I'm not sure if the static/pop sound problem is unique only to Creative cards or not, but unfortunately Alchemy only works with Creative hardware. Note this fix utilizes the Creative Alchemy app and thus is for Creative soundcards only. While it isn't a flawless fix, I've managed to get the sound working enough to make the game enjoyable. I tinkered with the game for a while and have gotten the problem sort of sorted out on my machine. XP and earlier do not suffer this problem. This change was initially made with Vista and has been included with later versions of Windows. ![]() It is somewhat disappointing that Valve didn't put any effort into ensuring this game works well with modern computers (or at least put up a warning that there might be sound and framerate issues on computers using Vista/Win7/Win8.Īpparently the problem has to do with the changes Microsoft made to the hardware abstracton layer and how sound cards interact with their hardware.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |