Sound Stutter = death. plz help

[exodus69]

Heya' thanks for takin the time to read this post ...

Just got to Anticitizen One, and this Sound Stutter issue has taken a whole new level for me .. i found the only way to avoid the sound stuttering was to look at the ground or away from what seemed to be causing it (i.e. alyx, dog etc)..

However in Anticitizen one, almost everywhere i look, FPS drop to 5-10 or less and the game becomes Literally unplayable, extremly frustrating seeing as when the game doesnt sound stutter maybe 90% of the time, and runs beautifully @ 1024x768 all high / maxed settings.

PC Spec: AMD 64 3000+, 512mb 3200 ram, 160gb SATA, Sb Live! 5.1 OEM, Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb

Im not sure if a real solution for this embarrasingly stupid issue in HL2 has been posted anywhere, but if anyone has any ideas as to at least reduce the sound stuttering so i can at least play the level, that would be most appreciated.

Thankyou'

 

[joule]

Suggested Solutions

* From Valve: Set snd_async_fullyasync to 1 in the console or config file.
* From Valve: Lower in-game texture detail and/or sound detail.
* Set the -heapsize launch option to half your total RAM. For example, if you have 1 GB of RAM, add the launch option -heapsize 512000. People have also tried other values with limited sucess.
* Run dxdiag and lower sound hardware acceleration.
* If you are running the 5.1 or 4 speaker settings in Half-Life 2, change the setting to 2 speakers.
* Set the snd_mixahead option to various values (0.4, 0.5, 1, 0).
* Set cl_forcepreload to 1 and sv_forcepreload to 1.
* Set cl_smooth to 0.
* Defragment your hard drive.
* Diable virus protection applications.
* Increase AGP aperture setting in your motherboard's BIOS.
* Use ffdshow to disable third-party MP3 CODECs.
* Uninstall various third-party CODEC packs.
* Remove Half-Life 2 completely and redownload or reinstall it.
* To prevent auto-saving, mark the following files as read-only in the hl2\SAVE folder: autosave01.sav, autosave01.tga, autosave.sav, autosave.tga.
* Install Omegadrive's modified drivers (Omega Drivers) for NVIDIA and ATI video cards.

:cheers:

 

[exodus69]

Thx heaps for reply!

hmm.. Its definitly worth a shot to try these suggested solutions .. but i must say, This is suposedly the greatest shooter of all time, and with an issue like this .. what about people who know nothing about Hardware, commands, consoles etc, Not everyone can manually do the suggested procedures, or if they could, should they have too?? For the "greatest shooter of all time" released from the renowned Valve company?

I really hope they fix this properly soon, cant understand how they didnt filter it our or see it comming, im embarrased for valve right now, and im sure there are people who will flame me for saying that, but comon .. the suggested steps above shouldnt have to be undertaken to enjoy this game properly. somone screwed up big time.

 

[joule]

I agree with you 1000%.