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The global spawnflag seems to be broken on that entity (id maps make use of it somehow though), or I'm really too dumb to get how this thing works. I guess I'll just ask directly:
How do I set up a random sound out of three available to play globally every 10 to 15 seconds, and one sound to infinitely loop in specific spots?

I thought I could help, but after reading your post, it's not so easy for me to provide an answer. I would say the subject title is a little misleading.

The only thought/assumption that comes to my mind is that it can't be done and that it could probably be done using the EntityPlus mod.

You probably won't get it to play randomly, but you could try setting up 3 or more speakers with different wait and random values, perhaps with prime values. It should sound random enough. Otherwise you can do some Q3 electronics.

Would the global range work though?

You can do the randomly thing in vQ3.
Put a func_timer in your map. Give it a wait key of 12.5 and a random key of 2.5 and set the START_ON spawnflag. The timer entity will now trigger it's target once in every 10 to 15 seconds. Make it target a target_relay entity and set the RANDOM spawnflag. This spawnflag will make sure that the target_relay will trigger one randomly selected target instead of all its targets. Make the target_relay target all three of your target_speakers and set the GLOBAL spawnflag. Don't set its random or wait keys. That should do the trick.

Ouija wrote:and one sound to infinitely loop in specific spots?

That's a matter of putting a target_speaker in each position where you want the sound to originate from and set the LOOPED_ON spawnflag.

Ouija is right. The GLOBAL spawnflag is broken. Whether it's on or off, the sound is still not global.

I did some research and found someone else at splashdamage forums mentioned the same problem with wolfenstein:et(uses q3 engine), here http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/show ... tor-Errors

quote: "This spawnflag option does not work correctly."

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This is a shame...

I'm pretty sure the GLOBAL spawnflag works perfectly. I'm using it all throughout the map I'm currently working on.

Maybe it doesn't work in combination with LOOPED_ON or LOOPED_OFF, I haven't tested that. But as a one-shot playable sound, GLOBAL works well for me