"OpenAL32.dll is missing"

[Hawkthorne]

So I'm trying to launch the game, but every time I hit "start" in the launcher I get an error saying "The program can't start because OpenAL32.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it twice now, and it still gives me the same error. Please help!

[Skymirrh]

From the FAQ:

When I press "Start" in the launcher, it says "OpenAL32.dll is missing".
OpenAL didn't properly install. Just install it again:
Right-click on the game in your library -> Properties -> Local files -> Browse local files -> _CommonRedist -> OpenAL -> 2.0.7.0 -> oalinst.exe.

[Hawkthorne]

That fixed it! Thanks :D

[Silver]

aw shoot, that didn't work for me

[Skymirrh]

Originally posted by -Silver-:

aw shoot, that didn't work for me

There is no other way to fix the "OpenAL32.dll is missing" error. If it didn't fix the issue, try to uninstall OpenAL from the programs list before reinstalling it, to make sure that is not a version conflict.

[krodevissam]

yeah for me it says the same thing but their is no CommonRedist file just Resdist and inside that its just a program called vcredist_x86.exe

[Skymirrh]

The file has moved. Up-to-date solution from the FAQ:

When I press "Start" in the launcher, it says "OpenAL32.dll is missing".
OpenAL didn't properly install. First, uninstall OpenAL from your programs list. Then, install it again by running the executable located in Steam common distributables:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\OpenAL\2.0.7.0\oalinst.exe