Ambient Database

THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS

This article serves as an overview of all the Ambients (sound loops, ambient sound effects, ambient music, etc.) available for mission building in The Dark Mod, via the DarkRadiant editor. Note that the editor itself doesn't house these crucial assets, it relies on the assets available in the base game.

Only the Ambients that are currently a part of core TDM (the base game) are listed in this database. Custom additions to Fan Missions, made by individual authors for individual missions, will not be listed here, unless they become accepted and integrated into the core game.

All of the entities listed in this database are current for TDM 2.05. Feel free to udpate the list full list to version 2.06 and higher whenever you'll have the time to do so.

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Ambients overview

An overview of ambients.

"tdm_gui01" folder/.pk4

Ambients used in the GUI.

"sound/meta" subfolder

Subfolder(s)	Ambient sample	Ambient file name (.ogg / .wav)	Duration	Notes
menu		amb_menu	1:00
		amb_nocturne_menu	4:10
		mnu_hover	0:01
		mnu_inout	0:01
		mnu_select	0:01
		theme	1:59

"tdm_sound_ambient01" folder/.pk4

Ambients available for level building a.k.a. mapping.

"sound/ambient" subfolder

Subfolder(s)	Ambient sample	Ambient file name (.ogg / .wav)	Duration	Notes
environmental		animal_bats01	0:02
		animal_bats02	0:06
		animal_bird_wings01	0:01
		animal_cricket01_loop	0:10
		animal_crickets01_loop	0:02
		animal_crickets02_loop	0:02
		animal_crickets03	0:01
		animal_distant_ravens01	0:10
		animal_dog_distant01	0:02
		animal_dog_distant02	0:01
		animal_dog_distant03	0:02
		animal_dog_distant04	0:01
		animal_dog_distant05	0:01
		animal_dog_twobarking01	0:14
		animal_dog01	0:03
		animal_dog02	0:04
		animal_flies_loop	0:13
		animal_frog01	0:16
		animal_frog02	0:04
		animal_grasshopper01_loop	0:05
		animal_grasshopper02_loop	0:07
		animal_horse_footsteps_passing01	0:28
		animal_horse_footsteps_passing02	0:21
		animal_chickens01	0:48
		animal_owl01	0:01
		animal_owl02	0:01
		animal_owl03	0:01
		animal_pigeon_wings01	0:01
		animal_raven_cry01	0:03
		animal_wolf01	0:03
		bar_commotion01_loop	0:13
		bar_commotion02_loop	0:16
		bottle_drop_distant01	0:01
		bubbling_cauldron	0:06
		chains01	0:03
		chains02	0:01
		chains03	0:04
		churchbell01	0:04
		churchbell02	0:26
		city_bustle_distant_dogs01_loop	2:58
		city_bustle_distant_loop01	0:37
		clock_tick01_loop	0:07
		clock_tick02_loop	0:03
		creak_wooden_sign01	0:02
		dd_crick_brd_1	0:07
		dd_crickets_1	0:03
		dd_crickets_2	0:04
		dd_dogshowling	0:25
		dd_forestowls	0:07
		dd_frogs	0:05
		dd_music_bum_bum_1a	0:09
		dd_music_bum_bum_1b	0:09
		dd_music_harp_1a	0:36
		dd_music_harp_1b_thestars	0:29
		dd_nightbird_1	0:02
		dd_owl_1	0:07
		dd_owl_2	0:07
		dd_sparks_crunchy1	0:06
		dd_thunder_1	0:13
		dd_thunder_1_b	0:13
		distant_rats01_echoing	0:04
		distant_rats02_echoing	0:03
		distant_rats03_echoing	0:05
		distant_thumps01_echoing	0:05
		distant_thumps02_echoing	0:05
		distant_thumps03_echoing	0:05
		drop_metal_distant01	0:01
		hammer_sounds01	0:03
		loop_lava_01	1:00
		loop_machineroom_21	0:05
		loop_machineroom_22	0:05
		loop_wind_01	0:22
		loop_wind_02	0:17
		machine_distant01_loop	0:02
		machine_distant02_loop	0:01
		machine_distant03_loop	0:01
		machine_elevator_loop01	0:13
		machine_elevator_start01	0:02
		machine_elevator_stop01	0:03
