OK, your files not working were probably my fault, all along.
This version didn't work either.
Why, I asked?!?! I started poking around and I found it.
There was a security lock on the .exe because it was created on another computer. After extracting it to the cohokum folder, I right-clicked, went into the properties of your .exe and "un-blocked" it. Then, I re-named it to just cohokum.exe and
voila!It does seem to make a difference. I can
clearly hear the gear come up now.
Although, I would appreciate it if someone else (Colonel_Kurtz?) checked it out, too.
Does your .exe disable the the .ini setting for "external_sounds_volume"?
It seemed like when that was introduced, the sound issues started.
I ask because I tried various values, for that setting, and it made no difference that I could discern?