***Attention Battlefield Bad Company Two Players***
Until further notice, most of all the regular EGC players have moved to the new TS3 server effective 07/15/2011...
Address: ts3.evga.com
http://www.teamspeak.com/?page=downloads Setup Tutorial
Address: mumble.evga.com
Port: 3650
http://mumble.sourceforge.net Thanks to the fine folks over at Nuclear Fallout (www.nfoservers.com) our friends and EVGA and yours truly, we now have a 100 slot mumble server.
Mumble has very low latency combined with good sound quality; it uses
CELT and
Speex, not just the voice compression technology, but also the voice preprocessing to remove noise and improve clarity. Mumble also has
positional audio for supported games, meaning the other players' voice will come from the direction their character is in game. (More from the Mumble
FAQ)
The mumble server is open for business, right now its a clone of the Ventrilo server for the most part, same channels. Like the public Ventrilo, if you would like a channel just ask an admin and they will be happy to set one up for you as long as you keep using it.
Features include: - In Game 3D Positional Audio for TF2, BC2 and so many more! (OMG SHIZ IS LEEET!)
- A overlay that actually looks good and is useful.
- Highly customizable and configurable.
- Skinable
- Lower latency than TS and Vent
- Higher voice quality than TS and Vent
- Plus everything you like in TS and Vent
Users who register with the Mumble server have access to the following:- Whisper
- Text Message
- Can create temporary channels.
Review, and why it's awesome.
Latency Comparison
Setup guide.
(I suggest getting the stable release over the developer snapshots)
Step 1: Download Mumble via
this link.
Step 2: Run the file you just downloaded and install
Mumble (Client), which is already selected by default.
Step 3: Run Mumble.
Step 4: You will be prompted with the
Certificate Wizard. Here you can create or import a (email-)certificate to uniquely identify you. You're not required to run it, but it enables some advanced features like whispers. (among other things)
Step 5: You will be prompted to run the
Audio Wizard. Do so.
(Be warned, the mumble audio wizard does take a few minutes to go through, but taking the time to do this will greatly improve your quality and performance.) Step 6: The first page will ask you what input/output devices you want to use, it is recomended that you choose the specific devise you will be using over the "default" for each. The second page will ask you to tune the volume of your microphone. The third page will ask you how your input should function, and it is
strongly advised that you choose 'push to talk' rather than the default method, and simply pick a key to be pressed when you want to talk. This way we don't run the risk of ending up hearing everything that's going on inside your room at all times. This concludes the Audio Wizard.
Step 7: You should now see the general interface of Mumble. Click
Server in the menu, and select
Connect.
Step 8: Ignore the Server Browser, and instead click the button
Add New. Enter a
Label of your choice (EGC for example), then enter the
Address: mumble.evga.com
Port: 3650
in their corresponding fields. Also select a
Username for yourself, preferably your character's name, and you can leave
Password blank.
Step 9: Once all the fields are filled in, click the
OK button below to save the server, then click
Connect.
Step 10: You may be presented with a window talking about an unsigned
SSL certificate - simply click
yes to accept it.
Step 11: Go to Configure->Settings and at the Audio Input tab set the quality slider to 40kb/s (or adjust it to what you think your connection can handle).
Step 12: You're done! You should now see a list of channels, so simply join the one the rest of the players are in, and you should be able to hear everyone's angelic voices coming through your speakers or headphones!
Optional: Click
Configure in the menu, select
Settings, and look for a box next to
Advanced, If you check this box, it will unlock the rest of the tabs, as well as more advanced configurations. The new tabs include Audio Input, Audio Output, and the snazzy Overlay feature to name a few. Play around with these settings if you want to, and if you feel that you have the time.
Push-to-Talk Settings: If you've not selected Push-to-Talk during the wizard, or setting it up went wrong, you can set it manually through the Settings menu. Go to the Shortcuts tab, click the 'Add' button to create a new shortcut. Select 'Push-to-Talk' as function, then click on the shortcut column and press the key you want to use. When that is done, go to the Audio Input tab and select 'Push-to-Talk' as transmit option. See also the attached screenshots.
Testing your settings: If you're experiencing trouble, you can easily test your settings by enabling the 'Advanced' checkbox and going to Audio Ouput. There you'll find a setting called 'Loopback Test'. Set this to Local and Apply to test your audio (if you talk you'll hear yourself now). You can also set it to Server to test your network connection.
Games supported by Mumbles 3D Positional Audio last updated 5/01/10 (Your player position in game determines the direction from which it appears you are talking from in Mumble)
More information can be found
here. Age of Chivalry
Armed Assault 2
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2142
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Battlefield Heroes
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer + Special Ops
Call of Duty: World at War
Counter-Strike: Source
Day of Defeat Source
Dystopia
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Garry's Mod 11
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Lord of the Rings Online
Star Trek Online
Team Fortress 2
Unreal Tournament 2004
Unreal Tournament 3
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
World of Warcraft
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