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One of the great advantages of Mumble over Teamspeak is the ability for squad members and their SC to talk amongst themselves, without clogging up comms for the rest of the fleet. This can be invaluable for baitsquads and instructing new members. In order for this to work however, it requires people to be in the right channel and everyone should have their keys set up correctly. This part of the Mumble setup guide focuses on setting up your key shortcuts for the structured fleet channels. | One of the great advantages of Mumble over Teamspeak is the ability for squad members and their SC to talk amongst themselves, without clogging up comms for the rest of the fleet. This can be invaluable for baitsquads and instructing new members. In order for this to work however, it requires people to be in the right channel and everyone should have their keys set up correctly. This part of the Mumble setup guide focuses on setting up your key shortcuts for the structured fleet channels. | ||
First off, before you set up additional keys to talk up and down in the command structure, there are some things about the Push-to-Talk key you should know. In structured fleets it allows you to: | First off, before you set up additional keys to talk up and down in the command structure, there are some things about the Push-to-Talk key you should know. In structured fleets it allows you to:<br> | ||
- talk to your squadmates, but not your SC or the rest of the fleet. So this can be used for general chatter between you and your squadmates without disturbing anyone else, but make sure you don't obstruct talk from the commanders! | - talk to your squadmates, but not your SC or the rest of the fleet. So this can be used for general chatter between you and your squadmates without disturbing anyone else, but make sure you don't obstruct talk from the commanders!<br> | ||
- talk to all the other commanders but not normal fleetmembers when you are in a command position. This is because all the command subchannels are linked just like the General Chat and PvP waiting room are linked. In this sense, Mumble is set up backwards from Teamspeak as you now need a separate key to talk to the fleet instead of to command. | - talk to all the other commanders but not normal fleetmembers when you are in a command position. This is because all the command subchannels are linked just like the General Chat and PvP waiting room are linked. In this sense, Mumble is set up backwards from Teamspeak as you now need a separate key to talk to the fleet instead of to command. | ||