Quick Start

Essential Setup

Create Area Type Enum

1. Content Browser: Add New → Audio → SweejTech → Ambience → Ambience Area Type Enum
2. Add basic values (e.g., Outdoor, Indoor)
3. Assign in Project Settings → SweejTech → Ambience → Area Type Enum

Setup Reverb Submix

1. In Content Browser, click Add → Audio → Effects → Submix Effect Preset
2. Pick SweejAmbBlendSubmixEffectPreset
3. Go to Project Settings → SweejTech → Ambience → Reverb Sound Submix, and select the submix where you want to apply reverb effects
4. Open the selected submix, add an element to Submix Effect Chain, choose SubmixEffect from step 2

Creating Your First Ambient Environment

1. Add Ambience Sound for Global Audio:

   • Place SweejAmbience Sound actor in your level
   • Assign a looping audio file to Sound Asset

2. Add Ambience Volume:

   • Place and shape SweejAmbience Volume to match your environment
   • Set Area Type (e.g., Outdoor)
   • Assign a Sound Asset
   • Set Priority (higher values take precedence in overlaps)
   • Adjust Attenuation Distance for fade-in distance from volume edge

3. Add Scatter Spots:

   • Create Ambience ScatterSpot asset
   • Add sounds to the Scatter Spots array
   • Enable Scatter Spots on your volume
   • Add your Scatter Spot asset

Testing

1. Open Tools → SweejTech → Ambience → Ambience Inspector
2. Move viewport camera to hear real-time blending between areas

Console Commands

• SweejTech.Ambience.ShowAreaTypeDebug 1 - Display area type debugging on screen
• SweejTech.Ambience.ShowReverbDebug 1 - Display reverb debugging on screen
• SweejTech.Ambience.ShowActiveScatterSpotDefinitions 1 - Display active scatter spot definitions on screen