How to make a Proximity Chat based radio system?

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I have recently been looking for a way to make a radio with proximity chat support. An example of this would be where a user, who we’ll call Bob for now, equips the radio tool, enables proximity chat in-game, and can begin talking to other users with the radio equipped, and the other users can begin talking to Bob. I have tried SoundService’s SetListener, but can’t seem to get it working, if anyone has any ideas on how to do this, please let me know.

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i need a system like this too for my backrooms unturned inspired game

#3

Creating a radio with proximity chat support can be achieved by using RemoteEvents to communicate between the server and clients, along with the use of the SoundService. Here’s a basic outline of how you can implement this:

  1. Create a RemoteEvent in ReplicatedStorage named “RadioChatEvent”.
  2. In a ServerScript, handle player events, like equipping and unequipping the radio tool, enabling and disabling proximity chat, and broadcasting the radio chat.
  3. In a LocalScript within the radio tool, handle user input to enable/disable proximity chat and communicate with the server using the RemoteEvent.
  4. In another LocalScript, handle the radio chat reception by playing the received audio on the client side.

ServerScriptService:

-- ServerScript
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local RadioChatEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RadioChatEvent")

RadioChatEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, action, ...)
    local args = {...}
    if action == "StartProximityChat" then
        -- Broadcast to other players with radio equipped
        for _, otherPlayer in ipairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
            if otherPlayer ~= player then
                RadioChatEvent:FireClient(otherPlayer, "ReceiveProximityChat", player, args[1])
            end
        end
    end
end)

And here’s an example of how to set up the client-side part:

-- LocalScript inside the Radio Tool
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local RadioChatEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RadioChatEvent")
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer

local function startProximityChat()
    -- This can be replaced with actual audio input
    local exampleAudioData = "ExampleAudioData"
    RadioChatEvent:FireServer("StartProximityChat", exampleAudioData)
end

-- Connect startProximityChat to user input (e.g., key press, UI button, etc.)

-- LocalScript to handle radio chat reception
RadioChatEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(action, sender, audioData)
    if action == "ReceiveProximityChat" then
        -- Play received audioData using SoundService
        -- Make sure the sound is only audible within a specific range, and adjust the volume accordingly
    end
end)

You can use the Microphone API to get real-time microphone input on supported platforms. The example above is a basic outline, and you’ll need to adapt it to your specific use case, including error handling and additional features.

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