Audio issues?

[WarNerve]

I've put about 40 hours into the game without coming up against any bugs, except for one strange audio glitch where it sounds like one of the robots bodies or an object I dropped, perhaps, is spazzing out and rapidly tapping against the floor or something. The first couple of times it happened I was in a dark bunker and it kinda creeped me out. I thought something was running around looking for me.

Suddenly tonight, though, I keep encountering these really bad audio glitches where I'll get this loud, crackly pop, all of a sudden. Similar to the sound you might hear when plugging in or unplugging a mic or something, and when you first make contact it kinda makes a loud pop sound. This issue is usually accompanied by the sound of my own footsteps disappearing.

I don't know if it's related or just mere coincidence, but I started noticing these audio issues around the time I encountered the large, flying, robots for the first time, up in the farm land areas.

Edit: After thinking about it more, I think the issues started around the time I first encountered the two different robot factions fighting with one another. That was when the audio first started cutting in and out, and crackling.

Edit: typo

[znurrad]

Yes, the ticking/rattling sound you hear IS a bag you dropped.

[WarNerve]

Originally posted by znurrad:

Yes, the ticking/rattling sound you hear IS a bag you dropped.

Yeah, that's what I thought it was. What about the issues with audio crackling/popping, and cutting in and out? Have you experienced that at all? It seems like it mostly happens when there's a lot going on in the area. Such as groups of robots fighting with one another.

[znurrad]

I haven't heard any crackling for years now but a low blip sound sometimes when moving around. Firebirds flying sound can cut in and out depending on their flightpath but nothing really loud for me.

Have you tried updating your sounddrivers? You can also try changing your windows samplerate, I'm pretty much fine using 48khz samplerate here.

[RiceCakes]

I have heard what your talking about, but it went away for me.

[WarNerve]

Ok. Thank you.

[DedZedNub]

(I once had something similar in a game, not this one, which ended up that my audio plug wasn't fully pushed into the front sound port, and I lost only part of the signal, usually one channel, like say the faraway sounds, or the voices, etc. Another time I had a USB port next to it, and since the two were held onto the front part of the pc by the same bracket, when both were in, for some reason, it would weaken the connection for the audio port exactly as in the first situation. In this game, I could see it being much more likely to be a game and not hardware issue, but just mentioning this, since a simple check and push, might solve the issue. I find front audio jacks to have this problem a lot, where the ones in the back don't. So perhaps an extended cord with a jack on the end, or making sure it is the right size jack, some have 1 ring on the end, some have two and will just go in to the first line because not really same type, will cause it. )

On a different audio issue I get occasionally in the game:

I sometimes get sounds from destroyed enemies, like the Doggos or Hunters. I usually don't but sometimes I do. Occasionally I also will hear the enemies when I am above a bunker where they have spawned or in a bunker below where they are on the surface.

The part in the last paragraph is not such a big deal, even though concrete or several feet of earth shouild dampen such sounds, I gather it is probably a distance fade only. Actually can be fun and works to your advantage, even if it could be arguably irritating or disappointing.

But, it points to another possibility as to the sounds of the killed enemies. That perhaps they have simply fallen into the map under the surface when spawning. Not saying it is that, but it adds to the worry.

I like to pretend that it is simply that the main brain or the comm unit on the enemy is still active, and so it is either moaning or a malfunctioning brain or communications system, trying to contact others, or receiving such communication. So, in some ways, it can add to the fun.

But overall, it could be simply a bug. Doesn't happen most of the time, but maybe one in 5 times I load a game it may happen.

[toughelite232]

I usually hear it around the larger farmland where wolf and lynx usually are fighting harvesters and tanks. Not sure how helpful that is.

[EmJF1986]

Originally posted by WarNerve:

I've put about 40 hours into the game without coming up against any bugs, except for one strange audio glitch where it sounds like one of the robots bodies or an object I dropped, perhaps, is spazzing out and rapidly tapping against the floor or something. The first couple of times it happened I was in a dark bunker and it kinda creeped me out. I thought something was running around looking for me.

Suddenly tonight, though, I keep encountering these really bad audio glitches where I'll get this loud, crackly pop, all of a sudden. Similar to the sound you might hear when plugging in or unplugging a mic or something, and when you first make contact it kinda makes a loud pop sound. This issue is usually accompanied by the sound of my own footsteps disappearing.