		machine_furnace01_loop	0:05
		machine_gears01_loop	0:01
		machine_hum01_loop	0:01
		machine_hum02_loop	0:01
		machine_hum03_loop	0:01
		machine_hum04_loop	0:09
		machine_hum05_loop	0:32
		machine_hum06_loop	0:59
		machine_hum07_loop	0:59
		machine_noise01_loop	0:03
		machine_noise02_loop	0:04
		machine_noise03_loop	0:01
		machine_noise04_loop	0:01
		machine_noise05_loop	0:01
		machine_noise06_loop	0:08
		machine_noise07_loop	0:13
		machine_noise08_loop	0:33
		machine_noise09_loop	0:04
		machine_noise10_loop	0:04
		machine_noise11_loop	0:05
		machine_noise12_loop	0:01
		machine_noise13_loop	0:01
		machine_start03	0:01
		machine_steam01	0:02
		machine_steam02	0:04
		machine_steam03	0:16
		machine_stop01	0:01
		machine_stop02	0:03
		machine_stop03	0:01
		metal_clacks01	0:03
		metal_clacks02	0:03
		metal_creak01	0:03
		metal_creak02	0:05
		metal_creak03	0:03
		metal_creak04	0:03
		metal_creak05	0:03
		metal_creak06	0:03
		metal_rusty_creak01	0:01
		metal_rusty_creak01	0:01
		metal_stress_bangs01	0:06
		metal_stress01	0:04
		metal_stress02	0:07
		metal_stress03	0:05
		metal_stress04	0:05
		metal_stress05	0:04
		metal_stress06	0:07
		night_crickets_wind01	0:53
		pagan_magical01	0:08
		people_baby_cry1	0:30
		people_baby_cry2	0:22
		people_crowd_passing01	0:16
		people_distant_cough01	0:05
		people_distant_voices_crickets_loop	0:58
		people_distant_voices01	0:24
		people_distant_voices02	0:09
		people_distant_voices03_drunk	0:14
		people_distant_voices04_loop	0:43
		people_girl_scream01	0:01
		people_man_yell01	0:04
		people_man_yell02	0:07
		people_man_yell03	0:05
		power_high01_loop	0:03
		power_high02_loop	0:02
		power_high03_loop	0:17
		power_low01_loop	0:07
		rockslide_large01	0:07
		rockslide_medium01	0:02
		rockslide_small01	0:01
		rockslide_small02	0:01
		rockslide_small03	0:01
		rockslide_small04	0:01
		steam01_loop	0:07
		steam02_loop	0:07
		steel_swing_01	0:01
		steelswing_01	0:01
		thunder_close01	0:35
		thunder_close02	0:15
		thunder_close03	0:09
		thunder_close04	0:09
		thunder_distant01	0:15
		thunder_distant02	0:10
		thunder_distant03	0:11
		thunder_distant04	0:11
		vent02_loop	0:05
		water_ambient	0:16
		water_docks01_loop	0:10
		water_docks02_loop	0:05
		water_docks03_loop	0:27
		water_drips01	0:17
		water_drips02	0:23
		water_drips04_loop	0:18
		water_fall01_loop	0:13
		water_medium_running_echo_loop	0:37
		water_medium_running_echo_loop_01	0:37
		water_ocean01_loop	0:13
		water_ocean02_loop	0:08
		water_ocean03_loop	0:08
		water_ocean04_distant	1:34
		water_ocean05_loop	0:17
		water_pool01	0:08
		water_pool02	0:07
		water_stream01_loop	0:08
		waterfall_1	0:17
		weather_rain01_loop	0:02
		weather_rain02_loop	0:12
		weather_rain03_loop	0:08
		weather_rain04_loop	0:12
		weather_rain05_loop	0:37
		weather_thunder01	0:10
		weather_thunder02	0:21
		weather_thunder03	0:17
		weather_thunder04	0:13
		weather_thunder05	1:07
		weather_thunder06	0:23
		weather_thunder07	0:21
		weather_thunder08	0:55
		weather_thunder09	0:47
		weather_wind01	0:13
		weather_wind02	0:13
		weather_wind03_loop	0:29
		weather_wind04_loop	0:29
		weather_wind05_loop	0:26
		weather_wind06a_loop	0:27
		weather_wind06b_loop	0:22
		weather_wind07a	0:14
		weather_wind07b	0:23
		weather_wind08	0:11
		weather_wind09	0:19
		wood_creaking01	0:01
		wood_creaking02	0:01
		wood_creaking03	0:03
		wood_creaking04	0:02
		wood_creaking05	0:02
		wood_creaking06	0:01
environmental/wind_chime		wood_chime_loop	0:43

