» Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:42 pm After a couple long sessions of wilderness and oblivion gates, when I returned to town I noticed a problem I've never encountered before with vanilla NPC voices. Most of them work, but some randomly won't play - I see the subtitle, and their lips flap, but no sound plays, and the subtitle isn't there long enough to read (which is really strange, since I have the universal silent voice OBSE plugin, which works perfectly for mod NPCs with no voice mp3s). When the NPC is speaking multi-line dialogue, like in a quest (ie where they have multiple mp3s of stuff to say, as opposed to "Rumors" and the like), half will play, half will skip. Any time a particular line fails to play, it will continue to fail to play. However, if I quicksave-quit-reload and click the same line, it will play fine, but the same problem will happen with a different NPC, whose line I may have heard before the reload.
Very strange behaviour. I'm pretty smart, I use BAIN and TES4Edit and the CS and Google and whatnot, but I haven't been able to track down the cause or a solution.
I read about what sounds like a similar problem people with non-english installs have when installing english mods, so I uninstalled The Other Spheres - Prelude (english version, but it's a German mod iirc) which I hadn't started yet. Also got rid of ambient town sounds and all other sound mods other than AgarMoreVariedSpellEffects and OSSO, both of which I've been using forever. Even went back to a save before any of that was installed (with my load order, bashed patch, and all BAIN packages back exactly how they were), still I have skipped voices.
Let's see, what else have I tried... I have two sound devices in this machine, so I switched to the other one, tried turning "Hardware Acceleration" down on each of them as well. Changed to 24 sound card channels in Oblivion.ini from 32. Reboot many many times...
So, anyone have an idea what might be up? I'm going to try a bit of driver/directx reinstalling/maintenance next, then I guess BAIN packages of extraced voice .bsa files, or try and reproduce the problem on another machine (ugh, to both those last two), unless anyone's got another idea...
Here's my load order, I know it's pretty huge, but I've got a good handle on it and it's been working swimmingly so far, and as I said it's back exactly how it was before this happened:
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Active Mod Files:00 Oblivion.esm01 Windfall.esm02 All Natural Base.esm [Version 0.9.9.5]03 Cobl Main.esm [Version 1.73]04 Harvest[Containers].esm05 Harvest[Containers] - Player Home Add-on.esm06 Mart's Monster Mod.esm [Version 3.7b3p3]07 VASE - core.esm08 Kvatch Rebuilt.esm09 Progress.esm [Version 2.2]0A CustomSpellIcons.esm** TNR ALL RACES FINAL.esp** TNR - ShiveringIsles.esp0B Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp [Version 3.2.9]0C Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp0D DLCShiveringIsles.esp0E Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp [Version 1.4.0]0F All Natural - Real Lights.esp [Version 0.9.9.5]10 All Natural.esp [Version 0.9.9.5]11 All Natural - SI.esp [Version 0.9.9.5]++ Symphony of Violence.esp12 WindowLightingSystem.esp++ Book Jackets Oblivion-IMPORT.esp++ Cobl Bookjackets.esp13 MERGED CNRP.esp14 Display Stats.esp [Version 1.2]15 diversegrasses.esp++ Item interchange - Extraction.esp [Version 0.78]16 Quest Log Manager.esp [Version 1.2]++ Harvest[Containers] - Vanilla.esp++ Harvest[Containers] - SI.esp++ Harvest[Containers] - SI - Ore Respawn.esp++ Harvest[Containers] - Vanilla - Ore ReSpawn.esp++ Harvest[Containers] - Player Home Add-on.esp17 Enhanced Economy.esp [Version 4.2.1]18 Choices and Consequences.esp [Version 2.02]19 Map Marker Overhaul.esp [Version 3.5.2]1A Map Marker Overhaul - SI additions.esp [Version 3.5]1B STHotkeys.esp1C DLCHorseArmor.esp1D DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]++ Mart's Monster Mod - DLCHorseArmor+Slofs .esp [Version 0.91]1E DLCOrrery.esp1F DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.3]20 DLCVileLair.esp21 DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]22 DLCMehrunesRazor.esp23 DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.4]24 DLCSpellTomes.esp++ DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.1]** Book Jackets DLC.esp** GrimbotsSpellTomes.esp25 SentientWeapon.esp [Version 3]26 SpeechcraftEnhanced.esp27 XSPipeMod.esp [Version 1.2]28 DLCThievesDen.esp29 DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.5]2A DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp [Version 1.0.4]2B Cobl Glue.esp [Version 1.73]2C Cobl Si.esp [Version 1.63]++ Cobl Tweaks.esp [Version 1.73]2D Mart's Monster Mod.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Shivering Isles.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]2E Mart's Monster Mod - Additional Enemy NPC Vars.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Imperial Armor.esp [Version 3.7b3p]2F Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]30 Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]31 Mart's Monster Mod - Durability & Damage.