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Anyone else have this problem? The car and the tank have this horrible white noise over top of the engine sound. I just tried 1.1 and the white noise is not there. I also tried it on another computer with different hardware.

Car and Tank play additional sound based on the surface they are driving on. Maybe this is the sound you're hearing?
Best would be if you could record a short clip so I could check if what you're hearing is intended.

If it is indeed the surface sound you can lower its volume (or mute completely) using the Walking volume slider in Sound settings. Just note that as the name suggests it will affect all walking sounds (player footsteps).

It is indeed the "Walking" sound for the car. It was not in 1.110 as I just tried it out there. I must say it is quite a jarring sound effect as it pulled me right out of my gaming zone. I will probably get used to it.

I agree that the sound of driving over "green" terrain is very jarring. I have NOT gotten used to it. I like being able to hear my footsteps but I hate the driving "static" noise more. (edit: for a typo)

@ the devs, any chance you could separate those noises on the audio settings menu? Please? Pretty please?

Kazzik71 wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 9:31 pm @ the devs, any chance you could separate those noises on the audio settings menu? Please? Pretty please?

No, we're not adding any more volume settings.
A simple mod that lowers the volume of that specific sound or removes it completely can be created.

Ahh, now I remember why my walking sounds are off. Thought my speakers where broken at first. It's really like static noise.

Donion wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:11 am No, we're not adding any more volume settings.
A simple mod that lowers the volume of that specific sound or removes it completely can be created.

I wish I knew how to make that mod, but alas I do not. I appreciate you taking the time to answer me anyway.

To the modding community, any chance one of you would care to make this horrid noise go away?

checkout this mod https://mods.factorio.com/mod/zars-sound-muffler

@EvilPLa I cannot seem to make that mod do what I want (need). Do you know of a parameter that silences just the movement over "green" terrain? (I like the other terrain sounds, such as cobblestone, concrete, ore patches, etc.)