New Steam update kills sound

[suibhne]

This game ran perfectly until the Steam update that was just force-applied. Now there's no sound in the game, even tho it still works perfectly in all of my other games. Defense Grid has gone from being great fun to unplayable in the course of a 30-second upgrade.

I'm running an HT Omega Claro.

[debacler]

Same problem.
Vista x64, Creative x-fi

[fluberto]

same here, though i wouldnt go so far as to say its unplayable, i mostly have my own music on in the background with in game audio turned off. still, its nice to have the option and i expect it will be resolved soon enough

[suibhne]

I felt it was "unplayable" just because I'm relying a lot on audio cues in the game - I purchased it fairly recently and am still working my way through the story levels for the first time.

I should clarify that I'm on XP Pro, 32-bit. Audio drivers are up to date.

[debacler]

Yeah, definitely need sound on the first play through - the narrator is great. Just checked the Steam forums, looks like everybody is having this problem. Hopefully it's a quick fix.

[Mincus]

Just a post to say I'm also having this problem.
Verify didn't work, now trying a full reinstall of the game as I've known that to sometimes fix things for other Steam games.

Edit: Reinstalling didn't work.
I've got other XAudio apps working on the system, so that isn't the problem.
Using Windows 7 RC 64-bit.

[otherguy]

Also killed sound for me. Was working fine before the update. Tried disabling other sound devices, reinstalling directx, and a few other things. No go. Wish I could at least roll back the patch to the old version.

[mgabby]

WTF: Game was working fine (Vista 32 bit Ultimate + SB Audigy 2) but since steam automatically installed an upgrade today I no longer have any sound Is there any way to remove this update???

mGabby

[Leapin Lizard]

Win XP Home SP3; HTO Striker 7.1 Omega Sound Card

Checked Direct x drivers, etc. All else works. Not DGTA.

Worked perfectly until the update. Rats.

[madjoseph]

Hi,

Steam update killed my sound too. Game worked great before update.

Kudos for the update! But please help us fix the sound!

Thanks!

[ginzero]

Fix this to make me happy again..

Great game btw..

[plebc]

sound gone for me as well. Vista Home Premium 32bit. Also noticed when I started the game after the steam update that it reloaded/installed some DirectX thing, although I wasn't really paying attention to it, just thought it was a bit odd.

[puffyfluff]

Same problem - Vista X64 - realtek audio - was fine yesterday. Steam update tonight killed the sound.

[Seeker3010]

Everything worked fine before update. Now no sound. Sound cues VERY important, if not essential. We need some response ASAP.

[shnuggles]

Sound is an issue, true. However under Audio settings I find you can't change the Voice Over setting. Master, Music and Effects all seem to work though.
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Wow, this patch really messed things up eh? Hehe!

[sonix1977nl]

The Steam update also killed my sound. I am using Windows XP Professional, with a Sound Blaster X-Fi. Updating my Sound Blaster drivers to the newest available didn't help. Please fix this ASAP, as I really like the game alot, but I don't like playing as if I am a mute.

[Gahrian]

Same problem here. This game is not enjoyable without the sound.

Worked great before patch. Failed after.

Vista32 - Creativ X-Fi

[MtnMike]

Vista Ultimate, DirectX 10, Soundblaster X-Fi

[austerius]

This is really frustrating....after scouring the forums for a fix to having no sound in the demo, I finally got it to work, and then I buy the full version, and no sound again. This is what's wrong with PC gaming. I shouldn't have to work this hard to enjoy a game. Why hasn't there been an official response yet?

[Mincus]

It's been less than 24 hours since the update, give them a chance.
It is frustrating though, I agree.