AudioSound botton, shots, newborn vil,cannons ABSENT

[_Tomahawk_]

Dear team,

here is an issue I have since some days:
no sound coming from shots, button touch (that sound is boring I have to say and I am glad there's not),
no sound from new born villagers, no sound from cannons, shots etc.
Do you think it's an issue outside my game?

Some strange audio configuration that starts when I play ? Because I remember playing and hearing sounds with this exact version
of age, with this computer few days ago and I am sure of it.
I remember that when I was putting the head set I have, it strangely disappeared. But I mean ... I hear all the rest of the sounds, that's why I believe it's in game problem.

Should I put the cd in ? Probably it's that instead ?
Some people have all the sounds and they play with no CD (I mean they have original game of course like me) and they still hear all the sounds so I think that's not my case.

In the settings all is set on in audio.

And by the way in the options what is ENABLE IME ?

Lot's of doubts, 2 questions. Let me know please.

[deleted_user0]

Its a common bug, restarting helps sometimes. I never had it until a year ago... Its really annoying. I think ita only on tad tho

[EAGLEMUT]

This same thing has actually happened to me quite recently. I think for me it resolved itself after running the "repair install" tool from my CD.

[MCJim]

Ye, the soundbug, it's annoying. For me it just helps if I restart the game.

[_Tomahawk_]

Restart the game does not help it always starts without sound. I will do repair instal with the cd... cool!

And will let you know if this had repaired the bug

[_Tomahawk_]

Dear friends nothing --... no solution even after uninstall ... anybody knows why?

[Goodspeed]

Do you hear any sound in AoE at all? Music?
Sounds like the issue is in windows.
Maybe the game is simply muted in volume control (lower right speaker icon)?
Maybe the game is outputting its sound to the wrong device. If you right click that same icon and go to "playback devices" (or translation of that) do you see more than 1 device?

You speak of a headset you use? Is it new? What changed in your setup around the time this issue started?

Try updating drivers for the output devices you have.

[lemmings121]

I had a similar problem, then i realized my headset was plugged just halfway.
looks like thats not you case, but just in case quick check it

[_Tomahawk_]

Ciao Goodspeed and friends,

Thanks for making my head raise and opening my eyes! I thought about that, sincerely but I feel even more stupid to not pursue that way as I thought it was that the problem I have actually "two" fictitious or two real audios cards one on MB one not and inserting the headset it looks like Microsoft games or me, had created a conflict.

I agree the issue is in my pc, it's in the config of the audio output... I need to play on that (proably with game open) and see when the "buttons start to sound again" ...

Yes I here everything. Not the effects: newborn villager, shots, cannons nothing. Just the basic and of course I hear the attack sound and the bell sound too but many others not. somehow it is a strange issue.

Thanks for your words and suggestions.

[_Tomahawk_]

SOLVED! It's about audio OS settings ... I have more "cards" or devices recognized in the computer. By re-setting the one I use as main audio system and disabling the others the thing is done. I have my sounds back again... but I stay a noob.