In case anyone has not used Teamspeak before (like me till recently), here are some instructions I've just put together that hopefully will help:
First you need a mic. Ones that attach to headphones seem to be the best/easiest.
1. Download "
Teamspeak 2" from Google & install.
2. Launch teamspeak, you should see a window that says "
welcome to teamspeak".
3. Click "
connection" then "
connect" which will open a 2nd window with not a lot in it.
4. It should hopefully say "
Servers", right click on that & choose "
add server", then give it a name like "UKGTL" for example & press "
enter".
5. This should open up a panel on the right where you can type in the server address "
81.19.209.165:8787".
6. Fill in your nickname (i.e your lobby name) & then choose "
Anonymous".
7. The password is the
normal practice server password & I think it's best to choose "
Auto-reconnect"
8. Now click "
Connect" at the bottom & you should hear a rather sexy digital voice
telling you "
link engaged".
9. You should now have a little list of chat rooms, including "
Team Oldie". If anyone else is connected you'll see a little green dot then their name. The green dots light up when that person is talking. To speak to them you need to both be in the same room (it's all a bit like Cluedo
).
10. Before you get going properly, it's a good idea to set a button so you 'push to talk', that way people are not having to listen to every word you scream or any background noise going on at your house. To do that...
11. Click on "
settings" at the top, then "
Sound input/output settings".
12. Choose "
push to talk" & click "
set". Then choose which button you want to allocate, I use the bottom left "
Ctrl" key. (to use a button on your wheel, you need extra software & you're on your own there).
13. You're ready to drive & talk now, but you may find that you need to adjust your mic volume levels or your game volume levels, to get the most out of it. Setting yourself up with a team mate doing it at the same time would be good for testing purposes.
Good luck & I'll be happy if it even helps one person. (Also, if I've made a mistake in there let me know & I'll amend).