Changes between Version 116 and Version 117 of FAQ

Timestamp:

Oct 19, 2022, 11:47:52 PM (19 months ago)

Author:

Norse_Harold

Comment:

Make sound and audio configuration paths preformatted

FAQ

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 There are some settings in the game related to volume levels. From the main menu, click Settings, Options, Sound. 
 
-If you connect a sound device after you start 0 A.D. then it is necessary to configure it to the default sound device in your operating system, then restart 0 A.D. in order for it to be detected.
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-Assuming that sound works for other apps while 0 A.D. is not running then troubleshooting the sound output of 0 A.D. likely involves troubleshooting OpenAL on your system. This is because 0 A.D. uses the OpenAL sound system for audio output. Check the OpenAL configuration, which on Linux and Mac is stored at /etc/openal/alsoft**.conf**, and on Windows is stored in %AppData%\alsoft**.ini**. If it does not already exist then download [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kcat/openal-soft/master/alsoftrc.sample alsoftrc.sample], rename it to the appropriate name for your OS and store it in the correct location, listed earlier.
+If you connect a sound device, or plug in an audio jack, after you start 0 A.D. then it is necessary to configure your operating system to use it as the default sound device, then restart 0 A.D. in order for it to be detected.
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+Assuming that sound works for other apps while 0 A.D. is not running then troubleshooting the sound output of 0 A.D. likely involves troubleshooting OpenAL on your system. This is because 0 A.D. uses the OpenAL sound system for audio output. Check the OpenAL configuration, which on Linux and Mac is stored at {{{/etc/openal/alsoft.conf}}}, and on Windows is stored in {{{%AppData%\alsoft.ini}}}. If it does not already exist then download [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kcat/openal-soft/master/alsoftrc.sample alsoftrc.sample], rename it to the appropriate name for your OS and store it in the correct location, listed earlier.
 
 Ensure that the correct "driver", also known as "audio backend", is being used by OpenAL. There are reports from users where unexpected drivers were used by OpenAL, for example trying to use jack, failing, next using alsa instead of Pulseaudio. The only documentation easily found about the OpenAL configuration is in the comments within alsoft.conf. When referencing drivers in the OpenAL configuration, use the name of the audio backend within the quote marks at [https://github.com/kcat/openal-soft/blob/master/alc/alc.cpp#L199 alc.cpp].