Return of Rome villager sound

Age of Empires II: DE II - Report a Bug
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After the recent issue with the DLC content not available I have a new issue

Game Build #160062

Windows XBox

Win 11

The main AoE 2 is OK

Chronicles of Greece is OK

Return of Rome however always has to ‘load’ when AoE II is first displayed with the spinning dots

When finished and I have the top left icon and click it the game triggers and loads again (second image)

After loading, the villager sounds disappear under Skirmish as does the ‘bong’ when clicking Skirmish. When loaded the background sounds are there, as are the bongs in the options menu, but no in game villager sounds

To reactivate them I have to go to the Campaign menu, then come back to the main menu and Skirmish again

I’ve gone via XBox and unticked the DLC to remove RoR, which then gives me a downward arrow in the main menu, which when clicked says ‘game not installed’

Replace the XBox tick, RoR is reinstalled but the sound issue persists

How can I fully uninstall RoR to start over and hopefully fix this sound issue ?

When AoE first starts this is what I see. Chronicles icon ready but RoR has to load

At the instant this Loading sign disappears, the one below, (print screen removed the ROR column graphic) the sound cuts out

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Did you try reinstalling the game?

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Yes, fully uninstalled so the Return of Rome folder is auto removed from the XBox folder

After the game loads and the loading icon disappears there is a noticeable short gap when all sounds disappear. Then when sitting on this screen

I can hear the cart and horse trotting about so not all sounds are gone. But crucially, when I click on the Single Player and subsequently the Skrmish buttons there is no bong and in the game the villagers are silent

As mentioned, if I go to Campaign, click on one of the options, I get a bong, then return to the main menu and go to Skirmish and all is well

Got me beat

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Full AoE update this morning but sound still the same

As soon as the “Loading” banner disappears so does the buttons bongs and the in game villager sounds

Only Return of Rome, main game and Greece are OK

So what does Rome do immediately the Loading banner disappears ?

Fix as before - click Campaign button, which is silent, come back and the button bongs are back as are the villager sounds