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Hi all now after the dutch election and learn a new language (python) i push again a idea out.

In game audio chat.

First with method we wand to use.
1. We use a existent program like mumble or team speak.
Bur i say that mumble is the chose (open source/bsd)
2. We make our own system.

Second if we plane to do we need to chose one of more codecs
1. speex
Speex (RFC 5574) is a wile know code for speech encoding by the Xiph.Org Foundation

2. Opus
Opus is a next gen codec for speech encoding from Xiph.Org Foundation and is the successor to Speex and have a larch bit rate range (6 kb/s to 510 kb/s) and is a IETF standart (RFC 6716)
This is also the codec that is current in use by Mumble

3. Codec2
Codec2 is a very low bit rate codec (1200,1500,2500 bit/s) that is design for ham radio community.
but this have a advangate that we can use in the same package that we use for sending multiplay data that to the vega strike gameserver with out a large impact of the network use of the server.
note: this code is mark as a weapon of mass destruction.
But i think we can best the use in the begin a external program and later move on a in game methode

for more infomatio about the codecs:
speex:
http://www.speex.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speex

Opus:
http://opus-codec.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_(audio_format)

Codec2:
http://codec2.org/
http://www.rowetel.com/codec2.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codec2

www2 wrote:First with method we wand to use.
1. We use a existent program like mumble or team speak.
Bur i say that mumble is the chose (open source/bsd)
2. We make our own system.

If any of those comes as a library with support for our three supported platforms (or two... we may have to let the mac die due to maintainer shortage), then I'd go with some external library. We don't need the maintainance burden of our own online chat system.

I think I already brought this up once before in the mmo forum.. teamspeak I think it is has an sdk that can be used to add in-game voice chat. So a nice external lib that we would not have to maintain. From what vague memory I have of it anyway...

I put my vote up for XMPP based (ie: mumble) - XMPP is cross platform, low overhaed(unless you've a retarded client) and can handle pretty much anything thrown at it. in resiliency tests XMPP is determinedly stable and reliable. Native SSL and can further utilise OTR and GPG(clans can share GPG keys, and via it's "conference" feature have a "clan channel" other clans cannot utilise).

www2 wrote: In game audio chat.

With sound effects so you can hear, in-game, when the other user takes a hit and maybe some crackle and aliasing noises too!
(I'm not a gamer and have never used mumble or team speak so maybe this is an obvious comment.)