ARMA 3Voice over Network (VoN) is Arma 3's built-in voice chat system. You can enable or disable it and adjust the audio quality to balance bandwidth usage and voice clarity.
Configuring Voice Chat
- Navigate to the Wabbanode Control Panel and Stop your server.
- Click the Settings tab and select Arma 3 Server.cfg.
- Locate/add the voice chat settings and make any desired changes.
- Click Save and Start your server.
Voice Chat Configuration
Add these lines to your server.cfg:
disableVoN = 0;
vonCodecQuality = 10;
Settings Explained
disableVoN
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
0 | Voice chat enabled (default) |
1 | Voice chat disabled |
vonCodecQuality
Controls the audio quality and sample rate:
| Range | Sample Rate | Quality |
|---|---|---|
1-10 | 8 kHz | Low quality, low bandwidth |
11-20 | 16 kHz | Medium quality |
21-30 | 32 kHz | High quality, high bandwidth |
Tips
- Many communities disable VoN and use external voice software like Discord or TeamSpeak
- If using mods like TFAR (Task Force Arrowhead Radio) or ACRE, you may want to disable built-in VoN
- Higher quality settings use more bandwidth
Your voice chat settings are now configured. Players can now communicate using the settings you've defined.
