VTOL VR - Radio Voice Commands

I had a request for a video on voice commands, so I threw this video together, along with a mission you can play to learn some of the voice commands. Apologies for the lack of my view in this video. still having issues with Virtual Desktop, that's probably very easy to fix if I just took a look at the settings.
Thank you all again for your support, and if there are any tips you would like for VTOL, drop them in the comments.
I have put a link to the mission (single player - Training) below.
steamcommunity...
You can find a lot of the voice commands on the wiki here - vtol-vr.fandom...
Thank you.
Ferret
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[@MrSasoer]

Using the command “regroup” will make your wingman disengage and form up in only one command

[@LeeAndersonMusic]

For the longest time I thought the only way to use PTT was by pressing the radio on your chest (or throat), which would mean taking hands off the controls. So I ended up not using any communications unless I had a free hand. You can imagine how happy I was when I found out you can use either the stick or throttle to PTT. This game REALLY needs (better) tutorials instead of fully relying on players figuring things out on their own and outside of the game

[@atragerlspezi9500]

And even for the help there is for some it's under tutorials for some in the free flight missions and basically no help for the EW plane

[@mattalford3932]

This is officially the coolest sim ever made. What other flight sim does this out of the box? lol. And you don't even need specific commands. Just close enough, lol.

[@Bonk2027]

“And you push the trigger under your chin” *proceeds to thrust entire arm into chest*

[@valeriebarska9586]

Good guide. When you reply to a “call the ball” query irl you would reply with your designation, aircraft type, “ball”, and fuel state. For example “Alpha 1-1, Wasp, ball, three-point-seven” (3.7 being 3,700 pounds of fuel remaining). This can add a lot of to the workload at short final so I recommend you only do it if you like a challenge.

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Definitely going to have to try now you've told me. Thanks for the info 😁

[@ryanhansen1296]

I love the immersion in responding to the AI. This game truly is so much fun and has so much depth for being made by one guy. It's a fun starter Sim to get into the heavy stuff. I'm gonna play with the voice commanda and really get lost haha

[@eziosniper10001]

@ 00:10 , Hey That's Me! Thanks for taking the time to make this video, I'll definitely be practicing these commands in the future. Keep up the awesome work and I'll be looking forward to your next videos in the future. Thanks again Ferret.

[@TheFerretsWheels]

No worries! Thanks for the suggestion

[@oscarpegg9011]

I love that you calmly drown Great video I'm excited to try this out thanks

[@TheRecraftMan]

great video, now I will actually bother to ask ATC for takeoff instead of tokyo drifting past overlord with afterburner

[@togwilson]

Thanks for all your VTOL VR videos, they’ve really helped me.

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Thanks gamer

[@typeelite9283]

Nothing better than watching a fellow gamer play “in the moment”

[@TheAdWrighty]

Great video, think they've gone a long way. Don't worry about your nerding, i'm an controller, your comms are very non-standard, just enjoy it!

[@the6278]

wow i did not know this game had voice controls, this is so cool!

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

This is a fantastic video on a feature that doesn't get anywhere near as much love as it deserves. As far as "Attack my target" how does that work with players? Is there some way to share data links or something so you know what or who someone else is targeting?

[@TheFerretsWheels]

You can use Mark to laser mark what you have locked, and other pilots can use NVGs to see your laser. You can also GPS-S your target and hit SEND on the GPS waypoint screen to share the GPS waypoint

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

@TensferFenster WHAT $*$^ING WHAT

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

@TensferFenster oh I know what it is. I'm just stunned it's being added to the game.

[@pocketnoises7898]

Great video. Explains literally everything so well 👌

[@TCrag]

what a great game, best flight sim out there.

[@breeknow]

Lol, that ending was unexpected!

[@tacticalxfatman868]

nerding all day brother

[@adamcross1891]

Thank you so much!

[@abndmt]

verbatim repeat backs are as important for you as they are to the person telling you what to do

[@JohnnyLawBMC]

Good stuff. Thank you for sharing

[@angryginger791]

Ejecting at the end of the video is a great way to sign off. Thanks for the info. I don't think you said, but what does "Leans on Overlord" mean?

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Close to and heading towards overlord. Basically overlord is potentially under threat

[@Krixitys]

whenever I load the game it doesn't appear. any help?

