FO4 doesnt like headphones.

[LordBunce]

Anyone else have this issue. I have to connect my headphones BEFORE launching FO4 or there will be no audio. and if i disconnect my headphone during gameplay it crashes the whole game. My other games don't do this

[Dumbfounded Polymath]

Had this happen with another game, but not this one.

[fluxtorrent]

Plenty of other games do this. Device driver fails in this case due to being disconnected and the game crashes. Any game that requires the audio device set prior to launch pretty much.

[Mr.Hmm]

Never had this problem.

Are you sure all your drivers are updated ?

[Aleksi]

Workaround: connect headphones before launching the game

[⚧ Ember Heartshine]

Make sure you have all of your drivers and your audio card manufacturer's helper app installed. It worked fine until I upgraded to Windows 10, but upon installing the Realtek software it began working as expected.

[Kyros]

Originally posted by LordBunce:

Anyone else have this issue. I have to connect my headphones BEFORE launching FO4 or there will be no audio. and if i disconnect my headphone during gameplay it crashes the whole game. My other games don't do this

Happens with some games, but in any event it's always safer to plug in and enable all your tools before launching the game don't you think?

[ImHelping]

Are they USB headphones or heaphone jack headphones?

I'm not having that isssue myself, but I also use my normal heaphones by plugging them into my speakers.

[LordBunce]

Originally posted by I'm Helping!:

Are they USB headphones or heaphone jack headphones?

I'm not having that isssue myself, but I also use my normal heaphones by plugging them into my speakers.

They are Bluetooth. And im using a usb dongle if that matters lol

[☣ βioClone λx-45 ☣]

Originally posted by LordBunce:

Originally posted by I'm Helping!:

Are they USB headphones or heaphone jack headphones?

I'm not having that isssue myself, but I also use my normal heaphones by plugging them into my speakers.

They are Bluetooth. And im using a usb dongle if that matters lol

Late, but I found a semi-fix for this... is the same, connect the headphones before, but not before opening the game, but before opening Steam.. I think maybe could be related to the UI.

[Crystal Sharrd]

Mine only does this because Windows 10 makes me choose what kind of audio device I plugged in.

[LordBunce]

Originally posted by ☣ βioClone λx-45 ☣:

Originally posted by LordBunce:

They are Bluetooth. And im using a usb dongle if that matters lol

Late, but I found a semi-fix for this... is the same, connect the headphones before, but not before opening the game, but before opening Steam.. I think maybe could be related to the UI.

thanks for resurrecting a thread I didnt remember existed for a game I havn't played in 2 years lol

[Q Pop]

Necro just to trigger LordBunce once more. ;)

[Kyros]

Originally posted by ♦.♦:

Necro just to trigger LordBunce once more. ;)

I'm pretty sure after 3 years he managed to fix this issue.
So even your sad trolling attempt is pointless.

[LordBunce]

Originally posted by ∇♦∇:

Necro just to trigger LordBunce once more. ;)

Just now seeing this in 2021 after not using steam since forever. Cheers mate

[LordBunce]

Originally posted by ⚜ Warlord ⚜:

Originally posted by ♦.♦:

Necro just to trigger LordBunce once more. ;)

I'm pretty sure after 3 years he managed to fix this issue.
So even your sad trolling attempt is pointless.

Not pointless or sad, was triggered