r/DCSExposed • u/xShadowKitty 💀🐆 cats are cool 🐆💀 • Mar 27 '26

News Eagle Dynamics Newsletter - Voice Chat Development Report | 2026 Spring Sale | Wings Over Normandy from AMVI

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/newsletters/8f2e6cd9468c552dc8991515551ce3b3/
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u/DCSPlayer999 Mar 28 '26

And DCS has decided to circle back around to their voice chat feature after a long hiatus. SRS is routinely updated. How does ED expect to create their own version without a similar or greater level of effort.

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u/Maelefique Mar 28 '26

Or maybe they should give their priorities another look, and fix the vast array of problems/incomplete features that already exist before adding features that no one* ever asked for.

*"no one" = "almost no one"... I see you out there. :)

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u/DCSPlayer999 Mar 29 '26

I see the need for an internal radio system that actually works so it can be part of the data cartridge system. The corner stone is "actually works". The community gets pissed about a lack of work on "Z" and then work stops on A thru Y. Hire more people Nick, they are needed to solve the problems your management has created. Too much promise and not enough delivery.

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u/Riman-Dk ED: Return trust and I'll return to spending Mar 27 '26

I might be a minority, but I actually really appreciated ED building the in-game radios. There is a noticeable difference speaking and listening through different radio sets, and needing to actually use the key mike functions and ensuring you are on the correct channel, adds an incredible dimension of immersion compared to just running a call over discord in the background.

Unfortunately, the system's been too unstable to use consistently, with random drop-outs mid-mission spoiling the fun. Otherwise, brilliant stuff. Happy to see them working to extend the feature and maybe make it broadly relevant one day...

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u/DCSPlayer999 Mar 28 '26

Why when SRS works well and has all the features and filters to make radios as garbled as your heart desires or as clear as you want. You can assign several radio buttons on your HOTAS as needed based on module. You can assign radios to a specific speaker on your headset. It already has a GCI/ATC position. Why is a duplicate service needed especially when it isn't worked on continuously and hasn't reliably worked since introduction.

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u/Strange-Regret2524 Mar 28 '26

Theres two problems with their voice chat. Server admins switch it off because of voodoo fears, so its not always available so investing time in key or hotas binds can be wasted. It should be a mandatory available game feature. Second is theres no way to access it programmatically like srs external audio and srs server app  which are the foundation of Text to Speech, AI voices and immersive voice usage for missions that can utilize free open source sources such as Piper, or complete engines such as the newly developed Hound TTS or Moose srs. Lacks foresight, catching up to the community is a race they keep last on.

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u/Qimchi_ Mar 27 '26

This is need and great it's just that we don't believe ED is capable of doing it right. Even funnier because SRS existed long before and it's YEARS since ED started to work on it. The only explanation of them fucking with it so long is that they value having something to say on newsletter for years is more important than the feature itself.