Hilf mir!

[Grunker]

Hi there. I'm currently making a run of Baldur's Gate Trilogy, no mega-mods. My weidu.log can be found at the bottom of the thread. My problem is that while all normal sounds play, characters make no sound. Also, chapter-screens, the prologue-screen for example, has no sounds. Movies have full sound, there are full environmentsounds, and I *think* there's music (not entirely sure).

 

I also have a small side-problem: On menu-screens and generally when on screens that are not the game-screen, squares of varying size outline my screen. They aren't too annoying, so this is problem I can live with. The sound-problem is far more disturbing.

 

Could anyone help me with this problem? My OS is Windows Vista 64bit.

 

NOTE: I don't know if it's relevant, but I have a similar problem with the game Dragonshard. Full sound and music, but characters make no sound when clicked on or in cutscenes. I don't care much about Dragonshard, but I'm really sad about this fact concerning Baldur's Gate :/

 

Weidu.log:

 

// Log of Currently Installed WeiDU Mods

// The top of the file is the 'oldest' mod

// ~TP2_File~ #language_number #component_number // [subcomponent Name -> ] Component Name [ : Version]

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #0 // BG2 Fixpack - Core Fixes

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #1 // BG2 Fixpack - Game Text Update

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #3 // BETA Core Fixes (please check the readme!)

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #100 // Party Gets XP for Sending Keldorn to Reconcile With Maria

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #101 // Improved Spell Animations

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #103 // Mixed-Use Dagger Fixes

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #104 // Ghreyfain's Holy Symbol Fixes

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #106 // Giants Receive Penalties When Attacking Halflings, Dwarves, and Gnomes

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #109 // Corrected Summoned Demon Behavior

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #110 // Additional Script Fixes

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #111 // Bard Song Fixes

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #113 // Additional Alignment Fixes

~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #114 // Change Free Action to Protect Against Stun

~SETUP-BGT.TP2~ #0 #0 // Baldur's Gate Trilogy - Core: 1.06

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #0 // One Pixel Productions: v2 Everything but Potions (1): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #1 // One Pixel Productions: v2 New Potion Graphics (2): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #2 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Flaming Swords (3): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #3 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Flame Short Swords (4): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #4 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Flame Short Swords item patches (5): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #5 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Flame Short Swords mod item patches (6): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #6 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Paperdolls (human, half-orc, elven, halfling) (7): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #7 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Legacy Shields - Bucklers (D1) (8): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #8 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Legacy Shields - Small Shields (D2) (9): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #9 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Legacy Shields - Medium Shields (D3) (10): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #10 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Colourable Quarterstaves core (11): v2.6

~1PP.TP2~ #0 #11 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Colourable Quarterstaves mod patches [caution advised.] (12): v2.6

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #0 // Ice Island Level Two Restoration

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #1 // The Mysterious Vial

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #2 // Additional Elminster Encounter

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #3 // Angelo Notices Shar-teel

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #4 // Finishable Kagain Caravan Quest

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #5 // Coran and the Wyverns

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #6 // Kivan and Tazok

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #7 // Branwen and Tranzig

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #8 // Safana the Flirt

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #9 // Appropriate Albert and Rufie Reward

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #10 // Place Entar Silvershield in His Home

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #12 // Quoningar, the Cleric

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #13 // Shilo Chen and the Ogre-Magi

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #15 // Flaming Fist Mercenary Reinforcements

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #16 // Creature Corrections

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #17 // Creature Restorations

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #18 // Creature Name Restorations

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #19 // Minor Dialogue Restorations

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #20 // Audio Restorations

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #21 // Store, Tavern and Inn Fixes and Restorations

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #22 // Item Corrections and Restorations

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #23 // Area Corrections and Restorations

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #24 // Permanent Corpses

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #25 // Elven Charm and Sleep Racial Resistance

~BG1UB/SETUP-BG1UB.TP2~ #0 #27 // Sarevok's Diary Corrections

~SETUP-SIRINESCALL.TP2~ #0 #0 // The Lure of the Sirine's Call: v8

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #0 // The BG1 NPC Project: Required Modifications: v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #1 // The BG1 NPC Project: Banters, Quests, and Interjections: v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #9 // The BG1 NPC Project: Ajantis Romance Core (teen content): v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #10 // The BG1 NPC Project: Branwen's Romance Core (teen content): v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #11 // The BG1 NPC Project: Coran's Romance Core (adult content): v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #12 // The BG1 NPC Project: Dynaheir's Romance Core (teen content): v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #13 // The BG1 NPC Project: Shar-Teel Relationship Core (adult content): v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #14 // The BG1 NPC Project: Xan's Romance Core (teen content): v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #15 // The BG1 NPC Project: Female Romance Challenges, Ajantis vs Xan vs Coran: v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #25 // Jason Compton's Accelerated Banter Script.: v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #27 // The BG1 NPC Project: Bardic Reputation Adjustment: v16

