"Unusable voice capture device"

Elden · May 19, 2012, 09:13 AM

Every time I start the game it pops up three (identical) error messages telling me this even though I have voice chat turned off and nothing selected for it. No matter if I play vanilla, Warlords, BTS or Colonization every time, the same error.

It just tells me it is disabled and I click ok, but it is irritating having to do that three times every time I start the game. Is there any fix?

The_J · May 19, 2012, 10:20 AM

Moderator Action: Moved to tech support (because it's not really a bug).

Go to Documents\My Games\BtS, open the civilizationIV.ini with a text editor (right click -> open with... -> choose Wordpad or Notepad), and change

PHP Code:


			


; Enable voice over IP capture and playback

EnableVoice = 1

to 0. Save, and in case you're really playing Vanilla or WL, then do the same in the respective vanilla and WL folders.

Maniac · May 19, 2012, 11:24 AM

Thanks!

I've been having this problem ever since I got my new computer with Windows 7.

Elden · May 19, 2012, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_J

Moderator Action: Moved to tech support (because it's not really a bug).

Go to Documents\My Games\BtS, open the civilizationIV.ini with a text editor (right click -> open with... -> choose Wordpad or Notepad), and change

PHP Code:


			


; Enable voice over IP capture and playback

EnableVoice = 1

to 0. Save, and in case you're really playing Vanilla or WL, then do the same in the respective vanilla and WL folders.

Thanks for the fix, that's much better!

And apologies for the wrong section, I didn't spot the right one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maniac

Thanks!

I've been having this problem ever since I got my new computer with Windows 7.

Glad it helped someone else too.

klonoklown · May 30, 2012, 09:06 PM

Helped me as well. That same three clicks in a row was getting annoying!

Thanks a lot.

Imp. Knoedel · Jun 01, 2012, 05:45 AM

Oh well I just got used to always plugging in a microphone before playing, these times are over now. Thank you!

Imp. Knoedel · Jul 25, 2012, 09:36 AM

After reinstalling Civ 4 due to some problems that didn´t let me play PBEMs sometimes, I have this problem again, however whenever I put this option in the .ini file to 0 it just seems to set itself back to 1 whenever I start BtS. Basically I replace the 0 with a 1, save, close, open it again, the 0 is still there, close, start BtS, get the popups, close BtS, look up the .ini file again and waddayano, it´s back to 1. Any suggestions on this?

maurcus · Jul 25, 2012, 11:05 AM

So thats what you do so that doesnt happen

Yamato · Aug 13, 2012, 05:34 PM

I had the problem, then I fixed it (in the manner described in this thread) then I downloaded a couple of mods (it began after I added the Canadian Civ mod) and it came back. Now here is the odd part, I checked the proper .ini file and it has the voice capture still at 0.

Any ideas anyone?

Yamato · Aug 20, 2012, 03:24 PM

I have checked ever .ini file in 2K games folder, nothing, every .ini file that has any thing about voice is set to 0. Yet I still get the annoying voice capture error message.

The very strange thing is, as I mentioned in the previous post is that I had the problem, I fixed it (this was several months ago) by changing the 1 to 0. I download a couple of mods, and I have the problem again, yet they have no "voice" settings in any of the .ini that they have.

The two mods were Dune Wars and the Canada civ. I'm stumped, I can't find a single reason why this error is happening.

May 19, 2012, 09:13 AM	#1
Elden is back! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 1,004	"Unusable voice capture device" Every time I start the game it pops up three (identical) error messages telling me this even though I have voice chat turned off and nothing selected for it. No matter if I play vanilla, Warlords, BTS or Colonization every time, the same error. It just tells me it is disabled and I click ok, but it is irritating having to do that three times every time I start the game. Is there any fix? __________________ “Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind” - J. F. Kennedy

May 19, 2012, 10:20 AM	#2
The_J Say No 2 Net Validations Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany / Netherlands Posts: 24,837 Images: 51	Moderator Action: Moved to tech support (because it's not really a bug). Go to Documents\My Games\BtS, open the civilizationIV.ini with a text editor (right click -> open with... -> choose Wordpad or Notepad), and change PHP Code: `; Enable voice over IP capture and playback EnableVoice = 1` to 0. Save, and in case you're really playing Vanilla or WL, then do the same in the respective vanilla and WL folders. __________________ Civ4-BtS-Mod "Mars, Now!" BtS: 18 Civs on a world map - and your choice, which! Steam eats the souls of little gamers!!!

May 19, 2012, 11:24 AM	#3
Maniac Apolyton Sage Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 5,559 Images: 4	Thanks! I've been having this problem ever since I got my new computer with Windows 7. __________________ Contraria sunt Complementa. -- Niels Bohr Completed Mods: SMAniaC (SMAC) \| Planetfall (Civ4)

May 30, 2012, 09:06 PM	#5
klonoklown Civ Junky Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: illinois Posts: 315	Helped me as well. That same three clicks in a row was getting annoying! Thanks a lot. __________________ -Immortal University Bullpen- Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas. -Joseph Stalin

Jun 01, 2012, 05:45 AM	#6
Imp. Knoedel Brony and Civer Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Southern Krautland Posts: 894	Oh well I just got used to always plugging in a microphone before playing, these times are over now. Thank you! __________________ No time for civ, the final exams are upon me!

Jul 25, 2012, 09:36 AM	#7
Imp. Knoedel Brony and Civer Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Southern Krautland Posts: 894	After reinstalling Civ 4 due to some problems that didn´t let me play PBEMs sometimes, I have this problem again, however whenever I put this option in the .ini file to 0 it just seems to set itself back to 1 whenever I start BtS. Basically I replace the 0 with a 1, save, close, open it again, the 0 is still there, close, start BtS, get the popups, close BtS, look up the .ini file again and waddayano, it´s back to 1. Any suggestions on this? __________________ No time for civ, the final exams are upon me!

Jul 25, 2012, 11:05 AM	#8
maurcus Warlord Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 225	So thats what you do so that doesnt happen __________________ All I say is in my experience. Plumbi cum Honora

Aug 13, 2012, 05:34 PM	#9
Yamato Chieftain Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 49	I had the problem, then I fixed it (in the manner described in this thread) then I downloaded a couple of mods (it began after I added the Canadian Civ mod) and it came back. Now here is the odd part, I checked the proper .ini file and it has the voice capture still at 0. Any ideas anyone?

Aug 20, 2012, 03:24 PM	#10
Yamato Chieftain Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 49	I have checked ever .ini file in 2K games folder, nothing, every .ini file that has any thing about voice is set to 0. Yet I still get the annoying voice capture error message. The very strange thing is, as I mentioned in the previous post is that I had the problem, I fixed it (this was several months ago) by changing the 1 to 0. I download a couple of mods, and I have the problem again, yet they have no "voice" settings in any of the .ini that they have. The two mods were Dune Wars and the Canada civ. I'm stumped, I can't find a single reason why this error is happening.

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