Fender Bender

... ok, so what's your beef with this topic then? I didn't suggest that the sound of waterfalls and wind should be lowered, I suggested that players ought to have more control over the various sounds in the game. If you like the waterfalls loud, turn 'em up. If I find them too loud (and would prefer to minimize the risk of hearing loss), then I turn them down. What's the problem? I'm not suggesting that a lower sound volume should be "imposed" on you (or on others who prefer louder sound effects), but what you are in effect saying is that a louder sound volume should be imposed on me (and on others who prefer quieter sound effects). To say that I should just "turn down my headphones" is a overly simplistic, "all or nothing" solution. It's not like the technology to allow greater control doesn't exist. Other games have mechanisms in place that allow players to have extensive control over the various sounds in the game. Are you suggesting that Hinterland isn't up to the challenge? That they don't have the technical know-how to pull it off? They've created an amazing game and have already made many sophisticated tweaks along the way. Frankly, I don't think this would be much of a problem for them. ... my two cents.

A lot of the options and functions, especially for items in our backpack, are convoluted and sometimes even redundant. For example, if I want to harvest a storm lantern, I open my backpack and select the lantern. There are three options on the bottom-right of my screen: "Use", "Action" and "Drop". I have to click on the "Action" button, then I have to go to the top-left of my screen to click "Harvest", and then I have to go back to the bottom-right of my screen to click "Harvest" again to confirm the command. And that's just for the lantern. The same applies to most tools in our inventory, as well as clothing. That adds up to a lot of unnecessary mouse movement. It would be a lot simpler, in the case of the lantern for example, to omit the "Action" button and simply have 5 buttons listing the options right off the bat (see below).

It would really be appreciated if we could have more control over game sounds in the "Options" menu, more specifically the ability to adjust the volume of waterfalls (dang that's loud in the headphones relative to other sounds!) and wind. Please and thank you! 🙂