EAX Advanced HD not working

[丂ｱ乇丂丂ひ_丂乃]

Is there really no way to get the eax feature on creative cards working, other than having to play it on Windows XP? I have Creative Alchemy installed but i can't switch the "3d sound provider" to EAX anymore since i only have the software modes availble :/ Miles 3D, Dolby Surround, Rad Game Tools. I want to enable the fully sound rich eax advanced hd.

[Peppins]

try this guide: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=255064989&insideModal=1

[PorcusGrunzus]

Funny. For me it works without problems and im not even having a creative card.
Having a ASUS Xonar DX. The card and driver emulates EAX in around 80% of the games successfully and without problems.

[丂ｱ乇丂丂ひ_丂乃]

Originally posted by Postal Dude:

Funny. For me it works without problems and im not even having a creative card.
Having a ASUS Xonar DX. The card and driver emulates EAX in around 80% of the games successfully and without problems.

So, you have "Creative Labs EAX 3 TM" as selected soundprovider in painkiller sound options? Because otherwise you're just getting software audio with EAX 2 on it :p

[PorcusGrunzus]

Originally posted by spessu_sb:

Originally posted by Postal Dude:

Funny. For me it works without problems and im not even having a creative card.
Having a ASUS Xonar DX. The card and driver emulates EAX in around 80% of the games successfully and without problems.

So, you have "Creative Labs EAX 3 TM" as selected soundprovider in painkiller sound options? Because otherwise you're just getting software audio with EAX 2 on it :p

Oho. Ok, wait no lol.
I have a EAX box checked in the options. I thought thats it. Have no EAX 3 option.
Sound provider is Miles 2D I think. Not even a clue whats the best.

Randomguys guide had something to enable EAX again but I guess it would probably not work on my soundcard anyway.

[Peppins]

The fix is that:

Install Creative ALchemy, then run it, click on "add", write a name like "Painkiller Black Edition Steam", use the second option and select the default installation directoy (...common/Painkiller Black Edition), select to install in subfolder too and select the "Bin" folder, select to install in main folder and subfolder, click ok. Now select the added game from the left, and move it to the right, done.
Now you will have the eax 3 in the game available.

ps. before that, remove dbsound.dll, dbsound.ini, dbsoundlog.txt from the game main folder and bin folder (if any).

edit. you need to test the maxvoicevalue, default is 128, test if is good when you play, if not modify it to 64, from ALchemy.