Cant hear what they are saying!

robbythesub · 11-21-08, 05:16 PM

I have a problem within SH3 where I have external sound, ie engines, weather, aircraft and within, some light background chat, but when a member of the crew speaks, shouts an alarm, or one crash dives (no alarm sound) I cant hear anything (just see their mouth moving).
I have a high end machine with Vista 32 bit, v1.4, GWX, Thomsens sound mod, ship mod, water mod and dials mod, olc ubermod 2.4.3.
Philip Thomsen has been very helpful in trying to help, but not wishing to keep annoying him, I wondered whether anyone else has heard of this issue, and even better how to sort it out?
There are clearly many sounds in the mod which I cant hear.
All mods are enabled via jsgme and I have the new looking console, excellent graphics etc.
Many thanks in anticipation!

SeaWolf U-57 · 11-21-08, 05:31 PM

have you tryed direct install of the sound files :hmm:

gAiNiAc · 11-21-08, 07:24 PM

I had that happen, and I use many of the same mods, I ended up re-installing from scratch.

Philipp_Thomsen · 11-21-08, 07:25 PM

The voices are .ogg format, while all the rest of the sounds are .wav.

Go to the sound folder and try to play manually one of those speech files to see if you can hear anything.

Like I said to you via PM, in the option menu, the language of the game is set to german?

nikbear · 11-22-08, 06:13 AM

I had a similar problem,try updating your drivers for your soundcard or inspect the settings of it and make sure you haven't ticked/unticked something you should have:hmm:just a thought

robbythesub · 11-22-08, 10:58 AM

Thanks for all of your replies, I have a horrible feeling that I shall have to do a full re install, but will check the drivers and as Mr Thomsen suggests, will try playing directly from the file first.
Will report back asap!
Swabbie!

Jimbuna · 11-22-08, 11:18 AM

You have a good mix of third party mods (something GWX have never recommended).

You obviously have a conflict or just as likely a faulty installation.

try a full reinstallation.

robbythesub · 11-22-08, 01:03 PM

Thank you for your comments- I can hear the .wav files but cannot play back to .ogg files- my machine says it doesnt recognise this file type!

Regards

geosub1978 · 11-22-08, 01:43 PM

I had the same issue with WA 1.XX in late 2006. Never managed to resolve it with tweaking or drivers! It was only resolved after a defragmentation

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badwolf · 11-22-08, 02:57 PM

Before you uninstall you could download the VLC media player and ogg codec then right click a ogg music file and click open properties and where it says "open with" put the VLC media player. Get th pc to play the ogg sound file and then try the game.
Dam worth a try.

Philipp_Thomsen · 11-22-08, 03:06 PM

It's not a codec problem.

Or at least shouldn't be.

The game uses ogg files, so obviously it has a codec for it.

As I said to you via PM, you may have corrupted all the ogg files while decompressing the mod. Can you play the original gwx's ogg files? What decompressor did you use?

robbythesub · 11-22-08, 03:07 PM

Thank you once again- I much appreciate all of your comments, and love the game,, so am looking forward to getting it 100% again (it was until recently).
Always trying to improve it, hence my downfall I think!

I just wish I had the knowledge that you modders have- maybe one day.....!

Swabbie!

robbythesub · 11-22-08, 03:27 PM

Hi again

Please see my reply in the private folder- I am using w rar 371 to unzip and have placed all mods into the correct file system as required beneath the mods folder, then enabled them with jsgme.
Some seem to have worked, ie I have the new set up across the bottom for moving the sub and issuing orders etc.
I cant play any files that end in .ogg, even those that came with GWX it would seem.
Thank you

JScones · 11-22-08, 06:07 PM

This problem is usually caused by setting the "Character animations", "Sound effects" and/or "Particle rendering" Time Compression events to 1. If you've changed these event settings, either through SH3Cmdr or through direct editing of your data copy of main.cfg, then change them back to the default settings to restore all sound.

Even if you don't think/can't remember if you've changed the settings, check the file anyway (and to reiterate, it's the copy under "My Documents\SH3", not the copy in the main "SilentHunterIII\Cfg" folder).

Philipp_Thomsen · 11-22-08, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JScones

This problem is usually caused by setting the "Character animations", "Sound effects" and/or "Particle rendering" Time Compression events to 1. If you've changed these event settings, either through SH3Cmdr or through direct editing of your data copy of main.cfg, then change them back to the default settings to restore all sound.

Even if you don't think/can't remember if you've changed the settings, check the file anyway (and to reiterate, it's the copy under "My Documents\SH3", not the copy in the main "SilentHunterIII\Cfg" folder).

THAT'S TRUUUUUUUUUUUEEE!!!

I forgot about that.. sorry!

