do characters speak?

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in another thread (http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthr...t=11038&page=2) i read somethin about characters voices n stuff, but i cant figure it out...

i have sound but never heard anyone say anything, cept for the intro.


so lets get this straight.. are characters supposed to speak in the game?

and if they are.. is there a way to fix it?

i downloaded somethin (afarewelltodragonsarchives.zip) i found in that thread i mentioned but dont know whats it supposed to do. if i start the .exe, a small dos-like window pops up and closes instantly.

besides: surround-sound is deactivated

EDIT:
oh and i wonder whats goin on with attack speed.. no matter which weapon i use (very slow or normal), the attack speed seems to be all the same. and now, for some reason, the status "speed" in the stats window changed to slow instead of normal.. but i still see no difference. could anyone give me some intel regarding this matter?!

EDIT2: okay the reason y my speed status went to low is cuz i carried too many items, so forget about that. however im still wondering how exactly attack speed is affected by the weapons you choose. i also realized, if i put enough points into agility the speed status will change to "fast", no matter which weapon im using^^