[@TheFerretsWheels]

It could be several things really. First make sure your PC is capable of running the game by checking the specs on Steam. After that, check that all windows updates and GPU drivers have been installed. These are the most common causes

[@releasethekraken5039]

I think you need to specify which squadron unit you want to command by prefixing your command by your wingman's callsign/designation. For example: "bravo 1-3, rifle my target." Though i have no clue how you can find out what the callsign is for each wingman

[@TheFerretsWheels]

You can’t designate each unit, the commands are triggered by the word wingman/wingmen

[@releasethekraken5039]

@@TheFerretsWheels thats a missed opportunity if you ask me. Sure would be handier if you could order a specific unit instead of a random one

[@TheFerretsWheels]

@@releasethekraken5039 Yeah, I have tried it several times. It would be nice to select them individually though

[@FlyWithCristian]

Helpful tutorial

[@williammoyce8200]

Do you think you can do a tutorial on the f 35 ? If u havnt done one already lol

[@ceoofsoup4956]

Great video, what setup are you using? I’m using a Quest 2 on ALVR and it doesn’t seem to pick up what I’m saying, the knob is green when I’m speaking and my mic works on quest titles

[@TheFerretsWheels]

I use a Quest 2 with Virtual desktop. There are a few reasons why voice commands don’t work and most of the solutions are in the comments here 👍

[@Jayden49586]

What pc are you using as I'm thinking of getting one and the price will be great thanks?

[@TheFerretsWheels]

I built my own PC to keep the cost down. Its AMD based. Tomohawk Motherboard, Ryzen 5 3600X processor, Radeon RX5500 XT 8Gb GPU, 32Gb DDR4 RAM, 1Tb SSD, 1Tb HDD. With 2x monitors, gaming mouse, gaming keyboard etc, it cost me just under £1000 GBP. Building a PC is quite easy and will save you a lot of money compared to a pre built PC.

[@Head-Tr1ck]

Doesn't work for me, the game doesn't even acknowledge me speaking. I know for a fact my mic works, so it shouldn't be that. Is there something i have to enable in the settings?

[@TheFerretsWheels]

I’ve never had the issue but I have read about checking windows speech recognition is on. You have to make sure the game window is the main window. If you have any other apps that can take input priority it can mess it up. Other than that I am not sure what it could be

[@makarios5946]

After changing my PC and operating system from Windows 10 pro to Windows 11 pro, I can't get the voice commands to work at all, which is a real shame, because they added majorly to immersion. I checked if the correct microphone is selected and if my game window is focused on, I tried both PTT and hot mic, verified the game files, even changed my display language and configured and run windows speech recognition, because I read somewhere that it's needed, although I don't think it was on my last PC. Nothing worked, The only thing that left that I can think of is to purge the game folder and reinstall the game, maybe there is something left from the mod manager that broke it? But if that doesn't work I will be really sad, maybe I'm missing something obvious, please help.

[@TheFerretsWheels]

I heard putting the game window into windowed mode, Alt + Enter, can fox audio issues with voice commands

[@Gi-vd3tr]

How do i get the mission?

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Link to the steam workshop page is in the video description

[@Jordan_C_Wilde175]

Are the flight stick controls for the radio also available on the vive controllers? I don't really have a bottom button so to speak

[@TheFerretsWheels]

I could say. I haven’t used vive controllers. Clicking the trigger under your chin should work

[@nax2dassassin774]

i can't figure out how to use custom missions

[@TheFerretsWheels]

You need to subscribe to the mission either through the game in the steam workshop or through the steam app. Then they should be available in the steam workshop in game

[@nax2dassassin774]

@@TheFerretsWheels i know how to download them but how do you play them

[@KhaziirEverflight]

How are you switching between the wtwo camera modes without having to interact with the S-CAM stuff in the cockpit? I want to make videos on the game, but with the dual monitor thing, the main screen is the default one, but i want the FOV60 scmoothcam as one screen and a chase-camera as second camera... either switching, or with the chase cam as small PiP ... any tips?

[@TheFerretsWheels]

I set the S-Cam to random and record both screens in OBS. Set the screen size to double size in OBS so you can record both screen inputs at full resolution. The rest is done in editing

[@optic32]

how do i make the ai teammates to attack enemies? and how do i lock on enemies

[@TheFerretsWheels]

You can lock enemies with the radar, TGP or ARAD just as you would when you shoot them yourself. Once they are locked say “wingman, attack my target” to get the AI to attack instead

[@lazersx4824]

Can't spawn wingman how do I fix

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Can you give me more details buddy?

[@MrViggie37]

I have an issue that makes me unable to use the voice command's. It is that my game window is not in focus and i dont know how to fix it. You think you could give it a shot at explaining it? Edit: Solved it lol

[@mortallychallenged]

how did u solve it??

[@Joejoe-vd2do]

He did say too fast.

[@TheFerretsWheels]

LSO says a lot of things that I usually ignore. Should probably take more notice

[@alexwhite3959]

Oh, this explains why my wingmen weren't listening to me when they should have been: you have to say "wingmen" at the beginning. I bet this got added to stop wingmen from taking commands out of speech between pilots.

