Errors in log: warning: Unknown DirectSound speaker configuration 8. Defaulting to Stereo. see: https://forum.faforever.com/topic/4084/solutions-for-snd-error-xact-invalid-arg-xact3dapply-failed warning: GAL Exception: file : c:\work\rts\main\code\src\libs\gpggal\DeviceD3D9.cpp(189) error: unable to create device Maybe wrong screen resolution in prefs file or missing directx 9c or another app is using Directx warning: Attempted to flatten terrain outside map boundary! Operation Failed! caused by missing gfx device warning: SND: XACT3DApply failed. Invalid arg see first error warning: Evaluating LazyVar failed: error evaluating lazy variable: ...data\faforever\gamedata\lua.nx2\lua\maui\control.lua(36): error evaluating lazy variable: ...data\faforever\gamedata\lua.nx2\lua\maui\control.lua(38): circular dependency in lazy evaluation for variable [Set lazyvar.ExtendedErrorMessages for extra trace info] also caused from missing gfx device My advice: (between knowledge and guesswork) Reboot your PC (yes this is important) install directX 9c delete game.prefs file (C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Local\Gas Powered Games\Game.prefs) start the game without launcher to create a user/player (doubleclick on C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe) start a game with FAF launcher enable mods

I found this thread describing the same issue, try the fix they found and see if it works. https://www.reddit.com/r/jellyfin/comments/10dyt4h/newb_trying_to_install_you_need_to_install_an_app/

how many people acutally dont know this. you ask for re faf and they close the game bet this happens a lot

Things that were mods get forced into your game and enabled by default, but probably missing functionality you wanted, then you get a patch that lets you turn them off, then they get removed and go back to being mods again. It's the new nightmarish cycle of trying to use your UI in FAF.

Thanks !!!! I will try.

It is called Distribute Orders, see also: https://wiki.faforever.com/en/Play/Game/Hotkeys/OrdersQueueManipulation#distribute-orders

Can you help me? Im installing step by step Supcomm FAF in Linux and now appeared the following: CD3DDeviceResources::DevResInitResources: Unable to load effect file /effects/cartographic.fx Program : Z:\home\george.local\share\Steam\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin\SupremeCommander.exe Cmd line arguments : Callstack: unavailable. Last 100 lines of log... info: checking C:\users\steamuser\My Documents\My Games\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\mods info: checking C:\users\steamuser\My Documents\My Games\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\maps info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\ambience.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\editor.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\effects.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\env.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\loc_us.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\meshes.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\mods.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\moholua.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\objects.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\projectiles.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\props.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\schook.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\skins.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\textures.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\units.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance', mounted as '/' warning: Can't open lua file "Z:\home\george.local\share\Steam\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin..\Installed.Prefs" warning: unable to load Installed.Prefs; using empty initial prefs info: Hooked /lua/userInit.lua with /schook/lua/userInit.lua info: Hooked /lua/globalInit.lua with /schook/lua/globalInit.lua warning: SND: Error retrieving XACT COM interface. Unknown XACT Error warning: SND: Error retrieving XACT COM interface. Unknown XACT Error warning: SND: Error retrieving XACT COM interface. Unknown XACT Error debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/buffdefinitions.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/adjacencybuffs.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/adjacencybufffunctions.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/cheatbuffs.lua\000' info: adding font file /fonts/arial.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialbd.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialbi.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/ariali.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialn.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialnb.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialnbi.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialni.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/ariblk.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arlrdbd.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/butterbe.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/vdub.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/wintermu.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/zeroes_3.ttf debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/keynames.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/keymapper.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/user/prefs.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/options/optionslogic.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/defaultkeymap.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/keyactions.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/options/options.lua\000' warning: z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\effects.scd\effects\cartographic.fx: unable to compile effect: z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\effects.scd\effects\cartographic.fx reason: unknown error Any hint about this?

gents i want you all to know that your advice and my hard work payed off!!!....Windows just released a Windows 11 update that I grabbed 22H2 and all of a sudden, everything is BACK TO NORMAL!! Handsome can HEAR SOUND AGAIN!!!.....thank u all

Thanks for the replies! Played a game no restrictions and now my rating is up! Appreciate the fast responses.

You have a sound bug which you can tell by the SND/XACT warnings. You should go to Windows key > Control Panel > Sound > Playback > select the Device you use > Configure to ensure that your sound device is set to Stereo then look in Properties to make sure that all Enhancements & Spatial Sound are Off. After you've verified those settings, usually a simple Restart or Shift+Shutdown (not just Shutdown) of your PC will resolve the sound issue. If that doesn't work, then you can have a look at this thread for further troubleshooting: https://forum.faforever.com/topic/4084/solutions-for-snd-error-xact-invalid-arg-xact3dapply-failed

just select stereo at 44.1 k and 16 bit

⇉ You can navigate to the folders via the FAF client itself (see attached image) Overview: client.log → Contains information about the FAF client itself. Important when client crashes. game_replay_id.log → Contains information about a certain played game. Important when game crashes. client.prefs → This JSON config file stores game settings like installation path, preferences, hotkeys, notes, enabled mods, mod and map directories, chat and notification settings, window size and position, and last game type/title. Default log location: On Windows: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Forged Alliance Forever\logs On Linux: ~/.faforever/logs client.prefs location: On Windows: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Forged Alliance Forever On Linux: ~/.faforever [image: 1693321191396-f0dcbf83-2360-4769-93a7-fc6725e23f9a-image.png]

Hi again, since I have popsted my issue, there is no better situation. After 1:22min the connection is lost. Is anybody able to play the game? Or do I have the problem only?

Just kill the task in the task manager. But yeah, this bug should get fixed. The FAF client is a mess, most of the time you close it, it stays open in the background and even increases cpu load.

AFAIK One of the next major steps for the developers is to narrow down the issue on the ongoing connection issues which some people encounter lately. The developers have just finished improving the Login Service recently https://forum.faforever.com/topic/6429/login-service-update/1 It is extremely hard and time consuming to debug the network stuff so the "ultimate" solution will take some time. If the issue is not related to your security settings like firewall or router, then unfortunately I have no idea how you can solve it on your side - except to try it on a fresh Windows with a default environment.

@tripod_youthnoob Apologies for replying to your question with a question, but why didn't you take a moment to read the announcements or recent threads before spending time writing this post?

Yeah, I have the connection issues even if i have nothing open but the game, i have also found some error messages in the game logs just before i drop connectiong. If anyone knows what these mean that would be great gelp Caused by: java.nio.channels.AsynchronousCloseException: null and Didn't receive any answer to echo requests for the past 10 seconds from (each player name)

@nex thank you bro

@sonofibis Please follow this quick visual guide to change folder [image: 1692003857898-2d2dba3d-091f-402f-8eec-0206270d3c08-immagine.png]