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[szmatan]

Hello. I'd like to report a problem with sound. After installing Fading Promises, the sound starts to stutter. Every time the party is moving into another area or when I'm loading saved game, a sound - maybe some kind of drum? - is heard right before the proper sound characteristic for particular location. It goes on and on, the more this sound repeats, the more I'm annoyed, to this extent that I must uninstall the mod. It happens even with the mod's hotfix installed.

May I ask for fixing this bug?

 

Spoiler

// Log of Currently Installed WeiDU Mods

// The top of the file is the 'oldest' mod

// ~TP2_File~ #language_number #component_number // [Subcomponent Name -> ] Component Name [ : Version]

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #0 // Restored Locations: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #1 // Restored Characters and Dialogs: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #2 // Restored Sounds: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #3 // Restored Items: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #4 // Restored Wish Options: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #5 // Restored XP for Minor Things: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #6 // Lich Deril: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #7 // Restored Random Encounters: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #8 // Minor Restorations: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #10 // Better Item Import: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #11 // Restored Final Slayer Dream: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #12 // Alternate Slayer Change: v8.2.8

~ARESTORATIONP/SETUP-ARESTORATIONP.TP2~ #0 #13 // Restored Waukeen's Promenade Cutscene: v8.2.8

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #0 // The Kidnapping of Boo, by Cliffette: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #1 // The Suna Seni/Valygar Relationship Restoration: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #2 // Kalah and What He Was Promised, by Andyr: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #3 // Cat and Mouse: Bodhi Hunts You in Spellhold, by Ghreyfain: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #4 // Gorje Hilldark and the Extended Illithium Quest: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #5 // The Pai'Na/Spider's Bane Quest: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #6 // Restored Crooked Crane: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #7 // Restored Encounters: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #8 // Artemis Entreri in Bodhi's Lair: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #9 // Corrected "Xzar's Creations": v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #10 // Restored Hell Minions, by SimDing0: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #11 // Gorf the Squisher Fix, by Gebhard Blucher: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #13 // Yoshimo's Original Portrait: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #14 // Anomen's Original Portrait: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #15 // NPC Portrait Restorations: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #16 // Corrected BAMs and Scripts: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #17 // Corrected Character Names: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #18 // Restored Minor Dialogs: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #19 // Restored Bhaalspawn Powers, by David Gaider: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #20 // Extended Throne of Bhaal Item Descriptions: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #21 // Throne of Bhaal Minor Restorations: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #22 // Justifier Kit, by Andyr: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #23 // Feralan Kit, by Andyr: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #24 // Sarevok's Remorse, by Sovran and Winterine: v26

~UB/SETUP-UB.TP2~ #2 #25 // The Murder of Acton Balthis, by Kulyok: v26

~CDTWEAKS/SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2~ #6 #130 // Force All Dialogue to Pause: v2

~CDTWEAKS/SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2~ #6 #1160 // Multiple Strongholds -> Without restrictions (Baldurdash): v2

~CDTWEAKS/SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2~ #6 #1180 // Female Edwina: v2

~CDTWEAKS/SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2~ #6 #2090 // Change Experience Point Cap -> Remove completely: v2

~CDTWEAKS/SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2~ #6 #2300 // Triple-Class HLA Tables: v2

~CDTWEAKS/SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2~ #6 #3060 // Shut Up "You Must Gather Your Party ..." (Weimer): v2

~CDTWEAKS/SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2~ #6 #3121 // Happy Patch -> NPCs get angry, but never leave (Salk): v2

~CDTWEAKS/SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2~ #6 #3123 // NPCs Don't Fight: v2

~CDTWEAKS/SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2~ #6 #4050 // Change Jaheira to Neutral Good Alignment: v2

~CDTWEAKS/SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2~ #6 #4100 // Change Korgan to Neutral Evil Alignment: v2

~SETUP-SLANDOR.TP2~ #6 #0 // Minotaur and Lilacor

~C#SB_SILBER/SETUP-C#SB_SILBER.TP2~ #6 #0 // Adalon's Blood by Gandalf the white: 14

~GBTHFKP/GBTHFKP.TP2~ #0 #0 // Expanded Thief Stronghold: v2.20

~ASSASSINATIONS/SETUP-ASSASSINATIONS.TP2~ #5 #0 // Assassinations mod for Baldur's Gate II: v11

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #6 #4 // Miscellaneous Enhancements -> With Additional Random Encounters: v3.2

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #6 #8 // Intrigue In The Copper Coronet: v3.2

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #6 #9 // Rahul Kanakia's Potion Quest: v3.2

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #6 #14 // Burglary Of The Bookkeeper: v3.2

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #6 #16 // The Tragedy Of Besamen: v3.2

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #6 #19 // Nazariel The Lich: v3.2

~SETUP-D0QUESTPACK.TP2~ #6 #21 // Infernal Thievery: v3.2

~MTP/SETUP-MTP.TP2~ #0 #0 // Mazzy the Paladin

~FADINGPROMISES/SETUP-FADINGPROMISES.TP2~ #0 #0 // Fading Promises: v7

[jastey]

I hear it, too, and I have absolutely no idea what causes this.

 

I listened to all the sound files with NI (none of them have this sound in them), I replaced the "blank.mus" with a working copy just in case it might be not as blank as it should be, I updated the songlist.2da patching. The sound is still there, as szmatan pointed out directly after loading a save or loading a new area after travel.

The only thing this mod does differently than others I know is that it also adds a TextScreen("B!AIDTXT") with connected sound (which is also ok if listened to).

 

If anyone has an idea what might cause this, I would be very happy for suggestions.

 

EDIT: Totally forgot: thank you for pointing that out, szmatan!

Edited by jastey, 01 February 2019 - 11:39 AM.

[Argent77]

I'd suggest to look for instances of the OnCreation() trigger. Script blocks with this condition will fire whenever a script is processed for the first time, which happens e.g. when a saved game is loaded, the party enters a new area or a new creature is spawned.

[jastey]

You mean OnCreation() used in the mod? It's not used in the mod as far as I can see.

 

I don't even have a good idea where to start looking - should I disable all sound installation, for example? Or something else?

Edited by jastey, 01 February 2019 - 12:13 PM.

[Argent77]

If you can identify the sound file you could look for PlaySound() instances referencing this file, or use NI's reference searcher to see where else this file could be referenced.

[jastey]

In the mod I don't find a sound file that contains this sound. It sounds a bit like the "plump" you hear on a standard Windows machine when clicking on a file in the Windows Explorer. Maybe it's some kind of "error" noise from the game because it's expecting something that is not there... I am clueless. I guess for debugging I would have to disable parts of the mod to be able to narrow down what is causing this.

Thank you for ideas, nontheless.

[jastey]

Oh, I found it! After some more intense debugging I replaced the "blank.mus" with a working copy from another mod and now the annoying sound upon loading and area transfer is gone. (I would have sworn I did that already but there you go.)

I am very happy to say that this is fixed locally now, too!

[The Imp]

...

I am very happy to say that this is fixed locally now, too!

Then you could do the next logical thing and upload a fixed file as a .zip archive to a post so there's no need to WAIT for the next version.

[jastey]

I did something better: I updated the official download.

 

Thank you again szmatan for reporting, I wouldn't have noticed this for this update, otherwise.

[The Imp]

Better... hmm, and you just assume that installing a 100++ mods and yours, it is easy to just update your mod.

Not that I did that thing, but someone surely already did.