TeamSpeak
Teamspeak is a voice communications program. It is often used for online first person shooters to communicate with players on the same team as you, usually through use of a headset or microphone. By using Teamspeak, players avoid the hassle of having to type out messages, and can simply voice what they want to say which saves time.
To be able to use TeamSpeak, the user has to download the client and the connect to a TeamSpeak server. Usually, a player will log into a TeamSpeak server before running the game that they wish to play. TeamSpeak has become very popular with PlanetSide, and many outfits use Teamspeak as their main method of communication in game, going as far as to mandate Teamspeak to be a part of the outfit. However, not all outfits require a microphone or a headset, as it is often useful for players to simply listen to the other players on their team.
System Requirements
These are the System Requirements, as listed from the Teamspeak official website.
Teamspeak 2 Client
Windows
- Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
- Pentium 166 MHZ CPU
- 64 MegaBytes of RAM
- 6 MegaBytes of harddisk space
- DirectX 8.1
- An Internet connection or LAN
- A full-duplex soundcard
Linux
- Distribution of Linux
- Pentium 166 mhz
- 64 MegaBytes of RAM
- 10 MegaBytes of harddisk space
- An X server
- An Internet connection or LAN
- A full-duplex soundcard
Teamspeak 2 Server
Windows
- Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
- Pentium 166 + 64 MegaBytes of RAM for Windows 98 and 98SE
- Pentium II class processor + 128 MegaBytes of RAM for all other Windows flavours
Linux
- For a console Linux box (without running a Graphical User Interface like an X server or equivalents) a Pentium 100 with 32 MegaBytes of RAM will suffice
- For a console Linux box with a Graphical User Interface we recommend a Pentium 166 with 64 MegaBytes of RAM