SH3 Sound Issues

sonicninja · 10-28-13, 03:24 PM

Ahoy shipmates im in need of a little help if you please.

Recently my chief engineer has stopped calling out orders such as crash dive, emergency surface and speed orders half ahead etc.

Initially i put this down to my mods or SH3 Cdr, i read the instructions about time compression etc, still no luck. So i uninstalled everything, wiped the folders etc and did a full clean install, and it still happens with vanilla SH3 and with GWX installed afterwards.

I have reinstalled my sound card drivers etc and still no luck

Any help much appreciated.

oldhatatthis · 10-28-13, 09:38 PM

Wow! the Same problem happened to me on the same day. if anyone knows what to do here it would be greatly appreciated. I too did a complete re-install back to vanilla. No one is calling out orders or even moving there mouths.

flakmonkey · 10-29-13, 03:51 AM

Same problem here, popped up two days ago, tracked it down to my antivirus, avast, putting the lipsync file in the virus chest for some unknown reason. Restored it and my crew found their voices again.

d@rk51d3 · 10-29-13, 05:06 AM

Same here.

Just re-installed with GWX a couple of days ago.

First patrol gave me the floating eyeballs, and all subsequent patrols missing sounds.

Same problem as you, Flakmonkey.

HW3 · 10-29-13, 07:59 AM

Avast did it to me too last night. I found it and restored it after reading Flakmonkey's post.

BigWalleye · 10-29-13, 08:09 AM

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

sonicninja · 10-29-13, 09:50 AM

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

BassII · 10-29-13, 10:48 AM

Oh, how i hate programs interfering with my programs!!

RConch · 10-29-13, 01:37 PM

Glad I use Norton.
Good to see the answer found.

flakmonkey · 10-29-13, 02:49 PM

Quote:

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 · 10-29-13, 05:09 PM

Quote:

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 · 10-30-13, 04:52 AM

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 · 10-30-13, 06:56 AM

@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 · 10-30-13, 07:57 AM

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 · 10-30-13, 08:42 AM

Quote:

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

10-28-13, 03:24 PM	#1
sonicninja Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Periscope Depth Posts: 341 Downloads: 937 Uploads: 0	SH3 Sound Issues Ahoy shipmates im in need of a little help if you please. Recently my chief engineer has stopped calling out orders such as crash dive, emergency surface and speed orders half ahead etc. Initially i put this down to my mods or SH3 Cdr, i read the instructions about time compression etc, still no luck. So i uninstalled everything, wiped the folders etc and did a full clean install, and it still happens with vanilla SH3 and with GWX installed afterwards. I have reinstalled my sound card drivers etc and still no luck Any help much appreciated.

10-29-13, 03:51 AM	#3
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Same problem here, popped up two days ago, tracked it down to my antivirus, avast, putting the lipsync file in the virus chest for some unknown reason. Restored it and my crew found their voices again. __________________

10-29-13, 07:59 AM	#5
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Avast did it to me too last night. I found it and restored it after reading Flakmonkey's post. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

10-29-13, 01:37 PM	#9
RConch Captain Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: No. Virginia Posts: 619 Downloads: 518 Uploads: 0	Glad I use Norton. Good to see the answer found. __________________ "Noch und Noch" Prowling the Nord Atlantik with GWX 3.0.

10-30-13, 04:52 AM	#12
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	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 __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

10-28-13, 09:38 PM	#2
oldhatatthis Nub Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3 Downloads: 516 Uploads: 2	Wow! the Same problem happened to me on the same day. if anyone knows what to do here it would be greatly appreciated. I too did a complete re-install back to vanilla. No one is calling out orders or even moving there mouths.

10-29-13, 05:06 AM	#4
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,951 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	Same here. Just re-installed with GWX a couple of days ago. First patrol gave me the floating eyeballs, and all subsequent patrols missing sounds. Same problem as you, Flakmonkey.

10-29-13, 08:09 AM	#6
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	HW3, are you using Avast also, or a different antivirus? Wondering if the problem is unique to that AV, or more wide-spread.

10-29-13, 09:50 AM	#7
sonicninja Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Periscope Depth Posts: 341 Downloads: 937 Uploads: 0	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

10-29-13, 10:48 AM	#8
BassII Bosun Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Scandinavia. Posts: 62 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Oh, how i hate programs interfering with my programs!!

10-30-13, 06:56 AM	#13
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	@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!

10-30-13, 07:57 AM	#14
Tycho Sonar Guy Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sofia, Bg Posts: 384 Downloads: 264 Uploads: 1	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. __________________ If you ride like lightning, you're gonna crash like thunder.