GWX 3.0 Gold killed my sounds...

Sephiroth · 02-11-14, 09:27 PM

Alright, round three. Here is what I have done to prove that this is a GWX issue, at least to myself. Correct me if this is somehow wrong.

Uninstalled SH3
Removed the SH3 folder from my documents folder
Deleted the C:\Games\Ubisoft folder
Check for virtualized files in my AppData folder, but none exist since I have full control over C:\Games
Went through my registry and deleted everything related to SH3
Rebooted
Installed SH3 from my DVD, but did NOT play
Installed the SH3 1.4b patch
Cracked SH3 with the reloaded crack to avoid Starforce
Rebooted
Started the game and did a single mission, in which all sounds were there
Exited the game
Installed GWX 3.0 Gold
Deleted my SH3 folder from my documents
Rebooted
Started the game and did the exact same single mission, and had no diesel sounds and no waves crashing over the bow

So, this is the third time I have done this and every time I install GWX I lose sounds. As such, I am drawn to the conclusion that something in GWX is not right. If GWX does not modify the executable (SH3.exe) then compatibility modes, DirectX, and anything else related cannot possibly be the problem because it works flawlessly prior to GWX being installed.

Now, how can I troubleshoot GWX? I have gone through all of the suggestions here so we can toss those out the window. I will summarize what I have tried below.

SH3 without GWX, no compatibility, no ALchemy - Works
SH3 without GWX no compatibility, with ALchemy - Works (Better sound quality)
SH3 without GWX, XP SP3 compatibility, no ALchemy - Works
SH3 without GWX, XP SP3 compatibility, with ALchemy - Works (Better sound quality)
SH3 with GWX, no compatibility, no ALchemy - Missing sounds
SH3 with GWX no compatibility, with ALchemy - Missing sounds
SH3 with GWX, XP SP3 compatibility, no ALchemy - Missing sounds
SH3 with GWX, XP SP3 compatibility, with ALchemy - Missing sounds

Again, my OS is Windows 7 Professional 64bit. Specs are in my first post.

As a kicker, I installed this on one of my two XPS400 systems The specs are below. I have the EXACT same issue there. Exact same results as listed above.

Pentium D 820 2.8GHz
3GB DDR2-800Mhz
nVidia GTX550 Ti 2GB GDDR5
SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty (The one with 64MB X-RAM)
320GB WD SATA2 HDD, 16MB Cache
Windows 7 Professional 64bit

02-11-14, 09:27 PM	#14
Sephiroth Seaman Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Fayetteville, NC, USA Posts: 33 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Alright, round three. Here is what I have done to prove that this is a GWX issue, at least to myself. Correct me if this is somehow wrong. Uninstalled SH3 Removed the SH3 folder from my documents folder Deleted the C:\Games\Ubisoft folder Check for virtualized files in my AppData folder, but none exist since I have full control over C:\Games Went through my registry and deleted everything related to SH3 Rebooted Installed SH3 from my DVD, but did NOT play Installed the SH3 1.4b patch Cracked SH3 with the reloaded crack to avoid Starforce Rebooted Started the game and did a single mission, in which all sounds were there Exited the game Installed GWX 3.0 Gold Deleted my SH3 folder from my documents Rebooted Started the game and did the exact same single mission, and had no diesel sounds and no waves crashing over the bow So, this is the third time I have done this and every time I install GWX I lose sounds. As such, I am drawn to the conclusion that something in GWX is not right. If GWX does not modify the executable (SH3.exe) then compatibility modes, DirectX, and anything else related cannot possibly be the problem because it works flawlessly prior to GWX being installed. Now, how can I troubleshoot GWX? I have gone through all of the suggestions here so we can toss those out the window. I will summarize what I have tried below. SH3 without GWX, no compatibility, no ALchemy - Works SH3 without GWX no compatibility, with ALchemy - Works (Better sound quality) SH3 without GWX, XP SP3 compatibility, no ALchemy - Works SH3 without GWX, XP SP3 compatibility, with ALchemy - Works (Better sound quality) SH3 with GWX, no compatibility, no ALchemy - Missing sounds SH3 with GWX no compatibility, with ALchemy - Missing sounds SH3 with GWX, XP SP3 compatibility, no ALchemy - Missing sounds SH3 with GWX, XP SP3 compatibility, with ALchemy - Missing sounds Again, my OS is Windows 7 Professional 64bit. Specs are in my first post. As a kicker, I installed this on one of my two XPS400 systems The specs are below. I have the EXACT same issue there. Exact same results as listed above. Pentium D 820 2.8GHz 3GB DDR2-800Mhz nVidia GTX550 Ti 2GB GDDR5 SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty (The one with 64MB X-RAM) 320GB WD SATA2 HDD, 16MB Cache Windows 7 Professional 64bit