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TOAW 3 Sound Issues
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:55 am
by paulolk
I just bought TOAW 3. I'm running Win 7 on a new laptop. TOAW seems to run ok but I do not have sound!? The intro video is fine re the sound but once I enter the game the "background sound effects and music" are greyed out and the button below re "foreground sound effects" does not work after I check it.
The sound on all my other applications and games is fine. Needless to say I'm disgusted and frustrated. I had plans to order more games but I obviously I want to resolve this first. Thanks.
RE: TOAW 3 Sound Issues
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:46 am
by ralphtricky
ORIGINAL: paulolk
I just bought TOAW 3. I'm running Win 7 on a new laptop. TOAW seems to run ok but I do not have sound!? The intro video is fine re the sound but once I enter the game the "background sound effects and music" are greyed out and the button below re "foreground sound effects" does not work after I check it.
The sound on all my other applications and games is fine. Needless to say I'm disgusted and frustrated. I had plans to order more games but I obviously I want to resolve this first. Thanks.
What patch level are you on? Is it at least 3.2? There is also an OldSound(?) or NewSound(?) option in the Opart 3.ini file in the executable file directory. There is also a 'NoSound' option, I think. See if those work, if they don't either post or email me and we'll look at some other things.
Ralph
RE: TOAW 3 Sound Issues
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:17 am
by paulolk
Thanks for your response. I set the compatibility tab to Vista and that fixed it. As far as the patches go, do I have to install them in order or is it good enough to just install the latest one? Thanks again.
RE: TOAW 3 Sound Issues
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:20 am
by paulolk
Actually, it was Win XP that I set the tab to.
RE: TOAW 3 Sound Issues
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:34 pm
by ralphtricky
That's weird. 3.4 was developed on windows 7 so you might try turning that off once you've updated. I don't think it does any harm though.
The patches should be cumulative, so you only need to install the latest.
RE: TOAW 3 Sound Issues
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:30 am
by paulolk
Thanks for your response- the latest patch I see on the website is v3.2. Where can I get 3.4?
RE: TOAW 3 Sound Issues
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:03 am
by paulolk
I found 3.4 but it created a number of problems that I did not have before. For one, I cannot access the scenario list and the interface in general is screwed up. I'll be asking for a refund.
RE: TOAW 3 Sound Issues
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:55 am
by ralphtricky
ORIGINAL: paulolk
I found 3.4 but it created a number of problems that I did not have before. For one, I cannot access the scenario list and the interface in general is screwed up. I'll be asking for a refund.
Sorry to hear that, I'm not sure what went wrong. You might try turning on the classic setting to see if that helps or uninstalling and reinstalling the base and 3.4 patch.