New Patch - Transmitter / Walkie-Talkie

[dayzintel 39]

So in the latest patch, unannounced, the team dropped in the functionality for walkie-talkies (currently named 'transmitter').

 

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A 'transmitter' can both broadcast and receive signals on whichever frequency you choose, effective at up-to 1000 meters.

 

I can't think off that many situations where this would actually be useful or effective, but it does seem to have one good use - trolling.

 

Turn on your transmitter and drop it on the roof of the Elektro office/school building. Take cover in the surrounding 'sniper hill' with a Mosin and you can troll people in the center of town while keeping a safe-distance.

 

Any other, more practical uses?

 

[DropBearChick 1217]

How is this trolling if you dont have one on you on sniper hill? Do you talk in direct and they hear it all the way over there or what, plz explain and wrent radio stations ment to be in?

[Boonie 216]

As a decoy is the only use I can think of.

[Window Licker 504]

I don't even think that would work overly well as the other person would need one tuned to your signal for it to actually work, I've been having a hard time finding bags in my last couple of lives, so maybe once the hives a fixed and I stop getting a new character every time I connect. I might pick one up, but tbh it'll be the first thing to go in the event my bag is full.

 

Has anyone actually used one in game? do they work?

[Window Licker 504]

As a decoy is the only use I can think of.

like drop one that's switched on in town to lure players out so you can snipe them?

[archone88 29]

Coordinating through towns, as a tool for teams?

 

It should be rare too.

[dirtybaz 5]

Well there are radios in some houses, and I remember an old video of Rocket turning on a radio station and playing music.

 

Do these work?  If not you would need 2 walkies.

 

So technically, you could set a radio to a certain frequency, run up to sniper hil, match that frequency on your walkie, yell for help (or brag about how much ammo you have!!), and then shoot the person who comes in the house! 

[DropBearChick 1217]

I don't even think that would work overly well as the other person would need one tuned to your signal for it to actually work, I've been having a hard time finding bags in my last couple of lives, so maybe once the hives a fixed and I stop getting a new character every time I connect. I might pick one up, but tbh it'll be the first thing to go in the event my bag is full.

 

Has anyone actually used one in game? do they work?

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[Problematic 71]

Radio's functional? Good news, definitely have to try it out soon.

[dayzintel 39]

How is this trolling if you dont have one on you on sniper hill? Do you talk in direct and they hear it all the way over there or what, plz explain and wrent radio stations ment to be in?

 

Just to clarify, if you have two 'transmitters', you can tune both into the same frequency, drop one on the floor - and then broadcast to it, from up-to 1000 meters away.

 

Direct comms only works from a couple hundred meters, not sure exact distance. Anyone know?

[Ozar 108]

I think its much about that feel it gives you when you use the walkie talkie instead of Teamspeak, i am sure the sounds will be nice also.

 

Another use would be if you meet a guy who needs help and/or is new in the game , you can give him one of the two walkie talkies you have and tell him: that you are on this and this frequenz and if he is in trouble just try to contact you.

this would mean that the range should be more than only 1000 meter.

 

in RL there are many walkie talkies that do 5000m very easily.

Edited January 24, 2014 by Ozar

[DropBearChick 1217]

So you drop one on floor at elektro go to sniper hill drop one on floor and talk and the other will hear it? I wonder if it works while in hands. Will be a great day fir testong tommorrrow.

[dickflip 15]

Would most likely be used for traps. Anyone with a brain who wants teamwork will go to teamspeak/vent/some other 3rd party VOIP program. Not a bloody hand-held radio.

Edited January 24, 2014 by dickflip

[DropBearChick 1217]

Skype? And wat is vent?

[razguul@gmail.com 80]

Thank god for Teamspeak.

[Ozar 108]

Would most likely be used for traps. Anyone with a brain who wants teamwork will go to teamspeak/vent/some other 3rd party VOIP program. Not a bloody hand-held radio.

 

well i dont think so. Its about the feeling. AND i can communicate with people i dont know at all ( and i dont wanna have strangers on my private TS server) so lets use this nice opportunity.

Edited January 24, 2014 by Ozar

[RoterBallon 68]

Thank god for Teamspeak.

Once a group gets bigger than 6 people I will thank god for walkie talkies !

So you can effectivly communicate with another team when needed. <3

I see ACRE incomming !

[Window Licker 504]

Would most likely be used for traps. Anyone with a brain who wants teamwork will go to teamspeak/vent/some other 3rd party VOIP program. Not a bloody hand-held radio.

not alway's if I run into other random survivors, radios would be rather good particularly when looting town's I find everyone splits up, and I have to stand on the road as a beacon for other members to regroup on.  Having a radio would get around that just fine.

[Ozar 108]

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I see ACRE incomming !

 

IT WILL. And I am excited about it.

[hombrecz 832]

Personally I love the idea of walkie talkies! Wish they had range of atleast 2 - 3 km though.

It would great and realistic tool for communications in groups. If you have more then say 4-5 people on TS, it is becoming mess anyway.

 

With walkies, you could split those lads into 2 groups, assing radio guy with walkies to each group and they would coordinate.

It's my new goal to find two of these babies and test them!

 

p.s. vent stands for ventrillo which is alternative to teamspeak or mumble etc.

 

edit: I see that other good folks feel the same way! Hooray for radios! They could event implement military radio, that kind you have to carry on back and that would ofc have far better range.

Edited January 24, 2014 by Hombre

[razguul@gmail.com 80]

Once a group gets bigger than 6 people I will thank god for walkie talkies !

So you can effectivly communicate with another team when needed. <3

I see ACRE incomming !

 

You do know there are subchannels and channel-to-channel communication options in most VoIP programs.

[Dr. Goner 661]

Just to clarify, if you have two 'transmitters', you can tune both into the same frequency, drop one on the floor - and then broadcast to it, from up-to 1000 meters away.

 

Direct comms only works from a couple hundred meters, not sure exact distance. Anyone know?

 

Direct comms work at 40 meters.

[RoterBallon 68]

Personally I love the idea of walkie talkies! Wish they had range of atleast 2 - 3 km though.

It would great and realistic tool for communications in groups. If you have more then say 4-5 people on TS, it is becoming mess anyway.

1 km is enough since it is a non-military one.

We expanded ACRE massivly when we were playing Arma2 - some people building transmitters on every hill so singal gets extended through whole map. 

This will be a huge step, together with the defi(hopefully wot soon ) will give a huge push towards role play for people playing in groups once, as you mentioned bigger radios which u have to carry on your back are implemented. 

Medics, radio operators, snipers, .. yeahhhh I am excited :)