multiple issues

[mehlinda]

Just downloaded game onto new comp straight from the box. Comp is HP w AMD processor 500mb, 3G ram, runs Vista etc. Logged in and partied up for sc elite run. My voice showed as enabled but rest of party showed as having no voice. My hot-keyed push to talk showed nothing when used and I could not hear myself talk in headphones but could hear all game sounds. Could hear no party chat or see party chat. Checked party chat to see incoming and outgoing settings. All were correct. Guild chat showed when I used but I could see none from other members, just my own, and got no responses to mine. Tells worked both directions.
Upon entering bar before doing quest I could see no party members though they assured me they could see me. Also could see only npcs in bar, no other characters outside party. Then ,when they entered mission, it showed as inactive. Upon entering quest I could see them but no interaction possible except tells. Opened Ventrilo which works fine.
Typing party chat showed in the window but upon sending message, no text appears in party screen and no sound so I could hear it was sent. Alert sounds from tells worked fine.

Also, in my general chat upon logging in, there is a message reading : Voice chat temporarily unavailable, please try again later. The party assured me their voice worked fine..

Is this faulty download or is the Norton running in background maybe having some effect? Should I remove and reinstall game?

[SteelHammer]

one question..are you running vista?

if so i have the answer...i had the same problem on my toshiba running vista.

go to the dnd support search engine..type in vista....you should get 14 hits if i remember right. Click on the one that says general chat support unavailble.
In it is the intructions for fixin this issue. I had to open a file in the dnd main folder and change a setting from 0 to 9000. Sorry i dont remember more but i do remember it took like 3 secs once i found the folder and it magically fixed everything.

hope that helps.

[Dworkin_of_Amber]

A few things to check.

1) Go to Control Panel --> Sound and Volume Options... and run the Test Hardware Wizard for the Microphone.
Yes, you probably have already done this, but I have found running this again fixes some strange problems

2) Go to the Volume Panel, enable "Advanced" Options, and the volume slider for the Microphone. Then go to the Advanced Options on the Mic, and enable the "Mic 20dB boost". Set the Mic Volume to 50%, and Mute On.

3) If you have separate software for your sound card, you may not be able to use #2, as that options may be missing, BUT some sound cards leave that option there, and have a separate Mic boost in their software. Launch your Sound Card software and see if you can find a Mic Boost there, and turn it on too.
NOTE: Soundblaster Users: Some SB cards will disable the Mic 20dB Boost in the Windows Volume Controls... some do not. But most of the newer cards need the Mic Boost turned on in the Creative Sound Mixer Controls.

4) Launch DDO. Login to a character. Disable, then Re-Enable Voice Chat. Click the "Test Microphone", and see if you can hear your own voice in the Local Test mode. Then program a Push-To-Talk Button to use your Mic.
I recommend using the Mouse Wheel "Click" (push the mouse wheel button down) for Push-To-Talk. It is a very easy button to use, and will not interfere with gameplay.

5) If you are running Vista, you might want to download and install "Alchemy" This is a fix for Vista to allow Creative Sound cards to work better

6) You also might want to check to make sure that the Hardware/Software Option for the sound is set properly. If you have a 3rd party soundcard (Soundblaster), then use Hardware. If you are using onboard sound, you might need to use Software.

7) Also, at the bottom of the Audio page is a selector for Input and Output... your Input might be set incorrectly. Check the options in the list.
If you are using a USB Microphone, this has to be changed, as it will default to the sound card input, not the USB Mic.