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FATAL ERROR (OpenAL) - predcon - 02-14-2008
after installing the patch 1.02, upon opening the game, it crashes with "Failed! Check your OpenAL installation."
I downloaded and installed the latest OpenAL binary from the official site, but that hasn't fixed it.
RE: FATAL ERROR (OpenAL) - Thomas - 02-14-2008
Try updating your sound card drivers and see if that helps.
RE: FATAL ERROR (OpenAL) - predcon - 02-14-2008
downloaded and installed the latest drivers (Realtek AC'97), installation confirmed in Device Manager. Game is still no go.
RE: FATAL ERROR (OpenAL) - Luis - 02-14-2008
Did the game work before installing the patch?
RE: FATAL ERROR (OpenAL) - predcon - 02-14-2008
err, sorta. see, i played around with the audio settings before patching, but it caused some crashing upon starting. so, not being able to go back in and undo the setting changes, i uninstalled, then reinstalled, but patched before running it after reinstalling.
RE: FATAL ERROR (OpenAL) - jens - 02-14-2008
Go to My Documents/Penumbra Overture/Episode1/ and delete the settings.cfg file to restore the default settings on next launch.
RE: FATAL ERROR (OpenAL) - predcon - 02-15-2008
lol, i figured that out after I uninstalled the the game.
RE: FATAL ERROR (OpenAL) - jens - 02-15-2008
did the game work when using the default settings?
RE: FATAL ERROR (OpenAL) - predcon - 02-16-2008
hard to answer. After uninstalling, I immediately reinstalled (but didn't delete the Penumbra folder in the My Documents folder, thinking the config file would be deleted or overwritten in the reinstall) then installed the 1.02 patch. i never had a chance to get to the settings page, since the program wouldn't open.
RE: FATAL ERROR (OpenAL) - jens - 02-16-2008
Uninstalling the game does not delete the settings file so you would still have to do
"Go to My Documents/Penumbra Overture/Episode1/ and delete the settings.cfg file to restore the default settings on next launch."