Audio Bug - "NoSound Driver"

[SaintyPew]

Originally I had posted this in the bug reports in your Discord under the audio tag. You then reworked the bug report system and removed the option to report things regarding Audio… So I’m now on the forums to retype my post…
There were a few other posts about this but the issues were slightly different from mine, on my original post someone else did say they were experiencing this. Here is the run down.
When I first launched the game earlier in the day it showed all of my different audio devices listed in game.
-I selected the Windows default output that I use, and I had no in game sound.
-I restarted the game then it changed from listing the devices to saying “NoSound Driver”
-My sound is functioning normally outside of the Last Epoch (in browsers, in Windows, in other games, etc)
-I use VoiceMeter Banana as a virtual mixer to send audio to my streaming PC over my network (as well as to playback audio in my headphones)
-I restarted my system and did not turn on VM Banana thinking that may be causing the confusion, there was no change in Last Epoch, still ‘NoSound Driver’
-Browsed through %appdata% local and roaming to see if there were any local config files, went through the local game install to look there for config files I could edit and manually enter the device information but found nothing
-Verified integrity of game cache, no change
-Unsure of how to proceed other than posting here, here are some details for my system, I can provide a dxdiage if it helps:
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 19045) (19041.vb_release.191206-1406)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Model: X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI
BIOS: F36a (type: UEFI)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor
Memory: 32768MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
-One thing I did notice in the DxDiag notes was the following:
Sound Tab 1: The file vbaudio_cable64_win7.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo’d driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Sound Tab 4: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and let me know if I can provide any additional information.

[spkr]

I have the exact same thing happening to me, and I also use Voicemeeter Banana and have the virtual cable installed

Edit: uninstalled virtual cable, rebooted, launched game. Same problem.

[FractalGaming]

I’m having the same issue! Originally I was having issues hearing the splash cutscenes, I’d have to change the output to default in windows, then back to my primary, in order to hear them.

So I decided to try changing the ingame setting and see if that would fix it. Now, I’m stuck on “NoSound Driver” no matter what I do. I’ve restarted the game, rebooted, nothing.

Has anyone tried reinstalling the game to see if that fixes this issue?

PS: I also use VoiceMeeter Potato for mixing & streaming.

EDIT: Uninstalled and reinstalled the game, did not fix it.

[FractalGaming]

Evening gents! I couldn’t leave the issue alone and believe I may have the fix for us. (it worked for me)

1. Open regedit.exe (hold windows key + R)
2. Go to the following entry: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Eleventh Hour Games\Last Epoch]
3. Delete the first registry entry called: AudioDevice_h1111692459

This fixed my audio issues, good luck fellas and let me know how it goes!

[SaintyPew]

Worked for me, and it did in fact have the same name! Well done Fractal!

[Kilowatt]

Work around fixed my issue as well, had to reload the game and then I had sound again.