Is there any way to mute a specific sound effect?

NeoniKa · December 10

At the moment I have the impression that there are already more birds as mascots than players. It's an absolute plague everywhere in this game. The good thing is that they still don't have lighting effects, so they don't spoil the game in that aspect. However, all these bird mascots have had a sound behavior bug since they appeared, which has never been resolved: contrary to what happens with all other sound effects, when we use the bank, the crafting tables or interact with a trader, the annoying sound of those flapping wings is not reduced. This issue only happens with flying pets similar to Eyebright Raven.

I've reported this bug several times, however, it shouldn't be a problem for most players, it's probably only tiring for those who always play with headphones. So, I'm not counting on this ever being resolved, it's most likely to continue to get worse. So... I need help finding a way to muffle or completely remove this sound effect from the game or game files. Is it possible? Maybe it is associated with a file that I can delete. Or will there be some addon to reduce specific sound effects?

Necrotech_Master · December 10

i know addons such as "shut yer trap" can be used to mute NPCs, or almost anything with dialog, but i havent used it myself to see how it functions for something you cant target

that might be the closest i cant think of to what your looking for, but dont know if it will work for what you need it to do

OldStygian · December 10

Ya constant flapping grinds my gears too, damn things should land, go look at what they do in GW2. I also find the warden's bear constantly roaring when appearing when summoned or when coming off a loading screen annoying as all buggery.

FWIW.

NeoniKa · December 12

Necrotech_Master wrote: »

i know addons such as "shut yer trap" can be used to mute NPCs, or almost anything with dialog, but i havent used it myself to see how it functions for something you cant target

that might be the closest i cant think of to what your looking for, but dont know if it will work for what you need it to do

I'm going to try it. Thank you.

NeoniKa · December 12

OldStygian wrote: »

Ya constant flapping grinds my gears too, damn things should land, go look at what they do in GW2. I also find the warden's bear constantly roaring when appearing when summoned or when coming off a loading screen annoying as all buggery.

FWIW.

No pets at all in towns would solve everything. In fact, I think that pets shouldn't be allowed also in group activities. In towns the major problem for me is these flapping pets because I play with headphones, and I'm always forced to turn off the sound. But in group activities pets causes all kinds of visual problems and aren't even needed. The pets aren't allowed on BGs, I can't understand are they allowed on other group activities.