Missing sounds with STEP: Extended

[LilLymphocyteB]

Hi,

 

I recently finished installing the STEP: Extended guide with mod manager, but I'm encountering some weird bugs. Some sounds will simply not play. For example, I can hear the general ambiance sounds, NPCs voices, horses footsteps, but I can't hear my weapon's swings/impacts on enemies and surfaces/sheating, any footsteps (player and NPC), player grunts/pain, etc. I also can't hear music, but I have the same problem without mods, so I'm sure it isn't caused by STEP.

 

Here's my load order.

 

0 0 Skyrim.esm
1 1 Update.esm
2 2 Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp
3 3 Dawnguard.esm
4 4 Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp
5 5 HearthFires.esm
6 6 Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp
7 7 Dragonborn.esm
8 8 Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp
9 9 Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm
10 a Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
HighResTexturePack01.esp
HighResTexturePack02.esp
HighResTexturePack03.esp
Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp
11 b Cutting Room Floor.esp
12 c Appropriately Attired Jarls Redux.esp
13 d Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
14 e Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp
15 f Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp
16 10 Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
17 11 dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
18 12 iHUD.esp
19 13 Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
20 14 RaceMenu.esp
21 15 RaceMenuPlugin.esp
22 16 SkyUI.esp
23 17 TradeBarter.esp
24 18 ViewableFactionRanksBothDLC.esp
25 19 Footprints.esp
26 1a Moss Rocks.esp
27 1b Moss Rocks_DB.esp
28 1c 83Willows_101BUGS_V4_LowRes.esp
29 1d Beards.esp
30 1e Brows.esp
31 1f ORM-Arvak.esp
32 20 ExplosiveBoltsVisualized.esp
33 21 Elemental Staves.esp
34 22 GQJ_DG_vampireamuletfix.esp
35 23 BFSEffects.esp
36 24 DawnguardRuneWeaponsFXSReplacer.esp
37 25 mintylightningmod.esp
38 26 Rainbows.esp
39 27 ShootingStars.esp
40 28 SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.esp
41 29 Bring Out Your Dead.esp
42 2a BetterQuestObjectives.esp
43 2b aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp
44 2c Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp
45 2d imp_helm_legend.esp
46 2e Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp
47 2f Complete Crafting_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp
48 30 TheChoiceIsYours.esp
49 31 Book Covers Skyrim.esp
50 32 SkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.esp
51 33 SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp
52 34 Oblivion Gates v3 without Markers - Skyrim + Dawnguard DLC.esp
53 35 BirdsHFclean.esp
54 36 Point The Way.esp
55 37 Dead Body Collision.esp
56 38 RealisticWaterTwo.esp
57 39 RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp
58 3a SFO - Dragonborn.esp
59 3b Run For Your Lives.esp
60 3c SkyrimImprovedPuddles-DG-HF-DB.esp
61 3d HearthfireChimneys.esp
62 3e Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
63 3f PilgrimsDelight.esp
64 40 Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and Booze.esp
65 41 Soul Gems Differ - NW.esp
66 42 DragonShoutVoice.esp
67 43 ADS.esp
68 44 WetandCold.esp
69 45 The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp
70 46 Gildergreen Regrown.esp
71 47 Auto Unequip Ammo.esp
72 48 Better Stealth AI for Followers.esp
73 49 ClamsDropPearls.esp
74 4a Nausicaa's Tweaker.esp
75 4b Convenient Horses.esp
76 4c Dual Wield Parrying_SKSE.esp
77 4d Lock Overhaul.esp
78 4e NonEssentialChildren.esp
79 4f SMDropLitTorch.esp
80 50 Thieves Guild Requirements.esp
81 51 Traps Make Noise.esp
82 52 WetandCold - Ashes.esp
83 53 When Vampires Attack.esp
84 54 WM Trap Fixes.esp
85 55 Dual Sheath Redux.esp
86 56 AOS.esp
87 57 Invisibility Eyes Fix.esp
88 58 Animated Weapon Enchants.esp
89 59 Paralyze.esp
90 5a DeadlySpellImpacts.esp
91 5b dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
92 5c dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp
93 5d BlockSparkles.esp
94 5e TheChoiceIsYours_Dawnguard.esp
95 5f Chesko_Step418_SN.esp
96 60 RelightingSkyrim_Legendary.esp
97 61 ELE_Legendary_Lite.esp
98 62 IHSS.esp
99 63 randomthunder.esp
100 64 Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp
101 65 STEP Extended Patch.esp
102 66 DynDOLOD.esp
103 67 Bashed Patch, 0.esp
104 68 Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp
105 69 AOS_Reduced_Reverb_Addon.esp

 

 

Here are my specs.

 

I'm really not sure what's causing this issue. If anyone can help, it would really be appreciated!

 

Thanks

[Greg]

Do you hear these sounds with a vanilla setup (without any other mods)?

 

Double check your installation of Better Weapon Swing Sounds. You should have moved BWS.esp into Optional ESPS since it doesn't need the dummy plugin. Verify that "Have MO manage archives" is checked (in the Archives tab of the right pane) and that BWS.bsa is checked in the right pane. Also verify that all of the BSAs are checked in the Archives tab of the right pane.

[LilLymphocyteB]

Yes, I can hear everything just fine when I'm running vanilla. BWS.esp is in the Optional ESP box and every BSA is checked in the Archives tab. I'm starting to suspect that my downloads might have been corrupted, somehow. I might try re-downloading some of them later tomorrow, if necessary.

 

Edit: Well, I'll be damned. I solved my problem by moving my Skyrim folder from my external hard drive to my internal one. Now, it's working flawlessly. I read on some forum that people were also having problems with Skyrim when it was on their external hard drive, so I gave it a shot. I'm glad it worked!

 

Thanks for the help nonetheless! The STEP community has been nothing short of amazing so far.

Edited July 17, 2015 by LilLymphocyteB

[Greg]

External drives are nice for backups and documents, but USB drives aren't quite fast enough and have too much latency for gaming.