please help a newb...

[rhettoric]

i just got exult .96 beta. it's great! , but i always start in black gate. maybe i'm a idiot, but i can't find out how to start my game in SI. please help me

[Dominus]

if you don't have your paths set in exult.cfg Exult can't give you the option to start SI. If you are using Windows, start the installer again and set the right path to your SI files.

[rhettoric]

cool. that work, but now i'm playing si and i can't hear any sound fx. i can hear music, but no sounds for lightning or bag opening etc. is this normal for si?

[wjp]

This is in the documentation at:
http://exult.info/docs.php#N2D0

[Dominus]

And btw, the Documentation and FAQ are included in the Beta 1. Please read it, it's your friend. Both of your questions are answered there.