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Bug
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Resolution: Incomplete
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None
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Minecraft 1.8
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None
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Windows 7 x64
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Unconfirmed
Encountered: In heavy rainfall and thunderstorm conditions, I can often hear the hiss of rain and crashing of thunder while mining at level 11.
Expected: In reality, 10 meters of solid rock should be able to drown out the sound of almost anything. (I have not tested this with nuclear weapons, but I have been in mines and caves and when you're past the first dozen meters or so, it basically doesn't matter what is going on outside.)
Steps to reproduce:
1: Dig a mineshaft down to level 11
2: Wait for (or trigger using commands) a thunderstorm
3: Listen.
Suggestions: Perhaps it would be worthwhile to implement a sound damping effect for different block types (or a multiplier). Thus a material that would block some sound (a door or window) would block a small amount of sound, while a block of stone or wood could block more sound. (Air would be the reference point with either 0 damping or a sound conduction multiplier of 1). This would add quite a lot of computation for sounds - having to calculate the most efficient path for the sound to reach the player and the resulting cumulative attenuation, but it would also be the most realistic. This could further be enhanced by adding surround sound support, and having the sound come from the correct direction relative to the player (in which case it might be worth determining all possible routes for sound rather than merely the most efficient one, and playing the sound from the various speakers accordingly.) This complex sound modeling should probably be a toggleable option, as it would likely have a significant impact on older machines.