The release of 1.6.1 has introduced some unintended issues that result in audio stuttering or distortion, sometimes accompanied by a Deadlock crash. Any updates will be shared in the comments and linked below. UPDATE 06/12 [image] KNOWN ISSUE: Audio Issues After 1.6.1 Tech…

[image] D6Andy: maybe it could be a new havoc modifier “Silent trappers” the sequel. Though if it helps I am on windows 11 and don’t have spatial sound enabled with left, right, and bass speakers. And no issues. Same with when I use head phones. [image]

After 2024/12/03 update, when I encounter many enemies in the game, the CPU usage is very high, exceeding 90%, then the game sound freezes and game crashed, there was no such problem before the update, and this is not just my own case; after asking around, many people have this problem. I hope the d…

So, I got to playing with the sound devices a bit, and nothing I did helped. No combination of audio devices, mixes, or profiles helped. Then I switched to “headset” (I have Sony WH-1000XM4 if that makes any difference) in Windows (game was set to “Default device”) and the sound came back on. Swit…

Issue Type (Required): Audio Issue Description (Required): In any missions the sound is constantly crackling after the latest hotfix (#54 1.6.1) . Outside of missions in the Mourningstar the sound is good. And I have huge lags (the game freezes for seconds) and I almost always get disconnected afte…

Issue Type (Required): Other Issue Description (Required): Crashing and audio issues game is unplayable tried to uninstall reinstall already Steps to Reproduce (Required): Play the game Reproduction Rate (Required): Constant (100%) Platform (Required): Xbox Player ID (Optional): romanorpheus28

I also ran into the aforementioned issues after the last update (game was running fine until then). After loading into the Mourning Star, the sound was somewhat flattish and teh relative volume was changed, i.e. the volume of all voicelines was significantly lower than the music. Other soundeffects …

Hello. Not just sound issues here, I’m getting random slideshow like framerates all the bloody time, since that new update. It’s happened many times and it’s really getting on my f*ckin’ nerves. The game could be running fine, and then all of a sudden the audio as a whole sounds as if it’s got some…

I dunno what a deadlock crash is, but im on xbox series x and every match, halfway or 90% of the way through my audio starts having a seizure, and my framerate dies, my ping skyrockets and i get returned to the main menu, i tried clearing the cache, the temporary non cloud saves, and restarting, a…

What worked for me was ingame: Audio Options - Speaker Settings - Choose anything OTHER THAN “Auto Detect” Also shown in this thread: [image] Audio Issues After Patch - Comms Update :: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide The... Hey Everyone, We wanted to share a message saying we’re aware of aud…

Bro, if the one thing causing it was that 1 setting and fixing it works, I will crash out. Like one little option was breaking my game Oof Not in a mission yet But my ping is still garbo

KNOWN ISSUE: Audio Issues After 1.6.1

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FatsharkJulia December 10, 2024, 10:05am 66

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KNOWN ISSUE: Audio Issues After 1.6.1

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