~BG1NPC.TP2~ #0 #200 // The BG1 NPC Project: Player-Initiated Dialogues: v16

~TUTUGUI/SETUP-TUTUGUI.TP2~ #0 #0 // Baldurs Gate I GUI for Tutu, SoA/ToB, or BGT

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #0 #0 // General AI Improvements

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #0 #2 // Creature & Area Improvements -> All Creature Improvements

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #0 #4 // Alternative Harper/Xzar Plot

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #0 #5 // Extended Reynald Sequence

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #0 #8 // Revised Hell Trials

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #0 #17 // Nazariel The Lich

~SETUP-UB.TP2~ #0 #6 // Restored Crooked Crane Inn

~SETUP-UB.TP2~ #0 #7 // Restored Encounters

~SETUP-UB.TP2~ #0 #16 // Corrected BAMs and Scripts

~SETUP-UB.TP2~ #0 #17 // Corrected Character Names and Biographies

~SETUP-UB.TP2~ #0 #20 // Extended ToB Item Descriptions

~SETUP-BGTTWEAK.TP2~ #0 #0 // Eldoth reminds of Skie's ransom

~SETUP-BGTTWEAK.TP2~ #0 #3 // Add Semaj's Cloak and Upgraded Koveras' Ring of Protection

~SETUP-BGTTWEAK.TP2~ #0 #4 // Major locations explored upon visit

~SETUP-BGTTWEAK.TP2~ #0 #6 // Happy patch: NPCs cannot choose to leave the party

~SETUP-BGTTWEAK.TP2~ #0 #7 // Import more items into Shadows of Amn (WARNING: This can be considered a cheat)

~SETUP-BGTTWEAK.TP2~ #0 #13 // Arkion reacts to player's reputation

~SETUP-BGTTWEAK.TP2~ #0 #15 // More bandit scalps

~SETUP-BGTTWEAK.TP2~ #0 #18 // Hooded unarmoured mages and thieves

~SETUP-BGTTWEAK.TP2~ #0 #23 // Protagonist's biography modifications -> Set BG2 biography upon Shadows of Amn transition

~SETUP-BGTTWEAK.TP2~ #0 #24 // Exotic Weapons For Taerom

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #50 // Avatar Morphing Script

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #60 // Weapon Animation Tweaks

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #120 // Change Avatar When Wearing Robes or Armor (Galactygon)

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #130 // Force All Dialogue to Pause Game

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #1010 // More Interjections

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #1070 // Improved Multi-Player Kick-out Dialogues

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #1090 // Exotic Item Pack

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #1120 // Stores Sell Higher Stacks of Items

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #1130 // Reputation Resets in BG2 (BGT Only)

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #1170 // Bonus Merchants (Baldurdash)

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #2090 // Change Experience Point Cap -> Remove Experience Cap

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #2200 // Multi-Class Grandmastery (Weimer)

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #2300 // Triple-Class HLA Tables

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #3030 // Easy Spell Learning -> 100% Learn Spells

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #3080 // Unlimited Ammo Stacking

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #3090 // Unlimited Gem and Jewelry Stacking

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #3100 // Unlimited Potion Stacking

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #3110 // Unlimited Scroll Stacking

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #3190 // Rest Anywhere (Japheth)

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #3200 // Sellable Items (Icelus)

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #3210 // Minimum Stats Cheat

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #4000 // Adjust Evil joinable NPC reaction rolls

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #4010 // Improved Fate Spirit Summoning

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #4020 // ToB-Style NPCs

~SETUP-BG2_TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #4050 // Change Jaheira to Neutral Good

~SETUP-BGTMUSIC.TP2~ #0 #0 // Baldur's Gate Trilogy - Music -> Full Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast Music

[Jarno Mikkola]

Hmm weird... did you patch both games?(v5512 and v26498)

 

Two things about the Vista;

1) I trust that you have done the installation to some other directory than the default 'program file' one, or you'll never .

2) And that you disables the User Account Control, at least while you changed the files.

 

To fix some of the sound and video problems, you might want to rerun the BGConfig.exe again and check that they are all right. If you have Nvidia GPU, the first post of this thread should help.

[erik]

Sound: Turn off EAX.

[Grunker]

Hmm weird... did you patch both games?(v5512 and v26498)

 

Two things about the Vista;

1) I trust that you have done the installation to some other directory than the default 'program file' one, or you'll never .

 

Never what? Anyway, I actually installed it to the default directory. It's in Program Files (x86)\Black Isle\ and then the respective version of Baldur's Gate.

 

2) And that you disables the User Account Control, at least while you changed the files.

 

My User Account Control is disabled

 

To fix some of the sound and video problems, you might want to rerun the BGConfig.exe again and check that they are all right. If you have Nvidia GPU, the first post of this thread should help.

 

I'll rerun BG-config. I use a Radeon 4870 graphics card.

 

Sound: Turn off EAX.

 

It's already turned off. My onboard sound-hardware doesn't have the properties to run EAX.

