Parrot Microphone Test

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every pet parrot would do that.

@zerrryy

Well, that would be paying for a feature... maybe "and" every pet parrot would do it?

I don't think that something physical at an outpost is actually worth it, yet a similar option in the settings would be appreciated

@flamenoir4280

I have suggested that before, and that's how other games do it... but one thing I've learned about Rare over the years playing this game is that they prefer to do things in-game practically if they can. I actually like this approach for Sea of Thieves, I think it fits in well.

@realstyli
Agreed, yet the problem I see here is that players might simply not be able to understand the direct purpose of this and instead think it's just a cool feature.
As well it might be taking space for nothing much at the end of the day, simply because it doesn't concern much of the community.

The lack of use and the missunderstanding of it might be the two reasons as to why it shouldn't be physical.
BUT if you manage another additional purpose for it that'd make it more than what's suggested so far then I'd be down for it.

@foxdodge
Kind of gives a childlish face to it say like the talking tom days or smth
But wouldn't that alternate with the main feature?

@flamenoir4280

There are a lot of things in the game that don't really get utilised much by many of the community, but they bring the world to life. It does concern a lot more of the community than you'd think. Every Windows update has the potential to "break" the audio input (resetting the "Set As Default Communication Device" in sound control panel)... hence why I make sure to check it after every update.

But, even then, I am not 100% sure what SOT is picking up in-game, because there is no way to actually monitor your input other than finding another player and hoping they'll help you. It's a frustrating issue and I see this as a big QOL addition for many.

As for pointing players at it, again there are things that are never explained in-game. But there could be a few ways to guide players to it - such as a loading screen message or a note from Larinna. Or maybe have a nearby NPC give information on it.

@realstyli fair enough then

@greengrimz

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@galactic-geek

Yes and no... The indicator only really shows that something is being picked up by the game but not what it is or how it sounds. It could be (and I've had this happen after one particular Windows update) picking up audio from a completely different source to your mic and showing it as active when it's not. It gives zero indication of the level or clarity of the source either.

As for how long, I would imagine the parrot would only repeat the last 5 seconds or so that it picked up.

@galactic-geek said in Parrot Microphone Test:

Still, doesn't the chat indicator on the top right already do this when activated in the settings menu?

As RealStyli said, this would help find out what audio input SoT is taking, as currently there is no option to manually choice audio input for some reason. So I have no way of knowing whether the game is using my low quality headset mic or my good quality Blue Yeti without finding someone and asking.