diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffect.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffect.cs
index 30829f3..51016f9 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffect.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffect.cs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ namespace Prototype
         public AudioMixerGroup audioMixerGroup;
         public float volumeMultiplierFactor = 1;
         [SerializeField] bool loop;
-        [SerializeField] Vector2 fade = new();
-
+        [SerializeField] bool spatialize;
 
         [Header("Additional Settings")]
         [SerializeField, Range(0, 1)] float defaultVolume = .8f;
@@ -36,8 +35,8 @@ namespace Prototype
             volumeMultiplier = Random.Range(volumeMultiplier.x, volumeMultiplier.y) * volumeMultiplierFactor,
             pitch = Random.Range(pitch.x, pitch.y),
             loop = loop,
-            distanceRange = distanceRange ? distanceRange.range : null,
-            fade = fade
+            spatialize = spatialize,
+            distanceRange = distanceRange ? distanceRange.range : null
         };
 
 #if UNITY_EDITOR
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffectInstance.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffectInstance.cs
index 2d0e07a..c276ea2 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffectInstance.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffectInstance.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Prototype
                 var range = options.GetDistanceRange();
 
                 audioSource.spatialBlend = range.x == 0 && range.y == 0 ? 0 : 1;
+                audioSource.spatialize = options.GetSpatialize() && audioSource.spatialBlend > 0;
                 audioSource.rolloffMode = AudioRolloffMode.Linear;
                 audioSource.minDistance = range.x;
                 audioSource.maxDistance = range.y;
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffectOptions.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffectOptions.cs
index 06200d2..f0408d4 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffectOptions.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Audio/SoundEffectOptions.cs
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ namespace Prototype
         public Vector2? distanceRange;
         public Vector2 GetDistanceRange() => distanceRange ?? new(30, 200);
 
-        public Vector2? fade;
-        public Vector2 GetFade() => fade ?? new();
-
         public bool? destroyOnLoad;
         public bool ShouldDestroyOnLoad() => destroyOnLoad ?? true;
 
         public float? delay;
         public float GetDelay() => delay ?? 0;
+
+        public bool? spatialize;
+        public bool GetSpatialize() => spatialize ?? false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Network/MatchManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Network/MatchManager.cs
index 8c00189..dfe992a 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Network/MatchManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Network/MatchManager.cs
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
 
     [Header("Radar pings")]
     [Tooltip("Seconds between radar sweeps during Seek. Every interval each still-un-found hider is registered " +
-             "as a blip on every HUNTER's radar (hiders and spectators never receive them). Fires only in the " +
-             "Seek phase. 0 disables radar pings.")]
+             "as a blip on every HUNTER's radar (hiders and spectators get no blips, only the taunt sound). " +
+             "Fires only in the Seek phase. 0 disables radar pings.")]
     [Min(0f)]
     [SerializeField] private float radarPingInterval = 30f;
 
@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
     [Min(0f)]
     [SerializeField] private float radarPingLifetime = 3f;
 
+    [Tooltip("Taunt sound played at each pinged hider's world position on EVERY client (hunters, hiders and " +
+             "spectators alike) whenever a radar ping fires. Multiple taunts in one sweep are staggered by " +
+             "audio-listener distance so the same sample never starts twice at once (phase cancellation). " +
+             "Empty = no sound.")]
+    [SerializeField] private Prototype.SoundEffect radarPingSound;
+
     /// <summary>Range of the hunter's shoot raycast (read by <see cref="FirstPersonMode"/>).</summary>
     public float ShootRange => shootRange;
     /// <summary>Hunter shoot cooldown in seconds (read by <see cref="FirstPersonMode"/>).</summary>
@@ -267,8 +273,9 @@ public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
     // app restarts). Lets the server map the ephemeral NGO clientId to a stable identity - the reconnect
     // foundation. See PersistentPlayerId.
     private const string MsgIdentity = "Match_Identity";
-    // Server -> HUNTER clients only, on each Seek radar sweep: the still-un-found hiders' NetworkObjectIds plus
-    // the blip lifetime. Each hunter resolves the ids locally and drops a Radar blip pointing at the hider.
+    // Server -> all clients, on each Seek radar sweep: the still-un-found hiders' NetworkObjectIds plus the blip
+    // lifetime and a spawnBlips flag (true only for hunters). Each client resolves the ids locally; hunters drop
+    // a Radar blip per hider, and everyone plays the ping taunt at each hider's position.
     private const string MsgRadarPing = "Match_RadarPing";
     // Pre-match LOADING barrier. Server -> all clients, once the match avatars are respawned: the target avatar
     // NetworkObjectIds + a generation tag; each client waits until it has spawned & paint-applied all of them.
@@ -303,6 +310,8 @@ public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
     private readonly List<ulong> _phaseRecipients = new List<ulong>(); // reused scratch for the phase broadcast
     private readonly List<ulong> _radarPingIds = new List<ulong>();    // reused scratch: hider NetworkObjectIds for a sweep
     private readonly List<ulong> _radarRecipients = new List<ulong>(); // reused scratch: hunter client recipients for a sweep
+    private readonly List<ulong> _radarSoundRecipients = new List<ulong>(); // reused scratch: non-hunter recipients (taunt only, no blips)
+    private readonly List<Vector3> _radarSoundPositions = new List<Vector3>(); // reused scratch: pinged hider positions for the taunt stagger
 
