Immediate Audio Issue (Game audio peaks)

[DSCO]

So I just downloaded this game, and the start screen was silent except for a short, high pitched buzz that cut off. Checking the audio mixers I saw that Northern Journey was maxing out the volume, and when moving its volume slider it'd peak my headphones constantly. I reinstalled the game only to find the same issue.

I saw a prior post in November 2022 saying it might be a audio driver issue. But I updated my audio drivers and the audio peaking persists. Shame too cause the game looks good and is fun, but the lack of audio kills the mood :\

If anyone knows a fix please lmk, thanks.

[Slid Studio]

Hi DSCO!

Not really sure what it is since I just used the audio system in Unreal Engine, but I would try to clamp the framerate in main menu settings.
I've heard that very high framerates might create some issues.
You could also try to start the game directly from the steam-folder, without the steam overlay!

[DSCO]

Originally posted by Slid Studio:

Hi DSCO!

Not really sure what it is since I just used the audio system in Unreal Engine, but I would try to clamp the framerate in main menu settings.
I've heard that very high framerates might create some issues.
You could also try to start the game directly from the steam-folder, without the steam overlay!

I clamped the framerate to 100 from 144 and it's fixed itself? Thanks for the help!

[Slid Studio]

Dsco:
Oh, that was weird! I'm happy it worked (for some reason), and thank you for telling me.
Yeah, I'm sure I will never run out of unexpected anectodes about what fixes issues!
On a side note, almost all system-type problems I've had seemes to be connected to the framerate, so it is the first suspect on my list.

[Hats]

I am having the same issue. I tried changing the framerate in the settings, tried reinstalling, and tried starting from the game folder directly. I hope there is some other work around as I am very excited to try the game.