Fixing OpenAL Error

In this Guide we'll be Fixing a Error on SteamWorld Heist, Dig 1, and Dig 2 startup.
The same guide was also posted over at SteamWorld Dig 2's Community Guides

Fixing OpenAL Error:

OpenAL stands for Open Audio Library and it seems to be, what's causing the game to Crash on some Current Releases of Windows 11, and Windows 10.

- The standard has been remade into a Software Standard by kcat[github.com].

You can Fix the Issue of "Failed to create OpenAL context" for all SteamWorld Games from 2017 or Sooner.

Installing Soft-OpenAL

1. On Steam you'll wanna goto: Library > SteamWorld Game > Right-Click > Manage > Browse Local Files
2. Next you will want to goto this Link: OpenAL-Soft[github.com].
3. Download the latest release for your Specific Platform, since I use Windows, I'll Download the "openal-soft-1.23.1-bin.zip", for Linux you'll need to Download the provided *.bz2 File.
4. Extract the Archive itself, and goto the following directory: openal-soft-1.23.1-bin > bin > Your OS-Type.
5. There should only be one File in that Folder, which should be named something around "soft_oal.dll", copy that file into your SteamWorld Game Folder we opened via Steam.
6. Copy the name of the Original File: "OpenAL32.dll", and Delete the File.
7. Rename the *.dll you just copied over to your SteamWorld Game's Directory to the name: "OpenAL32.dll".
8. Attempt to Play your SteamWorld Game.

Hopefully this guide Worked for You

- If you're still having trouble, feel free to comment and share your Concerns and Ideas below.

Alternate Way

- If you'd rather not go renaming files, extracting stuff, and all that Jazz.
- I developed a tool todo every game Automatically Here[github.com].