Let the forest go quiet one animal at a time as something dangerous nears

The loudest horror in a forest is the moment the birds stop. It works only if the quiet arrives in a believable order and then lingers after the danger has gone, otherwise the sound just follows a distance meter. Here is how to give each animal its own nerve and its own time to calm down.

Why this works

Animals differ in how jumpy they are, so danger silences the nervous ones first and the bold ones last. They return slowly, so the quiet outlasts the threat and the player has time to notice that something is wrong.

When not to use it

Don't use it when quiet must not hide something the player needs, like a sound cue for a puzzle or a guide voice. Keep those apart from the ambience, or the silence will swallow them.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• 33 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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