Game Voice Beta Update

For those of you with a Microsoft Game Voice, the folks at Redmond have announced the availability of Game Voice 1.2a Beta. New features include full compatibility with Windows 2000, better keyboard injection for improved voice command recognition, keyboard push-to-talk for your chats, keyboard activation for voice commands, improved compatibility for American and British English profiles, and also Internet auto-dial will no longer be triggered automatically. Notably, DirectPlay features in this release are based on DirectX 8, rather than DirectX 4 as previous releases were. Many NAT/Firewall issues were also resolved in this release. This release is not backward compatible with other versions of Game Voice, and users will not be able to connect machines running older code.

When installed with Direct X 8, the software now is compatible with Windows 2000 games such as Quake 3, Half-Life, and Asheron's Call. This beta solves the issue of voice command failure that some users were experiencing.

The improved keyboard injection benefits users of all compatible operating systems and increases command reliability. NOX and Jane's F-18 Flight Simulator are two games which receive direct improvements.

A key may now be assigned the same function as a key on the control pad. Keyboard activation will also execute multiple commands if the assigned key is held down.

American and British English profiles are now interchangeable on either installation of Game Voice as well.

Version 1.2a no longer triggers Internet Auto Dial, so users can use Game Voice offline without having to cancel out the dialog. Other minor annoyances with this feature have also been smoothed out.

Download Game Voice 1.2a Beta and view the beta's support BBS.