Creative Labs has released an version of Alchemy (allow EAX by re-directing it through OpenAL)... for a mere $9.99.
If your an Audigy sound card user and want EAX on vista games again... http://connect.creativelabs.com/alch...digy/Home.aspx
it may use an "internet" activation on the software as well...
It does not seem to support the LE/SE versions of the audigy
Requirements:
1. Operating Systems:
* Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit
* Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit
2. Sound Blaster Audigy Driver for Vista
3. Supported Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices:
* Sound Blaster Audigy 4
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS notebook
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 SE
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum Ex
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value
* Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum Ex
* Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
* Sound Blaster Audigy
4. Internet connection for software purchase and activation
5. DirectSound3D games installed - click here for supported games list