Riot Games vil snart byde de mange millioner League of Legends-spillere på en helt ny lydmotor, der skal forbedre lydkvaliteten i spillet, klarheden i dialog, musik og lydeffekter, og give mulighed for surround sound. Desuden skulle den nye motor have en positiv indflydelse på spillets ydeevne, skriver Riot på de officielle forummer.
"Basically, we're transitioning over to a new tool to control the voices, music and sound effects in League of Legends", skriver senior sound designer Adam Swanson.
"When we move to the new engine, there'll be subtle clarity improvements to the in-game sounds, proper support for Surround Sound and adjustments to how we implement stereo panning/imaging. You may also see slight performance gains with memory management."
Vigtigst af alt skal den nye lydmotor åbne for helt nye tekniske muligheder på sigt:
"The biggest gains will come further down the road: our new engine opens the door for us to explore more ideas for how we create and use sound effects, voices and music in League of Legends, allowing us to create a more expansive and immersive experience. We've grown a lot the past few years and hope to be playing League of Legends many more years from now. This change makes our game more scalable for the long term."