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Nbohr1more: /* No Sound with Pipewire */

2025-04-05T06:59:30Z

No Sound with Pipewire

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	Many modern Linux distributions are adopting a new "pipewire" audio framework.		Many modern Linux distributions are adopting a new "pipewire" audio framework.
	<br>TDM does not have a native pipewire interface but you can install pipewire-alsa to allow TDM to use alsa calls for sound.		<br>TDM does not have a native pipewire interface but you can install pipewire-alsa to allow TDM to use alsa calls for sound.
	<br>By default, '''alsoft.conf''' ( usually located ~/.alsoftrc ) has the driver line commented out. ( # drivers=xxxx )		<br>By default, '''alsoft.conf''' ( usually located /etc/openal , ~/.config or ~/.alsoftrc ) has the driver line commented out. ( # drivers=xxxx )
	<br>If OpenAL cannot detect your driver, un-comment the driver line and set it to '''drivers=alsa'''		<br>If OpenAL cannot detect your driver, un-comment the driver line and set it to '''drivers=alsa'''

Nbohr1more: /* No Sound with Pipewire */

2025-04-03T23:33:40Z

No Sound with Pipewire

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	<br>TDM does not have a native pipewire interface but you can install pipewire-alsa to allow TDM to use alsa calls for sound.		<br>TDM does not have a native pipewire interface but you can install pipewire-alsa to allow TDM to use alsa calls for sound.
	<br>By default, '''alsoft.conf''' ( usually located ~/.alsoftrc ) has the driver line commented out. ( # drivers=xxxx )		<br>By default, '''alsoft.conf''' ( usually located ~/.alsoftrc ) has the driver line commented out. ( # drivers=xxxx )
	<br>If OpenAL cannot detect your driver, un-comment the driver line and set it to drivers=alsa		<br>If OpenAL cannot detect your driver, un-comment the driver line and set it to '''drivers=alsa'''

	Some modern Linux distributions with pipewire will still render audio via Alsa Default		Some modern Linux distributions with pipewire will still render audio via Alsa Default

Nbohr1more: /* No Sound with Pipewire */

2025-04-03T23:33:19Z

No Sound with Pipewire

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	Many modern Linux distributions are adopting a new "pipewire" audio framework.		Many modern Linux distributions are adopting a new "pipewire" audio framework.
	<br>TDM does not have a native pipewire interface but you can install pipewire-alsa to allow TDM to use alsa calls for sound.		<br>TDM does not have a native pipewire interface but you can install pipewire-alsa to allow TDM to use alsa calls for sound.
	<br>By default, alsoft.conf has the driver line commented out.		<br>By default, '''alsoft.conf''' ( usually located ~/.alsoftrc ) has the driver line commented out. ( # drivers=xxxx )
	<br>If OpenAL cannot detect your driver, un-comment the driver line and set it to drivers=alsa		<br>If OpenAL cannot detect your driver, un-comment the driver line and set it to drivers=alsa

Nbohr1more: /* No Sound with Pipewire */

2025-04-03T23:31:36Z

No Sound with Pipewire

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	Many modern Linux distributions are adopting a new "pipewire" audio framework.		Many modern Linux distributions are adopting a new "pipewire" audio framework.
	<br>TDM does not have a native pipewire interface but you can install pipewire-alsa to allow TDM to use alsa calls for sound.		<br>TDM does not have a native pipewire interface but you can install pipewire-alsa to allow TDM to use alsa calls for sound.
			<br>By default, alsoft.conf has the driver line commented out.
			<br>If OpenAL cannot detect your driver, un-comment the driver line and set it to drivers=alsa

	Some modern Linux distributions with pipewire will still render audio via Alsa Default		Some modern Linux distributions with pipewire will still render audio via Alsa Default

