- Added SNDINFO $attenuation command. This multiplies the attenuation passed to S_Sound. e.g.

$attenuation Boom 0
  Will make the "Boom" sound play with 0 attenuation, or in other words, at full volume throughout
  the level.

SVN r3629 (trunk)

src/s_advsound.cpp

@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ enum SICommands
 	SI_Volume,
 	SI_MusicAlias,
 	SI_EDFOverride,
+	SI_Attenuation,
 };
 
 // Blood was a cool game. If Monolith ever releases the source for it,
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ static const char *SICommandStrings[] =
 	"$volume",
 	"$musicalias",
 	"$edfoverride",
+	"$attenuation",
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -501,6 +503,7 @@ int S_AddSoundLump (const char *logicalname, int lump)
 	newsfx.next = 0;
 	newsfx.index = 0;
 	newsfx.Volume = 1;
+	newsfx.Attenuation = 1;
 	newsfx.PitchMask = CurrentPitchMask;
 	newsfx.NearLimit = 2;
 	newsfx.LimitRange = 256*256;
@@ -1204,6 +1207,17 @@ static void S_AddSNDINFO (int lump)
 				}
 				break;
 
+			case SI_Attenuation: {
+				// $attenuation <logical name> <attenuation>
+				int sfx;
+
+				sc.MustGetString();
+				sfx = S_FindSoundTentative(sc.String);
+				sc.MustGetFloat();
+				S_sfx[sfx].Attenuation = (float)sc.Float;
+				}
+				break;
+
 			case SI_Rolloff: {
 				// $rolloff *|<logical name> [linear|log|custom] <min dist> <max dist/rolloff factor>
 				// Using * for the name makes it the default for sounds that don't specify otherwise.

src/s_sound.cpp

@@ -901,6 +901,8 @@ static FSoundChan *S_StartSound(AActor *actor, const sector_t *sec, const FPolyO
 		}
 		else if (sfx->bRandomHeader)
 		{
+			// Random sounds attenuate based on the original (random) sound as well as the chosen one.
+			attenuation *= sfx->Attenuation;
 			sound_id = FSoundID(S_PickReplacement (sound_id));
 			if (near_limit < 0) 
 			{
@@ -928,6 +930,9 @@ static FSoundChan *S_StartSound(AActor *actor, const sector_t *sec, const FPolyO
 		sfx = &S_sfx[sound_id];
 	}
 
+	// Attenuate the attenuation based on the sound.
+	attenuation *= sfx->Attenuation;
+
 	// The passed rolloff overrides any sound-specific rolloff.
 	if (forcedrolloff != NULL && forcedrolloff->MinDistance != 0)
 	{

src/s_sound.h

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ struct sfxinfo_t
 	int 		lumpnum;				// lump number of sfx
 
 	unsigned int next, index;			// [RH] For hashing
-//	unsigned int frequency;				// [RH] Preferred playback rate
 	float		Volume;
 
 	BYTE		PitchMask;
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ struct sfxinfo_t
 	enum { NO_LINK = 0xffffffff };
 
 	FRolloffInfo	Rolloff;
+	float		Attenuation;			// Multiplies the attenuation passed to S_Sound.
 };
 
 // Rolloff types