Noisy sound or sound lowering volume (solved)

[Samu]

I have a problem with sound. I'm using Windows XP 32-bit and my sound card is a Creative Sound Blaster Live!.

I installed the game and applied the 1.76 patch. The game couldn't run, so I downloaded a no-cd patch. The game now runs but the sound quickly fades away when I'm building stuff, untill I no longer hear anything, except train or trucks engines looping sounds and the music.

If I turn the forced buffer on, the sound works fine, but sometimes it becomes jerky, really noisy, as if it was reading some corrupted sound, I have to mute it or to disable the forced buffer.

Anything I can do to fix this problem?

[Opan]

It may have something to do with the no-cd crack. I know that I don't trust everything on the web and there could be bugs or glitches involved. Although the cd cracks are something that doesn't like to be discussed on the forums.

[Krakr]

I installed the game and applied the 1.76 patch. The game couldn't run . . .

That's your problem right there.
If a fresh install off a genuine Locomotion CD won't run, then you have to solve that problem FIRST!!

A general rule of computing is : Never patch or attempt an upgrade of a program that's misbehaving, unless the patch is specifically intended to fix that misbehavior.

If it were me I'd ...
1. Uninstall the game completely, and delete any leftover directories. Optional: Search registry for Locomotion-related entries and delete them all.
2. Reinstall off a GENUINE CD. Run the game.
3. If it runs OK, only then install the 1.76 patch.
4. If it misbehaves after #3, then I'd suspect your patch exe is corrupted.

It may have something to do with the no-cd crack . . .

I doubt it. I've been using that patch since it first became available and have no problems. Same system OP described - except for the sound card.