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BetterSounds 4.0 Alpha Arma Reforger Mod

Better (maybe not) gun shot sounds.

597C0CF3A7AA8A99
BetterSounds 4.0 Alpha preview

Ranking

Popular#24198.9Falling#249660.0
348Serversrunning this mod
199Observed players nowon servers reporting this mod
69.7kEstimated player-hours (7d)7-day data
DeploymentTop 1%99.3ahead of 99% of tracked mods by servers running it
ActivityTop 2%98.4ahead of 98% of tracked mods by play on those servers
Popularity98.9deployment and activity combined
How those 348 installs happen98% traced
  • Not identified as a dependency271
  • Required by another mod71
  • Unknown6
Last 30 days
Servers, last 30 days
349 latest372 peak, 10 Oct314 low, 3 Oct

Servers reporting the mod in each hourly observation. Last 30 days.

Daily values
Servers, last 30 days, one row per day (UTC)
DayLastPeakLowObs.
19 Sept3253313229
20 Sept33635532424
21 Sept33734031924
22 Sept33834232524
23 Sept35535532024
24 Sept34435634124
25 Sept35535833624
26 Sept34635334024
27 Sept35736133224
28 Sept34735834324
29 Sept33534833324
30 Sept33233932124
1 Oct36036232924
2 Oct33135932424
3 Oct32833931424
4 Oct34535432324
5 Oct35735733824
6 Oct34535534024
7 Oct35435833824
8 Oct35436035224
9 Oct36336634524
10 Oct35937235924
11 Oct35937235824
12 Oct35836534824
13 Oct36037035524
14 Oct35835834524
15 Oct35636235024
16 Oct34636134024
17 Oct35335934924
18 Oct35336434224
19 Oct34935333915
Observed players, last 30 days
197 latest858 peak, 18 Oct84 low, 1 Oct

Sampled player counts on servers reporting the mod; not unique players. Last 30 days.

Daily values
Observed players, last 30 days, one row per day (UTC)
DayLastPeakLowObs.
19 Sept7078453669
20 Sept75884819324
21 Sept5187959224
22 Sept51465310124
23 Sept57868412124
24 Sept39569411824
25 Sept48048012024
26 Sept56663012724
27 Sept66969116824
28 Sept4316459024
29 Sept43051510424
30 Sept49249212924
1 Oct3915558424
2 Oct49952811424
3 Oct55869112824
4 Oct45767221824
5 Oct37854514924
6 Oct43050610524
7 Oct46948111724
8 Oct42455712424
9 Oct57859616124
10 Oct63668319624
11 Oct69481922524
12 Oct57268413224
13 Oct57257213324
14 Oct49765313224
15 Oct59459913424
16 Oct51372111124
17 Oct75975921824
18 Oct78385818924
19 Oct19782813615

Calculated Oct 19, 2026, 2:13 PM UTCDerived from observed server and mod activity. Trend positions describe recent observed change, not future adoption.

Summary

Better (maybe not) gun shot sounds.

