Voice chat, and clan chat, etc

[CrazyClone]

If you have [url=Steam (if not, click here)]http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php[/url], you can add Nexuiz to it. Then, in game you can press shift + tab, or whatever you have set, and you will get chat/voicechat, etc. ofcource your friends, and or clan will have to have steam too.

If you want to Join my nexuiz Clan, on Steam, the link: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/U785

[Sepelio]

You can add random programs to steam? Fun times. I didnt know that.

[Dokujisan]

Some of us have been experimenting with Mumble since it is the most cross-platform of the bunch (though you have to jump through some hoops for it to work on the mac) plus it's open-source.

I'm running a mumble server right now (the server is called "murmur") but we haven't fully tested it out yet. After setting up proper channels and users, I plan to let some of the clans use it for their voice chat if they like. So far, mkzelda reports that his gameplay slows considerably when someone speaks to him. Hopefully, he can upgrade a library or something to help that out.

Due to it being open source, there was talk of integrating muble with nexuiz. Unfortunately, there are major technical hurdles for that. I'm not sure where that goal stands right now. I guess it's theoretically doable, but challenging.

I'm not sure about the other programs (though I tested Ventrillo and it didn't do this by default), but Mumble has a screen overlay feature that will display your teammate's names on your screen and highlight the person who is currently speaking. I'm told that there is a way to adjust the font-size and color of the overlay text through editing some xml file. By default, it's quite large on the screen.

Supposedly, teamspeak has a reliable linux client and server and an unofficial mac client (called teamspeex or something like that) but I haven't read any feedback on it yet.

[dyin]

I'm told that there is a way to adjust the font-size and color of the overlay text through editing some xml file. By default, it's quite large on the screen.

configuration -> settings. 1st) check 'expert config' at the lower left, then 2nd) go to pane 'overlay' and have fun with adjusting font(-size) and/or colors.

Supposedly, teamspeak has a reliable linux client and server and an unofficial mac client (called teamspeex or something like that) but I haven't read any feedback on it yet.

never got ts to work properly under linux despite all the guides, tutorials and how-tos, so, for me, mumble ftw

[Dokujisan]

dyin, have you setup a murmur server before?
If so, then I could probably use your input

[Psychcf]

I have a mumble server, but I'm probably going to take it down pretty soon since I'm getting rid of my VPS.

[Oat]

Apparantly there's a specific software that allows me to use binds for voice to automatically speak to my team based on my binds.

Does anyone know any more about this?

[CrazyClone]

You can use Steam on Linux with WINE!

[Mr. Bougo]

Gee steam...


Seriously, who's going to install STEAM to get voice chat on Nexuiz...


STEAM!

That would be a bit dumb, wouldn't it? Unless you like massive CPU and memory usage for something opensource software can do waaaay better.

[Barfly]

Gee steam...


Seriously, who's going to install STEAM to get voice chat on Nexuiz...


STEAM!

That would be a bit dumb, wouldn't it? Unless you like massive CPU and memory usage for something opensource software can do waaaay better.

I agree.
I don't understand why anybody would use that bloated piece of software in the first place and most Nex players are fairly computer savy from what i have seen and know better so stay away from programs like Steam.
This isn't a CS forum, This is Nexuiz
One of the reasons that I like this game is that the majority of the people who play are respectful to other players, sure there are idiots but for the most part I'ts a good community..
Maybe because Nex seems to attract older players that have seen all the BS that has gone on with online gaming for years.

As far as Mumble goes I'm a big fan of the program, I have never noticed slowdowns while speaking however i could see the possibility of that if someone in the U.S. was speaking to a Euro .