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[Need More Info] Sound artifact on Overworld from Dash/Sprint

Discussion in 'Sound, Music, Audio, & Instruments' started by Jakkal, Sep 15, 2023.

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  1. Jakkal

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    09/15/2023 01:45

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    Blocker? No, but its been annoying since I started playing years age. ie Not related to a recent update. Tired of hearing the Dash "gun sound" going off repeatedly in my ear when travelling on Overworld.

    Details: It only occurs on the Overworld, not in scenes.
    The sound from the casting of Dash repeats endlessly like a gun going off over and over, even after the dash spell times out or is dismissed. If I stop, the sound goes away temporarily, but if I run again, even with no dash buff and without re-casting Dash, the sound artifact immediately restarts even though Dash is not in effect. The sound also sometimes appears to add a repeat if you run to the side (W and A pressed, or W and S pressed) causing a "bang bang" followed by a pause before repeating a couple seconds later, even if I am currently running straight after that.

    Please disable all repeating of this sound, even if Dash buff is still active.

    Steps to Reproduce: Go to Overworld. Cast Dash and run. Optionally stop running, and dismiss the buff, then continue running.

    User Specs:
    OS: Windows 10 (10.0.0) 64bit
    CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz (8) System RAM: 19346
    GPU: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600 GPU RAM: 1136
    SotA.Win.64.1672.Date.09.04.23
    Area: Novia
    Area Display Name: Novia
    Loc: (431.0, 14.7, -237.5)
    Debug: Tm92aWF8fCg0MzEuMDM1LCAxNC43MDQsIC0yMzcuNTMzKXwoMCwgMC45OTksIDAsIDAuMDM1KXwtMTgzLjY2NTl8MzcuNDgwNjl8NDA=
     
    Jakkal, Sep 15, 2023
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    cannot replicate, either using keyboard or mouse to move. @Echondas, can you?
     
    Alley Oop, Sep 15, 2023
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    I've experienced issue with Dash SFX previously however nothing like this. I just tested using Dash on the overworld a few times, and the sound effect only triggered once each time I used it.
     
    Echondas, Sep 15, 2023
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    Don't know what I can add to help. The sound itself is annoying, so maybe reduce its volume. I can turn down the SFX but then all SFX go down not just the Dash sound.
     
    Jakkal, Sep 19, 2023
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    a reliable reproduction method.
     
    Alley Oop, Sep 20, 2023
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    Obviously. I'm open to suggestions. I've been trying a lot of things, running around and jumping in and out of scenes for hours.

    I tried removing all gear and had the same result getting the Dash backfire sound repeating roughly 12 to 20 times a minute. The sound artifacts aren't on a set time interval, it can go a second or up to about 10 seconds, after the prior sound artifact.

    I tried logging in directly to the overworld and I don't get the sound artifact in that case. So it may be related to exiting a scene, or somehow garbage collection on a sound buffer failing.

    I'll test more.
     
    Jakkal, Sep 20, 2023
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    If you're on Steam try doing a verify on the game files -or if using the standalone, uninstall and reinstall? Update your sound/video drivers on your system?

    I Haven't ran into this yet when I've tried to reproduce it.
     
    Echondas, Sep 21, 2023
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