"tdm_sound_ambient02" folder/.pk4

The main folder and .pk4 file for most of the ambients commonly used in The Dark Mod. The overviews listed below are arranged according to the folder's main subfolders, each representing a different broad type of entities. The order is alphabetical, as in DarkRadiant's entity browser.

"TBA" denotes that some item or items have not yet been added to this database, but their documentation is in development.

"sound/ambient" subfolder

Subfolder(s)	Ambient sample	Ambient file name (.ogg)	Duration	Notes
ambience	Play sample	alien_birds_loop	0:53
	Play sample	alien01_loop	1:20
	Play sample	alien02	1:04
	Play sample	alien03_loop	1:38
	Play sample	alien04_loop	0:15
	Play sample	alien05	0:34
	Play sample	alien06	0:34
	Play sample	basement01_loop	1:00
	Play sample	church_defiled	1:14
	Play sample	church_kyrie01	1:04
	Play sample	church_kyrie02	1:02
	Play sample	church01a	1:46
	Play sample	church01b	0:53
	Play sample	city_night01_loop	0:15
	Play sample	city_night02_loop	0:30
	Play sample	city_night03_loop	0:26
	Play sample	city_night04_loop	0:30
	Play sample	city_night05_loop	0:45
	Play sample	city_silentnight	1:11
	Play sample	city_sleeping_loop	0:30	Author: Schatten
	Play sample	city_streets01_loop	2:08
	Play sample	city_streets02_loop	2:08
	Play sample	darkmod_teaser	1:59	Author: Tyrot Full version of the track
	Play sample	darknessfalls	5:00
	Play sample	desolation_loop	1:00
	Play sample	deviginti01_loop	1:07
	Play sample	deviginti02	3:40	The ambient track is identical with the full version of the track.
	Play sample	eerie01_loop	0:08
	Play sample	eerie02_loop	0:17
	Play sample	eerie03_loop	0:17
	Play sample	eerie04_loop	0:17
	Play sample	eerie05_loop	0:06
	Play sample	ethereal_short01	0:18
	Play sample	ethereal_short02	0:08
	Play sample	ethereal01_loop	0:17
	Play sample	ethereal02_loop	0:12
	Play sample	factory_clockwork_loop	0:15
	Play sample	factory_distant	0:54
	Play sample	factory01	1:56
	Play sample	factory01_loop	1:56
	Play sample	forest_darkwood	1:18
	Play sample	forest_darkwood_loop	2:19
	Play sample	forest_children	1:00
	Play sample	forest_outside_loop	1:48
	Play sample	forest01a	1:23
	Play sample	forest01b	1:23
	Play sample	gatehouse_loop_1	0:17
	Play sample	gatehouse_loop_2	0:17
	Play sample	gatehouse_loop_3	0:17
	Play sample	gregorian01a	1:13
	Play sample	gregorian01b	1:17
	Play sample	gregorian01c	1:29
	Play sample	gregorian02a	0:17
	Play sample	gregorian02b	0:20
	Play sample	gregorian02c	0:16
	Play sample	gregorian03	0:32
	Play sample	gregorian03_loop	0:32
	Play sample	gregorian04_loop	0:25
	[ Play sample]	haunted_cemetary	1:40
	[ Play sample]	haunted_cemetery	1:40
	[ Play sample]	haunted_eerie_loop	0:15
	[ Play sample]	haunted_revenants	1:11
	[ Play sample]	haunted_revenantsb	1:07
	[ Play sample]	haunted_something_is_wrong_here	1:31
	[ Play sample]	haunted_spectral_loop	1:18
	[ Play sample]	haunted_voices01a	2:12
	[ Play sample]	haunted_voices01b_loop	2:08
	[ Play sample]	haunted_voices02_loop	0:26
	[ Play sample]	haunted_voices03	0:18
	[ Play sample]	haunted_voices04_loop	0:34
	[ Play sample]	hit_high01	0:02
	[ Play sample]	hit_high02	0:07
	[ Play sample]	hit_high03	0:05
	[ Play sample]	hit_low01	0:06
	[ Play sample]	hit_low02	0:09
