
This new open-source alternative is also a type of fix to get surround sound working in Shadow of Chernobyl.įirst, you will need to download the. Luckily for us, there is a fix! Since OpenAL development has been ceased a third party open-source alternative "OpenAL Soft" has continued the development of OpenAL. OpenAL is the audio extension used by Shadow of Chernobyl, sadly the OpenA元2.dll defaults to a "Generic Software" driver instead of whatever else may be available in your system. =)įor those of us who have surround sound capabilities you may be surprised to learn there is a fix to get surround sound working in Shadow of Chernobyl. That's it! Shadow of Chernobyl is now Large Address Aware and may utilize more RAM. (NOTE: THE PATCHER ALSO CREATES A BACKUP FOR YOU OF THE "XR_3DA.exe" FILE JUST INCASE YOU WANT TO REVERT) To apply this patch is simple, first you need to download the patcher: *HERE*Įxtract the patch to where the "XR_3DA.exe" file is located (inside the "bin" folder).Īfter the patch is placed in the "bin" folder run the patch and select the "XR_3DA.exe" file and click "Open" to apply the patch. This patch allows Shadow of Chernobyl to utilize more RAM by changing a flag on the executable called "Large Address Aware". If not, please let me know and I will adjust things below accordingly. Just so everyone knows, I have the STEAM version of Shadow of Chernobyl, but the directory structure *SHOULD* be exactly the same.
