Eax

[Lahire149]

Who thinks HL2 should support EAX? To me the sound could have been pushed beyond what is was already. (not that it really needs to be any better...)

 

[Beerdude26]

Wait... Doesn't it already have EAX?

 

[Smoke]

At extreme risk of soundinn silly, whats EAX? i have it enabled on a few other games but i have no idea what it is :/

 

[CommandoSR]

http://www.google.com/search?q=EAX

 

[baron insig]

it has eax...............

http://www.halflife2.net/page.php?p=engine

look there

 

[JellyWorld]

My speakers don't support eax.

 

[Qonfused]

Speakers? Er, you mean your sound card?
My sound card doesn't support it either but I can turn it on anyways.

 

[DrDevin]

Hl2 does not support EAX it is all CPU based. They made their own sound engine which allows them to do anything they want and not just within what EAX and D3D can do. I like HL2 and D3 for their own sound systems and not just creatives EAX.

Not only does EAX usually sound worse it also forces you to buy creatives new soundcards just so you can use the latest version.

They chose not to use EAX for a reason.

 

[JellyWorld]

Speakers? Er, you mean your sound card?
My sound card doesn't support it either but I can turn it on anyways.

Oops yeah I mean sound card. Well, I don't actually have a soundcard, its integrated.

 

[Kyorisu]

Oops yeah I mean sound card. Well, I don't actually have a soundcard, its integrated.

In other words, Onboard sound. Most Mobo's have that these days, mine does and supports 7.1 sorround. Yet I still like my Sound Blaster 5.1.

 

[Lahire149]

Well i have an Audigy 2 ZS, and i just thought it'd be nice to have support for EAX. EAX wouldn't haev to be the only supported audio format, they could also have their own thing too.