Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: atlau on April 25, 2017, 08:43:26 PM
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Please make the room chat also visible to people within close range to match the voice. That way country channel isn't cluttered. The current method is confusing.
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Currently the purple text only shows to folks that spawned from the same base as you. Would be great to see that expand to anyone within voice "range".
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Currently the purple text only shows to folks that spawned from the same base as you. Would be great to see that expand to anyone within voice "range".
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For over 17 years now I thought that the range text was just that - those in range... :headscratch:
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Yeah I only learned this recently. So many times I've been "yelling " WF!!! on what I thought was range only to have the m3 driver ignore me... Or so so i thought lol
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This is a no brainer, please change.
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only to have the m3 driver ignore me...
This says alot. :aok
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I really dislike the idea of adding a different concept such as range to the room channel. It simply is confusing.
But I would be fine with adding a Range text channel.
HiTech
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Isn't the purple text range??????
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Isn't the purple text range??????
It's "room"... Only players who spawned from the same base can see it - no matter where on the map they are. It's even labeled in the radio channel by the word "room".
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The confusion is because the both range voice and room text use purple as an indicator. simple solution would be to have another color for one of them.
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If creating a new channel that is range only, then would people have to tune to it to hear it or would they receive it regardless? Maybe a different shade of green for it?
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If creating a new channel that is range only, then would people have to tune to it to hear it or would they receive it regardless? Maybe a different shade of green for it?
I would think that you would not have to tune a channel to range to see it; just like you don't have to tune a channel to room, to see it.
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The confusion is because the both range voice and room text use purple as an indicator. simple solution would be to have another color for one of them.
I had this wrong the entire time I've played AH (off and on since circa 2001). I thought "Room" and "Range" were interchangeable and referred to the same thing. I supposed having them the same color reinforced that misconception.
So "Room" is more like the Tower Frequency of the field lifted off from?
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I had this wrong the entire time I've played AH (off and on since circa 2001). I thought "Room" and "Range" were interchangeable and referred to the same thing. I supposed having them the same color reinforced that misconception.
So "Room" is more like the Tower Frequency of the field lifted off from?
Room text is visible to only those in that tower or those that lifted from that field on their current sortie.
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Room text is visible to only those in that tower or those that lifted from that field on their current sortie.
Often the players in the area came from the same base as you, and this is the reason that "range" and "room" are confused.
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Btw Briefing/oclub/debrief/hangar/inflight are all separate rooms.
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I would think that you would not have to tune a channel to range to see it; just like you don't have to tune a channel to room, to see it.
I thought you had to have one of your channels set to room in order to see it, just like help or 200 or whatever.
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I thought you had to have one of your channels set to room in order to see it, just like help or 200 or whatever.
IIRC, you see the help text and room text regardless of being tuned to it. I think country is the same.
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IIRC, you see the help text and room text regardless of being tuned to it. I think country is the same.
That is good to know, thanks.
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Btw Briefing/oclub/debrief/hangar/inflight are all separate rooms.
That seems confusing. I mean if you're in the tower coming up with a mission and people are busy picking their plane and loadouts, it seems like they should be able to communicate
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That seems confusing. I mean if you're in the tower coming up with a mission and people are busy picking their plane and loadouts, it seems like they should be able to communicate
Pre-launch for FSO often found me going to the hangar or the O'Club so I didn't have to listen to all the chatter in the tower. I think it's a good thing that they are separate rooms.
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That seems confusing. I mean if you're in the tower coming up with a mission and people are busy picking their plane and loadouts, it seems like they should be able to communicate
Hmm I wonder why we have many other channels?
A room channel is just that, to speak with people in the same room as you.
HiTech
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That seems confusing. I mean if you're in the tower coming up with a mission and people are busy picking their plane and loadouts, it seems like they should be able to communicate
There's always channels 100-299. If you're worried the spies :rolleyes: , then use 100-199.
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There's always channels 100-299. If you're worried the spies :rolleyes: , then use 100-199.
I'm not worried about spies more than I'm worried about not being able to talk to someone because I'm in the tower and they are in the hangar.
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I feel like this is being made more difficult than what it is. Establish a mission channel on country, then use that mission channel to communicate.
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No the while idea is to not require a mission channel but simply have a range text channel that mirrors the range voice channel.
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No the while idea is to not require a mission channel but simply have a range text channel that mirrors the range voice channel.
That wouldn't fix this....
I'm not worried about spies more than I'm worried about not being able to talk to someone because I'm in the tower and they are in the hangar.
Why not just use country text?
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So as to not spam country channel. When you see the purple text you know it's applicable to the local situation. How many times have people written something like "wirbl in town" or "hi 51 over the field" on country but then you arent sure which town or base.
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Scenario 1
So as to not spam country channel. When you see the purple text you know it's applicable to the local situation. How many times have people written something like "wirbl in town" or "hi 51 over the field" on country but then you arent sure which town or base.
Scenario 2
I'm not worried about spies more than I'm worried about not being able to talk to someone because I'm in the tower and they are in the hangar.
That seems confusing. I mean if you're in the tower coming up with a mission and people are busy picking their plane and loadouts, it seems like they should be able to communicate
You're using 2 completely different scenarios. For scenario 1, yes I can see having a range text. In scenario 2, you need to establish a mission channel.
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Atlau: Just to be clear, It sounds like you are saying you do not wish me to create a new range channel?
I will not change the functionality of the room channel.
HiTech
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Hitech - a range text channel would be extremely helpful. The current tower based channel is also good but once in motion, if you're mic-less, the only way to talk to close-by country mates is via the country channel. It's a PITA.
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Sorry if I was unclear. But yes I'd definitely advocate for a text range channel that matched the color of the voice channel.
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A text range channel that is the text equivalent to the vox range channel just makes sense.
The room channel is fine and has some advantages over "range" - for example, it allows you to talk to people that are over the target while you are taking off from home-base and still out of the range for "range" talk. However, generally I feel that "range text" will be more useful for me to tune in the radio box than "room".
We can have both as HT says. The important bit is that the receiving side does not need to have the channel tunned in his radio box in order to see the text. If he dislike the channel, I suppose it will be possible to hide "range text" via the text window options, in the same way that I currently hide the "help" channel messages.
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Pre-launch for FSO often found me going to the hangar or the O'Club so I didn't have to listen to all the chatter in the tower. I think it's a good thing that they are separate rooms.
AMEN!!!
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Whatever happened to this idea? Was range text added or no?
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Whatever happened to this idea? Was range text added or no?
In two weeks I think. It's a great idea though, I don't know how many years I went before I realized the people around me couldn't see my purple text because they were from a different base, I never did like using the mic.
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I really dislike the idea of adding a different concept such as range to the room channel. It simply is confusing.
But I would be fine with adding a Range text channel.
HiTech
I would LOVE a ranged text channel. Sounds like most would as well.
I've always understood room channel as exactly what it is now but I can see a real use for a range channel that functions much like how the range vox does.
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I would also like to add a wish that we could tune into the range channel while in the tower. I would like to choose to be able to hear what is going on in the outside world while I am in the tower. Often there is a big furball going on outside while we are defending a base. When I get shot down, I can't hear what is going on until I launch again. It would be helpful to be able to hear the action while I am changing ordinance, or checking the map before takeoff, etc.