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How to Use In Game Communication
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Good communication between the members of your squadron will aid your efforts to come out on top in the intense and strategic space battles of Star Wars™: Squadrons. Learn how to communicate effectively with your squadron in game, how to ping objectives, and how to use the communication wheel.
How to Use the Ping System
Pinging targets is a great way to quickly communicate with your team with just the tap of a button.
While an enemy target is selected:
- Tap Y / triangle on the gamepad to ping the target.
- Y key on keyboard
- JOY 8 on joystick.
- The target will be tagged for your allies:
- An in-world icon will point out the target, urging allies to attack the target.
While an allied target is selected:
- Tap Y / triangle on the gamepad to ping the target.
- H key on keyboard
- JOY 8 on joystick.
- The target will be tagged for your allies:
- An in-world icon will point out the target, urging allies to defend the target.
When you receive a ping from an ally:
- Double-tap Y / triangle to acknowledge the ping and make the pinged target your current target.
- This is done with a single tap of B on keyboard
- Double-tap JOY 8 on joystick.
How to Use the Communication Wheel
The communication wheel aids general player expression by providing pre-made dialogue. You can also use it to request help or your team to form up on you. To open the communication wheel:
- Hold down Y / triangle on gamepad
- Hold 6 on keyboard
- Hold JOY 8 on joystick.
- While the comm menu is open, use the following input to select a menu item:
- Left stick on gamepad
- Mouse axis movement on keyboard/mouse
- POV thumbstick on joystick.
- When a menu item is selected, release the communication wheel button to confirm the selection.
How to Use In Game VOIP
VOIP can be enabled from the options menu:
- Enter the start menu:
- Press Start / Options on gamepad
- Press ESC on keyboard
- Press JOY 11 on joystick.
- Go to:
- Options tab
- Audio
- Voice Chat.
- Set Voice Chat to ON.
- Voice chat can also be enabled directly in the hangar/briefing room after matchmaking.
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