Index: ps/trunk/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
+++ ps/trunk/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
 	CNetHost::Initialize();
 
 #if CONFIG2_AUDIO
-	if (!args.Has("autostart-nonvisual"))
+	if (!args.Has("autostart-nonvisual") && !g_DisableAudio)
 		ISoundManager::CreateSoundManager();
 #endif
 
Index: ps/trunk/source/ps/GameSetup/HWDetect.cpp
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/source/ps/GameSetup/HWDetect.cpp
+++ ps/trunk/source/ps/GameSetup/HWDetect.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2020 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -143,8 +143,11 @@
 	scriptInterface.SetProperty(settings, "gfx_card", gfx::CardName());
 	scriptInterface.SetProperty(settings, "gfx_drv_ver", gfx::DriverInfo());
 #if CONFIG2_AUDIO
-	scriptInterface.SetProperty(settings, "snd_card", g_SoundManager->GetSoundCardNames());
-	scriptInterface.SetProperty(settings, "snd_drv_ver", g_SoundManager->GetOpenALVersion());
+	if (g_SoundManager)
+	{
+		scriptInterface.SetProperty(settings, "snd_card", g_SoundManager->GetSoundCardNames());
+		scriptInterface.SetProperty(settings, "snd_drv_ver", g_SoundManager->GetOpenALVersion());
+	}
 #endif
 	ReportSDL(scriptInterface, settings);
 
Index: ps/trunk/source/ps/Util.cpp
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/source/ps/Util.cpp
+++ ps/trunk/source/ps/Util.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2020 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -137,8 +137,15 @@
 	fprintf(f, "Video Mode     : %dx%d:%d\n", g_VideoMode.GetXRes(), g_VideoMode.GetYRes(), g_VideoMode.GetBPP());
 
 #if CONFIG2_AUDIO
-	fprintf(f, "Sound Card     : %s\n", g_SoundManager->GetSoundCardNames().c_str());
-	fprintf(f, "Sound Drivers  : %s\n", g_SoundManager->GetOpenALVersion().c_str());
+	if (g_SoundManager)
+	{
+		fprintf(f, "Sound Card     : %s\n", g_SoundManager->GetSoundCardNames().c_str());
+		fprintf(f, "Sound Drivers  : %s\n", g_SoundManager->GetOpenALVersion().c_str());
+	}
+	else if(g_DisableAudio)
+		fprintf(f, "Sound          : Game was ran without audio\n");
+	else
+		fprintf(f, "Sound          : No audio device was found\n");
 #else
 	fprintf(f, "Sound          : Game was compiled without audio\n");
 #endif
Index: ps/trunk/source/soundmanager/SoundManager.h
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/source/soundmanager/SoundManager.h
+++ ps/trunk/source/soundmanager/SoundManager.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2020 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 	CStr8 m_SoundCardNames;
 	CStr8 m_OpenALVersion;
 public:
-	CSoundManager();
+	CSoundManager(ALCdevice* device);
 	virtual ~CSoundManager();
 
 	void StartWorker();
Index: ps/trunk/source/soundmanager/SoundManager.cpp
===================================================================
--- ps/trunk/source/soundmanager/SoundManager.cpp
+++ ps/trunk/source/soundmanager/SoundManager.cpp
@@ -184,11 +184,18 @@
 
 void ISoundManager::CreateSoundManager()
 {
-	if (!g_SoundManager)
+	if (g_SoundManager)
+		return;
+
+	ALCdevice* device = alcOpenDevice(nullptr);
+	if (!device)
 	{
-		g_SoundManager = new CSoundManager();
-		g_SoundManager->StartWorker();
+		LOGWARNING("No audio device was found.");
+		return;
 	}
+
+	g_SoundManager = new CSoundManager(device);
+	g_SoundManager->StartWorker();
 }
 
 void ISoundManager::SetEnabled(bool doEnable)
@@ -227,8 +234,8 @@
 	return static_cast<CSoundManager*>(param)->ReloadChangedFiles(path);
 }
 
-CSoundManager::CSoundManager()
-	: m_Context(nullptr), m_Device(nullptr), m_ALSourceBuffer(nullptr),
+CSoundManager::CSoundManager(ALCdevice* device)
+	: m_Context(nullptr), m_Device(device), m_ALSourceBuffer(nullptr),
 	m_CurrentTune(nullptr), m_CurrentEnvirons(nullptr),
 	m_Worker(nullptr), m_DistressMutex(), m_PlayListItems(nullptr), m_SoundGroups(),
 	m_Gain(.5f), m_MusicGain(.5f), m_AmbientGain(.5f), m_ActionGain(.5f), m_UIGain(.5f),
@@ -305,7 +312,9 @@
 {
 	Status ret = INFO::OK;
 
-	m_Device = alcOpenDevice(NULL);
+	if(!m_Device)
+		m_Device = alcOpenDevice(nullptr);
+
 	if (m_Device)
 	{
 		ALCint attribs[] = {ALC_STEREO_SOURCES, 16, 0};