Nbohr1more: /* Minimum Specifications */

2024-12-05T00:29:04Z

Minimum Specifications

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	* '''CPU''': 1.5Ghz with x64 instructions (64-bit) and SSE2 SIMD support		* '''CPU''': 1.5Ghz with x64 instructions (64-bit) and SSE2 SIMD support
	* '''GPU''': OpenGL 3.2 compatible with at least ~~1GB~~ of VRAM ( roughly the performance of a Geforce GT 8800 )		* '''GPU''': OpenGL 3.2 compatible with at least 1280MB of VRAM ( roughly the performance of a Geforce GT 8800 )
	* '''RAM''': 2GB		* '''RAM''': 2GB
	* '''Storage''': 30GB free space ( depending amount of missions you download )		* '''Storage''': 30GB free space ( depending amount of missions you download )

Nbohr1more: /* Minimum Specifications */

2024-12-03T13:16:33Z

Minimum Specifications

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	* '''CPU''': 1.5Ghz with x64 instructions (64-bit) and SSE2 SIMD support		* '''CPU''': 1.5Ghz with x64 instructions (64-bit) and SSE2 SIMD support
	* '''GPU''': OpenGL 3.2 compatible with at least ~~512MB~~ of VRAM ( roughly the performance of a Geforce GT 8800 )		* '''GPU''': OpenGL 3.2 compatible with at least 1GB of VRAM ( roughly the performance of a Geforce GT 8800 )
	* '''RAM''': 2GB		* '''RAM''': 2GB
	* '''Storage''': 30GB free space ( depending amount of missions you download )		* '''Storage''': 30GB free space ( depending amount of missions you download )

Nbohr1more: /* Will you be moving The Dark Mod to a new Engine ? */

2024-06-11T02:18:47Z

Will you be moving The Dark Mod to a new Engine ?

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	<br>( More extensive list of features '''[[The_Dark_Mod\|here]]''' )		<br>( More extensive list of features '''[[The_Dark_Mod\|here]]''' )
	<br>Any new feature we need can be added to the existing engine. There is no need to migrate to another engine.		<br>Any new feature we need can be added to the existing engine. There is no need to migrate to another engine.
	<br>		<br><br>

	=== Which license does The Dark Mod use? ===		=== Which license does The Dark Mod use? ===

Nbohr1more: /* What is The Dark Mod? */

2024-06-11T02:18:30Z

What is The Dark Mod?

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	<br>( More extensive list of features '''[[The_Dark_Mod\|here]]''' )		<br>( More extensive list of features '''[[The_Dark_Mod\|here]]''' )
	<br>Any new feature we need can be added to the existing engine. There is no need to migrate to another engine.		<br>Any new feature we need can be added to the existing engine. There is no need to migrate to another engine.
			<br>

			=== Which license does The Dark Mod use? ===

			Please see our license documentation here:

			https://svn.thedarkmod.com/publicsvn/darkmod_src/trunk/LICENSE.txt

	{{clear}}		{{clear}}
	<br>		<br>

Nbohr1more: /* Troubleshooting */

2024-06-11T01:50:47Z

Troubleshooting

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	It is hard to answer questions on why something fails, because wildly different systems cause wildly different symptoms. If the following section does not help you, please ask at our '''[~~http~~://~~www~~.~~modetwo~~.~~net~~/~~darkmod~~ forums]'''.		It is hard to answer questions on why something fails, because wildly different systems cause wildly different symptoms. If the following section does not help you, please ask at our '''[https://forums.thedarkmod.com/ forums]'''.

	For any solutions below that refer to "disabling Catalyst AI", if you discover you can not use ATI's tools to do so, alternate methods are discussed in '''[[#Disable Catalyst AI in recent AMD ATI drivers\|Disable Catalyst AI in recent AMD ATI drivers]]''' below.<br><br>		For any solutions below that refer to "disabling Catalyst AI", if you discover you can not use ATI's tools to do so, alternate methods are discussed in '''[[#Disable Catalyst AI in recent AMD ATI drivers\|Disable Catalyst AI in recent AMD ATI drivers]]''' below.<br><br>

Nbohr1more: /* Troubleshooting */

2024-06-05T12:58:48Z

Troubleshooting

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	'''~~General Troubleshooting Basics~~'''		==='''How Do I Report a Problem?'''===

	Please see: '''[[Reporting_Problem\|Reporting a Problem]]'''		Please see: '''[[Reporting_Problem\|Reporting a Problem]]'''