	[ Play sample]	hit_low03	0:07
	[ Play sample]	hit_low04	0:08
	[ Play sample]	hit_low05	0:08
	[ Play sample]	hit_low06	0:09
	[ Play sample]	hum_intense01_loop	0:26
	[ Play sample]	hum_intense02_loop	0:15
	[ Play sample]	hum_intense03_loop	0:54
	[ Play sample]	hum_intense04_loop	0:37
	[ Play sample]	hum_intense05_loop	0:08
	[ Play sample]	hum_medium01_loop	0:06
	[ Play sample]	hum_medium02_loop	0:30
	[ Play sample]	hum_medium03_loop	0:20
	[ Play sample]	hum_medium04_loop	0:02
	[ Play sample]	hum_subtle01_loop	0:11
	[ Play sample]	hum_subtle02_loop	1:03
	[ Play sample]	hum_subtle03_loop	0:19
	[ Play sample]	hum_subtle04_loop	0:17
	[ Play sample]	hum_subtle05_loop	0:03
	[ Play sample]	hum_subtle06_loop	0:10
	Play sample	mansion_outside	2:45
	Play sample	mansion_piano01	1:31
	Play sample	mansion_piano01_scratched	1:31
	Play sample	mansion_piano02a	3:21
	Play sample	mansion_piano02b	2:59
	Play sample	mansion_tense01a	1:53
	Play sample	mansion_tense01b	3:44
	Play sample	mansion_tense02	1:10
	Play sample	mansion_tense02a	1:09
	Play sample	musicbox01a	2:13
	Play sample	musicbox01b	1:34
	Play sample	nocturne01a_loop	0:53	Author: Schatten Version of Nocturne without the music box elements.
	Play sample	nocturne01b	1:01	Author: Schatten Shorter version of the main menu theme. Full (4 minute) version of the track
	Play sample	shadow_loop	0:30
	[ Play sample]	silence	0:01
	[ Play sample]	solitary_theme01	2:10
	[ Play sample]	solitary_theme02	2:20
	[ Play sample]	solitude_loop	1:08
	[ Play sample]	ss_amb_drone3a_loop	0:25
	[ Play sample]	ss_amb_drone3a_start	0:11
	[ Play sample]	ss_catacombs01	2:33
	[ Play sample]	ss_catacombs02	2:33
	[ Play sample]	ss_city_sleeps01	5:25
	[ Play sample]	ss_city_sleeps02	5:25
	[ Play sample]	ss_derelict01	1:22
	[ Play sample]	ss_derelict02	1:22
	[ Play sample]	ss_derelict03	1:49
	[ Play sample]	ss_derelict04	3:39
	[ Play sample]	ss_haunting01	2:10
	[ Play sample]	ss_phantoms	2:44
	[ Play sample]	ss_plagueward01	3:39
	[ Play sample]	ss_plagueward02	3:53
	[ Play sample]	ss_plagueward03	2:44
	[ Play sample]	texture3_loop	0:57
	[ Play sample]	texture3_start	0:09
	[ Play sample]	ticktack_loop	0:27
	[ Play sample]	trippystring01	0:13
	[ Play sample]	trippystring02	0:48
	[ Play sample]	twinkles1	0:29
	[ Play sample]	twins01_loop	0:32
	[ Play sample]	twins02_loop	0:32
	[ Play sample]	twins03_full	2:42
	[ Play sample]	underground_buried_loop	0:24
	[ Play sample]	underground_caves01a	0:48
	[ Play sample]	underground_caves01b	0:48
	[ Play sample]	underground_caves01b_0.00_0.11.99	0:11
	[ Play sample]	underground_caves01b_0.11.99_0.33.59	0:21
	[ Play sample]	underground_caves02a	1:06
	[ Play sample]	underground_caves02b	1:06
	[ Play sample]	underground_caves03_loop	1:54
	[ Play sample]	underground_crypts_loop	0:38
	[ Play sample]	underground_darkness_loop	1:58
	[ Play sample]	underground_forelone_loop	0:30
	[ Play sample]	underground_horns01a_loop	0:28
	[ Play sample]	underground_horns01b_loop	0:32
	[ Play sample]	underground_labyrinth01a	2:39
	[ Play sample]	underground_labyrinth01b	2:39
	[ Play sample]	underground_tunnel_loop	0:14
	Play sample	underwater	0:06
	Play sample	untitled_loop	0:11
burning	Play sample	loop_flames_03	0:04
	Play sample	loop_flames_04	0:04
N/A	Play sample	loop_rumble_01	0:06

