.SOUNDS File Extension

Quake 3 Engine Sound Definition File

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What is a SOUNDS file?

Sound definition file used by games developed for id Tech 3, which is often known as the Quake III engine; defines the properties for one or more sounds, such as an sound ID and a reference to a .WAV file; stored in a plain-text format.

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Sound definitions can be referenced by other game script files in order to customize events during gameplay. For example, a user could specify to play a certain audio file when a map objective is completed.

SOUNDS files are typically located in the /​sound/​scripts/​ directory of a .PK3 game archive.

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Programs that open or reference SOUNDS files

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