How come no one uses the radio in this game?

[Chekob-u]

Is it some bug I don't know about?

[Brightside119]

Maybe you don’t have it on the correct range. And there is a bug that doesn’t let you hear anyone on the radio between floors.

[Chekob-u]

Originally posted by T-POSE:

Maybe you don’t have it on the correct range. And there is a bug that doesn’t let you hear anyone on the radio between floors.

How do the ranges work?

[Brightside119]

Ok so you need to left click to turn on the radio and right click to choose your range.
SR=short range
MR=medium range
LR=Long range
UR=ultra range

Just a few notes even if your on short range people with higher ranges can talk to you but you would need to increase your range to talk back. Your battery will be drained the higher the range so watch out for that.
Good luck!

[Roadkill]

So voice chat can reach anyone with radio ?
How does radio work at all?

[Brightside119]

Originally posted by Roadkill:

So voice chat can reach anyone with radio ?
How does radio work at all?

Not necessarily you can only talk to people’s with radios and the range used to be able to go thru the entire map but now it is just by floor for some reason. And the radio works by selecting your range and pushing your talk button. (You can put it in your inventory and it will still work)

[Evono]

Originally posted by Roadkill:

So voice chat can reach anyone with radio ?
How does radio work at all?

Radios can hear each other if in range ( So lets say NTF and Chaos can speak together IF both have radios and are in range same for any team combination .)

So lets say 2 people are on SR ( Short range ) one is in Entrance zone , one in Light containment they wont be able to hear each other .

Now both set it to Long Range and they probably can hear each other.

Another scenario would be a Guy from Light containment sets it to UR even people on the Outside probably can hear HIM but the people cant answer to him as long as they dont set it too UR because otherwise he would be out of range of them.

the Higher the mode the higher the drain is.

TL ; DR

Each mode got a "range" and Everyone in that range can hear you .

If you are in their "range" you can hear them.

the modes are

SR=short range ( Normally only same Level aka Light to Light containment and stuff )
MR=medium range ( Normally 1 level above / under aka Light can speak to heavy sometimes )
LR=Long range ( Multi level range )
UR=ultra range ( Close to everywhere Range )

UR is pretty much EVERYWHERE or atleast close to.

[✠Baron Von Dorf✠ (SF9912)]

FREAKING battery plain and simple

[✠Baron Von Dorf✠ (SF9912)]

If the radios were infinite battery they could be turned on forever instead of having to rely on luck to use the dammed radios IF it were infinite battery it would be more fun other than that it is mostly used to mark locations like the way to the intercom or the right path to safety in larry1s chanber

[Dione]

some people just dont use radios cause they are A-holes, TKiller, noobs or dont know something like this exists

[sophAur]

if the batteries were infinite, it would be pretty op and probably nerfed.
I don't usually use the radio because I've had too much ear rapers.. really, and I play with earphones. no, I'm not turning those on again

[Rodi]

Not having to hear little billy yell profanities after spawning in or people that are next to each other talking over UR is much better than the little tactical insight I may gain

[SimplySmiley]

Originally posted by T-POSE:

Maybe you don’t have it on the correct range. And there is a bug that doesn’t let you hear anyone on the radio between floors.

And there is bug that doesn't allow you to hear ANYONE and I still have this problem.

[{SLURP}Legion]

the problem is that the floors arent actually on top of each other, they are spread out in a void. so that even when you are on ultra range, you are usually too far away from people on the other floors. also always set your radio to medium range, you die before the battery dies.

[Valkorion]

buff the radio
I am kinda serious and joking at the same time.
Most people probably don't use it because of the battery. It's a one-timey thing. Commanders tell you to turn on your radio, nobody really turns it on.

[SimplySmiley]

Originally posted by Valkorion:

buff the radio
I am kinda serious and joking at the same time.
Most people probably don't use it because of the battery. It's a one-timey thing. Commanders tell you to turn on your radio, nobody really turns it on.

You know that some people don't hear commanders because they have broken voice chat?