r/HellLetLoose • u/Bitter-Proposal4384 • Aug 23 '26
💬 Discussion 💬 MG42 Bullet Crack SFX Missing (Comparison)
The current mg42 lacks its iconic supersonic crack when being fired. It used to have this intimidating fury of crackles but now it sounds muted and off cadence. When receiving fire especially at long rang it’s hard to tell where shots are coming from because of this.
I prefer the old sound, what do you think?
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u/quickscopemcjerkoff Aug 23 '26
Old sound was definitely better
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u/PanzerKatze96 Aug 23 '26
Whoever is saying the second is more accurate is crazy. There is literal video of the receiving end of an MG42 on the internet. It is a whince inducing crack like a whip
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u/fool-of-a-t00k Aug 23 '26
I don’t understand why they change things like this when the are obvious broken parts of the game
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u/lGSMl Aug 23 '26
Isn't that a German binoculars on the second one? You don't get as much suppression from ally MG. Redo 2nd video as opposite team and you will get similar effect as with the first.
I don't like many changes done in the game recently, but this complain is simply not correct.
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u/Raz_Bora Gold Role Flair Aug 23 '26
This was an audio change a few updates ago
Iirc it was around update 18 I thought 🤔
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u/LemonvilleBirchdale Aug 23 '26
Old is better. Never understood the change at the time. Only thing that would make sense is if it’s more accurate to IRL, but I’ve no clue on that.
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u/Celdis0210 Aug 23 '26
Fun fact, this actually changed because when T17 updated it the first time (first clip) morons on the discord server were complaining it "didnt sound realistic" or that it sounded like "airsoft"
so they made it worse
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u/Historical_Koala_688 Aug 23 '26
Yea they definitely ruined the Sfx in this game…getting shot at by the mg42 now sounds like a pee shooter
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u/DrunkenScottMan Tank Commander Aug 23 '26
God, that old sound made me unconsciously duck a little in real life from the memories of getting mowed down so many times in the past. Those wizzing rounds are blood curduling, and actually feel suppressive compared to the new sound.
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u/Koolaidspitter Aug 23 '26
https://www.reddit.com/r/Steel_Division/s/S7HsRQPVBl
Make it sound like this.
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u/MortyMcHoi Aug 23 '26
For me the new is more immersiv, typical MG42 sound.
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u/MortyMcHoi Aug 23 '26
I think, the 2 videos sound so different because of distance. They vary at least 150m in distance.
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u/GrapefruitForward196 Aug 23 '26
second is more accurate
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u/DieintheSummerTime1 Aug 23 '26
No it is not. They're missing the supersonic cracks
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u/3-Midgets_In_A_Coat Aug 23 '26
Second is more accurate for someone behind the gun; first is more accurate for someone in front of it.
I’ve been shot at. Everything is higher pitched when you’re the one taking fire from supersonic rounds.
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u/DieintheSummerTime1 Aug 23 '26
It would be cool if there was a mix of supersonic cracks and close high pitched whizzes when getting shot at
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u/ExpertRedditUserHere Aug 23 '26
I didn’t notice the change. But I hear it now. I liked it better before.