This CVar allows you to set the ambient volume (aka background sounds/noise) in-game.
If Sound_EnableAmbience is set to off, this cvar is ignored.
If the in-game chat is being used, this CVar is overridden by Chat_AmbienceVolume.
Default Setting
- 0.6
Possible Settings
This CVar accepts any number in a range from 0 to 1.0
- 0
- Ambient Sound off
- 1.0
- Ambient Sound full
Changing this setting
In-game, type the following
/console Sound_AmbienceVolume setting
Alternatively, you can exit wow, open the Config.wtf file, and add the following line:
SET Sound_AmbienceVolume setting
Patches
Patch 2.2.0 (2007-09-25): CVar name changed to Sound_AmbienceVolume due to settings for voice chat.
Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Added as AmbienceVolume