Simply put infected sounds are correctly played from the source direction (left, right, behind, in-front). However the direction does not change once the cue has begun playing.
e.g. a zombie directly on your left, will produce a sound through your left headphone but If you change direction (camera or player)(during playback), so that the infected is now on your right, the direction of the audio will not change and will continue to play through the left headphone.
get some stationary zombies making sound to your left or right or any direction
When the audio cue playback begins, take note of the direction and rapidly change your character and/or camera direction before the audio cue ends.
Note direction the audio is coming from does not change.
Something I noticed a long time ago but had just gotten used to.
Reporting since it could be affecting other audio features.
I haven't tested this with gunshots, interactive sounds etc.
Cheers
Hello K-2 and thank you for the report.
The issue has been confirmed and scheduled for a fix.
Regards,
Geez
Yes, this is extremely annoying. And there are also other problems with the zombie sounds now:
The static gunshot sounds are also really bad. If i hear a shot then i want to be able to quickly find the direction by turning a bit.
Hello K-2.
The issue has been fixed internally and should be fixed on Steam soon.
Regards,
Geez