No sound / music in game and game occasionally crashes

El_Fregadero · Jan 2, 2015

After successfully buying and downloading the CK2 game via Steam (in sale), the game unfortunately does not work entirely as it should... (I have a windows PC and did not ever download or install a mod)

Biggest bug is that the game does not play any music / sounds. This is a game specific bug, because other games do play music and sound effects. Can anyone help me how to solve? Changing the bit-ration in my PC settings did not work. Does anyone has any other clues how to fix this?

Furthermore I am experciencing constant crashes during the auto save:
...s (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Crusader Kings II\ck2.exe

This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an
unusual way.

This happens more often when I have games in which I play for more then 50 years.

I also already de-installed and re-installed the game, but this did not help.

Can anyone help me with one or more of these issues? I'm clueless what to do and how to solve this, so any help is very well appreciated!

In advance, thank you very much for all of your replies!

AndrewT · Jan 3, 2015

Please post a dxdiag.txt (you can delete everything after the end of the "Sound devices" section for brevity) and your Documents/CK2/settings.txt. From your Documents/Paradox/CK2/logs/ directory, post system.log . What version # and checksum do you see a/ in the launcher and b/ in the main game menu?

El_Fregadero · Jan 3, 2015

Hi AndrewT,

Thanks in advance for your help. I couldn't attacht the TXt files to my post, so please found them copy-pasted below:

dxdiag.txt:
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System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 1/3/2015, 14:10:23
Machine name: PC_VAN_HANSP
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.130707-1535)
Language: Dutch (Regional Setting: Dutch)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/02/08 20:36:39 Ver: 08.00.14
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 3326MB RAM
Page File: 2705MB used, 4155MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 9800 GTX+
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0613&SUBSYS_C8843842&REV_A2
Display Memory: 1905 MB
Dedicated Memory: 497 MB
Shared Memory: 1407 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Algemeen PnP-beeldscherm
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version: 9.18.0013.1106 (English)
DDI Version: 10
BGRA Supported: Yes
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/26/2013 00:22:30, 15129960 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4553-11CF-A05F-89E81FC2C435}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0613
SubSys ID: 0xC8843842
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
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DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

-------------
Sound Devices
-------------
Description: Luidsprekers (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_10121102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2018 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 8/3/2009 11:10:24, 1148416 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: CREATIVE
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: Digitale audio-interface (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_10121102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2018 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 8/3/2009 11:10:24, 1148416 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: CREATIVE
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: Apparaat voor digitale uitvoer (SPDIF) (High Definition Audio-apparaat)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_104382FE&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: HdAudio.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.6002.18005 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 4/10/2009 21:43:04, 236544 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Microsoft
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

---------------------
Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
Description: Microfoon (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2018 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 8/3/2009 11:10:24, 1148416 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Lijningang (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2018 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 8/3/2009 11:10:24, 1148416 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: S/PDIF-ingang (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2018 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 8/3/2009 11:10:24, 1148416 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

-------------------

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18725
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18725
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18725
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18725
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18725
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18725
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18725

Audio Capture Sources:
Microfoon (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Lijningang (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audi,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
S/PDIF-ingang (SB X-Fi Xtreme A,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000

Audio Renderers:
Luidsprekers (SB X-Fi Xtreme Au,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18725
Apparaat voor digitale uitvoer ,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18725
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18725
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18725
Digitale audio-interface (SB X-,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18725
DirectSound: Apparaat voor digitale uitvoer (SPDIF) (High Definition Audio-apparaat),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18725
DirectSound: Digitale audio-interface (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18725
DirectSound: Luidsprekers (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18725

Documents/CK2/settings.txt:
gui=
{
language=l_english
has_set_language=yes
}
graphics=
{
size=
{
x=1920
y=1080
}

refreshRate=0
fullScreen=no
borderless=yes
shadows=no
shadowSize=2048
multi_sampling=0
anisotropic_filtering=0
gamma=50.000000
}
sound_fx_volume=100.000000
music_volume=100.000000
scroll_speed=50.000000
camera_rotation_speed=50.000000
zoom_speed=50.000000
mouse_speed=50.000000
master_volume=100.000000
ambient_volume=50.000000
mapRenderingOptions=
{
draw_terrain=yes
draw_water=yes
draw_borders=yes
draw_trees=yes
draw_rivers=yes
draw_postfx=yes
draw_sky=yes
draw_bloom=no
draw_tooltips=yes
draw_hires_terrain=no
draw_citysprawl=yes
}
camera_speed=50.000000
camera_tilt=100.000000
centered_zoom_in=yes
lastplayer=""
lasthost=""
serveradress="diplomacy.valkyrienet.com"
autosave="YEARLY"
difficulty="VERY_EASY"
outliner=
{
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 13 }
outliner_open=no
windowmovetime=0.200000
disable_wikipedia_links=no
nudge_allowed=no
dont_track_data=no
has_made_data_tracking_choice=yes
has_disabled_welcome_screen=no
hints=no
ironman=yes
mp_max_day_lead=7
compress_autosaves=no
disabled_hints=
{
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 }
disabled_alerts=
{
15 13 16 19 31 25 11 18 20 1 35 28 21 7 14 3 26 10 22 0 }
autosaves_to_keep=0
low_res_textures=no
force_pow2_textures=no
last_used_id="76561198003339435"

system.log:
[systemsettings.cpp:202]: System memory: 3328MB
[systemsettings.cpp:209]: Number of processors: 4
[systemsettings.cpp:220]: CPU type: x86
[systemsettings.cpp:252]: OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Build: 6002
[gfx_settings.cpp:22]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=0, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:50]: Graphic Adapters:
[gfx_settings.cpp:55]: 0: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
[gfx_settings.cpp:69]: Using Adapter [0] to check for multi-sampling support:
[gfx_settings.cpp:80]: 2 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:80]: 4 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:80]: 8 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:95]: Using Adapter [0]:
[gfx_settings.cpp:101]: Succeeded to create a device [D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING].
[gfx_settings.cpp:145]: Graphics device: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Graphics driver: nvd3dum.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:147]: Driver version: 1106
[gfx_settings.cpp:162]:

Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier: {D7B71E3E-4553-11CF-A05F-89E81FC2C435}
VendorId: 4318
DeviceId: 1555
SubSysId: -930858942
Revision: 162
DriverVersion.HighPart: 589842
DriverVersion.LowPart: 853074

[gfx_settings.cpp:182]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:197]: Video memory amount: 1905MB
[gfx_settings.cpp:198]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:199]: MaxVertexBlendMatrices: 4
[gfx_settings.cpp:200]: MaxVertexBlendMatrixIndex: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:201]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:202]: MaxTextureBlendStages: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:203]: Support for Anisotropic filtering found.
[gfx_settings.cpp:206]: Max Anisotropic filtering: 16
[gfx_settings.cpp:207]: Anisotropic filtering set to: 0
[gfx_settings.cpp:211]: Vertex Shader version: 3.0
[gfx_settings.cpp:216]: Pixel Shader version: 3.0
[gfx_settings.cpp:22]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=0, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:50]: Graphic Adapters:
[gfx_settings.cpp:55]: 0: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
[gfx_settings.cpp:69]: Using Adapter [0] to check for multi-sampling support:
[gfx_settings.cpp:80]: 2 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:80]: 4 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:80]: 8 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:95]: Using Adapter [0]:
[gfx_settings.cpp:101]: Succeeded to create a device [D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING].
[gfx_settings.cpp:145]: Graphics device: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Graphics driver: nvd3dum.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:147]: Driver version: 1106
[gfx_settings.cpp:162]:

Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier: {D7B71E3E-4553-11CF-A05F-89E81FC2C435}
VendorId: 4318
DeviceId: 1555
SubSysId: -930858942
Revision: 162
DriverVersion.HighPart: 589842
DriverVersion.LowPart: 853074

