How can you add voice chat to your Unity multiplayer game?

1 What is Dissonance Voice Chat?

Dissonance Voice Chat is a Unity asset that provides an easy-to-use and cross-platform solution for voice chat in multiplayer games. It supports both peer-to-peer and client-server architectures, as well as various networking frameworks such as UNet, Mirror, Photon, and Steamworks. It also offers features such as positional audio, voice activation, push-to-talk, volume control, and noise reduction. You can find Dissonance Voice Chat on the Unity Asset Store or on the developer's website.

2 How to set up Dissonance Voice Chat in Unity?

To use Dissonance Voice Chat in your Unity project, you need to import the asset from the Asset Store or download it from the website. Then, you need to follow the documentation to set up the Dissonance Manager object in your scene, which handles the initialization and configuration of the voice chat system. You also need to choose a networking framework and add the corresponding Dissonance Network component to your network manager object. This component will handle the communication between the voice chat clients and servers.

3 How to capture and transmit voice data in Unity?

To capture and transmit voice data in your Unity game, you need to add the Dissonance Voice Broadcast Trigger component to the game object that represents your player. This component will access the microphone input and send the audio data to the Dissonance Network component. You can customize the trigger mode, such as voice activation or push-to-talk, and assign a channel name for the voice data. You can also add the Dissonance Voice Receipt Trigger component to the same game object, which will allow you to hear your own voice.

4 How to play back voice data in Unity?

To play back voice data in your Unity game, you need to add the Dissonance Voice Playback component to the game object that represents another player. This component will receive the audio data from the Dissonance Network component and play it through an audio source. You can also add the Dissonance Spatialize component to the same game object, which will enable positional audio and make the voice sound more realistic and immersive. You can adjust the spatialization settings, such as distance attenuation and spatial blend.

5 How to test and debug voice chat in Unity?

To test and debug voice chat in your Unity game, you can use the Dissonance Voice Chat Diagnostic component, which will display useful information about the voice chat system, such as network status, microphone input, speaker output, and latency. You can also use the Dissonance Voice Chat Room Debugger component, which will show you the list of voice chat rooms and the players in each room. You can use these components to monitor and troubleshoot the voice chat functionality and performance in your game.

6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?