"tdm_sound_ambient03" folder/.pk4

Ambients available for level building a.k.a. mapping.

"sound/ambient" subfolder

Subfolder(s)	Ambient sample	Ambient file name (.ogg)	Ambient description	Notes
ambience		dd_amb_drone_1	0:40
		dd_amb_drone_2	0:22
		dd_amb_drone_2_loop	0:10
		dd_amb_drone_2_start	0:08
		dd_amb_drone_3a	0:43
		dd_amb_drone_3b	0:45
		dd_amb_drone_5a	0:23
		dd_amb_drone_5b	0:11
		dd_amb_hit_1a	0:31
		dd_amb_hit_2b	0:15
		dd_amb_hit_3a	0:11
		dd_amb_hit_3b	0:19
		dd_amb_hum_1	0:09
		dd_amb_hum_1b	0:12
		dd_amb_hum_2	0:10
		dd_amb_hum_3	0:10
		dd_amb_hum_4	0:43
		dd_amb_hum_5lng	1:05
		dd_amb_hum_5lng_b	1:10
		dd_amb_hum_6lng	0:54
		dd_amb_hum_6lng_b	1:13
		dd_amb_hum_7lng	0:43
		dd_amb_hum_7lng_b	0:54
		dd_amb_hum_8	1:48

See also

Other databases

• Model Database - in development
• Entity Database - in development
• Texture Database - in development
• Prefab Database - started earlier, in development

Mapping addons

• Sound addons repository - Repository of sound and ambient assets provided by TDM contributors. Purely addons, i.e. only sound and ambient assets other than those in the base game, listed in this Ambient Database. A useful repository for mappers looking for custom sound and ambient content for their missions.

Ambient sound tutorials and topiocs

• Ambient Sounds - custom ambients
• Ambient Sounds, a zone approach
• Ambient Sounds - Zone (using triggers)
• Sound Propagation: Part 1
• Sound Propagation: Part 2
• Sound software, tools, etc.