NOT A BUG: Sound Bugs (1.05)

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Sound Bugs (1.05)

Didn't find this reported in my (admittedly perfunctory) search, so there goes. I've sound effects problems with 1.05. When I launch the game, I hear sound effects for every kind of activity once only, after which they disappear for good. The first fire combat sounds, I hear; the first naval battle sounds, I hear etc... the second and all subsequent are gone. After a while I'm operating deaf. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

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If you go to your Multimedia Properties (which on win98 can be found at - Start>Settings>Control Panel>Multimedia>Audio>Advanced Properties>Performance) you'll find a control that says Hardware Acceleration. Its default is Full Acceleration. Turn it down until it says Basic Acceleration. Now you should get a sound any time there is supposed to be one in the game. I think this is a hardware problem though and not a game bug because I've found the same problem or sound corruption in quite a few programs over the years and lowering the hardware acceleration has fixed it every time.