Counter Strike - Voice Comms



Version 1.3 of Counter Strike brings us Voice communications. Now you can happily chat to fellow teammates in game ! There's no need to sit there typing out words and being killed mid sentence, now you can use your voice :).

How to use voice comms
1- Make sure your headset works. Plug it in and talk via the mic. The headphones / speakers should echo back your voice. 
If you don't have a mic yet have a look in your local computer shop.

2- When you install CS 1.3 you'll be asked to tweak your voice comms setup. Do this, although the defaults should be fine.

3- Now load up CS and go to the "Controls" section. Assign a key to the "Voice comms" so you can press it in game, and talk. (I'd recommend the CAPS LOCK key).

Voice Comms in game
When a player uses his comms a icon will appear over his head (as shown left) and wait for it... his lips also move ! This has to be seen to do the justice it deserves so I won't be showing a pic of it here. Get on a server and look for yourself :).

This icon also appears on the far right of your screen to indicate who is talking. 

Note: When you talk the speaker icon will display on the bottom right of your screen.

How to Mute / UnMute players
Call up the scoreboard (default key tab) and right click your mouse button. You'll see a cursor appear which allows you to click on the scoreboard.

In the scoreboard image at the top of this page you'll see 3 icons:

Clicking on the speaker icons will mute a player. Clicking on the mute icon will unmute them.

Watch what you say !
Voice comms are a good tool, and offer a range of tactical advantages. If you're under fire then call for support. If you spot an enemy give his location and so on, but...

Think what you are saying before you say it. Swearing at another players or abusing others will not be welcomed and server admins will ban you for it.

Try to use the comms sensibly and you'll enhance your enjoyment of CS, but abuse them and don't be surprised if you find you're banned from your favourite servers.