Summary:
After the games initial launch a silent buzzing can be heard, which is caused by my soundcard. But this buzzing does not occur with any other game than Stonehearth, so I think we are dealing with a optimizing error of some sort.
Steps to reproduce:
Use my soundcard
Use my microphone jacks that were never really designed to be used
Play Stonehearth
Expected Results:
Clear and smooth audio with no background noises
Actual Results:
A faint, but annoying buzzing sound in the background
Notes:
Attachments:
Version Number and Mods in use:
Newest version, no mods
System Information:
Audio
Sound Cards
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
Realtek High Definition Audio
Playback Device
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Recording Device
FrontMic (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Because the new version is an unstable release, which is in a different branch.
To change to the unstable branch:
Go to your Steam Library and right click on Stonehearth
Select “Properties” from the dropdown menu.
Hop on over to the “Betas” tab
In the “Select the beta you would like to opt into:” dropdown, choose "latest – The latest branch"
If you want to return to the stable branch, select “NONE – The regular version of the game.”
This doesn’t guarantee that your issue will get fixed. If you had it happen since before, it will probably be the same in the latest version. The thing is we updated our sound library in this latest version, so we are searching for bugs related to sound. So far the fault seems to be the hardware. I’ll ping @jamiltron in case he has any idea.
And this also occurs if you plug in headphones before you start? If you do plug in headphones - does buzzing still happen out of the speakers, or the headphones?
I tried Stonehearth with my brother’s usb headset and there was no buzzing, so it has something to do with the way stonehearth manages sound, and the way it manages is not optimal for my sounds-card’s in- and out-jacks. Cause there is no such buzzing with any other game I have played other than stonehearth. (I have 50 games in steam, some fullscreen some not) And literally as I am writing this I tested stonehearth with fullscreen off and on with no difference in the buzzing except slight pitch change.
If you plug in headphone with a normal audio jack (not usb) - turn the sound completely down on the OS level, do you hear the buzzing from the headphones, the computer speakers, or not at all?
Also, in your initial configuration - is there a difference in the buzzing sound between playing the game in vsync and not in vsync?
With OS sounds off and game on the buzzing can be heard. I have speakers which are audio jack connected and they also buzz. WHAT DA FUG Turning vsync on got rid off the buzzing… Isn’t vsync a graphical setting? Please explain : D
PS. My Azer pc is not optimized for audio jack usage: other components stacked on the inner wires of the jacks inside the computer, causing the jacks to capture slight electrical disturbance
Ok, I was suspecting it was a hardware issue. Sometimes the way hardware is installed into a machine certain components can cause line interference with other components. This sometimes happens with the graphics card or sometimes even a power source causing an interference with the sound setup. My understanding of why vsync can alleviate this is just that it potentially causes a reduction in the interference, but isn’t an actual remedy for the problem.
The fact that you have wires causing electrical disturbances further indicates that this is a hardware issue. Why only Stonehearth thus far has seemed to affect your sound I am unsure of, but my only suggestion would be to correct the electrical disturbance issue you describe above and see if that helps.