Introduction

There hasn't been many player voice addons coming up in the past year or so, and that doesn't go without its reason. TFA-VOX, and even the overwhelmingly outdated Player Expressions mod have still dominated the legacy and modern scene, whether it be for pure fun, yet realistic game play.

PVox provides a new approach to player expression, as it is friendly for both the developers making the addon fun for the consumers, and the consumers alike.

Fun Fact: PVox is inspired by TFA-VOX, and Player Expressions, and has made various attempts to support them in the past. If you want to, you can use multiple TFA-VOX mods that add new voices, with PVox, by installing the PVox TFA-VOX Support Layer mod.

So Why Add Another?

Because PVox takes a differing approach to ensuring that call outs happen securely and promptly, yet not being intrusive from a consumer standpoint. This balance makes PVox very suitable for cases where VOX is desirable. Examples such as:

• Garry's Mod "Realism" Game-play
• Garry's Mod Role-play
• Garry's Mod Videos

All of these use cases are examples of where PVox can shine.

How Do I Use It?

PVox comes with spawn-menu entries that can be found in Options > PVOX, these can include module settings, to PVox developer settings and internal variables, all of which can be modified, or looked at through these entries.

To change your preset, you can go to the PVOX > VOX Controls panel to change your preset. You can NOT change other players presets, only modify your own. Presets are updated in real-time and serialized via networked variables, which are predicted, therefore should remain consistent on client and servers alike, even though PVox has a shared module system. See "The Shared Module System" for more information

If you are a developer looking to learn about PVox's API, you can start with anything past 2, as they provide insight into the PVox system as a whole. Getting Dirty With PVox gives a brief overview of the PVox system for the average consumer.