Sounds of Nature

Sounds of Nature

 

Brings the world to life with realistic ambient wildlife audio that reacts to where you are, what time it is, and what season you're in. As you explore, you'll hear distant songbirds at dawn in forested areas, crows calling through the midday heat, hyenas whooping across the desert at dusk, wolves howling on cold winter nights, frogs and crickets singing in warm wet evenings, bats and dripping water deep underground, and much more — all randomized in volume, timing, and position so no two moments sound the same.

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Status: Active development. This mod is playable and stable enough to release, but it is still being actively expanded and tuned. Expect new sounds, new creatures, and balance changes in future updates. Feedback is very welcome.

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Changelog — v0.3.0

New wildlife sounds (23 clips added)

- Bumblebees 🐝 — new group. Buzzes on warm spring/summer days, daytime, in open/meadow terrain. (4 sounds)
- Goats 🐐 — new group. Bleats year-round during daylight in open, rocky/low-forest terrain. (3 sounds)
- Hawks 🦅 — new group. Occasional daytime raptor calls across all seasons. (1 sound)
- Temperate Songbirds — expanded the daytime songbird pool with finches, Carolina wrens, mockingbirds, and 2 more cardinal calls. (11 sounds)
- Wolves — added distant howls to the night/cold-season wolf group for more variety. (4 sounds)

Under the hood
- New audio converted to 44.1 kHz stereo Ogg Vorbis to match existing assets.
- Total referenced ambient sounds: 117 across 24 sound groups.

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Client-Side Only

This mod runs entirely on the client. It does not need to be installed on a server, and the server does not need to know it exists. Each player installs it independently and hears their own ambient soundscape. It is safe to use on any multiplayer server.

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Sounds Included

73 audio files across 21 sound types:

- Cardinals / Songbirds 
- Crows 
- Crows in Flight
- Ravens
- Owls
- Barn Owl Screeches
- Wolves
- Wolf Pack
- Hyenas
- Frogs
- Frog Chorus
- Crickets
- Cicadas
- Squirrels
- Woodpeckers
- Flies
- Cave Drips
- Falling Stones
- Bats
- Cave Rustling

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<pre class="language-markup">SURFACE SOUNDS Group | Biome | Time | Season -------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------- Songbirds & Cardinals | Warm, some vegetation | Dawn – Afternoon | All Crows & Ravens | Anywhere | Morning – Afternoon| All Crows in Flight | Anywhere | Dawn – Dusk | All Owls | Cool, forested | Dusk – Night | All Barn Owl Screeches | Temperate, any biome | Dusk – Night | All Wolves | Cold, forested | Dusk – Dawn | Autumn, Winter, Spring Wolf Pack | Cold, forested | Dusk – Dawn | Autumn, Winter, Spring Hyenas | Hot, dry, open | Dusk – Dawn | All Spring Peepers | Cool, wet | Dusk – Dawn | Spring Summer Frogs & Crickets | Warm, wet | Dusk – Night | Summer Frog Chorus | Warm, wet | Dusk – Dawn | Spring, Summer Autumn Crickets | Cool, moderate rainfall | Dusk – Dawn | Autumn Cicadas | Hot, forested | Morning – Afternoon| Summer Squirrels | Warm, some vegetation | Morning – Afternoon| All Woodpeckers | Temperate, forested | Dawn – Afternoon | Spring, Summer, Autumn Flies | Near gnat swarms (proximity) | Any | All