Alpha Centauri 2

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire => Modding => Topic started by: BFG on February 15, 2013, 03:56:52 AM

Title: Fixed SMAX Sounds
Post by: BFG on February 15, 2013, 03:56:52 AM

I recently noticed that my Missile Launcher units were completely silent.  After some digging - prompted by gwilly - I discovered that five sound files won't work for players who have SMAX 2.0.  That's because those five files were encoded as stereo, and the soundx.dll file (at least, the 2.0 version) expects them all to be mono.

Replacing the existing files in the FX folder with the attached will fix the problem.  Yitzi and Kyrub, feel free to add this to your patches.


EDIT: Removed attachment.  Please get it from the Downloads section instead.

Title: Re: Fixed SMAX Sounds
Post by: BFG on February 18, 2013, 06:49:00 PM

Can anyone confirm whether this bug exists in the GOG version?  I'm playing the original disc-based version.

Title: Re: Fixed SMAX Sounds
Post by: Paramatter on April 02, 2013, 03:26:23 AM

I've noticed that missile units are silent in GOG's SMAX 2.0, if confirmation is still needed.

Title: Re: Fixed SMAX Sounds
Post by: Matt the Czar on April 02, 2013, 07:08:47 PM

what about the Sold Out Software version.  That's what I use.

Title: Re: Fixed SMAX Sounds
Post by: scient on April 02, 2013, 10:11:03 PM

The only two audio clips that are messed because they are stereo:
wpn missile launcher.wav
wpn singularity laser.wav

There is no reason to replace the other four.

Title: Re: Fixed SMAX Sounds
Post by: ariete on May 06, 2013, 01:34:49 PM

Quote from: scient on April 02, 2013, 10:11:03 PM

The only two audio clips that are messed because they are stereo:
wpn missile launcher.wav
wpn singularity laser.wav

There is no reason to replace the other four.

so just those two? i've dowloaded the fix and inside there are 5 wav files, but i don't recognize i never listen their (maybe spore launch ... maybe)
however thank you BFG

Title: Re: Fixed SMAX Sounds
Post by: scient on May 06, 2013, 06:00:27 PM

Yes.  There is also network node sound file I fixed here:

http://civgaming.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7598 (http://civgaming.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7598)

I've included all of fixed audio files as part of next patch installer (nn, plus two weapon ones remixed to mono by chuft).

Title: Re: Fixed SMAX Sounds
Post by: Green1 on June 19, 2013, 08:14:52 AM

I had never noticed this until I lost Planetary Pack, but in my GOG version (SMAX), I hear the missile sounds. However, in the old Planetary Pack release (patched) the sounds were cut off.

Tacky, tacky Firaxis. First sounds get cut off, then using 256 color mode that messes up some graphics cards on switch over.

Anyone verify?

Title: Re: Fixed SMAX Sounds
Post by: Green1 on June 19, 2013, 08:17:06 AM

Quote from: Matt the Czar on April 02, 2013, 07:08:47 PM

what about the Sold Out Software version.  That's what I use.

Mastertronic/SOS had the same issue. I knew someone with that release. You had to patch that one, I believe.