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Subject: TeamSpeak makes communicating SO MUCH EASIER!!!
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I orginally posted this in the Maw Gathering post but I figured anyone who isn't a regular here might not read that post so I am going to make a separate post explaining teamspeak. Teamspeak is a program that allows you to talk to other people while you pwn them.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WASTE TIME GETTING KILLED BECAUSE YOU ARE TYPING.
That is the bottom line of why it is useful. So as you can imagine this would come in handy on team battles when you are trying to communicate with your team.

I have to give all the credit for finding this to Iggwilv who did the research. I am just passing the message along. You guys can thank Igg for this.

Now this is how you go about getting it...

First you actually have to download the program. Download it FOR FREE here. Then you have to go out and buy a headset. NO NO NO its NOT EXPENSIVE. You will spend $20 at the most.


Installing and setting up the mic. Plug the mic into your sound card in the appropiate hole, I forget what color. A lot of computer cases have mic ports in them so you don't have plug it into the back but you also must configure the system so it knows the mic is installed there.
After it is in connected go into Windows Control Panel and into the Sound and Audio Devices icon. Then go to the Voice tab and hit the Volume button in the Voice recording section. In the microphone column turn the volume up high and hit the Advanced button. In the next window there should be Mic Boost check box. Make sure it is checked. Go back to the Voice tab and hit the Test Hardware button and follow the directions. You should here your voice played back to you, cool huh.

Installing Teamspeak
This is easy. Double-click the exe and take all the defaults. Done

Configuring Teamspeak and connecting to our server
Open up Teamspeak and go to the Setting menu and select Sound Input/Output Settings. Select Push to talk and set the key to something easy to reach from your movement keys. Voice activation is annoying because everytime your chair creaks we hear it. Hit the Local test mode button and press the button you chose and start shouting. You should hear yourself shouting.

Now you are ready to join a server. First you have to have one opened up which requires a host to open a server that everybody can join and talk on. If you don't have a mic you can still hear people talk and communicate via X-fire. I suggest contacting everybody on X-fire before you join so you can find out whos where. Someone might want to volunteer to host some servers however, I do not know how to become a host. You guys will have to register at the same place you download the free teamspeak.

Anyway, Select Connect from the File menu. and type a server name and enter the correct address. Whoever the host is will have the address. For instance the address to the maw server is ts20.gameservers.com:8824. Understand? Then you want to create yourself a nickname. (Mine is MAW~Demigod, understand?) Then you Select Anonymous for the login and then hit connect. A nice Female voice should inform you that you have connected. Key your mic and say something. Like I said if you don't have a mic you can still type talk and you can use X-fire to text chat as well.

ALSO CHECK THAT YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT SERVER AS EVERYONE ELSE. Otherwise you will hear nothing. Hopefully you guys can make use of this when you guys decide to play together. Plus you have one for the MAW server so if you are ever on I think you guys can communicate. COOL HUH?

I don't know if once you get a server it is ALWAYS on. Maybe Iggwilv can tell you guys.

Anyway once again I have to give all the props to Iggwilv who discovered this. Tell him thanks if you find use for this.

If you already have teamspeak than disregard this post.

If I missed anything please fill in the gaps for me!!! Hopefully by now you guys know how computer illiterate I am.

Hope you get as much a kick out of this as I did when I was talking to Igg the other day.

Remember this will only work PROVIDED other people have the program so you guys might have to educate other people about it. Otherwise you will talk and no one will hear you so yeah there is a small downside to this, but hey nothing is foolproof. Until then you will only be able to communicate with each other or whoever stumbled upon teamspeak. If someone doesn't have a mic than don't worry...as long as you guys are hooked up via teamspeak you can still hear what they say and make shorter responses so you can lessen the time you are vulnerable.

This is like CE I guess...You can't use it by yourself, other people have to be on too.





[Edited on 8/22/2006]

  • 08.21.2006 7:26 PM PDT
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If you already have teamspeak than disregard this post.


I already have it, but I didn't want to disregard this thread, came here to say, good job Demi, I would definetly sticky this if I was a mod.

:P

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  • 08.22.2006 11:59 AM PDT
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came here to say, good job Demi, I would definetly sticky this if I was a mod.

:P


Got my fingers crossed. =)

  • 08.22.2006 12:15 PM PDT

I downloaded TS2, and it wont work >_<!

  • 08.22.2006 12:15 PM PDT
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oh yeah i forgot....

When it asks which one to download make sure you download the one that looks like this...


TeamSpeak 2 Client (RC2)

Remember CLIENT not SERVER

and then click on SITE 1. And there you go.

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  • 08.22.2006 12:19 PM PDT
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I already have used it i just don't have it right now cause my headset sends out the sound so I dont hear it in stereo. BUT, very informative I hope a mod stickys this.

  • 08.22.2006 12:26 PM PDT
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came here to say, good job Demi, I would definetly sticky this if I was a mod.

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Got my fingers crossed. =)


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I hope their crossing does not come in vain.

  • 08.22.2006 12:27 PM PDT

Already did.

  • 08.22.2006 12:41 PM PDT
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Remember there has to be a server with a host and I THINK...that the teamspeak I.P is somehow related to the actual gameplay server I.P.

Once again a good question for Igg.

You will see other people on a server when you activate teamspeak and make sure you dont activate it then "X" it out otherwise you get disconnected. Keep teamspeak active until you shut the game down.

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  • 08.22.2006 12:43 PM PDT
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Already did.


Your prove?

  • 08.22.2006 12:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: WsLp137
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came here to say, good job Demi, I would definetly sticky this if I was a mod.

:P


Got my fingers crossed. =)


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I hope their crossing does not come in vain.


If you think it should be stickied, you should get in touch with a mod and propose it to them. Depending on the need for one and schtuff, they may or may not sticky it.

One bit of background, though. This was sorta before your time, but a while back there WAS actually a TS sticky by Red Mage Joe, it got pulled down and replaced with the Xfire sticky...although I think you can still find the old TS sticky in the Guides if you look hard enough, not sure.

  • 08.22.2006 12:55 PM PDT

Join the MAW Clan
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You just need to know the IP address or host name of the server and the password if they have one. The Maw Clan Teamspeak server does not have a password and the address is ts20.gameservers.com:8824. I may put a password on the future if too many people interupt our clan activities

  • 08.22.2006 2:28 PM PDT
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I have it... Too bad my mic wont work though....

  • 08.22.2006 3:27 PM PDT