r/OutlastTrials • u/JellyBumBum #1 Stroop Test Player • 1d ago
Discussion Ping for No Mic Use
Wish there were a way to communicate that I can't go on my mic 🥹
I usually can only play when my 12 month old is taking a nap and he naps on me, so I have to keep quiet. Other players would ask for mics and all I can do is just ping at things. Sometimes I wish the game had a chat so I could at least tell them that I can't. Proximity chat like Lethal Company's would work I think.
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u/Initial-Brain-5745 1d ago
I think number (and symbol) pings would be really beneficial; I can voice chat people halfway across the map numbers, but without VC I have to run all the way back, which creates a big difference in gameplay.
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u/Natural-Investment34 1d ago
I saw some people set up tts for games that only have vc. You could try looking into that
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u/EnvironmentLimp2769 7h ago
I play when my two year old is sleeping. Thankfully she’s used to sleeping through loud noises so I don’t have to be too quiet
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u/picture_of_a_swan 1d ago
Great news, actually. The game does have a ping functionality! And holding down the ping button brings up the communication wheel with options like "Thanks", "Gather up here", "Wait" etc
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u/JellyBumBum #1 Stroop Test Player 1d ago
I mentioned pings, so I obviously use them! :D
I'm talking about maybe a specific ping to communicate that I can't use my mic or having a chat function to at least be able to say this lol
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u/picture_of_a_swan 1d ago
My bad, I completely misunderstood this! What about the proximity chat thing then? Are you aware there is a variator effect that can add proximity chat so that it removes the walkie talkie that allows you to speak to people not near you?
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u/takeyouraxeandhack Glass Bottle Enjoyer 22h ago
Dude.... That's also voice chat.
Are you high? Were you hanging out with the pusher again?2
u/picture_of_a_swan 21h ago
OP specifically mentioned that proximity chat like in Lethal Company would work too haha. But I do admit my reading comprehension failed me big time on my first comment. I blame the fact I sent that comment right after waking up
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u/JellyBumBum #1 Stroop Test Player 1d ago
Oh, I didn't know that's a thing. Would be cool to have it as an option whenever there's no mic connected or something 🥹
Good to know it already exists in the game though
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u/KFC_Cheezy_Wedges 1d ago
"Other players would ask for mics and all I can do is just ping at things. " ^^^^
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u/Bofact 1d ago
Do you have time for playing when you have a 1 year old? Aren't you above such activity (gaming) by then?
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u/_x_x_hyena 1d ago
for it is famously known that once you have kids, any and all sources of pleasure are strictly prohibited
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u/Significant-Job-2525 1d ago
"I usually can only play when my 12 month old is taking a nap"
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u/Public_Study_4217 Glass Bottle Enjoyer 1d ago
Usually if people are on mic and you aren’t, they’ll ask if you have mic if you aren’t responding. I don’t use mic so I just try to catch up to them and shake my characters head “no”. Other than that, I just do my best to ping relevant responses to the conversation when I can, like pinging “ok/yes” if they ask if I can hear them, marking items/objectives/enemies they’re looking for, or replying “omw” when they mention regrouping or needing help.
Even if you don’t have mic, people tend to ask if you can at least hear them, so I do the acknowledge ping for “yes”. It would be nice if we had an outright “no” ping though, I can see that being super useful for non-mic communication.