New spells: Sounds are not playing.

Post » Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:51 am

I'm trying to create new spells, but for whatever reason, the sounds attached to the graphics I'm using are not being played in the game. No sounds are being played at all, actually, no matter what I do, the spell remains resolutely silent.

Here's a screen of the Effect I'm working with:

http://imgur.com/N8FNn

Can anyone spot anything wrong here that would cause the sounds to not play?
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Cat Haines
 
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Post » Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:15 pm

See http://www.creationkit.com/Sound_effects_dont_play_in_CK. I've got some sounds playing, and some that refuse to. I'm about 90% sure it all comes down to the way the WAV file is saved. Also, why aren't you using the sound options for the spell its self?

Rule out other factors by using a sound built into the game instead. If it plays, you know something is wrong with your file, your discripter or or something along those lines.
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Post » Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:16 pm

See http://www.creationkit.com/Sound_effects_dont_play_in_CK. I've got some sounds playing, and some that refuse to. I'm about 90% sure it all comes down to the way the WAV file is saved. Also, why aren't you using the sound options for the spell its self?

Rule out other factors by using a sound built into the game instead. If it plays, you know something is wrong with your file, your discripter or or something along those lines.

1. I'm not trying to play the sounds in the CK, I'm testing for them in the game itself.

2. I'm not using the Sound options because the audio files I want played are attached to the Visuals I have selected. Several of the game's powers are set up this way, so I know this should work.

3. I'm not using any custom sound effects.
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Post » Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:51 pm

Hmmm... so as soon as you create a new spell, its sounds don't work? IE, if you just copy an existing spell, still no sounds? If that's the case, I've never seen anything like it. I still don't know if I can help, but for anyone else who might:
  • Is it with any spell you make?
  • If not, at what step does the spell no-longer have sounds? (IE no sounds as soon as you add a script?)
  • If THAT is the case, maybe you could go into a bit more detail. What your spell is supposed to do, what FX files you are using, ect.
Judging by the number of posts you have, I do realize you probably aren't new at this, and thus probably not new at troubleshooting, but more info might tip someone else off to what the problem might be.
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Brandon Wilson
 
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Post » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:18 am

It would appear that the answer is yes to this happening to every spell I make.

I tried removing the script, but still the sounds won't play.

All of the sound effects are outlined in the visual effects I have chosen, which are a carbon copy of a vanilla racial Power (which I tried duplicating and re-purposing, but even then the sounds would no longer play when I did so).

I even tried using a Vanilla magic effect and a brand new spell. No sound effects at all.
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