New update

Bk · March 03, 2007, 04:31:24 PM

We'll be releasing an update soon to both text chat and voice communication in the Source Engine that will improve communication for people in multiplayer games. We've completely rebuilt the text chat system, adding the ability to browse your chat history right in the chat window and a filter to remove messages that clutter your game screen. Voice communication will be getting a huge boost in quality, so if you have a microphone sitting on the corner of your desk collecting dust, now would be a good time to plug it back in.
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That's [part of] the message sent to me (and everybody else) today by steam.
You've all read it, now let me know what you guys think about it.

Anonymous · March 03, 2007, 05:12:04 PM

about bleedin time :sideways:

Dr Sadako · March 03, 2007, 06:59:58 PM

Lies! :sideways:

Bk · March 03, 2007, 08:48:35 PM

Quote from: Dr Sadako;179361Lies! :sideways:

Let's hope not, can't stand hearing most peeps' VCs as it currently is, improvement is needed!

Whitey · March 03, 2007, 09:25:50 PM

I REALLLYYYY hope they sort it out, as it's the biggest failing source has. We should then be able to resume full TCS goodness.

KKND · March 03, 2007, 09:25:52 PM

Ore use TS so much better:flirty:

Whitey · March 03, 2007, 09:27:07 PM

It's better quality but too much of a pain to sort teams into channels etc and what about the public? You can't teach people TCS if they can't hear you :flirty:

KKND · March 03, 2007, 09:29:06 PM

Im only meaning when playing matches there for use TS not vc source..

Bk · March 04, 2007, 11:40:08 AM

Quote from: Whitey;179372as it's the biggest failing source has.

Really? I always thought its biggest failing was the whole randomly shutting down thing :lmfao:

Bk · March 04, 2007, 11:40:45 AM

No, wait, that's not really funny at all, rather sad :sad:

Whitey · March 04, 2007, 12:22:49 PM

Quote from: =|B Â° K|=;179421Really? I always thought its biggest failing was the whole randomly shutting down thing :lmfao:

It's something that rarely happens to me. I used to get Network connection timeouts but that was resolved by changing ISP.

Bk · March 04, 2007, 11:11:45 PM

Quote from: Whitey;179428It's something that rarely happens to me. I used to get Network connection timeouts but that was resolved by changing ISP.

Lucky person >:|

delanvital · March 04, 2007, 11:50:24 PM

Hey... I might actually start to get the comms then. Sounds nice

Eternaluk · March 05, 2007, 12:40:08 AM

Quote from: =|B Â° K|=;179351We'll be releasing an update soon to both text chat and voice communication in the Source Engine that will improve communication for people in multiplayer games. We've completely rebuilt the text chat system, adding the ability to browse your chat history right in the chat window and a filter to remove messages that clutter your game screen. Voice communication will be getting a huge boost in quality, so if you have a microphone sitting on the corner of your desk collecting dust, now would be a good time to plug it back in.
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That's [part of] the message sent to me (and everybody else) today by steam.
You've all read it, now let me know what you guys think about it.

WHY DIDN'T I GET ONE! Am I not special? :ranting2: ( really, I didn't get one. )

Bk · March 05, 2007, 01:48:17 PM

Quote from: Eternaluk;179519WHY DIDN'T I GET ONE! Am I not special? :ranting2: ( really, I didn't get one. )

Nope, youre not. :lmfao:
Seriously though, do you have daily update-messages enabled on steam ? That's should send you messages everytime you log on to steam manually (when it's not done automatically) and whenever you shut down a steam-based game (unless there are currently no new annoucements).