I've just started playing the game and have landed on the ship where Ellie is supposidly trapped. Every door where you must use kenesis on to open makes some constant aweful ticking sound comparable to a high-pitched jackhammer. It also randomly replays some hydraulic sound when I move away from it that doesn't sound like it's intentional. Edit: I've just confirmed that the sound is the hydraulic sound being replayed constantly very quickly. Sometimes it'll stop if I move away from it for a second or two then it begins back up again. My PC is far above the required specs in every aspect and the only changes I've made in my config is disabling vsync to get smoother gameplay. Although I've tried enabling vsync which very slightly alters the sound, but still results in the same constant ticking. Someone uploaded a video of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYIYcjbVJFI Edit by Admin: Guys we would need some data about this bug. Please check following update in this topic to give us some feedback! Cheers Basti

This issue has been ignored for far too long already. It is time somebody paid attention to it, because it RUINS Dead Space 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Starting from Chapter 3, CLOSED Kinesis Doors constantly stutter as if their closing sound effect is stuck on infinite repeat.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Every single one that is closed stutters, often multiple ones at a time. Like a bus engine that goes BRRRRRRRRRRRRR.2. The more FPS one has the faster they stutter. Vsync = 30 fps = Slower Stuttering. No Vsync = 60 fps = Faster Stuttering.3. Since they are EVERYWHERE, it is impossible to get away from it. The constant noise RUINS the atmosphere. 4. If you open a door, it stops to stutter - but every other closed one in sight immediately takes it over, if they are not already stuttering. 5. The first Patch DID NOT FIX IT. How is it possible? Is nobody at Visceral aware of this issue?EXAMPLE VIDEOS OF THE GLITCH ON YOUTUBE ----- 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaMFFmIl3U02. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYIYcjbVJFI3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-yI-GQn4WM I, as well as many other human individuals, paid money to enjoy DS3, yet the PC version has to suffer from such a ANNOYINGLY BOTHERSOME bug / glitch ( among countless others on both PC and consoles ) that first occurs within areas that were advertised as MORE DEAD-SILENT then ever before in the franchise. Why is this the case? Bad port? What is the reason? And would you please fix it? Two weeks have passed by now. And if Patch 1 couldn't fix it, then I honestly wonder if anybody will try to at all. My money will not go to future EA titles if this issue remains. THANK YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY ---

huh, strange. my comment disappeared after i edited it a little... nevermind. copypaste: well, boys, you're in for a treat. I F*ING FIXED IT. it took me quite a while to find the necessary tools and to narrow down the specific file's location, but i managed to extract all the game files and was able to hex edit the asset container in which the f*er was hiding. bear in mind that this is more of a workaround than an actual bug fix. i simply muted the sound file that was causing all the ruckus. doors do still make sounds. you shouldn't notice the missing audio unless in direct comparison with the console version. simply download this zip, unpack it into the dead space 3 installation folder, start the DS3Patcher.bat [Removed - Admin.] mirror 1: [Removed - Admin.]mirror 2: [Removed - Admin.] EDIT: i've updated the patch files. the process is now much, much simpler. just put the files into your installation directory and run DS3Patcher.bat

Bump^ to this. I have been a fan of the franchise from the start but in a game that, because of a glitch that is no doubt SIMPLE to fix, doesnt deliver on something it ADVERTISED (silence), I'm starting to have serious second thoughts about dumping EA games altogether. Honestly, when we buy a game, we don't expect it to be flawless (no game is) but we DO expect play testing and we DO expect support - it is NOT too much to ask!

Here we go...I figured out how to PM ebastian, this was the response (asked where to find out and if they even knew), emphasis added:Hi chrisearsahat!I can understand why you guys are frustrated. To clarify, like in every official board, we can not always give answers until a certain point. This is mostly related to investigation processes etc.To give you an answer, yes we "escalated" this issue to the studio. As soon as we have more information we will inform you. I would love to give you answers on everything but sadly that is not as easy as it sounds. Just as an example, it is the nature of community's (and that's not bad) that they want to get answers. But we need to be carefully with our comments, we might found a reason for the issue and are not sure about it. At the end it could be related to something totally different. Or we could comment something and everyone want to get an ETA for a fix, but we are carefully if we are not 100 % if this ETA will work out.I keep an eye on this topic atm and wait for some valid news for you guys. Unfortunately, those info could need some time.Last thing, you guys can surely ask for answers here from EA, but we just can't comment on everything aka must wait for the information from our investigation teams.CheersBasti

Dead Space 3 Door Sound Bug/Glitch?

302 Replies

Zorbatronics
13 years ago
Bumping the thread until I get some sort of acknowledgment. I think this might be a very common bug as nearly everyone I know is experiencing it. Is there a place to report bugs to EA?
Dopamin
13 years ago
do you have a Radeon? i have the same prob. i think its an ATI Prob : / http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aUPyNhANK54
burkblz
13 years ago
I have a gtx260 (nvidia) and I have this problem too, so I don't think it is a Radeon problem...
Anonymous
13 years ago
I have an Nvidia card as well (GTX 650 AMP) and have also experienced this issue. It seems fairly widespread.
Dragarr
13 years ago
Same issue, no matter what setting I fiddle with that sound goes on.
Ransem
13 years ago
Same problem here. GTX660ti running 313.96 beta drivers (also tested on 310 drivers with no luck) on an i5-3570k cpu.
One thing I've noticed is that the rate at which the sound loops is directly related to the frame rate. If you turn on V-sync, that will limit your frame rate to 30 fps and the sound will repeat slower than with V-sync off. The sound seems to be attempting to play literally every frame, speeding up or slowing down relative to your current FPS.
I've tested this with multiple audio interfaces, multiple graphics drivers, and all manner and combinations of in game options, all to no avail.
Anonymous
13 years ago
No GPU problem I guess. Got the sound glitch too. It's almost anoying to play the game, keeps me from truly getting immerse in the game. Hopefully visceral will fix this soon because it has direct effect on the gameplay experience.
Anonymous
13 years ago
I've noticed the same problem. Currently on Chapter 4 in the Greely, just got inside but I've been hearing it since I've first encountered these doors. GTX 285 user with drivers I haven't checked in about a month or so.
Anonymous
13 years ago
i somehow can't see how this rather noisy problem would be related to my graphics card, but i got it too
running a gtx 470 with 306.97 drivers
Anonymous
13 years ago
Hey guys!

Issues like this could be related to the GPU, even if it's sounds weird.

Did someone of you tried a workaround already?

As some of you done that already, if you suffer from this issue, please post your system specs. That will help us to rectify and investigate this issue.

Please get sure that you have installed the latest update for your graphic card drivers. It could help to de-install your catalyst/nvidia control panel first and make a clear new installation of your driver. Please let us know if you are using a separate audio card (not onboard) and check your latest soundcard driver. An update of DirectX may be required.

You should go to Origin -> "My Games" -> rightclick and choose "Repair Install"

To check if it's related to your GPU, please go to the options menu of DS3 and set the graphic options to "low". Let us know if the issue still happens now. For a testrun, disable all applications on Windows you don't need at the moment.

Keep us updated!

Basti