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Nexium · Aug 30, 2006, 11:27 AM // 11:27

Hey

Gw is the only Game i got that 5.1Surround dosent work on how come i do get sound in the 2 front speaker but the rest are dead..

sleepy samurai · Aug 30, 2006, 11:50 AM // 11:50

Lac development on the decoding side. But then again you can always spread the sound over the speakers. Two lefts and two rights.

Mushroom · Aug 30, 2006, 02:52 PM // 14:52

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Originally Posted by Nexium

Hey

Gw is the only Game i got that 5.1 Surround dosent work on how come i do get sound in the 2 front speaker but the rest are dead..

I would check the settings on your sound card and speakers. I play it on a 5.1 system myself, and it comes out of all the speakers.

The way 5.1 works is that if the source does not provide a 5.1 signal, it simply copies the 2 or 2.1 to the other speakers. This is the same if you put a mono record on a stereo record player, or play a stereo DVD on a home unit with surround sound.

I would probably check the sound card settings first. And also check the audio settings in GW itself. When I get home tonight, I will see if I can duplicate this problem in my home system.

Seren!ty · Aug 30, 2006, 03:01 PM // 15:01

I have the same problem, 2 speakers work the rest is "dead". On other games it does work though :|

Omega X · Aug 30, 2006, 03:50 PM // 15:50

Check your settings.

GW works with 5.1.

In GW Options, Set for 3D Hardware Acceleration. (SET EAX if you have a good Creative card)

IN WINDOWS, you have to make sure that your speakers are set to 5.1 in the Sound Options.

I have a 5.1 system and an Audigy 2. Surround Sound works perfectly.

Nexium · Aug 30, 2006, 06:14 PM // 18:14

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Originally Posted by Omega X

Check your settings.

GW works with 5.1.

In GW Options, Set for 3D Hardware Acceleration. (SET EAX if you have a good Creative card)

IN WINDOWS, you have to make sure that your speakers are set to 5.1 in the Sound Options.

I have a 5.1 system and an Audigy 2. Surround Sound works perfectly.

Dont have Creative card
and yes my setting in windows are sett to 5.1... iam nott sure what to do..

vlein · Aug 31, 2006, 11:31 PM // 23:31

I had 5.1 put in recently and the guildwars sounds come out all wierd, like the background music comes out when i swing the camera left, then I move right and the BG music disappears and in cuts the effects or something, and then later in cuts the music :S

Omega X · Sep 01, 2006, 05:33 PM // 17:33

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Originally Posted by Nexium

Dont have Creative card
and yes my setting in windows are sett to 5.1... iam nott sure what to do..

What do you have?

Post some system specs.

imsystem · Sep 02, 2006, 08:36 PM // 20:36

5.1 works great for me i hear the arrows from archers that are behind me come out of back speakers and what not. same with them standing to the side of me th sound comes from the side.

i have a creative xfire so i use hardware 3d and eax in the sound options of gw.

Nexium · Sep 02, 2006, 09:13 PM // 21:13

got Ac97
7.1 built in soundcard

EatMoreCarbs · Sep 02, 2006, 10:18 PM // 22:18

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Originally Posted by vlein

I had 5.1 put in recently and the guildwars sounds come out all wierd, like the background music comes out when i swing the camera left, then I move right and the BG music disappears and in cuts the effects or something, and then later in cuts the music :S

Same here, i only have a 2.1 set in right now though. In Yaks, if i stay away from the Fire, i hear it roaring like a fire would, then i move closer, that sound goes completely away and all i hear is the cracking from the fire.

Omega X · Sep 03, 2006, 02:32 AM // 02:32

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Originally Posted by Nexium

got Ac97
7.1 built in soundcard

AC'97 is a built in chip.

Onboard sound taxes the system far more than a PCI card like a Sound Blaster.

Have you tried updating your drivers from your board manufacturer's site?

Nexium · Sep 03, 2006, 06:48 PM // 18:48

well the thing i dont get is why is it Only GW and not the other games then..