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Title: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Dadtallica on January 28, 2025, 03:27:41 PM
I think I know the issue but I’m hoping it’s not something worse. Whenever I press range or T button for voice my game freezes and nobody can hear me. I think I’ve seen this issue pop up here now and then. It’s a pretty good freeze too about 2-3 seconds and my plane moves during the freeze.

There has been one change to my system. I am normally on a Verizon Fios internet connection but will be stuck using a spectrum internet for a few weeks. I am already noticing slower load times for websites or streaming. Hoping things all it is and will be corrected when I’m back my Fios.

Guess I will be quiet for while which I'm sure is ideal for some lol.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: The Fugitive on January 28, 2025, 03:32:47 PM
From what I remember Skuzzy use to say VOX took up a bunch of bandwidth. When in game bring up the connection page, the blue field with the spiky lines on it. Key up the mic and see if it jumps. You can also use something like "pingplotter" to see what kind of runs you get going to the HTC servers and back.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Shuffler on January 28, 2025, 04:05:07 PM
I know that when I am running the blender in my 38, I have to not key up the mic, maneuver heavily, or turn the lights on. I'll trip a breaker in my plane.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Dadtallica on January 28, 2025, 04:22:43 PM
I will check out the ping. I’m pretty sure it’s spectrum lol
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: xanax on January 28, 2025, 04:59:53 PM
I know that when I am running the blender in my 38, I have to not key up the mic, maneuver heavily, or turn the lights on. I'll trip a breaker in my plane.

You can skip all that with a reduction gearset and shaft running from the left engine to the blender. I have a set installed in my FM2 and I keep the lights and 8-track going full time with no issues. I'll send the blueprints.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Animl-AW on January 28, 2025, 05:06:18 PM
I know that when I am running the blender in my 38, I have to not key up the mic, maneuver heavily, or turn the lights on. I'll trip a breaker in my plane.

That plane sits on the ground enough to do that stuff.

You have weeds growing through the floor.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: hazmatt on January 29, 2025, 10:31:48 AM
I think I know the issue but I’m hoping it’s not something worse. Whenever I press range or T button for voice my game freezes and nobody can hear me. I think I’ve seen this issue pop up here now and then. It’s a pretty good freeze too about 2-3 seconds and my plane moves during the freeze.

There has been one change to my system. I am normally on a Verizon Fios internet connection but will be stuck using a spectrum internet for a few weeks. I am already noticing slower load times for websites or streaming. Hoping things all it is and will be corrected when I’m back my Fios.

Guess I will be quiet for while which I'm sure is ideal for some lol.

I had a problem with this too and the fix that I found was very bizarre. I found that if I opened the sound selection window in windows and left it open that it would work properly and the freezing went away. I have no idea why this worked but it did.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Shuffler on January 29, 2025, 11:27:01 AM
You can skip all that with a reduction gearset and shaft running from the left engine to the blender. I have a set installed in my FM2 and I keep the lights and 8-track going full time with no issues. I'll send the blueprints.

Where did you get the 8track. I been thinking of upgrading. My albums are getting a little scratched up.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Animl-AW on January 29, 2025, 12:26:13 PM
I will check out the ping. I’m pretty sure it’s spectrum lol

Does it just crash in game, or any time you use it?

If you’re running nVidia, try disabling digital audio. Sound is sent to two paths when using it. You won’t even notice its disabled. It may or may not solve the problem, but I find no valid need for the extra signal path.  It might come in handy for surround sound, maybe. Nvidia needs to stay in their own lane. This COULD be adding latency.

If its a sudden change, verify windows settings.

If all else fails see what dxdiag shows. But MS geared this down on windows 11.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: icepac on January 29, 2025, 12:52:24 PM
Are you guys watching your net status.     I've noticed that the "spikes" match the micro freezes.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Dadtallica on January 29, 2025, 04:05:15 PM
Does it just crash in game, or any time you use it?

If you’re running nVidia, try disabling digital audio. Sound is sent to two paths when using it. You won’t even notice its disabled. It may or may not solve the problem, but I find no valid need for the extra signal path.  It might come in handy for surround sound, maybe. Nvidia needs to stay in their own lane. This COULD be adding latency.

If its a sudden change, verify windows settings.

If all else fails see what dxdiag shows. But MS geared this down on windows 11.

I don’t use it for other things than listening to videos. I don’t play other games with comms.

I’m a billion percent certain it’s the crappy internet. Where do I check the connection AH, been a while?
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Eagler on January 29, 2025, 05:54:00 PM
Are you getting near the speeds you are paying for?

If not begin there with a service call

Reboot the modem and router might be a thing to try

Eagler
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Animl-AW on January 30, 2025, 08:43:08 AM
Links on my page under Connection Tweaks. 3 bottom links test. Cloudflare is quite extensive. And you can test AH server if you have the right address
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Kermit de frog on February 09, 2025, 04:47:48 PM
I had this issue with a USB headset. 
Symptoms were microfreezes with entire game, and first 2 seconds of vox audio not sending.
Tested using a 5 count (1,2,3,4,5) and not hearing numbers (1,2) and tuning vox radio 5 to my GAMEID.
I switched to using a usb soundcard and any 3.5mm plug headset. 
No more issues.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Dadtallica on February 10, 2025, 08:49:36 PM
I had this issue with a USB headset. 
Symptoms were microfreezes with entire game, and first 2 seconds of vox audio not sending.
Tested using a 5 count (1,2,3,4,5) and not hearing numbers (1,2) and tuning vox radio 5 to my GAMEID.
I switched to using a usb soundcard and any 3.5mm plug headset. 
No more issues.

That does not sound fun Kermit sorry to hear that.

Unfortunately, my problem turned out to be myself. I’m almost embarrassed to tell you all what it was. It was a simple mouse click and it was aces high in game related. If anyone figures it out, I’ll give you a cookie and a big ole bashful :salute
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Animl-AW on February 13, 2025, 11:27:19 AM
I may have picked up on a pattern.

Going to test the theory for 3 days. Not going to to hex myself talking about it
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Dadtallica on February 13, 2025, 03:52:54 PM
In my sound settings the speaker was not set to my headset.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: Animl-AW on February 13, 2025, 06:23:43 PM
In my sound settings the speaker was not set to my headset.

Nothing to do with your specific issue. But something to do with usb sound.
Title: Re: Game Freezes When Using Voice
Post by: AKIron on February 13, 2025, 10:44:04 PM
Unless you're connecting via a 56K modem voice itself does not have a significant impact on your network/Internet bandwidth. That's not to say an ill behaved program isn't jamming up the works when voice is activated. If you're running any voice filters they are suspect.