Looping sounds at screen changes...

SteamWake · 04-05-07, 01:20 PM

Sorry if I missed this one but dont remember it being discussed.

I have a slight issue with the sound / music looping when I change stations. Eg control room to bridge. The sound loops for 2 or 3 seconds, once the new station loads all is fine.

Any quick ideas ? I hope it doesent lead to CTD's

Ive only played SH4 for a few hours now and only had one ctd when I intentionally pressed the A key to see if it did... and it does

Banquet · 04-05-07, 01:31 PM

I get that when I load a save or start a patrol.. starting in the control room when I move to the bridge it hesitates for a second or two and any sound playing tends to loop. After that I think it must be in memory cache because it doesn't happen again.

I don't think it will lead to CTD's though.

AVGWarhawk · 04-05-07, 01:52 PM

I get this also. It does not CTD for me. Heck, it did it in SH3. I might get another gig of RAM to help smooth it out. After a will once all your screens have been shown and the hard drive has settled down loading everything it does not happen to often.

Werewolf13 · 04-05-07, 04:39 PM

SH4 needs lots of memory. If you don't have the real thing then create it.

I had that problem too - until I changed my virtual memory to 1534Mb min and max from the "let system manage it" setting.

I still get the problem but only for a few seconds and only at the very start of the game. It seems once the various stations are in the virtual memory cache the problem goes away.

tommyk · 04-05-07, 05:59 PM

I have this looping sounds too but only when I load a savegame or switching to captains log when its big and never a CTD due to that...

Yes, it only very minor but its also a shame not to fade out music when you load a savegame. Why not continue to play the music? Fade it out when you are done loading and jumping to game routine...

04-05-07, 01:20 PM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Looping sounds at screen changes... Sorry if I missed this one but dont remember it being discussed. I have a slight issue with the sound / music looping when I change stations. Eg control room to bridge. The sound loops for 2 or 3 seconds, once the new station loads all is fine. Any quick ideas ? I hope it doesent lead to CTD's Ive only played SH4 for a few hours now and only had one ctd when I intentionally pressed the A key to see if it did... and it does

04-05-07, 01:52 PM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I get this also. It does not CTD for me. Heck, it did it in SH3. I might get another gig of RAM to help smooth it out. After a will once all your screens have been shown and the hard drive has settled down loading everything it does not happen to often. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-05-07, 04:39 PM	#4
Werewolf13 Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The HEART of Fly Over Country Posts: 120 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	SH4 needs lots of memory. If you don't have the real thing then create it. I had that problem too - until I changed my virtual memory to 1534Mb min and max from the "let system manage it" setting. I still get the problem but only for a few seconds and only at the very start of the game. It seems once the various stations are in the virtual memory cache the problem goes away. __________________ Peace is good... Freedom is BETTER!

04-05-07, 05:59 PM	#5
tommyk Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Near U-995 (Kiel, Germany) Posts: 337 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I have this looping sounds too but only when I load a savegame or switching to captains log when its big and never a CTD due to that... Yes, it only very minor but its also a shame not to fade out music when you load a savegame. Why not continue to play the music? Fade it out when you are done loading and jumping to game routine... __________________ Gute Jagd und fette Beute!

04-05-07, 01:31 PM	#2
Banquet Machinist's Mate Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 122 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I get that when I load a save or start a patrol.. starting in the control room when I move to the bridge it hesitates for a second or two and any sound playing tends to loop. After that I think it must be in memory cache because it doesn't happen again. I don't think it will lead to CTD's though.