     // Server-only readiness barrier. _barrierTargets = the objects every client must have spawned & paint-applied
     // this round (the freshly respawned avatars pre-match, or the conversion statues at Resolution); _expectedReady
@@ -1117,8 +1126,8 @@ public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
     }
 
     // Server-only. One radar sweep during Seek: registers every still-un-found hider as a blip on each HUNTER's
-    // radar. Sends the hiders' NetworkObjectIds + blip lifetime to the hunter clients; a host-hunter applies
-    // locally (no loopback message, mirroring SetPhaseServer). Hiders and spectators never receive a ping.
+    // radar and plays the ping taunt at each hider on EVERY client. A host applies locally (no loopback message,
+    // mirroring SetPhaseServer).
     private void BroadcastRadarPings()
     {
         if (!_net || !_net.IsServer || _pendingHiders.Count == 0) return;
@@ -1130,33 +1139,45 @@ public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
         EmitRadarPings();
     }
 
-    // Server-only. Sends whatever hider NetworkObjectIds are staged in _radarPingIds to every HUNTER as radar
-    // blips (a host-hunter applies locally, no loopback - mirroring SetPhaseServer). Shared by the interval
-    // sweep and the manual single-hider ping so both drop the identical blip (same lifetime, same path).
-    // No-op if nothing is staged or there is no hunter to receive it.
+    // Server-only. Sends whatever hider NetworkObjectIds are staged in _radarPingIds to every client (the host
+    // applies locally, no loopback - mirroring SetPhaseServer). Hunters get radar blips + the taunt sound;
+    // everyone else (hiders, spectators) only hears the taunt at the pinged positions - the spawnBlips flag in
+    // the payload keeps the radar hunter-only. Shared by the interval sweep and the manual single-hider ping.
     private void EmitRadarPings()
     {
         if (_radarPingIds.Count == 0) return;
 
-        // Host-as-hunter: spawn on its own radar directly (it is excluded from the recipient list below).
+        // Host: apply locally (excluded from the recipient lists below) - blips only as a hunter, taunt always.
         if (IsHunter(_net.LocalClientId)) SpawnRadarBlipsLocal();
-
-        _radarRecipients.Clear();
-        foreach (ulong clientId in _net.ConnectedClientsIds)
-            if (clientId != _net.LocalClientId && IsHunter(clientId)) _radarRecipients.Add(clientId);
-        if (_radarRecipients.Count == 0) return;
+        StagePingTauntsFromIds();
 
         var cmm = _net.CustomMessagingManager;
         if (cmm == null) return;
-        int size = sizeof(float) + sizeof(int) + _radarPingIds.Count * sizeof(ulong);
-        using (var writer = new FastBufferWriter(size, Allocator.Temp))
+
+        _radarRecipients.Clear();
+        _radarSoundRecipients.Clear();
+        foreach (ulong clientId in _net.ConnectedClientsIds)
         {
-            writer.WriteValueSafe(radarPingLifetime);
-            writer.WriteValueSafe(_radarPingIds.Count);
-            for (int i = 0; i < _radarPingIds.Count; i++)
-                writer.WriteValueSafe(_radarPingIds[i]);
-            cmm.SendNamedMessage(MsgRadarPing, _radarRecipients, writer);
+            if (clientId == _net.LocalClientId) continue;
+            (IsHunter(clientId) ? _radarRecipients : _radarSoundRecipients).Add(clientId);
         }
+        SendRadarPing(cmm, _radarRecipients, spawnBlips: true);
+        SendRadarPing(cmm, _radarSoundRecipients, spawnBlips: false);
+    }
+
+    // Writes the staged _radarPingIds as one MsgRadarPing to the given recipients. spawnBlips tells the
+    // receiver whether to also drop radar blips (hunters) or just play the taunt (hiders/spectators).
+    private void SendRadarPing(CustomMessagingManager cmm, List<ulong> recipients, bool spawnBlips)
+    {
+        if (recipients.Count == 0) return;
+        int size = sizeof(float) + sizeof(byte) + sizeof(int) + _radarPingIds.Count * sizeof(ulong);
+        using var writer = new FastBufferWriter(size, Allocator.Temp);
+        writer.WriteValueSafe(radarPingLifetime);
+        writer.WriteValueSafe(spawnBlips);
+        writer.WriteValueSafe(_radarPingIds.Count);
+        for (int i = 0; i < _radarPingIds.Count; i++)
+            writer.WriteValueSafe(_radarPingIds[i]);
+        cmm.SendNamedMessage(MsgRadarPing, recipients, writer);
     }
 
