Does F2 use stereo?

[cheater]

Does Fallout 2 use stereo sound?
This question may seem odd, but right now I only have mono
I want to play F2, but I don't want to miss anything that stereo could enable. I have played Fallout 2 a few times (got far every time and then lost my saves or something else happened and had to start over!) and I don't remember any stereo effects, but then maybe it was just natural.

I sure don't have any way to check now

 

[Dove]

I'm sure it did, but only on the music if I remember correctly. All the sound effects and voices were recorded in mono as far as I know.

 

[cheater]

OK, but doesn't it add the stereo effect to the sound when the sound source is off-screen on the right (versus when it's off-screen to the left)?

 

[Dove]

Maybe. I don't remember, I always play it on my laptop (which doesn't do stereo very well).

Besides, does it really matter if it's in stereo?

 

[cheater]

Yeah



Thanks for the answers.

 

[red]

I'm fairly certain FO isn't stereo in that sense. The ACM support in the engine does indeed support stereo though. You can use that to your advantage and pan "ambiance" so they move or come from somewhere perticular. In fact while at it you could even go so far as encode pro-logic in them - but it's still just for sounds/ambiance/music. The engine doesn't pan the sounds neither on your screen nor in relation to the player.

To that effect does anyone know of an audio editor which would support pro-logic 2... Would be fun to remake the FO sounds in 44khz and add spacial effects (hehe, spatial, special...); like making the Desert Eagle sound start in front and kind of surround you.