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I was playing DF :X earlier and it came to me that you cant chat to people (exclusively) in your vehicle.

DF :X has three chat options, to all, to your team and to the people in your vehicle. I think we need to see something similar for PR for VOIP and chat.

So basically your default chats would be:

chat
J = all
K = team
L = squad
; = vehicle

voip
c = commander (& squad leaders)
v = vehicle
b = squad


This would make it a lot easier for crews to work together especially if the tank was split into a 3 crew vehicle (driver, gunner, commander)

It would be great. JO had this too and it was quite effective in an APC (well it had to be effective there since it was almost the only vehicle you can talk while being protected in, but still).

But alas, I dont think its possible to add considering the way BF2 is made. Common VOIP fills part, but I dont have VOIP so its no help for me.

eden, this would be extremely useful!!! i dont know if bf2 supports this tho

Operation Flashpoint had this as well.

Its very good for giving a quick breifing and plan of action while on your way to dropoff!

A fellow OFP player? I suddenly feel more at home.

This brings up an interresting point.

It may be time to introduce myself, as well.

I am Alex L, co-administrator of a roleplaying group Called ERP (which stands for "Elite Roleplaying") currently active in a few other games based in the sci-fi scene. I'm not sure if external linking is allowed, so I'll not post links here; but if you would like to have more information about us, please Google our name, and open the wikepedia article about us. (should be the second link).

For a few months now, we have been seeking to expand into more popular games, which has led us to Battlefield 2. Since we tend to roleplay, rather than frag, we noticed the website of the reality mod, which has led us here. I believe my good friend and codeveloper John Hathaway has already made his aquantance elsewhere on this forum, with some questions about ranking. If possible, our organisation would like to make use of the Project Reality Mod when it is released, for its obvious qualities. ERP strives to ensure the most realistic (canon is the word we use for it) roleplaying experience to our members (which is some 150 people, devided over all playing universes) as possible.

Now, before I hijack this tread completely, back to the matter at hand: Chat and voip functions. As in real battle - the situation we wish to roleplay - there are many circles of communication:

Naturally the squad you are in, and also the direct line of ranking squad commanders and the battlefield leader, premiered in Battlefield 2. However, what to think of, indeed, your vehiclemates? Or the realistic grouping structures such as platoons and compagnies, with their respective leaders? Or speak in the space arround you, which may be heard by anyone to a certain radius?

Ideally, our perfect roleplaying game would have all such features hardcoded into its core. Obviously, having all those chat features is probably to much work for its worth, if its even possible at all in regards to ingame chat channels, network capacity etc. Still though, the prospect is aluring, especially since you've got a working mod team right here. We must admit that we are very curious to learn what the possibilities of such may be and how it can affect the way we intend to roleplay in this game. As such, we will be monitoring the developments of this mod closely. Already (the minimod) your skilled developers have excelled our expectations, not to mention the very nice maps which have been made in this context.

I look forward to communicate further with you all on these and our own boards, and wish you good luck with the development of your very fine mod.

Best regards,

Alex L.
ERP Administrator

PS: My apologies if you feel that I have hijacted this topic. Without further ado, please continue about the chat, lol.

I like the idea. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how much control we have over the in-game chat functions. Althouh, I know radio messages can be targeted at specific things, such as the vehicle you are in (think "Bail Out!"), I don't know if it would be possible for us to add a chat specific to vehicles. That doesn't mean its not possible, I'm just don't know if its known how to change chat functions at this time.

JellyBelly wrote:A fellow OFP player? I suddenly feel more at home.

OFP For Ever perhaps we should make an OFP version of this

JellyBelly wrote:A fellow OFP player? I suddenly feel more at home.

Yep. OFP is like a secret cult ... no one knows about it, and if everyone did, they'd all want in

Haha! See guys? I did search before making a suggestion! No fast roping here!

Anyways, a subtle BUMP! To find out if there was ever any resolution to this.

JP*wasteland.soldier wrote:Haha! See guys? I did search before making a suggestion! No fast roping here!

Anyways, a subtle BUMP! To find out if there was ever any resolution to this.

I believe it to be impossible. ??: