the objects that make the town/neighborhood look a little run down, yet realistic. Like the cones and debris in the street; and the vines and plants growing over the house. It'll be fun to make rundown neighborhoods and play a more rags to riches style with the realistic objects and placements available. Love this!!

Pascal Lefebvre

I didn't know Paralives Studio is in Montréal! Salut à toute l'équipe et continuez l'incroyable travail! 🤩

Nyssa Joseph

I looks so amazing! I neeeeed it 😭❤️

mintyKHat

Fantastic! Sounds good to me! 🔊

LeneaReckords

This is such an amazing sound design! I can't wait!

Marina

So cute and so good I'm in love

SeventhEmberXander

This is so relaxing to listen to 😌

Dawn Anemone

Seeing you guys be excited makes me more excited! I love that you mentioned Night in the Woods as an inspiration, it is such a wonderful and immersion game. Also, the sounds in the video sound great!

Carelle

I really like the little ambient noises. It makes the world feel alive. Would indoor noises change depending on what items you have in the house? Oh imagine having a power outage and then everything in the house just goes silent.

Lisa Hedlund

I love the timed noises! It really sounds like a living neighbourhood🤩 Would it be easy for modders to add more noises or change existing noises?

Amber Plumley

Boy I'm gonna feel bad for my Parafolks as I can envision myself getting lost in the ambient noises, especially at night time. RIP my future Paras. Really love the ambient sounds!

Elli_TheWhalien3791

The houses looks great 😃 Do I spy the house from UP? ☺️❤️

Julio Saliba

Love the sounds! Also, are larger neighbourhood maps planned (to create cities)? This one is not related but, if there are more neighbourhoods, can paras travel between them?