Sound Issue

[rans]

Don't know if anyone else has had this problem, but I seem to be lacking 5.1 sound. When I select hardware in the preferences menu and save it, It just returns to software. All other settings both in live server and on the pc are the same.

Thanks

Rans

[osprey39]

This was a known bug last build that was supposed to be fixed this build. I can confirm that it isn't fixed yet.

[ruing]

Same here. To get hardware sound to stick on my system I had to delete a configuration file and have the program create it anew.

I think this has been mentioned elsewhere in the forum. I'd rather let The Rats address this issue than give instructions as there may be a more elegant solution than deleting xml based configuration files and starting over.

One thing to note is that a full uninstall and reinstall of 1.31.xx will NOT remove the file and this leaves it around to continue causing troubles.

[Hinfoos]

several thread about this already :/

bah.. this bug is irritating since u cant localize enemies for shat.

[GOPHUR]

Delete your .xml preference file and resave settings.

[rans]

Thanks for the help with this one

Rans

[Hinfoos]

seems to help so far.. ty

[usaf77]

Yeah I just tested it. In Beta everytime you change to "Hardware" for your audio source the game changes it right back to software, no matter what you do or what you assign. Unlike 1.30 that keeps it hardware.

So the result is you cant tell what direction the sounds are coming from.

A major problem that has to be fixed.

Which file is that? TY.

[OLDZEKE]

Yeah I just tested it. In Beta everytime you change to "Hardware" for your audio source the game changes it right back to software, no matter what you do or what you assign. Unlike 1.30 that keeps it hardware.

So the result is you cant tell what direction the sounds are coming from.

A major problem that has to be fixed.

Which file is that? TY.

My documents/battleground europe test/wwiiol.xml

It's in the same folder your screenshots are in for the beta, it is a xml file named wwiiol.

After deleteing it run the setting app....start/all programs/cornered rat software/battleground europe test/settings. Set your vid res and sound card and save. Then from the ingame settings your hardware sound selection should save. May require a restart of the game.

[usaf77]

Just did and it worked great. TY.

Now if we could only drag cursor to a 2nd monitor to adjust video settings.

[stang]

just curious.

whats the plan for when 1.30 gets upgraded to 1.31?

Surly players are not going to browse for the file to delete?

[DOC]

Dunno, if need be yes, sometimes WE don't get things to be as easy as we'd like, and yeah we're well aware you'd like them easy too. That's the main reason we do too.

[rambi]

i delete .xml document file in the BE test map.

After that i copied .xml document from BE map into the BE test map.

it seems to work for me.

[OLDZEKE]

i delete .xml document file in the BE test map.

After that i copied .xml document from BE map into the BE test map.

it seems to work for me.

That will work but there are changes in the ui settings between the 2 versions.

Best imo is just delete the xml and then do as described in my above post.

The out of game settings app will create a new clean xml that will then accept/write changes you make to the ingame settings.

[rambi]

I just did it your way Oldzeke an it work , thks

[beazil]

Thanks this helped!