[@SLGY]

That's some good prep work for the video, makes it very engaging and enjoyable to watch! Also you're a daily uploader now, so I look forward to seeing what video you release tomorrow (you have 12 hours left, good luck)

[@TheFerretsWheels]

That was just the result of an epic stretch of boredom. I live in the UK. It rains... a lot.

[@kojeb]

Could you by chance do a video on how to get your game set up for voice commands? I tried to set it up with speech recognition and everything but after several times of saying “tower, alpha 1-1 requesting take off” you are inclined to try something else

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Hey Kojeb, sorry for the late reply, I missed your comment. There can be a few reasons why when playing the game. Simple checks are make sure the radio down on the right, is set to on, volume up and set to PTT. if you click out of the game into another screen the game seems to lose the microphone. You will also see "Game screen not in focus" on your right and you need to click the game screen again. If people can hear you in multiplayer, and you don't have the not in focus warning then you should have voice commands. It could also be your accent. I find I have to repeat commands a couple times, occasionally. Try "Ground, Re-arm" when you start a mission (on the ground). This seems to be the easiest and quickest command to test. Good luck buddy, hope you get it working.

[@HugeShells]

True dedication! Giving flight guidance while underwater in a sinking plane 🎉😂

[@mrop8633]

your so cool that you deserve more subs

[@Mrodd-fh6ng]

my mic doesn't work online, but it works offline, why is this?

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Not sure if it’s a bug. I noticed my throat mic doesn’t work in SP but does work in MP, in the Jamcat at least

[@jacobb5995]

hey man, can you tell me how to get in a misison with wingmen and targets that dont return fire? im wanting to learn without being shot down. also, do you use the microphone connected to your pc for comms? or do you use the mic connected to the headset. im using oculus quest 2

[@TheFerretsWheels]

There is a link to a mission I made for voice commands in the video description where the enemies don’t shoot back. I use the mic built into the Quest 2

[@veius5487]

Do we really need to identify ourselves when doing commands? or is it an optional thing because whenever I try using voice comms in multiplayer games it never works.

[@TheFerretsWheels]

I think you do need to identify yourself, but I think some map makers turn off voice commands. The "better" Airshow map for instance doesn't have tower commands

[@veius5487]

@@TheFerretsWheels thanks for the info

[@Mr_bombasticishere-oj8tn]

Where is the console you are talking about at 2:00

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Where the engine gauges and switches are. Your call sign will be at the top of that panel in the FA-26B

[@turbochop3300]

"Here are all the voice commands. Here is how great a pilot I am. Blah blah blah" (Alpha 1-1, call the ball) "Alpha 1-1, Roger ball" *Splash*

[@TheFerretsWheels]

I can land on a carrier. I can talk about VTOL. But talking about VTOL and landing on a carrier seems a step to far lol

[@leonwoods3887]

God I wish I could play vtol

[@Eagles_Eye]

I have to set up voice recognition in windows? It won’t let me as it’s not supported for windows in my language and I can’t choose anywhere to train it in English or something

[@TheFerretsWheels]

I’m not sure how to help with this one, I don’t know that much about windows voice recognition

[@Eagles_Eye]

@@TheFerretsWheels I switched my windows to English. Tried training it a bit, load up the game. Have it set up correctly in the cockpit and no joy, pretty sure it’s windows messing it up, ugh. If only the game had its own voice recognition instead of relying on windows

[@Jayden49586]

Keep the good work I just subbed I hope to see more stuff like this

[@Le_Morriz]

1:02 when im clicking this it shows "game window not in focus"

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Game window not in focus mean you have another app selected. Click on the game screen to make VTOL the primary window to fix

[@tugainbristolgaming]

where can we get this mission you are doing?

[@TheFerretsWheels]

There is a link in the description to the Steam workshop page. You need to subscribe to the map. It is also a training mission so it will show up under training

[@chriscrowder3844]

Where do we place the downloaded file buddy?

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Once you are subscribed to a map it should show in the steam workshop under the downloaded tab. There is also a training page where maps labelled training will be stored

[@jegoschildermans7004]

but if i try to ask tower alpha 11 requesting take off it don't work how do I fix it

[@TheFerretsWheels]

Check the light on the radio panel when you speak. If it turns green when you talk then your mic is ok. Try “ground crew re-arm”

[@jegoschildermans7004]

@@TheFerretsWheels it dint help but the way it did is guys if it doesn't work and ur in a different country from the USA or something go to ur windows install the USA English voice pack set ur windows to that and bam it works

[@TheFerretsWheels]

@@jegoschildermans7004 glad you got it to work. And thank you for posting your solution, that will help a lot of people 👍👍