I don't know if it's related or just mere coincidence, but I started noticing these audio issues around the time I encountered the large, flying, robots for the first time, up in the farm land areas.

Edit: After thinking about it more, I think the issues started around the time I first encountered the two different robot factions fighting with one another. That was when the audio first started cutting in and out, and crackling.

Edit: typo

I guess these audio issues are still ongoing as I am getting exactly what the OP described. Audio was fine until coming across the different factions warring, then I get cracks and pops usually when there's gunfire going off.

I have also had the random shuffling movement sound as if there is something behind me, but when I turn, there is nothing and the sound stops, only to start again when I turn back around...

[Grifman]

Originally posted by EmJF1986:

Originally posted by WarNerve:

I've put about 40 hours into the game without coming up against any bugs, except for one strange audio glitch where it sounds like one of the robots bodies or an object I dropped, perhaps, is spazzing out and rapidly tapping against the floor or something. The first couple of times it happened I was in a dark bunker and it kinda creeped me out. I thought something was running around looking for me.

Suddenly tonight, though, I keep encountering these really bad audio glitches where I'll get this loud, crackly pop, all of a sudden. Similar to the sound you might hear when plugging in or unplugging a mic or something, and when you first make contact it kinda makes a loud pop sound. This issue is usually accompanied by the sound of my own footsteps disappearing.

I don't know if it's related or just mere coincidence, but I started noticing these audio issues around the time I encountered the large, flying, robots for the first time, up in the farm land areas.

Edit: After thinking about it more, I think the issues started around the time I first encountered the two different robot factions fighting with one another. That was when the audio first started cutting in and out, and crackling.

Edit: typo

I guess these audio issues are still ongoing as I am getting exactly what the OP described. Audio was fine until coming across the different factions warring, then I get cracks and pops usually when there's gunfire going off.

I have also had the random shuffling movement sound as if there is something behind me, but when I turn, there is nothing and the sound stops, only to start again when I turn back around...

Yes. I have the same problem in the same place, but it only happened for me after the latest patch.

[LiMpY]

I get the odd popping sound, it doesn't seem to be localized the others mentioned. The worst was a defensive cannon I dismantled, the dismantling sound never quit. I was so annoying that after a few days, I tore down the whole fort and relocated.

[EmJF1986]

Originally posted by LiMpY:

I get the odd popping sound, it doesn't seem to be localized the others mentioned. The worst was a defensive cannon I dismantled, the dismantling sound never quit. I was so annoying that after a few days, I tore down the whole fort and relocated.

I've had this as well. Though, it usually stops upon a full exit and re-enter of the game...

[Jamma003]

Originally posted by EmJF1986:

Originally posted by WarNerve:

I've put about 40 hours into the game without coming up against any bugs, except for one strange audio glitch where it sounds like one of the robots bodies or an object I dropped, perhaps, is spazzing out and rapidly tapping against the floor or something. The first couple of times it happened I was in a dark bunker and it kinda creeped me out. I thought something was running around looking for me.

Suddenly tonight, though, I keep encountering these really bad audio glitches where I'll get this loud, crackly pop, all of a sudden. Similar to the sound you might hear when plugging in or unplugging a mic or something, and when you first make contact it kinda makes a loud pop sound. This issue is usually accompanied by the sound of my own footsteps disappearing.

I don't know if it's related or just mere coincidence, but I started noticing these audio issues around the time I encountered the large, flying, robots for the first time, up in the farm land areas.

Edit: After thinking about it more, I think the issues started around the time I first encountered the two different robot factions fighting with one another. That was when the audio first started cutting in and out, and crackling.

Edit: typo

I guess these audio issues are still ongoing as I am getting exactly what the OP described. Audio was fine until coming across the different factions warring, then I get cracks and pops usually when there's gunfire going off.

I have also had the random shuffling movement sound as if there is something behind me, but when I turn, there is nothing and the sound stops, only to start again when I turn back around...

Im having this exact issue in the same place, after running into warring robots for the first time. Hopefully theres a fix for this soon.

[Zockopa]

To be honest at first i thought those weird sounds are ricochets. But no,it realy is a sound bug,