Please Help - No alarm sound

[Sterling Lines]

Can anybody help me with this:

I have created a basic trigger, west detected by east.

In effects I have selected play alarm from anonymous.

When triggered I don't hear the alarm.

I have added text to prove the trigger is "triggering" and it is, the text appears on screen.

I have also tried changing the sound to something else.
If the sound is vocal (i.e. go,go,go1) it works  fine.
If the sound is an effect (play alarm, explosion big, etc) there is no sound.

Has anybody seen this before or have any ideas as it is driving me mad !!!!

[Artak]

Maybe the sound is coming from so far that you just can't hear it?

[Sterling Lines]

No, I've positioned the character at the centre of the trigger, right on the flag,
plus I can hear the vocal effects if I use them.

[Artak]

Beats me then  :-\

[macguba]

Very odd problem.

Delete the trigger.   As a test, create a new one.

Condition:  true
On activation:    hint "trigger working"
Effects:    alarm

Place it near the player unit and start the mission.     If that doesn't work you're in real trouble.

[Sterling Lines]

I'll try it but I don't think it will make a difference as I know the trigger is working as the text I specified is appearing on screen when triggered.

Just no sound effect.

I think I will just have to backup my users directory and re-install the game, plus this will clear out all my addons so that I can just put back in the ones I need as I have kind of lost control of my addons directory, there are hundreds in there !!!

[macguba]

All I really meant was try deleting the trigger and creating a new one.   It shouldn't work of course, but it has for me in the past.

[Sterling Lines]

Already tried that, thanks anyway

[Crassus]

Attached is "Trigger Test.Intro".

I'm not trying to patronize you....or anything. It's merely to help "test" your current install of OFP.

[Sterling Lines]

Thanks for that Crassus.

I tried your mission and it worked !

I looked at your trigger config and it is exactly the same as mine.

I then tried my mission and that also worked without me changing anything!

It seems that closing down and restarting flashpoint and/or my PC resolved the problem.

It does seem inconsistent as I have tried it a couple of times since and some times it works, and other times it doesn't.

Does anybody know what could cause this

[Crassus]

Sounds as if you've the same problem as I: having an eMachine.   Judas do I hate this thing....