*Ping* blowing your headphones up?... solution!

Palindromeria · 03-11-06, 02:45 PM

simply editing dangerouswater.ini eliminated the pain for me....
.MaxPingVolume 20

fellow plankton take note

moose1am · 03-11-06, 05:52 PM

While doing some web browsing today I discovered something new about DirectX from Microsoft. Last Dec 2005 they came out with some new files for DirectX. The version number of directx is still 9.0c but these new files are dated dec 2005. So I downloaded and installed these new files from Microsofts DirectX web site.

Not sure if everyone keeps their DirectX files up to date or not. Sometimes it's a good thing to do and other times it's not so good. Depends on your system and the age of the games you are playing.

Been playing Enemy Engaged Apache Havoc, an old game that I just installed, and I noticed that it helps me hover the copper better after I installed the new DirectX files.

Not sure if this would help your sounds or not but it's maybe it might help

Hi.

When I first got the game I found that whenever another unit
ping'ed me , for example in the stock mission "SD breakout" if
you just go to the 3D window and watch the Akula for about 30
seconds, the OHP will ping you...

The ping would be extremely loud in the 3D screen! Even if I
set MaxPingVolume to 5, 1 or 0... I tried disabling "special effects"
as well but this didn't help. It seems that all pings were the
maximum volume regardless of distance...

Then I tried running dxdiag and setting the directsound hardware
acceleration slider all the way to the left (no acceleration)... all of
a sudden, the pings are working as they should... and
MaxPingVolume is now actually reducing the ping volume!

So I thought I would share the above solution.

By the way for reference my sound hardware is: Analog Devices
AD1881A â€¢ 16-bit CD-quality stereo sound â€¢ 3D Surround â€¢ AC97
Sony Vaio laptop...[/quote]

Kapitan · 03-11-06, 05:57 PM

I heard PING and then i threw my head set to the other end of room and ran around yelling F**K.

GunnersMate · 03-11-06, 07:57 PM

I havent had this problem in DW but boy did I have it Sub Command

Sounded like they had the friggin transducers right on the hull

Btw I have a Sound Blaster Live! Value (4.1 wow

)

Bellman · 03-12-06, 12:09 AM

Pal - good one

Not sure about the 'fellow plankton' bit ......

More a Ghengis Prawn here.. .

Palindromeria · 03-12-06, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bellman

Pal - good one

Not sure about the 'fellow plankton' bit

i figured those low on the DW food chain like myself (ie fellow plankton) might find this helpful.

Nexus7 · 03-12-06, 05:59 PM

I recently had this "problem" during the russian rebels campaign while engaging a ship. I got surrounded by like 10 torpedoes in reply

I just shifted the headset a few centimeters away of the ear, preventing an irreversible damage of my Tympanos :hmm:

OneShot · 03-12-06, 06:38 PM

Aside from the tips mentioned here, maybe try Finitless Sound Mods ... I think he approached this problem as well and seriously tuned particularly the pings down.

So if nothing else works, his Sound Mods might be worth a try ... plus you get a lot of nice sounds on top of that "fix".

03-11-06, 05:52 PM	#2
moose1am Frogman Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 303 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	*Re: Ping* blowing your headphones up?... solution!** While doing some web browsing today I discovered something new about DirectX from Microsoft. Last Dec 2005 they came out with some new files for DirectX. The version number of directx is still 9.0c but these new files are dated dec 2005. So I downloaded and installed these new files from Microsofts DirectX web site. Not sure if everyone keeps their DirectX files up to date or not. Sometimes it's a good thing to do and other times it's not so good. Depends on your system and the age of the games you are playing. Been playing Enemy Engaged Apache Havoc, an old game that I just installed, and I noticed that it helps me hover the copper better after I installed the new DirectX files. Not sure if this would help your sounds or not but it's maybe it might help Hi. When I first got the game I found that whenever another unit ping'ed me , for example in the stock mission "SD breakout" if you just go to the 3D window and watch the Akula for about 30 seconds, the OHP will ping you... The ping would be extremely loud in the 3D screen! Even if I set MaxPingVolume to 5, 1 or 0... I tried disabling "special effects" as well but this didn't help. It seems that all pings were the maximum volume regardless of distance... Then I tried running dxdiag and setting the directsound hardware acceleration slider all the way to the left (no acceleration)... all of a sudden, the pings are working as they should... and MaxPingVolume is now actually reducing the ping volume! So I thought I would share the above solution. By the way for reference my sound hardware is: Analog Devices AD1881A â€¢ 16-bit CD-quality stereo sound â€¢ 3D Surround â€¢ AC97 Sony Vaio laptop...[/quote] __________________ Regards, Moose1am My avatar resembles the moderator as they are the ones that control the avatar on my page.

03-11-06, 05:57 PM	#3
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	I heard PING and then i threw my head set to the other end of room and ran around yelling FK. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond** Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

03-11-06, 07:57 PM	#4
GunnersMate Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USS Sea Tiger Posts: 251 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I havent had this problem in DW but boy did I have it Sub Command Sounded like they had the friggin transducers right on the hull Btw I have a Sound Blaster Live! Value (4.1 wow ) __________________ \"Sir they just fired an Exocet at us!\" \"Very well, Bosn pipe Sweepers\" I\'m having trouble with the radar, sir. What\'s wrong with it? I\'ve lost the bleeps, I\'ve lost the sweeps, and I\'ve lost the creeps.

03-12-06, 12:09 AM	#5
Bellman Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,945 Downloads: 220 Uploads: 0	Pal - good one Not sure about the 'fellow plankton' bit ...... More a Ghengis Prawn here.. . __________________ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

03-12-06, 05:59 PM	#7
Nexus7 Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 469 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I recently had this "problem" during the russian rebels campaign while engaging a ship. I got surrounded by like 10 torpedoes in reply I just shifted the headset a few centimeters away of the ear, preventing an irreversible damage of my Tympanos :hmm: __________________ If you are going through hell... keep going (Winston Churchill)

03-11-06, 02:45 PM	#1
Palindromeria Planesman Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 199 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	simply editing dangerouswater.ini eliminated the pain for me.... .MaxPingVolume 20 fellow plankton take note

03-12-06, 06:38 PM	#8
OneShot Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 956 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Aside from the tips mentioned here, maybe try Finitless Sound Mods ... I think he approached this problem as well and seriously tuned particularly the pings down. So if nothing else works, his Sound Mods might be worth a try ... plus you get a lot of nice sounds on top of that "fix". __________________ All the things you always wanted to know about Dangerous Waters but never dared to ask!