     /// <summary>Client-side: the local hider manually requests a radar ping on itself (the E key), making it
@@ -1204,20 +1225,63 @@ public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
                 radar.Spawn(no.transform, radarPingLifetime);
     }
 
-    // Hunter-client handler: a radar sweep arrived. Resolve each hider NetworkObjectId to its live transform and
-    // drop a blip on the local radar. Only hunter clients are sent this message (filtered server-side).
+    // Client handler: a radar sweep arrived. Resolve each hider NetworkObjectId to its live transform, drop a
+    // blip on the local radar (hunters only - spawnBlips is filtered server-side) and play the ping taunt at
+    // each hider's position (every client).
     private void OnRadarPingMessage(ulong senderClientId, FastBufferReader reader)
     {
         reader.ReadValueSafe(out float lifetime);
+        reader.ReadValueSafe(out bool spawnBlips);
         reader.ReadValueSafe(out int count);
         var radar = Radar.Instance;
         var spawnMgr = _net ? _net.SpawnManager : null;
+        _radarSoundPositions.Clear();
         for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
         {
             reader.ReadValueSafe(out ulong netObjId);
-            if (radar && spawnMgr != null &&
-                spawnMgr.SpawnedObjects.TryGetValue(netObjId, out var no) && no)
-                radar.Spawn(no.transform, lifetime);
+            if (spawnMgr == null || !spawnMgr.SpawnedObjects.TryGetValue(netObjId, out var no) || !no) continue;
+            if (spawnBlips && radar) radar.Spawn(no.transform, lifetime);
+            _radarSoundPositions.Add(no.transform.position);
+        }
+        PlayStaggeredPingTaunts();
+    }
+
+    // Resolves the staged _radarPingIds to world positions and plays the taunts (host/server local path -
+    // mirrors what OnRadarPingMessage does for remote clients).
+    private void StagePingTauntsFromIds()
+    {
+        if (!radarPingSound) return;
+        var spawnMgr = _net ? _net.SpawnManager : null;
+        if (spawnMgr == null) return;
+        _radarSoundPositions.Clear();
+        for (int i = 0; i < _radarPingIds.Count; i++)
+            if (spawnMgr.SpawnedObjects.TryGetValue(_radarPingIds[i], out var no) && no)
+                _radarSoundPositions.Add(no.transform.position);
+        PlayStaggeredPingTaunts();
+    }
+
+    // Plays the ping taunt at every staged position - staggered, never simultaneous. The same sample starting
+    // at several world positions in the same audio frame phase-cancels, so each instance is delayed by its
+    // distance to the local audio listener at the speed of sound (natural propagation: far players are heard
+    // later), with a minimum gap between consecutive starts as the tie-break for equidistant players.
+    private void PlayStaggeredPingTaunts()
+    {
+        const float speedOfSound = 343f;   // m/s
+        const float minStartGap = 0.035f;  // s between consecutive starts
+
+        if (!radarPingSound || _radarSoundPositions.Count == 0) return;
+
+        var listener = FindFirstObjectByType<AudioListener>();
+        Vector3 ear = listener ? listener.transform.position
+            : Camera.main ? Camera.main.transform.position : Vector3.zero;
+
+        _radarSoundPositions.Sort((a, b) => (a - ear).sqrMagnitude.CompareTo((b - ear).sqrMagnitude));
+        float previousDelay = -minStartGap;
+        foreach (Vector3 pos in _radarSoundPositions)
+        {
+            float delay = Mathf.Max(Vector3.Distance(pos, ear) / speedOfSound, previousDelay + minStartGap);
+            radarPingSound.Play(pos, delay);
+            previousDelay = delay;
         }
     }