Sounds of Skyrim Complete is a merged version of the three individual mods, Sounds of Skyrim - Civilization, Sounds of Skyrim - The Wilds, and Sounds of Skyrim - The Dungeons.
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Author notes
BY ORIGINAL AUTHOR CLIFFWORMS :
2017-02-05 Announcement
As most of you have been aware, I tend to come and go in modding. This time, after losing my work on the long, long overdue updates to Sounds of Skyrim, I will stop working on them for good. The lack of motivation to modding Skyrim in general and the fact that I'd have to start again doesn't make me want to continue the updates. This is why from today, I allow anyone to make updates, add-ons and patches or even to port it to Skyrim Legendary Edition if someone wants to do so. As long as I am credited as the author and that the the list of sound credits is included in the mod, feel free to re-release Sounds of Skyrim as you see fit. If you have questions on how I made the SOS patches to make it compatible with lighting mods and other cell-editing mods, let me know.
It has been a lot of fun working on the project, and I'll never forget the night when I went to sleep after releasing the Dungeons and having a hundred downloads and waking up the next day and seeing it in the thousands, growing every hour. What an excitement! I'll also never forget how Civilization brought pain and suffering as the infamous snoring corrupted your save games. It did help the modding community to learn more about how a simple scripting mistake can cause serious issues.
Sounds of Skyrim has been an adventure I'll never forget and I hope you, the players, will continue to keep interest in sound-related mods like the excellent Audio Overhaul Skyrim and Immersive Sounds (and others I'm sure I missed while I was away). I wish you the best in Skyrim!
By the way, this is not a goodbye from modding in general. I'm still working from time to time on my Oblivion projects.
File credits
BY ORIGINAL AUTHOR CLIFFWORMS :
2017-02-05 Announcement
As most of you have been aware, I tend to come and go in modding. This time, after losing my work on the long, long overdue updates to Sounds of Skyrim, I will stop working on them for good. The lack of motivation to modding Skyrim in general and the fact that I'd have to start again doesn't make me want to continue the updates. This is why from today, I allow anyone to make updates, add-ons and patches or even to port it to Skyrim Legendary Edition if someone wants to do so. As long as I am credited as the author and that the the list of sound credits is included in the mod, feel free to re-release Sounds of Skyrim as you see fit. If you have questions on how I made the SOS patches to make it compatible with lighting mods and other cell-editing mods, let me know.
It has been a lot of fun working on the project, and I'll never forget the night when I went to sleep after releasing the Dungeons and having a hundred downloads and waking up the next day and seeing it in the thousands, growing every hour. What an excitement! I'll also never forget how Civilization brought pain and suffering as the infamous snoring corrupted your save games. It did help the modding community to learn more about how a simple scripting mistake can cause serious issues.
Sounds of Skyrim has been an adventure I'll never forget and I hope you, the players, will continue to keep interest in sound-related mods like the excellent Audio Overhaul Skyrim and Immersive Sounds (and others I'm sure I missed while I was away). I wish you the best in Skyrim!
By the way, this is not a goodbye from modding in general. I'm still working from time to time on my Oblivion projects.
Also, the merging was done by Sirjesto. backporting was by me and is a best effort deal. No guarantees.
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Sounds of Skyrim is an audio project that adds around 460+ sound effects to the game world. It affects almost every cell and region in the game. The main goal is to not have one environment that is soundless to enhance immersion. The sounds are affected by the time of day, weather and location. So when walking in the city streets during the day, you'll hear the echo of doors opening and closing, children playing and workers sawing things. While at night, cats fight for territory and dogs bark.
Merged Sounds of Skyrim modules
The Wilds
The Wilds focuses on adding sound effects in Skyrim's wilderness. With the 115 new sound effects, the purpose of The Wilds is to audibly enlarge Skyrim's fauna with the addition of various animals, birds and insects that play according to weather, time of day and region. In the forests, for example, you'll hear the sounds of foxes, deers and ravens. At night, you'll hear wolves howling from far away or common loons calling others. In The Reach, you might hear the occasional mountain goat or hawk.
In addition to animals, The Wilds also adds rain-impact sounds on tents and wooden structures, sounds of rustling bushes to simulate the movements of small mammals that scatter away as you approach and sounds of calm water waves hitting wood on tree logs or structures that are partially submerged in water.
The Dungeons
The Dungeons includes 115+ sound effects to add life to the dungeons. The enemy type that inhabits a dungeon will make itself heard. At dungeons’ entrances, you also hear the exterior weather. If there’s a thunderstorm raging outside, you’ll hear the thunder rumbling in the fort or cave
There's a standard sound set for each type of dungeon: Cave, Dwemer Ruins, Forts and Sewers. These sounds play in these dungeons regardless of who or what lives in it. To spice it up, dungeons inhabited by Falmer or the Undead have their own sound sets in addition to the standard ones. Undead dungeons have zombies and wraiths screaming or moaning. In Falmer dungeons, you'll hear their occasional screams; a way of communicating with each other since they are nearly blind.
Civilization
Civilization focuses on adding 223 new sound effects to cities, villages, farms and remote locations where civilization is present. In cities, you can hear the sound of a hammer being used by a villager repairing something, children playing, dogs barking or cats fighting. As you get closer to a tavern doorstep, the sounds of patron chatting from behind the door are played. When you get in, some patron may laugh out loud, yell or break something.
On farms or near them, you can hear the sounds of their animals, if they have any. Most of those sound effects can be heard inside buildings too, linking the interior cells with the exterior. If I take the farm example, you may hear the hen if you sit close to the window. If it’s raining, you’ll hear the rain hitting the windows; if there’s a snowstorm, you’ll hear the cold wind whistling by the windows.
Finally, this mod would never have been possible without the contribution of many sound recorders and artists from Freesound.org. There's a file in the archive with the credits for everyone who made the sounds. A HUGE thanks to them, otherwise the sounds would not have been as high quality as they are. You can also view the credits in the Credits tab above.
FAQ
Q:"I do not like "that" or "this" sound. What can I do?" A: At this time, without an MCM menu, there is only one option available to remove a sound or a group of sounds. There is a silent sound file in the mod's sound folder that you can use to replace the sound effects you do not wish to hear.
Q:"Does Sounds of Skyrim decreases performance?" A: No. The way the new sounds play is the same way the game's default sounds are played.
