OBSOLETE - plugin does not work in the latest Teamspeak version.
Due to the welcomed surge of new players to coop nights we started to venture to bigger missions with several teams. This calls for a new method of managing the intra-force communications.
Since we can't rely on the dodgy Arma 2 VOIP, the preferred alternative is using Teamspeak 3 "whisper" mechanism.
This guide will help you configure your Teamspeak and set a separate Push-to-Talk (PTT) key that shall transmit to all users on all channels. Although this shall be used by team leaders during coop nights, we would like to ask all players to set this up because leaders have this annoying tendency of getting killed (especially me damn it).
It's very simple, just select a key that will be convenient for you (I use 'J'), and set Teamspeak according to the image below (It's blackish because I use a dark theme for Teamspeak).
Ctrl+Shift+W (or 'Tools' > Whisper list) to bring this dialog up:
channel commander settings by Variable [CiA], on Flickr
In addition, I would warmly recommend using Mike's TS3 whisper plugin (attached to this post). It does two things:
It adds beeps at the beginning and the end of any whisper transmission you hear, and put the whisper transmissions on on your right ear (during the whisper other communication volume is reduced by 50%).
It's almost like using ACRE without the hassle of installing it.
Installation notice - read carefully the readme, and make sure to install the correct dll depending on your operating system.
To complete the experience, remove the annoying "psst" sound whisper notification of Teamspeak by "Settings" > "Options" > "Whisper" > Uncheck "Play notify sound when receiving a whisper".
Then go to "Settings" > "Options" > "Playback", and increase to the maximum "Sound Pack Volume".
Mike's ORBAT (Order of Battle) addon is really cool too (attached), it will add a briefing entry that shall display a list of all players on the server and their leaders. It may seem unrelated to this topic but I find it useful when trying to understand who talks to whom and who leads which team.
Due to the welcomed surge of new players to coop nights we started to venture to bigger missions with several teams. This calls for a new method of managing the intra-force communications.
Since we can't rely on the dodgy Arma 2 VOIP, the preferred alternative is using Teamspeak 3 "whisper" mechanism.
This guide will help you configure your Teamspeak and set a separate Push-to-Talk (PTT) key that shall transmit to all users on all channels. Although this shall be used by team leaders during coop nights, we would like to ask all players to set this up because leaders have this annoying tendency of getting killed (especially me damn it).
It's very simple, just select a key that will be convenient for you (I use 'J'), and set Teamspeak according to the image below (It's blackish because I use a dark theme for Teamspeak).
Ctrl+Shift+W (or 'Tools' > Whisper list) to bring this dialog up:
channel commander settings by Variable [CiA], on Flickr
In addition, I would warmly recommend using Mike's TS3 whisper plugin (attached to this post). It does two things:
It adds beeps at the beginning and the end of any whisper transmission you hear, and put the whisper transmissions on on your right ear (during the whisper other communication volume is reduced by 50%).
It's almost like using ACRE without the hassle of installing it.
Installation notice - read carefully the readme, and make sure to install the correct dll depending on your operating system.
To complete the experience, remove the annoying "psst" sound whisper notification of Teamspeak by "Settings" > "Options" > "Whisper" > Uncheck "Play notify sound when receiving a whisper".
Then go to "Settings" > "Options" > "Playback", and increase to the maximum "Sound Pack Volume".
Mike's ORBAT (Order of Battle) addon is really cool too (attached), it will add a briefing entry that shall display a list of all players on the server and their leaders. It may seem unrelated to this topic but I find it useful when trying to understand who talks to whom and who leads which team.
The fewer men, the greater share of honor