2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

[Talus]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

Probably because they cannot get rid of the crackles

[Finalheaven]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

What card do you have? Audigy2 ZS?

If Audigy2 ZS, make sure you using the very latest drivers from Creative site (5.12.1.1162) and also the very latest OpenAL library. Do this is this order:

1) Install 5.12.1.1162 drivers

2) Download and run OpenAL installer: http://developer.creative.com/articl...&top=38&aid=46

3) Now copy OpenAL32.dll from system directory to BF2OpenAL.dll in BF2 directory. OpenAL32.dll and your new BF2OpenAL.dll should both now be version 6.14.357.11.

I have an Audigy 2 ZS.

So I should follow these instructions. And then do the ones outlined in your original post? Thanks for helping us all.

[-[MDS]-Stormy]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

A rollup of the last 2 or 3 updates as an all-in-one, and apparently with improved DRM as well.

[Finalheaven]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

Well, I made the two audio.con changes, updated my drivers, installed the openxeax thingie, and changed my settings in game to ultra high and creative x-fi or whatever. Sounds great. But it sounded great before, so I'm not sure if it changed anything.

[Hugh G. Wrection]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

I can't really tell any difference either, to be honest. I think UltraHigh is just more simulatenous sounds (64) and X-Fi is just EAX5.0, but you only get EAX5.0 if you have an X-Fi card.

[SrT_Gargoyle]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

2 questions.

1. Why do I not see the 2 lines you edit in my audio.con file? It is the one in my docs/bf2/etc folder, correct?

2. The link http://developer.creative.com/articl...&top=38&aid=46 doesnt have that file there. Is there somewhere we can get it?

Thanks in advance

[Talus]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

1. Add them

2.

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[SYNTRUSION]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

It doesnt work for me.

I install latest A2ZS drivers and OpenAL32.dll

When I replace BF2OpenAL.dll with OpenAL32.dll (rename of course) it doesnt load BF2. The BF2 logo comes up, the cd spinds but then it goes away and nothing happens.

[Talus]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

And that is why I don't recommend touching the BF2OpenAL.dll file.

Other people do...I don't

[Finalheaven]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

And that is why I don't recommend touching the BF2OpenAL.dll file.

Other people do...I don't

I followed the instructions precisely, and everything works great for me.

And for future reference, Simpley renaming one file from BF2OpenAL.dll to BF2OpenAL.bak, and then another file from OpenAL32.dll to BF2OpenAL.dll does absolutely nothing to your system or your game installation.

Worst case scenario, you rename the files.

[SYNTRUSION]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

And for future reference, Simpley renaming one file from BF2OpenAL.dll to BF2OpenAL.bak, and then another file from OpenAL32.dll to BF2OpenAL.dll does absolutely nothing to your system or your game installation.

Worst case scenario, you rename the files.

It does for me. BF2 will not run if I rename BF2OpenAL.dll to BF2OpenAL.bak and rename OpenAL32.dll to BF2OpenAL.dll.

[Hugh G. Wrection]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

This is probably the reason why Dice just includes the software wrapper (wrap_oal.dll) as BF2OpenAL.dll instead of the OpenAL router (OpenAL32.dll). The wrapper always works b/c it doesn't depend on anything else, but the router may or may not work for everybody.

[SYNTRUSION]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

None of this works for me. If I set my audio to Creative XFi and Ultra-High, as soon as I click Apply I crash to desktop. If I try renaming OpenAL32.dll to BF2OpenAL.dll, the game doesnt start at all.

This is with all the latest drivers specified on page one of this thread.

Why isnt it working for me?

[Hugh G. Wrection]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

None of this works for me. If I set my audio to Creative XFi and Ultra-High, as soon as I click Apply I crash to desktop. If I try renaming OpenAL32.dll to BF2OpenAL.dll, the game doesnt start at all.

This is with all the latest drivers specified on page one of this thread.

Why isnt it working for me?

Try verifying that OpenAL is correctly installed in system directory by running this program:

http://audio.rightmark.org/downloads/rightmark-3dsound-2.1.exe

Install it and run RightMark3DSoundBench. You should see a screen like this:


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Click Image to Enlarge';}" border=0>

[Finalheaven]

Re: 2 undocumented audio.con settings you can play with...

No EAX 5.0 on the Audigy 2 ZS? Cause I can get 5.0 otherwise. So why wouldn't you be able to get EAX 5.0?