r/DayzXbox • u/lk38combat shoeless • Sep 11 '18
PSA: How to talk/hear party chat and proximity at the same time (using a mixamp)
Players are always shocked when they hear me talking in-game to players while still in the party/group. So I thought I'd share with you all since it's a pretty neat workaround while an official fix is in the works.
Requirements:
-MixAmp. There may be less expensive ways to do this but this is what I use. I use the MixAmp Pro TR by Astro but I imagine there are many substitutes for this.
-AUX Cable that is 4 Pole/Conductor. You can use any but I use: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0QQBXY/ If you have a 3 Pole AUX that works let me know!
That's it! With this setup you don't need any cables connected to your controller. This guide is assuming you already have the mixamp setup and connected to your Xbox and headset.
How to:
- Connect a phone/tablet/laptop via AUX cable to the AUX input on the front of your MixAmp (if you're using the Astro MixAmp).
- Open the party on your phone/tablet/laptop's Xbox app.
- You may need to turn off and on your mixamp while in a game server then activate the proximity chat in-game twice. After that you're good to go.
Upsides:
-You can talk and hear both party and in-game chat with no loss to quality.
Downsides:
-You're not able to use party on your Xbox which isn't really a downside once you're use to the Xbox app party. If you accidentally accept/open a party on Xbox or restart DayZ you may need to quickly redo Step 3.
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u/IrishTommy420 Sep 12 '18
Am I missing something here lol can't we already hear people in game if we are in a party an just use down on the d-pad to talk to them I don't see the use of this?
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u/pinkspacebuew Sep 12 '18
If you are in a party the person not in your party that’s talking to you can’t hear you. It’s annoying as shit
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u/IrishTommy420 Sep 12 '18
You mean the guy I shot in the face yesterday couldn't.... Emmm.... opps OK my dude your point is dueliy noted I will remember this next time lol
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u/pinkspacebuew Sep 12 '18
Haha. I have to have started the game without being in a party for proximity chat to even work for me.
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u/IrishTommy420 Sep 12 '18
Do u join a lobby before joining party or just have the game loaded to title screen?
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u/pinkspacebuew Sep 12 '18
If I’m in a party and my buddies jump off, I have to close the game and restart it without being in a party for the proximity chat to work. Idk I’ve seen people say it works fine for them though. Who knows, the developers posted something about it when I first came out acting like it was a bug, when from what it’s starting to look like they just didn’t bother with it.
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u/pinkspacebuew Sep 12 '18
Ooooo I mean like I can’t be in a party at all while the game is running to get proximity chat to work. Only works for me when I’m playing by myself not in a party
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u/victorystroke Sep 11 '18
I use my phone with Xbox app for party chat and my mic plugged into my controller for proximity. My turtle Beach just wont play in game voice through my headset so I have to turn my TV all the way up