Voice communication
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asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
<div class="IPBDescription">A tactical advantage</div>Well, I just recently got my microphone to work, and boy is it great! I just love arranging tactics, assaults, and other stuff with my voice. It's soooo much easier than using the keyboard. And that's an understatement.
But there are a couple things I'm thinking of. How many here are going to have their microphones hooked up? I will always have mine hooked up in Natural Selection, so I can try to act like a bad-### while gunning down aliens and dying. That and I want to be able to alert my team quickly. It's really come in handy when, in Counterstrike, I see the enemy training his sights on us, and my team is about to run in.
You just can't afford to lose a couple of men while you type out "look out theres sniper". So instead, shout "Take cover, enemy sniper ahead, trained on that corner!"
Really great. So if you can, please hook up your microphone. It will be a great ease off the pressure during firefights and when you need to warn your team quickly.
And, you can say cool phrases like "Roger that", "Foxtrot-Bravo", "Affirmative", and "Where's my Wing-Alpha-Foxtrot-Foxtrot-Long-Echo?"
I have two questions now:
1) Will voice communication be in NS? How will it work when Marines use it? Will the whole team hear it? Or will it be shouted?
2) Will the aliens have voice comm? If so, how will it work? Will they broadcast it to the team? I haven't really heard of squad-based-tactical alien combat, but how will it work, if any?
But there are a couple things I'm thinking of. How many here are going to have their microphones hooked up? I will always have mine hooked up in Natural Selection, so I can try to act like a bad-### while gunning down aliens and dying. That and I want to be able to alert my team quickly. It's really come in handy when, in Counterstrike, I see the enemy training his sights on us, and my team is about to run in.
You just can't afford to lose a couple of men while you type out "look out theres sniper". So instead, shout "Take cover, enemy sniper ahead, trained on that corner!"
Really great. So if you can, please hook up your microphone. It will be a great ease off the pressure during firefights and when you need to warn your team quickly.
And, you can say cool phrases like "Roger that", "Foxtrot-Bravo", "Affirmative", and "Where's my Wing-Alpha-Foxtrot-Foxtrot-Long-Echo?"
I have two questions now:
1) Will voice communication be in NS? How will it work when Marines use it? Will the whole team hear it? Or will it be shouted?
2) Will the aliens have voice comm? If so, how will it work? Will they broadcast it to the team? I haven't really heard of squad-based-tactical alien combat, but how will it work, if any?
Comments
Marine 1: Huh?
SBV: Build the turret in the base.
Marine 1: Huh?
SBV: BUILD THE DAMN TURRET AT THE WAYPOINT!
Marine 1: Lo mucho siento, no hablo ingles...
SBV: *sigh*, can anyone build that turret?
Marine 2: Was du Spreken?
*SBV Dropped.
Its like ermmmmm.
put the ####### siege turret there!!!
and they dont understand me cus my accent or what ever it is...
Also some other people with mics have like a fuzzy background, so sometimes you cant hear them properly.
If you wanna hear what you sound like SBV, try:
voice_loopback 1 in the console.
Erm... what was I saying? Oh yes. Voice communication makes many team-games soooo much better. It's so fun to coordinate. Having your teammate reply just makes you smile.
I say if there's a couple people with voice comm, the <i>squad</i> leader should use it most. Like me. If I were leading a squad of Marines, I'd use the voice comm a lot, to issue orders, or to pass on orders from the commander.
Which gives me an idea. How about in each game, we form squads? Like, a squad of 3-5 that attacks or something. Squads can help make the game easier.... except when one player dies and you have to wait for him.
I would love to use voice instead of Keyboard... But I dunno how to correct my Mic situation...
I love it and will be making\responding to all my requests with it.
If you need tips on tweaking your pc for your voice communication try this link <a href="http://planethalflife.com/features/techcorner/mailbag/hl1108cs13b.shtm" target="_blank">PHL help mailbag</a>
It contains a full guide :o)
Screw those people yelling at you. You don't have to report every single movement, just only when it's important... like...
"Enemy at bombsite alpha!"
"Enemy spotted in trainyard alpha!"
"Enemy sniper trained on the door!"
"Throw a grenade in there!"
"Detpack the enemy tunnel."
"The flag is outgoing through..."
"Incoming to the flag..."
"Build a sentry..."
"Plant the bomb..."
"Grenade out!"
[Acknowledging orders]
"Walk slowly, move quiet."
"Attach supressors."
And stuff like that. Also, you can use it when you spot enemies, if you want...
I was very pleased to see that your first post was to help someone else out. Such people as you seem to be are always welcome, and we're glad to have another friendly voice (No pun intended...) added to the NS community...
Twilight
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Oh, and that was a joke, by the way.