SH3 Sound Issues

[flakmonkey]

Originally Posted by sonicninja

Flakmonkey you are a "Genius" i have one hair left on my whole head after pulling them all out trying to resolve this issue and you came along and sorted it for me, i never even considered Anti Virus being the issue. Restored the file from the virus chest, loaded up SH3 and tested, it worked

If we were in the same nightclub, in the same flotilla you would not be paying for drinks tonight shipmate

Glad you got it sorted, I went the extra step of adding the sh3 directory to exclusions so avast won't interfere in the future.

[HW3]

HW3, are you using Avast also, or a different antivirus? Wondering if the problem is unique to that AV, or more wide-spread.

Yes I use Avast. It picked up on something in the lipsync.act file that it thinks is suspicious, though we all know it is not. I just added the .act file to the exclusions, so it should not happen again.

[sublynx]

Thanks a lot Flakmonkey This is another of those darned things one would not have guessed in a million years. Avast apparently has automated action as default and consequently I was not aware that it had quarantined stuff without asking my permission. I just can't believe it. How can a program be programmed in a way that it does stuff like that by default When software developers treat the users as idiots this kind of bs happens.

Actually it was me who was an idiot, not checking Avast for automated actions... Never trust any program not to treat you as an idiot

[BigWalleye]

@Sublynx: Feel ya, bro! But check this thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=208711 There are some users who want it that way. Pubs aim for what (they think) is the biggest market.

This does appear to be a problem only for Avast users - and easy to fix!

[Tycho]

I use Avast, and wonder myself why this don't happen to me. But now i remember that i put the whole SH3 directory in exclusions, some time ago. Because, Avast don't like sh3.exe after H.Sie and Stiebler hardcode fixes.

[sublynx]

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

@Sublynx: Feel ya, bro! But check this thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=208711 There are some users who want it that way. Pubs aim for what (they think) is the biggest market.

This does appear to be a problem only for Avast users - and easy to fix!

You're right of course. Most people like it like that and then they end up giving up on SH3 and taking a console or a smartphone instead. The thing with Avast is easy to fix for us who have been typing our little BASIC programs into Sinclair ZX81's, but for the generation that is growing up swiping fingers on their phones and tablets it's too much.

Much appreciation to this community and the modders who help us keeping our games interesting, working and individual

[HW3]

Actually, now that I think about it, I did get a warning from Avast of a suspicious action when I launched SH3 but, SH3 covered it up before I could see what it was.

[CaptChaos]

The thing with Avast is easy to fix for us who have been typing our little BASIC programs into Sinclair ZX81's, but for the generation that is growing up swiping fingers on their phones and tablets it's too much.

Oh so true!

Those were the days eh..... machine code, assemblers and then wow, basic interpreters.

Glad Im not the only old fahrt on here