Official Workshop description

Description: Immerse yourself in a more realistic and dynamic audio experience with BetterSounds. This mod completely overhauls gun shot sounds, explosions, and environmental effects, delivering a more authentic and immersive gameplay environment. Key Features: Authentic Weapon Audio: Experience a vast improvement in the quality and realism of weapon sounds, including HMGs, LMGs, rifles, and more. Dynamic Environmental Effects: Variable sound tails and echoes based on your location, such as echoes in urban environments or reverberations in confined spaces. Comprehensive Sound Library: A wide range of weapon and explosion sounds, ensuring a consistent and engaging auditory experience across all scenarios. Compatibility: Designed to work seamlessly with other mods, BetterSounds should be placed as the last mod in your mod order for optimal compatibility. Upgrade Your Gaming Audio: Enhance your gameplay with BetterSounds and feel the intensity of every shot and explosion. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a newcomer to the battlefield, this mod is designed to elevate your gaming experience to new heights. Compatibility: 1. **For Single Player (SP) Users:** - Before installing any new mods, delete any existing instances of BetterSounds (BS) and Enhanced Weapon Immersion (EWI). - Re-install BS and EWI as the last mods in your mod order. 2. **For Server Administrators:** - Configure the mod order on your server to ensure that BetterSounds and Enhanced Weapon Immersion are loaded last. - This step is crucial for maintaining compatibility across all client mods. Many thanks to LordJarhead for permission to use audio files from the wonderful JSRS A3 mod! And many thanks to LAxemann for allowing to use audio files from the wonderful DynaSound A3 mod! WIP //v4.0.0 Remake started, all main rifles are remade, expect more //v3.7.0 "BS_EXP" -> main mod //v3.6.22 Description update //v3.6.21 WCS ak12 and akm sounds added, tweaks //v3.6.18 Some tweaks //v3.6.17 RHS m240 sounds added //v3.6.16 RPK74 Sounds reworked //v3.6.16 RPK74 Sounds reworked //v3.6.15 Suppressed sounds reworked //v3.6.13 Explosion sounds revorked, sonic cracks reworked, pkm reworked //v3.6.4 AK and VZ58 fixes //v3.6.1 Silincers fix //v 3.6.0 Exp -> Stable. A lot of mastering, changes and balancing was done //v 3.5.3 compatibility with mods that ChillFam server uses 2 //v 3.5.2 some compatibility with mods that ChillFam server uses //v 3.5.1 Tweaks //v 3.5.0 Big update, for full changelog see Betters Mods branch or A.R.M.A Team discrod server //v 3.0.3 Tweaks //v 3.0.2 Tweaks //v 3.0.0 Moved experimental branch to stable. Contains not all weapons //v 1.3.3 m249 improvments, screams are much better //v 1.3.2 RPK sounds added, various sound improvments, bullets hits improvment //v 1.3.1 Rifles distant shoots sounds improved, tweaks. PKM redone, bullet sounds improved //v 1.3.0 M60 sound fixed, bullet hits and cracks improved //v 1.2.9 Bullet hits sounds improved, m60 mg sounds added, m249 and pkm sounds improved, screams reworked //v 1.2.8 Bullet sonic cracks and flybys sounds improved, some fixes //v 1.2.7 HMGs sounds improved, HMG bullet cracks added, added vz-58 indoor sound and vz-58m suppresor sound added //v 1.2.6 Screams added, tweaks //v 1.2.5 Optimization, PKM and KPVT added //v 1.2.4 Technical-side update //v 1.2.3 Luminary weapons sounds change, m249 added and tweaks //v 1.2.2 Grenades, rocket launchers added, some tweaks //v 1.2.1 Fully remade for Reforger 1.0 update, for now contains only main rifles changes (m16, AK-74, VZ-58) //v 1.2.0 Fully remade (contains RPG, MGs and rifles change for now) //v 1.1.19 Improvments //v 1.1.18 First iteration of updated sounds for other mods, mainly suppressors and DarkGru mods //v 1.1.17 Tweaks //v 1.1.16 Sonic cracks improved, tweaks, rpg shot improved //v 1.1.15 Big improvments for main rifle sounds //v 1.1.14 Improved distance shot sounds, added dynamic echo of bullet //v 1.1.13 Bullet impacts more lound, distance shots imrovments, 1st person shot sounds for rifles improvment //v 1.1.12 12,7/14,5mm sonic cracks now brutal, imorovments //v 1.1.11 Improvments, sonic cracks rework //v 1.1.10 Fixes. tweaks //v 1.1.9 Fixes, improvments //v 1.1.8 Reduced db for rifles, rpk 74 improvments //v 1.1.7 Explosions louder now //v 1.1.6 Improvments //v 1.1.5 Explosion sounds rework + grenade fix //v 1.1.4 Some explosion sounds changes //v 1.1.3 Some changes //v 1.1.2 Added more tails to all rifles, rpk now better, tweaks //v 1.1.1 Changes //v 1.1.0 Big update, greatly improved splapbacks, diffirient tails, far echos and tails for each rifle (at this time) //v 1.0.5 Fully remade //v 1.0.4 Some improvments, testing, contact me if any thing wrong Майнкрафтеер (Тишка)#8246. //v 1.0.3 Some improvments //v 1.0.2 Fixes //v 1.0.1 Hotfix //v 1.0.0 First version, WIP

Servers running this mod

349

349 currently listed servers report BetterSounds 4.0 Alpha in its mod list. Showing the 5 with the most players.

View all 349 servers

Versions

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published · approved · 563 MiB
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published · approved · 547 MiB
published · approved · 547 MiB
published · approved · 547 MiB
3.7.5Game 1.8.0.13 · 563 MiB · Sep 6, 2026
Dependencies: 0Scenarios: 0PublishedApproved
No changelog text is available for this version.

config.json entry

{
  "modId": "597C0CF3A7AA8A99",
  "name": "BetterSounds 4.0 Alpha",
  "version": "3.7.5"
}

Use BetterSounds 4.0 Alpha on your server

Add BetterSounds 4.0 Alpha to the game.mods array of your server config.json. The config generator builds the full file, the mod manager keeps the mod list and its dependencies organized, and the config validator checks an existing config. The adding mods guide and mod dependencies guide walk through it step by step.

Fetch this mod from the API

The same metadata is available as JSON. See the API quickstart, the V2 reference, or the V1 reference.

GET https://api.reforgermods.net/v2/mods/597C0CF3A7AA8A99
GET https://api.reforgermods.net/v2/mods/597C0CF3A7AA8A99/versions

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