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Less Bone Loot.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - No Giants.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - No Beholdens.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - No Balrogs.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Spawn Rates - Reduced.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]32 Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - More Passive Wildlife.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]33 Mart's Monster Mod - Extra Wounding.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ VASE - Cyrodiil for MMM.esp++ Mart's Monster Mod - Slof Horses Complete.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]34 Creatures Alive v1.3.esp++ MMM-Cobl.esp [Version 1.73]35 BHC_Expanded.esp [Version 1.2]36 Kvatch Rebuilt.esp37 The Ayleid Steps.esp [Version 3.4]38 Windfall.esp39 Cyrodiil Travel Services.esp [Version 2.0.3]3A za_bankmod.esp3B DLCBattlehornCastle.esp3C DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.4]3D DLCFrostcrag.esp3E DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.4]3F Knights.esp40 Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp [Version 1.0.10]41 SM Plugin Refurbish(Merged).esp [Version 1.30]42 Choices and Consequences - SM Plugin Refurbish - Orrery.esp [Version 2.0]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Knights.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]43 The Lost Spires.esp44 The Lost Spires_delayer.esp [Version 1.1]45 ElsweyrAnequina.esp46 Feldscar.esp [Version 1.0.4]47 Vergayun.esp [Version 1.0.5]48 Faregyl.esp [Version 1.0.10]49 Faregyl+Anequina Patch.esp4A xuldarkforest.esp [Version 1.0.4]4B LostSpires-DarkForest patch.esp4C xulStendarrValley.esp [Version 1.2.2]4D xulTheHeath.esp4E MMMMWL-TheHeath patch.esp4F XulEntiusGorge.esp50 xulFallenleafEverglade.esp [Version 1.3.1]51 LostSpires-Everglade patch.esp [Version 1.2]52 Anequina-Fallenleaf-Patch.esp53 xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp [Version 1.2.1]54 xulChorrolHinterland.esp [Version 1.2.2]55 xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp [Version 1.6.4]56 xulBravilBarrowfields.esp [Version 1.3.2]57 xulLushWoodlands.esp [Version 1.3]58 xulAncientYews.esp [Version 1.4.3]59 xulAncientRedwoods.esp [Version 1.6]5A xulCloudtopMountains.esp [Version 1.0.3]5B xulArriusCreek.esp [Version 1.1.3]5C xulRollingHills_EV.esp [Version 1.3.2]5D MMMMWL-RollingHills patch.esp5E xulPantherRiver.esp5F xulRiverEthe.esp [Version 1.0.2]60 xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp [Version 1.0.2]61 xulImperialIsle.esp [Version 1.6.3]62 xulBlackwoodForest.esp [Version 1.0.4]63 xulCheydinhalFalls.esp [Version 1.0.1]64 KvatchRebuilt-CheydinhalFalls patch.esp65 xulAspenWood.esp [Version 1.0.2]66 xulSkingradOutskirts.esp [Version 1.0.1]67 xulSnowdale.esp [Version 1.0]68 Feldscar+Snowdale Patch.esp [Version 1.0]69 Harvest [Flora].esp [Version 3.0.0]++ MERGED Harvest [Flora].esp [Version ShiveringIsles.DLCVileLair.DLCFrostcrag]6A AutoBookPlacer.esp [Version 3.02]6B kuerteeCustomisableHUDComponents.esp6C DropLitTorchOBSE.esp [Version 2.4]++ GotNoClass.esp6D kuerteeGoldIsAnInventoryItem.esp6E Toggleable Quantity Prompt.esp [Version 3.1.1]6F ATakesAll.esp70 Wrye Shivering.esp [Version 08]71 Enhanced Economy - House prices.esp [Version 1.0]72 StartChoices.esp73 TFE.esp74 TFE Cobl Glue.esp75 Roughing It.esp76 DS Summon Luggage.esp77 RefScope.esp [Version 2.0.2]78 AgarMoreVariedSpellEffects.esp++ TFE Magic Costs.esp79 SM Combat Hide.esp [Version 1.2]7A SM Bounty.esp [Version 1.22c]++ CoblDeathFix.esp [Version 1.20]7B Enhanced Grabbing.esp [Version 0.5]7C nGCD.esp7D ProgressGSD.esp [Version 2.0]7E ProgressMBSP.esp [Version 2.0]7F ProgressSBSP.esp [Version 1.0]80 ProgressRBSP.esp [Version 1.0]81 ProgressRacial.esp82 ProgressArmorer.esp [Version 1.0]83 Legendary Abilities-Shield MOJ.esp [Version 2.0]84 Grandmaster of Alchemy.esp85 Let There Be Darkness - MERGED.esp++ Item interchange - Placement.esp [Version 0.78]++ Item interchange - Placement for Frostcrag.esp [Version 0.78]86 Useful Houses.esp [Version 1.1]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Resized Races.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]87 1em_Vilja.esp [Version 2.1]88 bgMagicEV.esp [Version 1.7EV]++ bgMagicSpellTomes_for_WryeBash.esp [Version 1.68EV]++ bgMagicItemSigil.esp [Version 1.68EV]++ bgMagicEVStartspells.esp [Version 1.68EV]89 bgMagicBonus.esp [Version 1.7EV]++ bgMagicEVAddEnVar.esp [Version 1.68EV]8A bgMagicEVPaperChase.esp [Version 1.68EV]8B bgMagicAlchemy.esp [Version 1.57]8C bgMagicPotionNumberSoulGemValue.esp [Version 1.68UV]8D Conjuration Mastery.esp8E Automatic Timescale.esp [Version 1.1.1]** [GFX]_Initial_Glow-all.esp** bgMagicEVShader.esp [Version 1.7EV]8F bgMagicLightningbolt.esp90 DS Flaming Arrows.esp [Version 1.2]++ Life Detected - Aura - Tiny - 1.esp** Enhanced Economy - Soulgems.esp [Version 4.2.1]++ Cobl Filter Late MERGE ONLY.esp [Version 1.53]91 Cobl Silent Equip Misc.esp [Version 01]** All Natural - Indoor Weather Filter For Mods.esp [Version 0.9.9.5]92 Bashed Patch, 0.esp
