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Crystal overwrites the DSOUND.DLL file used with DirectX 5.
Detail:
Crystal overwrites the DSOUND.DLL file used with DirectX 5. After installing Directx 5 Crystal replaces DirectX's direct sound driver with the Crystal direct sound driver.
Answer / Workaround:
Crystal is in the process of testing a driver set with DirectX 5. Update will be available at at later date via Update Connector. Does not effect preload.
Severity: 2
Preload(s): Both |
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Positional sound has weird effect on Mercenaries.
Detail:
Crystal is not able to play more than 8 Positional sounds at one time. Mercenaries positional sound code will play more than 8 3D sounds at one time. The Crystal solution to this issue is to play all sounds above the total number of 8 as 2D sounds. This causes a weird affect on the sound of the game. One scenario would be the sound of a mech walking on the left-hand side of the screen. The sound of each step of the mech's walking is positional so it will be played out of the left speaker. If Crystal has a 3D resource available when the "step" occurs then the sound associated with that "step" will be played as a 3D sound (you will hear it out of the left speaker). If there is no resource available then the sound will be played as 2D (out of both speakers). As a mech is walking there is the potential that some steps will be played as 3D and some as 2D causing a weird effect as sounds will sometimes come from just the left speaker and sometimes out of both speakers. This issue relates to all positional sounds within Mercenaries. Another way that this problem could be seem is by toggling "group-fire on and of. While within a mission hit the "\" key. This will toggle "group-fire" on\off. Each time you do this a female voice will inform you of the change. If you continue to do this you will hear the level of her voice change up and down.
Answer / Workaround:
This is an artifact of the fact that Crystal only supports 8 positioned sound sources at the same time. Any beyond this are played 2D. Limitation of the "Clyde" chip. This problem is tied to defect 75268. Crystal needs to put in a fix that will allow Directx 5 to control positional sound. Until that happens these problems will still exist. Update will be available at a later date via Update Connector.
Severity: 3
Preload(s): Both |
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The Midi stops playing after tasking out.
Detail:
The Midi stops playing after tasking out of Helicops and performing other tasks.
Answer / Workaround:
Problem found in Crystal drivers if you task out while MIDI track is playing. May be provided as a patch via Update Connector (NOT committed).
Severity: 3
Preload(s): Both |
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Bad sounding phone ring when Helicops is running.
Detail:
Ring Central phone ring is played at an accelerated pace when Hellicops is running. Problem recreation:
1. Start RC to receive a call (set rings to answer on 6 rings, Menu -> Options -> Answering).
2. Start Hellicops, and start playing a game.
3. Call RC 4. Hellicops will stop playing and ring will not sound the way it usually does.
Answer / Workaround:
Severity: 3
Preload(s): Both |
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Choosing the wrong music device when configuring Descent causes problems.
Detail:
Choosing the wrong music device when configuring Descent cause all subsequent attempts to function incorrectly. To reproduce:
1. install Descent
2. During sound setup, choose SBAWE32., this should cause an error.
3. Then choose SB Pro/16..... this should work and test correctly but when I run the music test I don't hear any music.
4. Exit and restart the Descent sound setup by running setup from the descent directory.,
5. Select SB Pro/16...... and test. this should now function correctly.
Answer / Workaround:
No further workarounds available.
Severity: 3
Preload(s): Both |
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EQ not removed from Line-Out audio when Mute is Pressed.
Detail:
When the Mute button is pressed on the Monitor the EQ is not removed from the LINE OUT signal on the planar. This is the mode for users desiring to hook up their PC to their Stereo system. Sound is very heavy on the BASS, not Flat.
Answer / Workaround:
This problem is being worked on and a fix MAY be available via Update Connector (NOT Committed).
Severity: 3
Preload(s): Both |
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Sometimes midi stops playing when transitioning from one mission to another.
Detail:
To reproduce this error.
1. Start helicops
2. Start a mission
3. Complete the mission and continue to the next mission. The problem may not occur right away. You may have to complete several missions before seeing the problem. There is a cheat code for completing a mission. While in a mission type /stagewin.
Answer / Workaround:
Problems is being looked at by Crystal. Update may be available via Update Connector (NOT committed). No workarounds at this time.
Severity: 3
Preload(s): Both |
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Unable to locate Crystal 4610 PCI Audio driver for NT 4.0.
Detail:
There are no WindowsNT drivers for the Crystal 4610 PCI Audio chip.
Answer / Workaround:
No workaround known at this time. No plans to develop NT drivers.
Severity: 4
Preload(s): Both |
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Floating Point Errors with Audiostation.
Detail:
In Audiostation, while playing a music CD, a MIDI sample, AND recording on the WAV player, you will get a "Floating Point error: Square Root of Negative Number" with the ORCH.EXE, AUDIOVIW.EXE, and MIDIPlay.EXE. You may also get an error that reads "Audio View Disk could not keep up with digital audio rate."
Answer / Workaround:
This is a limitation of both AudioStation and the Crystal drivers. Close AudioStation and relaunch. Problem will not occur unless you are playing both a music CD AND a MIDI sample while recording a WAV file. No workarounds available at this time.
Severity: 4
Preload(s): Both |
