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If you didn’t know, the Valorant Episode 7 update launched yesterday after a few months of hype. As expected with big updates, a few bugs have crept into the software and are messing with the gameplay. With the addition of both a new game style and a new agent, players are finding that agent voice lines are not working. Agent voice lines are the bits of dialogue that agents say during the course of the Valorant match, which differ when using an ability or killing an enemy. If you are one of the players experiencing this, here’s how to fix Valorant voice lines not working in the update.
Let’s get into it!
How to fix Valorant voice lines not working
While we are waiting for Riot Games to release an official update to fix this bug, here are some ways you might be able to fix any problems with Valorant agent voice lines not working.
- Change your language to a different one, play a match, then restart the game
- Ensure voice lines are enabled in settings
- Check your audio settings
- Verify your game files
- Restart your computer and reinstall the game
Try changing your game language to a different one and restarting the game
- Open Riot Client
- Profile > Settings > Game Text Language
- Change to a different language, before returning to your original language
Some players have been quoting this quick fix to temporarily sort your audio problems. First, head to the game settings. Change your Valorant language to a different one than you are currently using, play a match and then close the game. After this, go back into the settings and change your language back to English. This might help with any missing agent voice lines following the new update.
Enable Agent Voice lines in Settings
- Open Settings
- Head to Audio
- Locate Voice Over section
- Enable voice lines
Check your audio settings
Make sure you double-check your audio settings within the game’s settings menu. This way you can see if your master volume, agent voice volume, or voice chat volume has been set to zero or accidentally muted.
Verify your game files
When a game updates, occasionally some game files can go missing or become corrupt, which can often lead to problems with game audio. To verify the integrity of the game files on your console, go to the Valorant game tab in the Riot Games launcher and click on the gear icon. From here, click on “Check for Updates” or “Repair” to locate and fix any corrupted files.
Restart your computer and reinstall the game
When you’re in a hitch, both restarting the game and restarting your computer or console can help with fixing any temporary bugs or audio glitches. Going an extra step further and completely deleting and reinstalling the game can resolve deeper issues the software might be having related to updates and corrupt game files.
What is causing the Valorant agent voicelines bug?
It seems that since the Episode 7 patch was flashed, all voicelines have been missing from the game. Not only this, but the announcer dialogue is also missing.
This isn’t just an aesthetic issue, but the game actually relies on agent voice-lines to indicate when enemy ultimates are ready. Likewise, the announcers are important as they indicate key moments in gameplay such as when the spike is planted or defused.
It’s not entirely certain what specific issue in the new update is causing Valorant voicelines to disappear, however we can hope that it will be fixed in any new patches.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully these methods have helped you sort any problems you might be having with Valorant agent voice lines not working while we wait for an official patch from Riot Games to sort this issue completely. If you’re loving Valorant at the moment, you can check out our top tips for how to get better at Valorant, or dive in to the latest updates on Valorant 7.0.
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