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Audio not working at all - 1.8.1 - "Preload failed"

by Nicolai Dutka · in Torque Game Engine Advanced · 05/26/2009 (4:41 pm) · 12 replies

Every single one of my audio files are giving me "preload failed" errors. Even default button sounds, foot steps, gun shots, etc, all stuff that came with my 'game example' that I've been working out of.

I've tried 3d, 2d, stereo, mono, looping, not looping, preload, not preload, etc, etc, etc...

I have a TON of errors in my console log... Every single audio file I have...

And yes, I have an audioProfiles.cs and confirmed it is being executed...

Here's a sample of some of my errors:

SFXProfile(DeathCrySound)::onAdd: The preload failed!
SFXProfile(PainCrySound)::onAdd: The preload failed!
SFXProfile(FootLightSoftSound)::onAdd: The preload failed!
SFXProfile(FootLightHardSound)::onAdd: The preload failed!
SFXProfile(FootLightMetalSound)::onAdd: The preload failed!
SFXProfile(FootLightSnowSound)::onAdd: The preload failed!
SFXProfile(FootLightShallowSplashSound)::onAdd: The preload failed!
SFXProfile(FootLightWadingSound)::onAdd: The preload failed!
SFXProfile(FootLightUnderwaterSound)::onAdd: The preload failed!
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Torque 3D Owner Nicolai Dutka
#1
05/26/2009 (5:30 pm)
Ok, NOW, I am thoroughly confused....

I opened:

~/data/client/prefs.cs

And changed:

$pref::SFX::autoDetect = 0;

To:

$pref::SFX::autoDetect = 1;



Now my sounds work!

Now the confusing part.....

I am working out of an SVN and when I ran an update, my prefs.cs got reverted back:

$pref::SFX::autoDetect = 0;


However, I can STILL hear the sounds!!

Can someone PLEASE, for sanity's sake, explain this to me??


I am having a similar issue with a projectile. I used a resource to create energy projectiles. I am using a red image to create the projectile, yet the projectile constant comes in white. Today, I saw it was red!!! WOOT!! Then I did an SVN update and it's back to white.... BOOO!! WTF?? I feel like I have no control anymore... I'm losin it here peoples! :P

Torque 3D Owner Chris Cain
#2
05/26/2009 (7:02 pm)
I've had this too. I'm pretty sure it's because it autodetects your audio device and stores it in prefs... so when you run those prefs on the other computer, it tries to connect to the audio device of your other computer, which obviously doesn't exist anymore.

So just make sure to either delete your prefs between computers so it detects the audio device properly again.

Associate Michael Hall
Big Kid Games
#3
05/26/2009 (7:45 pm)
You should really set .prefs/.log/config.cs etc. files to be non-versioned, if you're using SVN. Anything that Torque generates specifically for one computer to use (ie. config files and prefs) shouldn't be used on another, else you will run into many other similar problems like this. Your repo should only be concerned with source, scripts, and data, and not system specific audio/video/server/game/network/control/etc preferences.

Torque 3D Owner Nicolai Dutka
#4
05/26/2009 (7:52 pm)
We tried setting those file types to be non-versioned, but it seems that if I set it up on mine, but someone else does not and then they commit, it ignores my attempt to non-version the file...

I've spoken with the team about it several times and I just can't seem to get everyone on the same page here... The most annoying one being those stupid 'Thumbs.db' files from Windows XP users looking at our image files...

Associate Michael Hall
Big Kid Games
#5
05/26/2009 (8:15 pm)
Yikes! I so hated those thumbs.db files.

But at least you know how to solve the immediate problem if it crops up again.

Torque 3D Owner Ivan Mandzhukov
#6
05/27/2009 (5:16 am)
Nicolai,
you should start a new thread on the projectile problem with a video,that describes the visual problem.
Projectile problems are seen more often than not when using a separate control object resources,like the advanced camera.

Torque 3D Owner Carl A Harris
#7
10/26/2009 (1:13 am)
I just installed TGEA 182, and I'm still getting these errors.

The only thing strange that I've noticed, is that the errors are only occuring on OGG files, and not WAV files.

Torque 3D Owner Nicolas Buquet
#8
10/26/2009 (5:10 am)
Hi Carl,

have a look at this : www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/104105/1#comment-688845.

That should help you.


Nicolas Buquet
www.buquet-net.com/cv/

Torque 3D Owner Carl A Harris
#9
10/26/2009 (11:22 am)
hmmmmm. That was related to a Mac fix though. I'm on a Windows box. I'll try it anyway and see what happens.

Torque 3D Owner Carl A Harris
#10
10/27/2009 (12:49 am)
I added the code to the project.conf
Cleaned the solution and the build, for all three (debug, release, optimized).

Recompiled, but didn't fix it. :(

It was worth a shot though. :)
The only thing that seems to get rid of the error, is converting the files to WAV.

Torque 3D Owner Nicolas Buquet
#11
10/27/2009 (4:45 am)
After adding the code to project.conf, you add to re-generate your project, to add the ogg part to your solution.

Then, you recompile.

Hope this will solve your problem.

Nicolas Buquet
www.buquet-net.com/cv/

Torque 3D Owner Carl A Harris
#12
10/27/2009 (11:19 am)
Good point. It took me a while to remember how to regenerate, but I'm absent like that sometimes. :)

Thanks.