How was the project founded?
I once thought to my self, "How cool would it be to voice chat while you play Minecraft? Something that you wouldn't need to download this massive and confusing chat like Ventrillo, and X chat. It would be server integrated with this new server software you can download, like Myne or MC Sharp. With one other Command Prompt running, you can really see whats beyond the player's skin. Their own voice. So I created Project Pandora, January 23rd of 2010. I worked on it privately with a lot of frustrating moment. On May 5th; To many things were going wrong, and I decided to start all over, just with some new friends on my team. Working an Hour a day; we get about one new thing done. Releasing some prototypes when we can make them, you will be able to follow us as we complete Project Pandora. That is until we were attacked by some haters. They have been calling me a liar, and just won't leave my project alone. The thread was locked. But I refuse to go in defeat! I have made a new threat and renamed it Project Signal... The official name of this file we are making? We have no name yet.
Inside Project Signal:
You will be able to run a voice chat while your server runner and the voice chat command prompt is running. It will work for any server. I am not sure if voice chat will work for all Operating Systems. I do however, know it will work on any Windows system with Command Prompt. So far; the only way to open up the voice chat is to open up your command prompt and type in where the object is located, open it inside the command prompt and to type run_voicechat
The voice activated commands at default are set to off.
When you download the file, edit the notepad for the voice chat, and set "Change Voice Commands" to true.
Then head into notepad and type Change_Voice_Commands_on ...
Everyone will need one thing. Owners 2.
Owners will only need a command prompt open for the voice chat along as everyone will need a microphone! Thats it! No Ventrillo, No X Chat, and No Team Speak! Just a microphone.
Customization To Your Chat:
You may mute other members,
ban members from this service,
and turn off the chat if you wanted.
Questions and Answers
1. Will you be able to mute the voice chat, but not the regular text chat? You can have the voice chat disabled and it will not effect the text chat. Same goes for banning users, you can ban users from the voice chat, but it will not effect the text chat!
2. I want my comment to be in the Supportive Comments section!!!!111!!!1! You had a supportive comment? I must have missed it. Any supportive comments by default are added. If you would rather your supportive comment not be placed in the supportive comments, just tell me. The supportive comments help me
when I make the system. If I am having a rough time with making the software, I can look back to cool my anger.
3. When will the prototype release? Some time late this year. The full version will come out sometime late Spring '11.
4. Will the host be the only one to need the extra command prompt to speak? Yes! The users of the server "Hopefully" at the end, will not need a command prompt.
Prototype Pictures:
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Supportive Comments
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I want a nice clean topic, people.
If you think the project is fake, stay out of it. If you think the project is crap, stay out of it.
Haters will be warned/banned temporarily.
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I like this idea. I look forward to hearing more about it when more of it is done.
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Wow. Just wow.
I've tried ventrillo before, and it seemed like a whole load of menus to me. You need a port! you need a host! you need someone to talk to! error 404: logical input mechanism not found.
This seems way simpler, and allows for any player to talk to any other player within each server, so you don't talk to someone on a completely different server.
Question: Does only the host need this for everyone to talk?
If the normal player doesn't need it, then you already have great advertising opportunities as non-forum player will hear about it (literally). And it seems you already have a prototype!...
I want a nice clean topic, people.
If you think the project is fake, stay out of it. If you think the project is crap, stay out of it.
Haters will be warned/banned temporarily.
Thank you very much. This is all I ever wanted!
:biggrin.gif: You are now my favorite moderator.
Animator will always be my favorite staff member though. :wink.gif:
Well, this looks interesting if it is ever released.
One suggestion for commands, programming would probably be much easier if you just required some sort of command word before any command, that doesn't sound like any other logical English word to start a sentence with. Then, since all the commands sound much different from each other, you wouldn't need to worry about the difference between 'sh' and 's', or similar accent-related problems.
Good luck, anyways, it's quite the ambitious project.
Everything with MC in it sound sounds like a bad rapper or a McDonalds menu item.
And "pandora" has absolutely nothing to do with either minecraft or voicechat... Why you chose that name is beyond me.
Go with Project Signal. It's snappy and relevant.
I've used ventrilo. It's actually very easy to use and quite small. :/
That said though, good luck with your project. It's good to have a dedicated program for Minecraft. And as Rotten said, command words would be a very good idea. Check out EndWar, a strategy game that uses voice commands - maybe it'll give you some inspiration.
As long as you say "forward slash" command . It will not spread to the other users, but bring also a message saying the command is activated.
IF you do not use forward slash "command", it will say that command to other users, regardless!
I've tried ventrillo before, and it seemed like a whole load of menus to me. You need a port! you need a host! you need someone to talk to! error 404: logical input mechanism not found.
This seems way simpler, and allows for any player to talk to any other player within each server, so you don't talk to someone on a completely different server.
Question: Does only the host need this for everyone to talk?