 

Thanks for both answers. I really hope I can fix this problem!

 

EDIT: I fixed the graphic-bug by turning off 3D-accelaration in the config-tool, but the sound-problem persists. Just to update you, this problem is also on the menu-screen: Music works fine, but when I click on a voice preset in the character generator, there is no sound, just as in the game.

 

UPDATE: Footsteps and clickables make no sound either.

[Icendoan]

Hilf Mir!

- Das Feuer Leibt Mich... () (I apologize for any misspellings)

 

Icen

[Grunker]

Best song they ever made, as far as I'm concerned

 

Unfortunately, not even Rammstein can help me with this problem.

[Icendoan]

True, and it is my favourite also, but closely rivalled by Der Meister, imo.

 

Icen

[Azazello]

Audio drivers updated?

 

Grunker, are you using a separate sound card, or is it integrated on the graphics card?

[Grunker]

Audio drivers updated?

 

Grunker, are you using a separate sound card, or is it integrated on the graphics card?

 

Drivers updated, as far as I can tell, yep.

 

It's integrated on the motherboard

[BigRob]

Hmmm, did this get resolved yet? I had a problem like this once with an onboard card, but that was a conflict with a separately inserted one. You might try diasabling the sound device in your control panel and then reanabling it to see if the "refresh" wakes BG up to the fact that the soundcard can do more than just music.

 

It's beena while since I looked at the sound part of the BG setup utilities, is there a possibility you've turned off sone of those functions in there, or had a mod turn them off somehow?

[Grunker]

Hmmm, did this get resolved yet? I had a problem like this once with an onboard card, but that was a conflict with a separately inserted one. You might try diasabling the sound device in your control panel and then reanabling it to see if the "refresh" wakes BG up to the fact that the soundcard can do more than just music.

 

It's beena while since I looked at the sound part of the BG setup utilities, is there a possibility you've turned off sone of those functions in there, or had a mod turn them off somehow?

 

My weidu.log holds all my mods. Far as I know, none of those should be able to turn the sounds I'm missing off

 

As for the first part, I'll try that, thanks! The issue isn't resolved yet, and it's really bugging me. I'd really, really like to play this game.

 

The issue has occured before. I found some stuff on the internet. In those cases, turning off Hardware Acceleration in DXDiag solved the issue. Trouble is, Vista supposedly does this automatically, so I can't turn it off manually. I'm really at a loss here.

 

Here's to hoping someone will have an idea that might fix this.

 

- Casper

[Jarno Mikkola]

Hmm weird... did you patch both games?(v5512 and v26498)

1) I trust that you have done the installation to some other directory than the default 'program file' one, or you'll never .

Never what?

Ups, posted too early...

... you'll never be able to implement any changes to the programs files(edit them, at least manually).

 

It's because the Vista hides the real files and makes them appear as images in the location, because of the special Vista feature that makes the Read-only flag irremovable in the programs files.

PS: You need to remove the read-only flag from the folder(right click->properties->uncheck Read-only flag). You need to do that only one time... the flag doesn't disappear as it should, but that's just Vista %/#%/% you up.

[Grunker]

Breakthrough! Or a breakthrough of sorts, at least...

 

First, I found that I had this problem not only in Baldur's Gate and Dragonshard, but a similar one in Fallout 3 (I couldn't hear character voices in dialogue).

 

I thought, okay, let's see where exactly this goes wrong, so I uninstalled the entire installation, determined to walk through the installation bit by bit, to see when the sound would go faulty. With vanilla BG, no TotSC, there was no sound. I pressed "done" anyway, when I had built my trial and error character. On the prologue-screen, I thought I heard something.

 

Right I was. The voice-volume wasn't gone, it was just turned down very low. Now's the tricky part: Where? The voice-settings are fine in the config, in the game menu, and in Vistas Volume Settings. I'm using a 5.1 system, so I thought: "maybe voices only come from the central speaker, and that's turned down?" It was turned half-way down, but turning it up full didn't help very much.

 

What the #"&%"&% is the problem? Which system controls can turn down the voice-volume or properties hereof in only some games? Is it my soundcard? Or what? This is driving me crazy, as I now realize it doesn't only affect old games, but also new games like Fallout 3

 

Jarno: I would do what you suggest, but does that really have an effect on this problem? I mean, everything works perfect, except this sound-crap.

 

EDIT: Okay, the problem is definetely with my 5.1 sound... Altering the configuration via Vistas utility, I forced my speakers to only play stereo. This solved the problem. It's annoying I can use surround-sound in Fallout 3 though. Beats me what the problem is. Must have a bad port on the sound card or something.

[BigRob]

Well, apparently sorted. It might be a faulty port on the soundcard, since Vista's utility makes the sound work again, but I'm still suspicious of the whole "Nothing under Programs Files in Vista is allowed to be modifiied for any reason" thing. When I am eventually forced into Vista, I'll be installing everything to a custom directory.