What causes the "ripping cloth" melee noise?

[YendorLootmonkey]

It sounds like what I imagine a soaking wet head of cabbage struck by a sledgehammer with a random slice of 2-week old bologna taped to the hammer surface would sound like.

Doesn't bind wound make the ripping cloth noise? Are your sound files ok?

[gkmarino]

Originally Posted by YendorLootmonkey [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It sounds like what I imagine a soaking wet head of cabbage struck by a sledgehammer with a random slice of 2-week old bologna taped to the hammer surface would sound like.

HAHAHA

[fadetree]

lol. Yeah, it might be some % of your health, probably max health rather than current health, or it would be constant when you get low.

[Cen]

Originally Posted by fadetree [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

lol. Yeah, it might be some % of your health, probably max health rather than current health, or it would be constant when you get low.

If this was true, getting hit for a higher number making the normal sound and a lower number then that higher number making the loud crunch would never happen, and yet it does!

[Tecmos Deception]

Originally Posted by fadetree [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

lol. Yeah, it might be some % of your health, probably max health rather than current health, or it would be constant when you get low.

The fact that I don't hear 90+ hits doing it at 1000+ current and max, but I hear 40-50s doing it when at 400/1000+ is what make me think it's current hp in play.

[douglas1999]

It is probably some relationship between your level differential with the attacking mob and your max hp relative to the actual value of the hit.

[larper99]

Originally Posted by Tecmos Deception [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The fact that I don't hear 90+ hits doing it at 1000+ current and max, but I hear 40-50s doing it when at 400/1000+ is what make me think it's current hp in play.

That makes the most sense given various experiences. But, do you get crunchies on every hit when near death? I cannot remember offhand.

Perhaps experimentation using Duel might be in order. Then you have a nice controlled attack.

[vossiewulf]

It occurs on any hit that takes a certain percentage of your current hps, my estimate is around 8-10%. That's why it happens more and more with the same hits as your hps drop.

[Secrets]

Successfully being attacked generates a crunching sound if 9% of your remaining HP goes away as a result of that hit. If you are below 57% HP and you don't get hit for more than 9%, a different sound is played. Some specific NPCs have hardcoded sounds that play when they are hit as well.

Unsuccessful attacks have their own defense sound (ie; miss) sound, some specific fail cases like riposte and block have their own defense sound too.

Also keep in mind that EQ has limited sound channels - which means that if too many sounds are active it'll refuse to queue up another.

Source: EQ Mac disassembly in CEverQuest::ReportSuccessfulHit

[TripSin]

Originally Posted by Tecmos Deception [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I suppose I've never heard crunching bones. It sounds like ripping cloth. I knew what it was supposed to be though [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've never heard crunching bones either but it still sounds like ish being crunched. Don't know how you get "ripping cloth" from it at all lol