If the normal player doesn't need it, then you already have great advertising opportunities as non-forum player will hear about it (literally). And it seems you already have a prototype!...
i like project signal as the best name, and this is combined with smp= epic teamwork, imagine fighting mobs were you can talk to your teammates while still fighting
I've tried ventrillo before, and it seemed like a whole load of menus to me. You need a port! you need a host! you need someone to talk to! error 404: logical input mechanism not found.
This seems way simpler, and allows for any player to talk to any other player within each server, so you don't talk to someone on a completely different server.
Question: Does only the host need this for everyone to talk?
If the normal player doesn't need it, then you already have great advertising opportunities as non-forum player will hear about it (literally). And it seems you already have a prototype!...
Do you have a prototype release date planned? :3
Yes! The host is the only one who needs it.
Release date? Sometime late this year!
I'm gonna be a hater and say that this, although it may just be nice, isn't a good 'idea'. Guess who plays Minecraft? LOADS of little kids. When there's no OPs on a server, I don't want to hear an eight year old shouting SEX HAHAHAHA.
I'd still get it for The Archives if I could, however, as it seems pretty nice.
So... how is it going to work? I can't really imagine a single command prompt being able to receive microphone input. Do you use any special methods or something?
Also, I agree with Quatroking. I think that you will not be able to integrate it into any sort of client, as I don't think that it's Java. Won't users have to have an application running?
quick suggestion for name, even against the odds: MCsignal or 'MCS'
I like the way MCS rolls off the tongue. So that's my vote.
Anyway, like Quatro and Visiiri asked, How does it work without an extra application or something? I mean, I'm not the most computer-literate person on the earth, but it does seem strange that typing in /MCS or something would pickup my microphone and everything. (Oh god, Tell me there's a push to talk hotkey. :shock: )
I'm not one to hate though, as I believe people are more likely to be themselves with their voices rather than their fingers. So I think it's cool that someone's finally doing this, especially in a way that makes it so multiple people don't have to download the same thing.
Anyway, like Quatro and Visiiri asked, How does it work without an extra application or something? I mean, I'm not the most computer-literate person on the earth, but it does seem strange that typing in /MCS or something would pickup my microphone and everything. (Oh god, Tell me there's a push to talk hotkey. :shock: )
How I understand it is this.
The application is really a custom server, that sends a request through the browser for mic input (I think Java can do this, though it may require tweaking settings). It takes this, brings it all to the host, and then I don't know. Considering the client does all the sound output, maybe the server could trick the client into playing that along with the music, or instead of the music.
I hope to be proven wrong but I don't think that you will be able to do it without another application handling the voice chat. If everyone has this application though it would be able to send it to the custom server but I don't know if it would be able to send the sound back to the players. I am extremely skeptical but please, prove me wrong.
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Bah, guys, there's no reason to think this is fake, that's just silly. The voice chat program runs along side the game, and the voice chat server talks to the Minecraft server to get the chat messages so it knows what to do... It's not rocket science. While I personally don't mind other, non dedicated voice chat programs.. (I like Mumble myself) Having a dedicated one for Minecraft could be nice. Especially if you can poll the server for player position data and have it give 3d sound, no idea what API is being used for sound, but I'm sure either directSound or OpenAL could handle that just fine.
TL:DR? Minecraft doesn't have to do anything in particular for this to work, so it can work just fine.
Anyway, I'm sure Animator or whoever will come along and read this and then ban me or something, just for pointing out the obvious flaws in his descriptions.
Why do you care so much about this? To the point where you will blatantly ignore rules set by a moderator in this thread? It's just a project. If it can't be done, he'll learn this in time and most likely change the direction of his project.
I don't see what your problem is. He's not spreading mass lies that will cause chaos all over the world, he's not starting a genocide, he's not hurting your loved ones. He's telling people about what he's working on and you're being ridiculous. You're being straight-up childish in some sort of crusade against an innocent project and an innocent person. I don't know why you feel the need to continue.
To OP: Changing the name? I actually like Project Signal.
How was the project founded?
I once thought to my self, "How cool would it be to voice chat while you play Minecraft? Something that you wouldn't need to download this massive and confusing chat like Ventrillo, and X chat. It would be server integrated with this new server software you can download, like Myne or MC Sharp. With one other Command Prompt running, you can really see whats beyond the player's skin. Their own voice. So I created Project Pandora, January 23rd of 2010. I worked on it privately with a lot of frustrating moment. On May 5th; To many things were going wrong, and I decided to start all over, just with some new friends on my team. Working an Hour a day; we get about one new thing done. Releasing some prototypes when we can make them, you will be able to follow us as we complete Project Pandora. That is until we were attacked by some haters. They have been calling me a liar, and just won't leave my project alone. The thread was locked. But I refuse to go in defeat! I have made a new threat and renamed it Project Signal... The official name of this file we are making? We have no name yet.
