Editing WoW:CVar Sound ChaosMode (section)

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In order to see the [[Console variables|Console Variable]] Sound_ChaosMode at all the World of Warcraft program needs to be started with the "-soundchaos" command line option. When World of Warcraft is started with this option, the following message is displayed in the [[console]] twice when starting up. The message is also displayed every time the console variable (CVar) is set.
 CHAOS!!
 Modes:
 0: Off
 1: Generate 1 random 3d sound per frame
 2: Generate 2 random 3d sounds per frame
 3: Start and stop 1 2d and 1 3d sound every frame
 4: Start and stop 2 2d and 2 3d sounds every frame
 5: Play the same random sound x20 (in 2d) every second
 6: Play the same random sound x20 (in 3d) every second
 7: Play the same random looping sound x20 (in 3d) every second
 8: Play Alert.mp3 from Data folder a lot
 9: Restart game sound system (NOT INCLUDING VOICE CHAT SYSTEM) every 10 seconds
    ALERT! This mode breaks voice chat, and will cause a crash on game exit.
 10: Mode 2 + Mode 9
 11: Generate 1 random 2d sound per frame
 12: Generate 2 random 2d sounds per frame
 13: Generate 2 random 2d sounds AND 2 random 3d sounds per frame
 14: Mode 10 + Mode 6
It was added to the game prior to 2.4.
When the sound system is restarted while recording a video on a mac, the sound will go silent in the video.

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQGLaqvnAF4 Video of this variable being manipulated]
[[Category:Console variables|Sound ChaosMode]]