Bioshock

[Win7exp]

For some reason, I cant seem to hear any sound during game play of Bioshock, but the weird thing is, during cut scene movies, there is sound.

Anyone experience this problem before?

 

[holo88]

yup. havent been able to fix it either. wish i could, i love that game.


...that's not very helpful.... sorry

 

[Win7exp]

though I havent tried it on Windows 7, this problem happens in Vista, don't know if it will happen in 7 aswell

 

[holo88]

though I havent tried it on Windows 7, this problem happens in Vista, don't know if it will happen in 7 aswell

im running 7. some people dont have a problem, chances are that it's hardware related.
i have an on-board Rltk HD as well, but my dedicated card is an X-Fi. i read some people have fixed it by lowering the sample rate, it didnt fix it for me, but it's worth a shot.

 

[superjose]

Have you tried updating Direct X, this usually resolves almost any problems within the game performance:

It doesn't matter which version of Windows you have (YES, this includes 7 and Vista 64 and 32 bit versions) you must update direct x in order to run games smoother and less "crashy".

Get it from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0cf368e5-5ce1-4032-a207-c693d210f616

 

[mushroomboy]

Have you tried messing with hardware acceleration? I know that there is a known audio problem with Assassans Creed, could be a similar issue?

 

[garbanzo]

i posted a solution to this problem several months ago. i don't remember what it is, and i don't want to go digging for it.

try the search button...

 

[Sneaker741]

Had this problem myself.

Bioshock does seem a bit 'glitchy' to say the least on 7.

I have it

running as administrator and XP sp3 compatability mode. Have had no probs since.

Also, just make sure you have updated drivers for you sound card.

Also!, when you run the game, make sure the sound setting in game is set to the same advanced setting for you sound card. e.g. if you sound card in device properties is set to 5.1 make sure the in game is set correct to. hard to spot in the game options but there are arrows either side of the sound setting in the centre of the screen.

good luck!

 

[Captain Zero]

Weird, I had no problems whatsoever installing and running this through Steam. Windows 7 7201 x64. It runs flawlessly and in full 5.1 surround.

 

[Night Hawk]

I had that game on the 32bit beta and it ran like a charm there without problems. The only problem since is that is was bound to that one installation of 7!

 

[mickey megabyte]

i only have trouble when i try to enable eax (i have x-fi gamer) - otherwise it's fine

build 7600 16384

 

[Night Hawk]

I run everything wih the EAX effects enabled without problems. The problem now is a worthless disk since the reinstall will only continue to the see the duplicate key or already activated error come up. Buy a new disk for each Windows installation I guess.

 

[Soulglow]

Plugging a mic' (headphones will do also) into the mic' input on my computer fixed the no sound issue for me. No compatibility modes necessary.

I had a similar problem with Call of Duty 4 on Vista, same Realtek issue. The fix makes absolutely no sense, but it might work for you.

 

[bassnj]

have a solution bioshock sound win 7

i too went nuts with this after installing win 7. click- control panel/under system & security click-"find and fix problems'/programs/ click-run programs for previous programs of windows/it then lists programs if bioshock not listed click not listed /find it by browse button it asks what version of wins it worked in before -for me win xp service pack follow steps and it worked for me