Voice audio missing after next gen patch

[ConfusedSpaceDuck]

Hi there, after downloading the next gen update for Witcher 3 PC, I have lost all voice audio, there are still sound effects and music but no voices. I have read that you need to go into windows sound settings and change your audio device to stereo to fix this, but m speakers are already set to stereo so that cant be the problem. It was working fine prior to the update. What can I do to fix this bug?

 

[LeKill3rFou]

Hi there, after downloading the next gen update for Witcher 3 PC, I have lost all voice audio, there are still sound effects and music but no voices. I have read that you need to go into windows sound settings and change your audio device to stereo to fix this, but m speakers are already set to stereo so that cant be the problem. It was working fine prior to the update. What can I do to fix this bug?

It's a "non modded" game ? Fresh save ?
Anyway, at first, if it's not already done, try to verifying the game files

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[ThzmeSmokingPanda]

i have got it even worst then! for me there is no audio while playing! NONE!! no sound effects no music no everything..... buggy update it is!

 

[Sanderoff]

Same here i have upade the next gen patch and when i lunch the game i got sound from the cutscen animated at the start but in game i got no sound juste some craw sound effect and that all realy weird

 

[WorldOfLulz]

Hi there, after downloading the next gen update for Witcher 3 PC, I have lost all voice audio, there are still sound effects and music but no voices. I have read that you need to go into windows sound settings and change your audio device to stereo to fix this, but m speakers are already set to stereo so that cant be the problem. It was working fine prior to the update. What can I do to fix this bug?

Exact same issue here. have been trying to find a fix for hours

 

[devivre]

I don‘t know if any of you had any mods installed, that might also be an issue.

If there are no mods installed, your PC sound settings are set correctly, driver updates don’t help, and verify repair doesn’t work, I would suggest sending a ticket to support:

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For me sounds plays okay so I don’t know what could be the issue on some systems.

 

[NausicaaG]

I have a version of the GOTY which is heavily modded, but that's sitting tightly in an external disk now that Patch 4.0 came out. I redownloaded the game, then patched it with the update, and all voice and special effect sounds, including the tapping on the main menu, are gone.

In my greediness, at first I forgot I had the modded game installed, so it simply wouldn't launch after downloading the update. Due to optic fibre installation in the area, wifi is sh*tty, so I'd rather not waste another 3 hours on redownloading everything.

Edit: Steam claims everything is verified, validated etc.

 

[TomAzepam]

After the first scenes when Gerald awakens by the campfire with Vesimir all the dialogue audio is gone for me too. It’s not my PC as their mouths not moving either is a tell. All was fine till then. Unplayable like this.

 

[devivre]

As said before if nothing helps it's usually best to contact CDPR support with the link that I mentioned.

 

[WorldOfLulz]

Hi there, after downloading the next gen update for Witcher 3 PC, I have lost all voice audio, there are still sound effects and music but no voices. I have read that you need to go into windows sound settings and change your audio device to stereo to fix this, but m speakers are already set to stereo so that cant be the problem. It was working fine prior to the update. What can I do to fix this bug?

I've found a short term fix. If your headphones have some element of surround sound, go into your windows sound settings and turn off audio enhancements. Hope this helps and they patch this in the future

 

[Sanderoff]

Back : i have fixed this audio bug by uninstall the game and mods and make a fresh install an then all was fine

 

[NausicaaG]

None of the above worked for me, and now it's exhibiting the other common problem of the patch, low lps. I'll either write to the company or wait for the patch, as I'm sure they're already working on it.

 

[dreadful212]

i guess, i found a solution go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Witcher 3\content and delete the patch1 and patch0.. it worked for me.

@NausicaaG
@ConfusedSpaceDuck
@WorldOfLulz

 

[NausicaaG]

@dreadful212 Thanks, will def try it if the hotfix doesnt... fix it

Edit: Voice and special effect sounds are back with the hotfix, though the fps is odd, forcing the lip movements to be out of sync with the spoken dialogue. Plus all the water is gone - easy for treasure hunting, but annoying otherwise. That being said, everything works perfectly fine with DirectX11. Wouldn't think that the year old gaming computer I spent a ton of money on would be considered old by cdpr, but oh well. Guess we'll be waiting for another hotfix or do more tinkering

 

[TGCyrus]

@dreadful212

Thanks for this, it worked. Nothing else did, including the hotfix.

Without removing those two folders, I only had sound effects. No voice or music. Deleting the folders returned everything to normal.

 

[dreadful212]

@TGCyrus you are welcome )

 

[tuffytaff]

Does anyone here has experience with a GOG installation?
All dialogue is missing for me as well - except if I wear a headset.
I have tried changing in-game options -Home Cinema/TV/headset/..,) I don't have any MODS, I have uninstalled and re-installed the game, I have checked audio drivers, I also looked for any patch0, patch1, etc, but cannot find this in GOG file structure.

 

[N0madS0uL]

Does anyone here has experience with a GOG installation?
All dialogue is missing for me as well - except if I wear a headset.
I have tried changing in-game options -Home Cinema/TV/headset/..,) I don't have any MODS, I have uninstalled and re-installed the game, I have checked audio drivers, I also looked for any patch0, patch1, etc, but cannot find this in GOG file structure.

I have the same issue, bought my game back then on EA Store, they finaally updated it, seems GoG version but my sound is also partly screwed, no voice or effects audio, some come through but mostly the sound is gone. I recall the audio being an issue on my previous rig also and then I played with my headset to work around this, but I really wished CDPR would have resolved this old issue by now.

EDIT: Seems the solution provided by @dreadful212 worked, so thanks for that and maybe it will work for you too @tuffytaff

 

[tuffytaff]

I have the same issue, bought my game back then on EA Store, they finaally updated it, seems GoG version but my sound is also partly screwed, no voice or effects audio, some come through but mostly the sound is gone. I recall the audio being an issue on my previous rig also and then I played with my headset to work around this, but I really wished CDPR would have resolved this old issue by now.

EDIT: Seems the solution provided by @dreadful212 worked, so thanks for that and maybe it will work for you too @tuffytaff

Strange, are my installation files very different from yours?
Here's my GOG installation:
C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY\content
And in this directory there's no patch1, patch0... I have only content0, content1, ... content12, and deleting content-directories doesn't sound like a good idea. I also installed the latest hotfix-update that came out today, but there's still no dialogue.

 

[Ludanek.220]

I have the same issue, bought my game back then on EA Store, they finaally updated it, seems GoG version but my sound is also partly screwed, no voice or effects audio, some come through but mostly the sound is gone. I recall the audio being an issue on my previous rig also and then I played with my headset to work around this, but I really wished CDPR would have resolved this old issue by now.

EDIT: Seems the solution provided by @dreadful212 worked, so thanks for that and maybe it will work for you too @tuffytaff

It worked for me too.