Voip issues solved - Kinda

**johnflenaly** · 05-11-2011, 03:35 PM

I wouldn't say this is a solution just a work around. For some reason there is not option to adjust voip levels in game, and those who have played know the voip by default is very quite. After playing around with it I figured out a workaround, although its not ideal, I'll get to that later.

First go to steam, and click on view/setttings/voice. You need to max out "microphone volume" and "receive volume" Don't worry about the push to talk options the game actually handles this, so just leave them as default.

Now you'll need to go in game and adjust your sound volumes lower till you can here the in-game voip. You will probable have to adjust your speaker volumes up till you can here both game and voip at a reasonable level. Now obviously this is not ideal because you've adjust your speaker volume up, things like teamspeak and other programs are going to be very loud.

**Exploding_Silver** · 05-11-2011, 03:39 PM

+rep

ps you look very handsome in your green uniform shirt

**UnDeaD** · 05-11-2011, 04:37 PM

The game has built in VOIP, with two channels, for team and fire team. If you disable this option in "VOIP" settings, it will automatically use Steam's built in voip.

**WhiskeySix** · 05-12-2011, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by UnDeaD

The game has built in VOIP, with two channels, for team and fire team. If you disable this option in "VOIP" settings, it will automatically use Steam's built in voip.

wait, what? so the native, in-game fireteam-voip doesn't work?

**johnflenaly** · 05-12-2011, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by WhiskeySix

wait, what? so the native, in-game fireteam-voip doesn't work?

It does its just really quite.

**Acreo Aeneas** · 05-13-2011, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by johnflenaly

It does its just really quite.

Meaning it's basically broken. At least that explains why none of my friends could hear me over fireteam voip.

**WhiskeySix** · 05-13-2011, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Acreo Aeneas

Meaning it's basically broken. At least that explains why none of my friends could hear me over fireteam voip.

so are people using TS3 for VOIP, or?

**UnDeaD** · 05-13-2011, 02:53 PM

TS3 works fine, your team only consist of eight people. I think some servers may not even have VOIP enabled. It definitely works though!

**johnflenaly** · 05-13-2011, 04:31 PM

From silvers other post, the team voip is turned off but not the fireteam voip, think the admins might be having issues with the server settings.

**Exploding_Silver** · 05-13-2011, 04:34 PM

I just did some tests with harley and baguiar and found that steam backgrund settings for receive volume makes no difference, that was worth investigating but turned out to be a red herring

i got some video, so will post it up today

**Exploding_Silver** · 05-13-2011, 06:04 PM

so you can hear the quiet voip and how game sounds at 50% or lower at 30% make voip a lot better

**Exploding_Silver** · 05-13-2011, 06:57 PM

NEW INFO HERE
http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/s...545#post303545

read down several posts and it talks about commands to change voip volume from -6 to 0
i am not sure if this is client or server side
its midnight here and I am tired, so have not read it carefully

EDIT
ok i concentrated and it suggests 2 more commands for voip into server config
s_volume_voipin_db = 0
s_volume_voipout_db = 0
the thread suggests these are at -6 by default and need to be set to 0 by adding the commands above

EDIT EDIT
may be a client command to go into client console or Auto config and not a server setting
http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/s...55&postcount=8

this is more likely a potential client attempted fix and not a server settings
I just got excited !

needs testing this one

**Exploding_Silver** · 05-14-2011, 09:38 AM

Just tested it with harley

Tested as client commands
in steam / right click on brink / properties / launch options / add +com_allowconsole 1 / ok
in game open console with ctrl + shift + tile
enter two commands
s_volume_voipin_db = 0
s_volume_voipout_db = 0
we found that voip volume went from 60%-70% of teamspeak volume to equal volume as teamspeak
if a person enters the client commands then other people hear the voip louder, even if they have not entered any commands
entering the commands in console like this does not last, maybe to map change or leaving the game server, or leaving the game app

apparently can put in Autoexec.cfg so you dont have to re-enter the commands all the time
Autoexec.cfg file located here:
Steam\userdata\########\22350\local\base
*Note If you don't already have one, create a notepad file named Autoexec.cfg there, open with notepad and paste...

The big question is if these two commands can be server side and up everybodies voip volume
if so then with global voip on and this, it would be a general fix to voip, otherwise we would have to wait for a patch

**Exploding_Silver** · 05-15-2011, 11:54 AM

TG admins

are you gonna test this, added these two cvars to the server config, to see if it fixes voip ?

s_volume_voipin_db = 0
s_volume_voipout_db = 0

it would require an organised test of before and after voip volumes