11-21-08, 05:16 PM	#1
robbythesub Captain Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere under the ocean Posts: 504 Downloads: 302 Uploads: 0	Cant hear what they are saying! I have a problem within SH3 where I have external sound, ie engines, weather, aircraft and within, some light background chat, but when a member of the crew speaks, shouts an alarm, or one crash dives (no alarm sound) I cant hear anything (just see their mouth moving). I have a high end machine with Vista 32 bit, v1.4, GWX, Thomsens sound mod, ship mod, water mod and dials mod, olc ubermod 2.4.3. Philip Thomsen has been very helpful in trying to help, but not wishing to keep annoying him, I wondered whether anyone else has heard of this issue, and even better how to sort it out? There are clearly many sounds in the mod which I cant hear. All mods are enabled via jsgme and I have the new looking console, excellent graphics etc. Many thanks in anticipation!

11-21-08, 07:24 PM	#3
gAiNiAc Weps Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 369 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I had that happen, and I use many of the same mods, I ended up re-installing from scratch. __________________

11-21-08, 07:25 PM	#4
Philipp_Thomsen Old Gang Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Drunk at the whorehouse Posts: 2,278 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	The voices are .ogg format, while all the rest of the sounds are .wav. Go to the sound folder and try to play manually one of those speech files to see if you can hear anything. Like I said to you via PM, in the option menu, the language of the game is set to german? __________________ To each his own

11-22-08, 06:13 AM	#5
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	I had a similar problem,try updating your drivers for your soundcard or inspect the settings of it and make sure you haven't ticked/unticked something you should have:hmm:just a thought __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

11-22-08, 10:58 AM	#6
robbythesub Captain Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere under the ocean Posts: 504 Downloads: 302 Uploads: 0	Sound Problems Thanks for all of your replies, I have a horrible feeling that I shall have to do a full re install, but will check the drivers and as Mr Thomsen suggests, will try playing directly from the file first. Will report back asap! Swabbie!

11-21-08, 05:31 PM	#2
SeaWolf U-57 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,231 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	have you tryed direct install of the sound files :hmm:

11-22-08, 11:18 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You have a good mix of third party mods (something GWX have never recommended). You obviously have a conflict or just as likely a faulty installation. try a full reinstallation. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-22-08, 01:03 PM	#8
robbythesub Captain Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere under the ocean Posts: 504 Downloads: 302 Uploads: 0	Sound problems Thank you for your comments- I can hear the .wav files but cannot play back to .ogg files- my machine says it doesnt recognise this file type! Regards

11-22-08, 01:43 PM	#9
geosub1978 Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salamis Base Posts: 567 Downloads: 229 Uploads: 0	I had the same issue with WA 1.XX in late 2006. Never managed to resolve it with tweaking or drivers! It was only resolved after a defragmentation. __________________

11-22-08, 02:57 PM	#10
badwolf XO Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 427 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Before you uninstall you could download the VLC media player and ogg codec then right click a ogg music file and click open properties and where it says "open with" put the VLC media player. Get th pc to play the ogg sound file and then try the game. Dam worth a try. Last edited by badwolf; 11-22-08 at 02:58 PM.

11-22-08, 03:06 PM	#11
Philipp_Thomsen Old Gang Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Drunk at the whorehouse Posts: 2,278 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	It's not a codec problem. Or at least shouldn't be. The game uses ogg files, so obviously it has a codec for it. As I said to you via PM, you may have corrupted all the ogg files while decompressing the mod. Can you play the original gwx's ogg files? What decompressor did you use? __________________ To each his own

11-22-08, 03:07 PM	#12
robbythesub Captain Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere under the ocean Posts: 504 Downloads: 302 Uploads: 0	Sound 3.0 Thank you once again- I much appreciate all of your comments, and love the game,, so am looking forward to getting it 100% again (it was until recently). Always trying to improve it, hence my downfall I think! I just wish I had the knowledge that you modders have- maybe one day.....! Swabbie!

11-22-08, 03:27 PM	#13
robbythesub Captain Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere under the ocean Posts: 504 Downloads: 302 Uploads: 0	Sound 3.0 Hi again Please see my reply in the private folder- I am using w rar 371 to unzip and have placed all mods into the correct file system as required beneath the mods folder, then enabled them with jsgme. Some seem to have worked, ie I have the new set up across the bottom for moving the sub and issuing orders etc. I cant play any files that end in .ogg, even those that came with GWX it would seem. Thank you

11-22-08, 06:07 PM	#14
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	This problem is usually caused by setting the "Character animations", "Sound effects" and/or "Particle rendering" Time Compression events to 1. If you've changed these event settings, either through SH3Cmdr or through direct editing of your data copy of main.cfg, then change them back to the default settings to restore all sound. Even if you don't think/can't remember if you've changed the settings, check the file anyway (and to reiterate, it's the copy under "My Documents\SH3", not the copy in the main "SilentHunterIII\Cfg" folder). Last edited by JScones; 11-22-08 at 06:08 PM.