Footstep audio since 5.0

@VOLBANKER_PC 

Buying an expensive headset means you can hear better than the average player so... CHEATING!

Buying a keyboard whose buttons have a higher actuation point than others means... CHEATING!

Buying a controller with a lower latency radio means.... .... CCCCCHEATINGGGGG!

Now that I got the "making fun of the babies" its time for the serious part. I'm done talking to trolls here... all of you will be ignored from this point forward. Only the ones who have ACTUAL input will be paid any mind. 

@SkitzotechI've generally never had issues with footstep audio in 2042.

Its vehicle / ambient noises that are the issue for me. Tanks rolling up on you, helis flying overhead, random explosions going off. Sometimes engine just doesn't render them for whatever reason. Doesn't happen all the time, but when I does, I notice it.

I do have somewhat of a beefy audio setup though with Audio Technica ATH-R70X and FiiO K5 Pro + I'm using Dolby Atmos for custom audio preset

@Skitzotech   If you play with good headphones, you can hear things better _but the relative volume between loud and soft sounds is the same_ . That’s the difference, and that’s what’s important.

With good headphones you can still only crank up the volume ever so far because otherwise explosions become so loud they rip your hearing apart 🙂 This limits how audible footsteps will be for you no matter what headphones etc. you’re using.

With your audio enhancement you can crank up the volume much more because loud sounds are reduced in volume. And since low sounds are already boosted in volume from the start with your audio enhancements, footsteps become “extra extra” much easier to hear for you.

@SkitzotechYou can use Sonar and other applications that are often just an equaliser, which reduces "other frequencies" than footsteps. Whether that is cheating is not for me to decide.

But still, my main issue is the inconsistent sound. Footsteps are sometimes not working at all and vehicles are a total joke (as others have stated).

Personally I use DTS Headphone X (combined with very neutral headphones). Dolby Atmos is ok, but is more 'Hollywood blockbuster movie' than DTS. I find DTS more neutral (frequency-wise) and has better positional audio, which makes footsteps sound clearer than using Atmos (or Windows sonic), this is probably mostly because of a less bassy sound in DTS (and Sonic has too much reverb).

In your footage there are no vehicles. Footsteps are mostly a problem when combined with nearby vehicles, the audio mix becomes very "muddy" at times.

I bought these $20 earbuds and I can hear way more footsteps than I could with any set of headphones.

Windows Settings: 48kHz / 32-bit / Stereo

Battlefield 1 Settings: Stereo / Large Speakers

https://www.amazon.com/Linsoul-7Hz-Zero-Composite-Detachable/dp/B0B76S5Z8B

Sound is broke always has been.
BFV (and previous BFs) had better positioning.
No settings you make change the fact that tanks/inf/helis often make no sound.
Footsteps have zero vertical positioning, this just isn't there and can't be recovered via EQ.
It is a fundamental issue with the game.
Your k/d won't change that :D

I have made no changes to the audio settings and I usually play with a youtube video or a podcast in the background but even with that the footsteps are way too loud.

I only have a stereo headset but I can still pinpoint exactly where people are just with sound.

There is no need for a minimap with theses footsteps, but I think they have been quieter since update 5 but that's still too much.

@ugdpy

Your sound setup would help us to see where we need to be as far as sound settings.

Thx.

EDIT: Added my setup for clarification.

Audio Technica ATH M50X

Creative G6 USB audio.

Using headphone 3d sound in game.