[gfx_settings.cpp:182]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:197]: Video memory amount: 1905MB
[gfx_settings.cpp:198]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:199]: MaxVertexBlendMatrices: 4
[gfx_settings.cpp:200]: MaxVertexBlendMatrixIndex: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:201]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:202]: MaxTextureBlendStages: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:203]: Support for Anisotropic filtering found.
[gfx_settings.cpp:206]: Max Anisotropic filtering: 16
[gfx_settings.cpp:207]: Anisotropic filtering set to: 0
[gfx_settings.cpp:211]: Vertex Shader version: 3.0
[gfx_settings.cpp:216]: Pixel Shader version: 3.0
[graphicssettings.cpp:444]: Not using multisampling.
[graphics.cpp:172]: Creating device with: HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
Fullscreen=no
Resolution=1000x600
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1024 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1024 768 70
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1152 864 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 720 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 800 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 960 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1360 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 900 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1680 1050 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1920 1080 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1440 900 60
[graphics.cpp:213]: Done creating device.
[main.cpp:612]: CK2 Version Dec 16 2014 : 10:28:27
[main.cpp:613]: Commandline:
[internationalizedtext.cpp:1234]: Create table
[internationalizedtext.cpp:1236]: Create text database
[main.cpp:640]: Text database created
[main.cpp:658]: Creating application...
[main.cpp:691]: Initializing application...
[ck_application.cpp:380]: Initializing application...
[ck_application.cpp:387]: Done initializing application
[ck_application.cpp:392]: Loading cursor...
[ck_application.cpp:435]: Done loading cursor
[ck_application.cpp:438]: Initializing sound...
[ck_application.cpp:472]: Done initializing sound
[ck_application.cpp:474]: Initializing graphics...
[graphicssettings.cpp:444]: Not using multisampling.
[graphics.cpp:172]: Creating device with: HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
Fullscreen=no
Resolution=1920x1080
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1024 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1024 768 70
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1152 864 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 720 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 800 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 960 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1360 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 900 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1680 1050 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1920 1080 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1440 900 60
[graphics.cpp:213]: Done creating device.
[ck_application.cpp:513]: Done initializing graphics
[main.cpp:694]: Running application...
[frontend.cpp:855]: start song
[frontend.cpp:858]: end song play

Checksum:
Checksum is in botht the launcher as in the game: 2.3 (BTOF)

I also have an error file in the " log" section, filled with this information (right after I started the game, but before I loaded any save game or doing any actions in the game):
[instanttextboxtype.cpp:92]: Not used, use maxWidth and maxHeight file: launcher/interface/main.gui line: 87
[instanttextboxtype.cpp:92]: Not used, use maxWidth and maxHeight file: launcher/interface/main.gui line: 104
[technology.cpp:718]: Missing Tech seed values:
[technology.cpp:755]: None.
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx//coats_of_arms//dynasties4.tga.
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx//coats_of_arms//dynasties4_muslim.tga.
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx//coats_of_arms//dynasties4_indian.tga.
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: .

Any help for solving this issue is greatly appreciated!

I'll be happy to hear from you!

With kind regards from Holland,

El Fregadero

AndrewT · Jan 4, 2015

Newer video driver for you
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/77223

There seems to be no updates for that ancient SB sound driver.

Can you try directing the sound via your other output

Description: Apparaat voor digitale uitvoer (SPDIF) (High Definition Audio-apparaat)

and see if it comes out?

Your crashing problem is probably due to having 32bit Vista, most likely. Since the map expansion in the 1.8 patch the game doesn't really run properly in the 2gb of memory that 32bit Windows limits you to. We can wind that out to 2.5gb which should help as a workaround:

1: Open Command Prompt (it's in Accessories in Vista)

2: Set it to be in Admin mode http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc947813(v=ws.10).aspx
3: Paste this in: bcdedit /set increaseuserva 2560

4: Restart

5: If you ever need to undo: BCDEdit /deletevalue increaseuserva

But I'd suggest you need to be planning to move to 64bit Windows to get full advantage of the 4gb of system memory you probably have in that machine, which does not have that 2gb limitation.

El_Fregadero · Jan 7, 2015

Hi AndrewT,

Thank you very much for your support! Unfortunately I haven't had sufficient time to test properly. I did a quick test and after the proposed amendments in the system the game works. I also downloaded the latest video driver, thanks for that! Only issue is the sound issue. When I select the other sound output, I don't get sound at all (where otherwise I would only not have sound during CK2). Do you know any other work-around for the sound issue? If not, I shall accept the fact that I won't have sound in CK2 with this machine

I really want to thank you for your help and time in this case! You have helped me well! Thank you very, very much!

AndrewT · Jan 7, 2015

Without being able to update the sound driver, I don't have a lot else to suggest really. You could try using a codec utility like Sherlock to check on your sound codecs, and if you find any problems evident there then install the K-lite codec pack. Make sure you get these fro a reputable site like cnet!

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