Mumble

Mumble is an open-source voice communication program many allegiance players and squads use . This article will guide you through the basic setup of the Mumble client. SaiSoma has kindly provided us with a public mumble at mumble.alleg.net. The voice quality is much better than that of Team Speak, and delays are almost nonexistent. It is highly recommended that new players install mumble and join in, even if they don't have microphones, as it's a great way to learn about Allegiance and get to know the other players.

Client setup, configuration and connection

1	Download and install Mumble

Links to the latest version of Mumble are available on the Mumble homepage. Mumble installs like any other program for Windows and is also available on Linux and Mac.

2	Run through the first time configuration wizard

The first time configuration is self-explanatory and, if you are going to use Mumble regularly, it is strongly suggested you follow it from start to end. Do not forget to create a certificate or use an existing one for painless registration!

If you are having trouble with voice activation configuration, run through the Push to talk section below.

3	Add the Mumble server you want to connect to

You can find the address and port of the mumble server a squad hosts by visiting their squad page.

Using a mumble:// link

If a mumble:// link is provided, it will automatically open and connect Mumble to the appropriate server. Mumble links look like this:

mumble://mumble.alleg.net/?version=1.2.1

You can also place Mumble.Alleg.Net in the IP portion and set port to 64738, which will get you on the same server.

Using server and port information

This is what your Mumble Server Connect dialog should look when you will have completed this step.

1. Open Mumble; the Mumble Server Connect screen will be displayed.
2. Click on the Add new button.
3. Fill in the form with the required information and confirm with OK. Take care to choose a username you are comfortable sticking with.
4. You are returned to the Mumble Server Connect window and a new entry is added under Favourites.

If you wanted to connect you'd now double click on the new entry. Press Cancel instead.

4	Fine tune your configuration

This step is optional if you are just going to use Mumble just once (for example, if you are a cadet going to sit in a squad game).

Note There is a video of these steps being performed. You may view it on Youtube or directly in your browser.

4.1	Configure the overlay (recommended)

Play the video of these steps being performed. (Flash required)

1. From the Configure menu, open Settings and check the Advanced checkbox.
2. Click on Overlay. There are many settings here, but the following is particularly important to configure for Allegiance's large teams.
3. Click on Show everyone and pick Show only talking instead.
4. Click on Apply to commit the changes.

4.2	Configure push to talk (optional)

Play the video of these steps being performed. (Flash required)

1. From the Configure menu, open Settings and check the Advanced checkbox, if you haven't already.
2. From the Audio Input tab, click on Voice activity and choose Push to talk instead.
3. Click on Shortcuts and create one with Add. A new line in the listbox is added.
4. Click on Unassigned under the Action column and choose Push to talk.
5. Click on the white space under the Shortcut column and press the key you want to assign for push to talk.
6. Click on Apply to commit the changes.

Tip: Tap the push to talk button twice quickly to toggle transmission on and off. This frees your hands if you are going to transmit for a long time. You must configure DoublePush time in the Audio Input tab for this option to be enabled.

4.3	Tweak your audio quality (optional)

Under the default settings, the audio you send is only marginally better than the TS quality. If your bandwith allows you to increase the quality of the audio you send, you might consider doing that.

1. From the Configure menu, open Settings.
2. From the Audio Input tab, use the Quality slider.
   • Move the slider to the left to decrease quality and free up bandwidth for Allegiance.
   • Move the slider to the right to use more bandwidth and be heard more clearly.

4.4	Tweak your text to speech settings (optional)

If the text to speech reading of messages annoys you, you can tweak it.

1. From the Configure menu, open Settings and check the Advanced checkbox, if you haven't already.
2. Open the Messages tab.
3. For each event (row in the list box), TTS reading of the event will be read if the checkbox under the Text-to-Speech column is checked. Tweak your settings accordingly.

Tip: To have audio notificatons instead of text to speech, use the checkboxes in the Sound-file column. You can preview the sound messages by single clicking on the item under the Path column and change it by double clicking.

For more guides and frequently given answers, please check the Mumble wiki.

5	Connect to the server

From the Server menu choose Connect. The Mumble Server Connect screen reopens. Double click on the server you want to connect to.

Now you are connected and can talk on the server, either through voice activation or push to talk. Woohoo!

6	Register with the server

For yours and the admins' convenience, we recommend you register with the mumble server.

Right click on yourself in the tree view (you are the user shown in bold) and pick Register. This ties your certificate to your nick on the server; others will not able to use your nick and you will not be able to use other nicks. In addition, server admins can add your registered nick to groups and grant it additional permissions.

Server admins can unregister you, but you cannot unregister yourself. Server admins can also force your registration, for your information.

A few things:

• You can join a channel by double clicking on it, if you have the appropriate permissions.
• You can create channels by choosing Add from the Channel menu.
• You can send text messages to a channel or player by clicking on it and using the text box in the bottom left hand corner

Your server administrators can obviously restrict your access to these features.

Server setup

For more information on how to set up a Murmur server for Mumble, please refer to the official documentation.