Summary: When walking near Water Tower #1, the muffled/hollow audio effect started and wouldn't stop. Affected menus and new game, even after rebooting client and computer. Was able to resolve this; see below.
Game Version: A21.1 b37
OS/Version: Windows
CPU Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
System Memory: 16GB
GPU Model and VRAM: nVidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super
Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Video Settings: High - not relevant
Game mode: SP
Did you wipe old saves? No
Did you start a new game? Yes
Did you validate your files? No
Are you using any mods? No
EAC on or off? unsure. think on.
Status: NEW
Bug Description: I was exploring Water Tower #1 at night time. I walked around the exterior, hugging the walls of the water tower. The underwater audio started even though I wasn't in the water, I'm assuming because the tower is round and I technically was entering water blocks. However, the hollow/muffled audio quality got 'stuck' and I couldn't get it to stop. I tried going in/out of water, using different tools/weapons, fighting zombies, etc, but it continued. It continued when I was in the game menu - I went back to the main menu, and the effect STILL continued there. I rebooted the client and reloaded the game - still underwater sounding. I created a new game - STILL underwater in the new game, which shocked me. I restarted my computer - still underwater after. I tried uninstalling & reinstalling my sound card & drivers, still underwater.
I was able to resolve this - after trying all of the above fixes, I had again reloaded my main game and tried shooting my rifle, and suddenly the underwater effect ended. Not sure which of the above fixes refreshed/cleared it. I had been stabbing with my spear a few times right before the rifle shot and that didn't fix it.
I returned to the water tower to try and replicate the sound error, but I had broken the walls and emptied a lot of the water while I was trying to fix the audio glitch - I have been unable to replicate the glitch again. I can still make it so that when I walk close to the sides of the tower, the underwater sound starts, but it stops as it should when I move away.
I wouldn't have bothered reporting it at all if it hadn't carried over into every aspect of the game (main menu, new game, etc). Very strange.
Detailed steps to reproduce the bug:
1) Walk around the exterior of Water Tower #1 (water_tower_01) POI, until the underwater sound effect begins
2) Move away from water tower, but effect continues
Link to Pastebin Output Log:
I took a screenshot of where glitch occurred, AFTER I fixed it:
I am struggling to find where the logs are on my computer - I can't find the %AppData%\7DaysToDie\logs but happy to share if you can help me pinpoint it.
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