Teamspeak 2 or Teamspeak 3?

[Lantz]

I was looking through the FAQ's and came across the section on Teamspeak. I have Teamspeak 3 and tried to set it up with that, no luck. I noticed as I read closer, it said to use Teamspeak 2. I tried to find it to download but it doesn't sem to be available. I really could not find the server in either one. Does RTMM use Teamspeak any more?

[nbrich1]

TS3 is the updated version of Teamspeak. It can be used although until recently didn't have a dedicated channel for MFC or RTMM group flights. (But have set one up for users that prefer Teamspeak over Discord for some reason can't run Discord).

Comms:


Discord:
We do have our own voice and text server on Discord for MFC/RTMM and plenty of Voice rooms as well as informational text rooms, photo rooms, MFC tour releases and help rooms/text and voice for any who may want to fly together in a group environment. Discord 's text rooms have direct drag & drop capability form small files to photos etc as well as multiple voice rooms for group comms plus capability for person to person calls etc.

Discord Application (Comms): https://discordapp.com/     
(There is a software version or browser version but software version preferred/better)

MFC Discord Server address (Comms): https://discord.gg/Q4Tm872
(I have set up multiple text rooms, multiple posting channels, help channels as well as several voice channels for group flying comms)



Teamspeak:
Referring to the above, some prefer Teamspeak (TS3) over Discord or for whatever reason cannot run Discord. So recently (2020) have set up a MFC-RTMM voice room on TS3 - under the TS3 digital theme Park server: 

To get to the MFC-RTMM TS3 Comms voice room: Install TS3, Go to Manage Bookmarks> Add bookmark >
Bookmark Name: MFC-RTMM Group Flights, Server Nickname or Address: ts3.digitalthemepark.com and click Apply to save the book mark. Then run it.

First time use on this digital theme park server: you will be in the Welcome room and an Staff/Admin will give you security for the digital theme park TS3 server. Once done (it only takes a moment), in TS3 navigate to:  Flight Division > Aviation Groups & Clubs > WFT We Fly Together and voice room: MFC-RTMM Group Flights MFC-RTMM.  Any in this room are voice connected. Server 24/7.

Norm

(PS: Doug: Could you update the FAQ for Comms/Group Multi-Clients/Teamspeak/Discord section/). (I do not have security to do that). (I will add this under under the MFC/Group Flying section)

Multi-Clients for group flights

To run Group Flights you also require a Multi-Client is required. This joins most sims FSX, FSX-SE, P3Dv1-2-3-4 and X-plane to a universal network for group flying.

There are two good multi-clients out there. (There is also vatsim/vpilot but that network is not really used for VFR bush flying).

1. FSCloud (Multi-Sim Client): http://www.fscloud.net/  Install when the sim is running and Done. (Can be used to tune aircraft radio channels for Radio Comms and has it's own map system).  Run to connect and you're on the FSCloud network.

2. JoinFS (Multi-Sim Client Alternate): https://pmem.uk/joinfs/  Install then set a bookmark to access the Digital Thempark Server*  (server = aviator.digitalthemepark.com).  Start JoinFS, navigate to the aviator.digitalthemepark.com by use of the bookmark and you're on the JoinFS network.


Norm


(PS: Doug: Could you update the FAQ for Comms/Group Multi-Clients/Teamspeak/Discord section/). (I do not have security). (I will add this under under MFC > Comms and Group Multi-clients) Please PIN topic.
(Thanks Sir.)

[Lantz]

Thanks Norm for the explanation and great information. The only comment about pilot clients is that vPilot that I use in VATSIM contains a great model matching program called VLAi (http://flai.bvartcc.com/). Do these clients you recommend do the same?

[nbrich1]

Yep - most multi-clients have model matching = Vpilot scans as does JoinFS and/or have options to substitute
the model title/names not an exact match). My titles never match cause I edit/fix the devs titles (title=xxxx),
when necessary to reflect what they should have been named in the first place. (So I'll just substitute the plane for the correct one - only takes a second and that works just fine. (Exact title naming (as well as correct manufacturer and having a correct ui_creator is my own little pet peeve!).  But all to say that - yes most clients have model matching or subs which work just fine. 

Norm