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== Key Bindings for Fleetchannels ==

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. To start, you go to Configure -> Settings -> Shortcuts.

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:

- 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 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.

Now, on to set some hotkeys! To start, you go to Configure -> Settings -> Shortcuts.

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Again, set the Function field to Whisper and click the (…) key. Click Whisper to Channel, select Current and check Whisper to subchannels. Be aware that giving orders by using this key does not transmit your message to other commanders in the same or higher level. So when an SC talks using this key, he needs to communicate his actions separately with the rest of the commanders. But, being the good SC he is, he should have been doing that from the start anyway. There is one big note that should be made when using this setup, however. Setting up your keys like this makes sure information is only streamed to those that need to know. On the other hand, SC’s are required to be a lot more active in relaying information to the rest of command. This information then needs to be relayed by the FC to the rest of the fleet, if he deems it important for the rest of the fleet to know it also.

In short, the structured fleet channels enable great streamlining and filtering of information. This way, fleet commanders can focus on leading the fleet rather than having to process endless streams of information and squad members and their commanders can coordinate more efficiently amongst themselves. On the other hand, all this requires a great deal more communication and discretion in doing so from SC’s to the rest of ~~command.~~

In short, the structured fleet channels enable great streamlining and filtering of information. This way, fleet commanders can focus on leading the fleet rather than having to process endless streams of information and squad members and their commanders can coordinate more efficiently amongst themselves. On the other hand, all this requires a great deal more communication and discretion in doing so from SC’s to the rest of command.

One last note: when you are in one of the command positions, you can just use your push-to-talk key to address commanders directly. 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.

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 == Key Bindings for Fleetchannels  ==
-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. To start, you go to Configure -&gt; Settings -&gt; Shortcuts.
+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:
+- 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 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.
+Now, on to set some hotkeys! To start, you go to Configure -&gt; Settings -&gt; Shortcuts.
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 Again, set the Function field to Whisper and click the (…) key. Click Whisper to Channel, select Current and check Whisper to subchannels. Be aware that giving orders by using this key does not transmit your message to other commanders in the same or higher level. So when an SC talks using this key, he needs to communicate his actions separately with the rest of the commanders. But, being the good SC he is, he should have been doing that from the start anyway. There is one big note that should be made when using this setup, however. Setting up your keys like this makes sure information is only streamed to those that need to know. On the other hand, SC’s are required to be a lot more active in relaying information to the rest of command. This information then needs to be relayed by the FC to the rest of the fleet, if he deems it important for the rest of the fleet to know it also.
 In short, the structured fleet channels enable great streamlining and filtering of information. This way, fleet commanders can focus on leading the fleet rather than having to process endless streams of information and squad members and their commanders can coordinate more efficiently amongst themselves. On the other hand, all this requires a great deal more communication and discretion in doing so from SC’s to the rest of command.
-One last note: when you are in one of the command positions, you can just use your push-to-talk key to address commanders directly. 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.
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