ID:1030877
 Oct 27 2012, 12:07 pm
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Would is be feasible for byond to make use of the microphone? It would ideally be used to chat between team members in the game im making. Basically that would cut out the unnecessary typing time and would allow easier communication and planning between players.
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Oct 27 2012, 12:34 pm
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LordAndrew
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This has been requested in the past and it was deemed not feasible. I'd suspect it would be much, much easier to download a program that already does this (Skype, TeamSpeak, Ventrillo, etc) rather than waiting for it to even be considered to be added to BYOND.
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Well it would be kind of hard to work a system into a game where it uses skype to chat between the team mates. It could be done if the players co-operated but well its not likely. I mean it shouldn't be hard to just pick up some sound from a microphone and sending it to users.
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Even games with massive companies behind them like LoL & Riot defer this suggestion because it is so much more effective to let players handle their own VOIP. Because there are so many services that already do this, some with extreme efficiency, there is really no reason to spend any effort on the topic.
Vent servers are pretty easy to host, especially if you're already hosting another server on the same box, just an FYI. | |
fyi Games like Call of Duty use this. ill check out the vent yoke.
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The thing is, that's a console game. There is no way to hook up Vent to a console so if they want any user interaction they have to implement their own voice-chat system, and so they have done just that.
BYOND is PC only, and there are tons of easy to use ways to setup your own voice chat. | |
http://www.webrtc.org/
http://www.bigbluebutton.org/blog/ You'll want to look into a html5 or flash solution if you wanted to integrate this into a game on BYOND. | |