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February 21, 2006 1:59:43 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Hi, I posted about this in another forum, but it didn't appear so I'm going to post again here. I just got the game, and it looks great, but sound isn't working for some reason. I've fiddled with the sound options in the game and it hasn't helped. I've also confirmed that sound is working otherwise on my computer. Any recommendations?
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Reply #1 February 21, 2006 2:03:42 PM
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I'm having the same problem man. I feel you.
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Reply #2 February 21, 2006 2:05:22 PM
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i have same problem and havent got a respound from any where yet , everyone is too busy playing the dam game
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Reply #3 February 21, 2006 2:05:45 PM
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Did you download the multimedia pack? Otherwise, please post the information reported about your soundcard in the debug.err file in the directory where GalCiv2 is installed.

 

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Reply #4 February 21, 2006 2:06:09 PM
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yes, seems to be the first serious Bug we can report...i have no sound too...no music or other sounds....nothing

which multi media pack??? I preloaded an updated the game via stardock...so i think everything should be complete
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Reply #5 February 21, 2006 2:07:11 PM
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the multimedie fiels fix this bug ????
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Reply #6 February 21, 2006 2:08:00 PM
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You guys need to download the multimedia pack. And this isnt a bug. You need the multimedia files for the sound, music, etc. If you don't d/l it, the game with run, but without any sound or music.
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Reply #7 February 21, 2006 2:09:33 PM
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where is the multimedia pack?
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Reply #8 February 21, 2006 2:09:51 PM
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Okay, so how do I download the multimedia pack? I'm not immediately seeing how to do that. Having sound downloaded with the program seems like it should be pretty standard, and not something you do separately.
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Reply #9 February 21, 2006 2:10:42 PM
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Under Galciv 2 in stardock central, there should be three serperate ticks, the Game, the Multimedia, and the Tutorials. You need to get all three of these. right click on each and click update.
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Reply #10 February 21, 2006 2:11:01 PM
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As I said in another thread, the assumption is that if you click on 'Galactic Civilization II' and Update, it should get *everything*. It's counter-intuitive to force people to expand the tree and get each seperately.

Ah well... lesson learned. I'll know for next time.
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Reply #11 February 21, 2006 2:11:03 PM
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k i got it... you need to press that little plus to get it
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Reply #12 February 21, 2006 2:11:13 PM
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Okay, I may have found the multimedia pack. Load up Stardock Central, go to Games, and you should see Galactic Civilizations 2. Beneath it will be three subsections - Tutorials, Movies, and Multimedia. I clicked on Multimedia and it seems to be downloading now.
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Reply #13 February 21, 2006 2:12:25 PM
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why isnt it simply in the game lol....
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Reply #14 February 21, 2006 2:12:49 PM
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Yes, it is a bit odd, but I'm sure stardock has thier reasons for this.
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Reply #15 February 21, 2006 2:12:51 PM
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Hopefully this will fix my issue
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Reply #16 February 21, 2006 2:12:59 PM
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in stardock central, next to galciv 2, is a little +. Press that and look if the multimedia pack is downloaded. The multimedia pack contains the sound files, so you can't play any sounds without it.

If that is NOT the problem, look in the galciv2 directory (it's in your "programs" folder). There you should find a file named "debug.err", open it with text edit, and post the part about your soundcard here.
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Reply #17 February 21, 2006 2:57:10 PM
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Same confusion got me as well. I've had the game pre-loaded for days now but didn't realize I had to load the mulitmedia pack separately. Maybe stardock will ease the confusion in the future by auto expanding the download tree when there are new updates available. Either way live and learn and it wasn't that hard to get on the forum and figure out anyway. From what I've seen the game looks great and my multi pack is at 64% so maybe I can hear it soon too

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