Sound is messed up (on Mac at least)

JGFMK1 · 11-16-2011, 08:52 PM

Latest fix on Wed 16th Nov 2011 has totally messed up gameplay...
Post Halloween quick fix did the damage today. RA went offline & problem started after 6pm GMT mod.
I use a Macbook Pro. All I get is static (white noise crackle).
I can't hear spells being cast any more or enemy creeping up on me.
Gameplay is also very laggy. Worst ever - some performance tweak gone awry?

Error log.txt says:

[16/11/2011 20:06:32] [SoundManager][sound_manager.cpp(562)] Sound buffer format not recognized.

By disabling sound completely in options screen prior to RA server selection, I got back the performance - but I am playing without one of my senses and this puts you at a real disadvantage in gameplay terms - so much so that I won't do PvP in war zone until it's fixed. There is a real irony to all this too - to paraphrase what the NGD guys said as the server restart countdown began. "Don't worry....It's a quick fix...." Whenever they say that in future I'll get nervous!

11-16-2011, 08:52 PM	#1
JGFMK1 Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 61	Sound is messed up (on Mac at least) Latest fix on Wed 16th Nov 2011 has totally messed up gameplay... Post Halloween quick fix did the damage today. RA went offline & problem started after 6pm GMT mod. I use a Macbook Pro. All I get is static (white noise crackle). I can't hear spells being cast any more or enemy creeping up on me. Gameplay is also very laggy. Worst ever - some performance tweak gone awry? Error log.txt says: [16/11/2011 20:06:32] [SoundManager][sound_manager.cpp(562)] Sound buffer format not recognized. By disabling sound completely in options screen prior to RA server selection, I got back the performance - but I am playing without one of my senses and this puts you at a real disadvantage in gameplay terms - so much so that I won't do PvP in war zone until it's fixed. There is a real irony to all this too - to paraphrase what the NGD guys said as the server restart countdown began. "Don't worry....It's a quick fix...." Whenever they say that in future I'll get nervous! Last edited by JGFMK1; 11-16-2011 at 09:45 PM.