While I was setting up FS2 from scratch, I downloaded OpenAL Soft 1.15.1. Copied the 32-bit DLL from the zip-file to FS2 dir and renamed it as OpenAL32.dll.
Old 5.5g launcher
- Appcrash if the dll is named as OpenAL32.dll.
Faulting application name: Launcher.exe_Launcher Application, version: 5.5.0.6, time stamp: 0x4c85a270
Faulting module name: Launcher.exe, version: 5.5.0.6, time stamp: 0x4c85a270
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00010433
Faulting process id: 0xf80
Faulting application start time: 0x01ce0893158c286d
Faulting application path: C:\Games\FreeSpace2\Launcher.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Games\FreeSpace2\Launcher.exe
Report Id: 543e682a-7486-11e2-991b-00a0d5ffffae
Wxlauncher
- Can't detect OpenAL if named as OpenAL32.dll.
FSO debug
- Detects and initializes OpenAL correctly and audio work just fine.