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In the General tab, you can define the following for your project:
Volume thresholds for managing voice playback in game
Maximum number of simultaneous active voices in game
Source control plug-in configuration
Originals folder location
Cache folder location
Event creation
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Opens a search field where standard alphanumeric entries filter out unmatching elements from the view. Learn more in Using Tables. Click the Close icon to the left of the search icon to close the search field and remove the filter.
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Click the Configure Columns... shortcut (right-click) option from the column header band. The Configure Columns Dialog opens. Specify which columns to display and their order. |
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Platform |
The name of the platforms, as defined in the Platform Manager, that are active in your project. |
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Base Platform |
The name of the SDK used by this platform. |
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Volume Threshold |
The default volume level below which a voice will be managed by behaviors defined in the Advanced Settings tab of the Property Editor. For example, voices that fall below the volume threshold can do any of the following:
This value can be overridden by using the Wwise SDK API. Note: Even if it continues to play or becomes virtual, the voice will be inaudible while it is still below the volume threshold. Note: The default slider range is from -96 to 0. You can go over those limits by entering the value directly, or by rolling the mouse while the focus is on the edit control. Default value: -80 |
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Max Voice Instances |
The maximum number of simultaneous voices that can be active at the same time in the entire project. Virtual voices do not count as active voices. Over this limit, voices with the lowest priority will adopt their virtual behavior. If priorities are equal, older sounds will be considered to have a higher priority. Each sound can override its own virtual behavior, which can be:
This value can be overridden by using the Wwise SDK API. |
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Workgroup | ||||||
Plug-in |
The name of the project source control plug-in. You can select any of the following options:
The Subversion option will not appear in the Plug-in list if the version of Subversion you have installed on your workstation is not compatible with the version used to build the Workgroup plug-in. For more information on what versions are supported by Wwise, refer to Supported Perforce/Subversion Versions. |
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Opens the Plug-in Configuration dialog box where you can define the settings for the plug-in. |
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Show Workgroup file status in user interface |
Enables file status queries to the source control plug-in to show the Workgroup status and owner. When enabled, it shows:
Disable this option when experiencing performance issues with the source control plug-in or server. |
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Use project's location |
Specifies the location where the project's originals media files folder will be saved. This path can be relative to the project's directory or absolute. The default location is "Originals". |
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Opens the Browse for Folder dialog box where you can navigate to the location you want to store the original media files.
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Override location for current user |
Specifies a new location for the current user only. This path can be relative to the project's directory or absolute. This is useful in the following types of situations:
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Opens the Browse for Folder dialog box where you can navigate to a new location for storing the original media files for the current user.
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Use project's location |
Specifies the location where the project's cache files folder will be saved. This path can be relative to the project's directory or absolute. The default location is ".cache". |
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Opens the Browse for Folder dialog box where you can navigate to the location where you want to store your project cache files.
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Override location for current user |
Specifies a new location for the current user only. This path can be relative to the project's directory or absolute. This is useful in the following types of situations:
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Opens the Browse for Folder dialog box where you can navigate to a new location for storing your project's cache files for the current user.
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Event Creation | ||||||
The Event Creation settings determine the name given to a newly created event.
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Add action name |
If enabled, the new Event's Action name is used to create the Event name:
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Modify case |
If enabled, the case of the new Event's name is set to:
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Closes the Project Settings dialog box and saves your settings. |
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Closes the Project Settings dialog box without saving your settings. |
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Project color |
Clicking the icon opens the color selector. Select a color to apply it to the Wwise menu band for this project. |
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