Inside Project Signal:
You will be able to run a voice chat while your server runner and the voice chat command prompt is running. It will work for any server. I am not sure if voice chat will work for all Operating Systems. I do however, know it will work on any Windows system with Command Prompt. So far; the only way to open up the voice chat is to open up your command prompt and type in where the object is located, open it inside the command prompt and to type run_voicechat
The voice activated commands at default are set to off.
When you download the file, edit the notepad for the voice chat, and set "Change Voice Commands" to true.
Then head into notepad and type Change_Voice_Commands_on ...
Everyone will need one thing. Owners 2.
Owners will only need a command prompt open for the voice chat along as everyone will need a microphone! Thats it! No Ventrillo, No X Chat, and No Team Speak! Just a microphone.
Customization To Your Chat:
You may mute other members,
ban members from this service,
and turn off the chat if you wanted.
Questions and Answers
1. Will you be able to mute the voice chat, but not the regular text chat? You can have the voice chat disabled and it will not effect the text chat. Same goes for banning users, you can ban users from the voice chat, but it will not effect the text chat!
2. I want my comment to be in the Supportive Comments section!!!!111!!!1! You had a supportive comment? I must have missed it. Any supportive comments by default are added. If you would rather your supportive comment not be placed in the supportive comments, just tell me. The supportive comments help me
when I make the system. If I am having a rough time with making the software, I can look back to cool my anger.
3. When will the prototype release? Some time late this year. The full version will come out sometime late Spring '11.
4. Will the host be the only one to need the extra command prompt to speak? Yes! The users of the server "Hopefully" at the end, will not need a command prompt.
Prototype Pictures:
Spam Filter Improvement
And Commands Recog and error of no recog.
Supportive Comments
Thank you very much. This is all I ever wanted!
:biggrin.gif: You are now my favorite moderator.
Animator will always be my favorite staff member though. :wink.gif:
*ahurm*
I like this idea. I look forward to hearing more about it when more of it is done.
Question: Will the mute only mute the voice chat, or will it also mute the text chat?
I think it's the first, but I wasn't entirely sure.
EDIT: I am in favor of "MCPandora".
What is your vote :biggrin.gif:
I thought so. Wanted to make sure. :smile.gif:
One suggestion for commands, programming would probably be much easier if you just required some sort of command word before any command, that doesn't sound like any other logical English word to start a sentence with. Then, since all the commands sound much different from each other, you wouldn't need to worry about the difference between 'sh' and 's', or similar accent-related problems.
Good luck, anyways, it's quite the ambitious project.
As long as you say "forward slash" command . It will not spread to the other users, but bring also a message saying the command is activated.
IF you do not use forward slash "command", it will say that command to other users, regardless!
I've tried ventrillo before, and it seemed like a whole load of menus to me. You need a port! you need a host! you need someone to talk to! error 404: logical input mechanism not found.
This seems way simpler, and allows for any player to talk to any other player within each server, so you don't talk to someone on a completely different server.
Question: Does only the host need this for everyone to talk?
If the normal player doesn't need it, then you already have great advertising opportunities as non-forum player will hear about it (literally). And it seems you already have a prototype!...
Do you have a prototype release date planned? :3
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Slaves of the Coal Mine
An interesting Novel to pass the time.
Yes! The host is the only one who needs it.
Release date? Sometime late this year!
I'd still get it for The Archives if I could, however, as it seems pretty nice.
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I like the way MCS rolls off the tongue. So that's my vote.
Anyway, like Quatro and Visiiri asked, How does it work without an extra application or something? I mean, I'm not the most computer-literate person on the earth, but it does seem strange that typing in /MCS or something would pickup my microphone and everything. (Oh god, Tell me there's a push to talk hotkey. :shock: )
I'm not one to hate though, as I believe people are more likely to be themselves with their voices rather than their fingers. So I think it's cool that someone's finally doing this, especially in a way that makes it so multiple people don't have to download the same thing.
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How I understand it is this.
The application is really a custom server, that sends a request through the browser for mic input (I think Java can do this, though it may require tweaking settings). It takes this, brings it all to the host, and then I don't know. Considering the client does all the sound output, maybe the server could trick the client into playing that along with the music, or instead of the music.
TL:DR? Minecraft doesn't have to do anything in particular for this to work, so it can work just fine.
Why do you care so much about this? To the point where you will blatantly ignore rules set by a moderator in this thread? It's just a project. If it can't be done, he'll learn this in time and most likely change the direction of his project.
I don't see what your problem is. He's not spreading mass lies that will cause chaos all over the world, he's not starting a genocide, he's not hurting your loved ones. He's telling people about what he's working on and you're being ridiculous. You're being straight-up childish in some sort of crusade against an innocent project and an innocent person. I don't know why you feel the need to continue.
To OP: Changing the name? I actually like Project Signal.