Voice Commands

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Overview

Communication guide
Use voice to coordinate, not to drown everyone out.
Holdfast gives you proximity VoIP, text chat, command wheels, class-specific orders, roleplay shouts, naval phrases, and the loudhailer. The best players keep callouts short and useful.
Main ruleShort, clear callouts beat constant noise.
Useful menusP menu, command wheel, order wheel, music panel.
Related pagesOrders, User Interface, Musician Tunes, Roleplay.

VoIP

Holdfast uses proximity voice chat. Nearby allies and enemies can hear you, so your voice can coordinate a line, rally a ship, bait an enemy, or accidentally give away a plan.

Action Notes
Push-to-talk Hold the assigned voice key or controller button. Console players should use Game Chat, not Party Chat, when they want in-game VoIP.
Mute players Use the scoreboard / round players menu to mute disruptive players.
P menu Later releases added reporting and player highlighting when opening the menu while looking at someone.
Loudhailer Frontlines 2.0 added the loudhailer for barking orders or hailing from farther away.

Voice chat is clearer than it used to be, and the loudhailer is less overpowering after audio tuning.

Command Wheel

Voice phrases include infantry orders, artillery calls, naval phrases, cheers, insults, compliments, surrender, salute, formation commands, and roleplay lines. Players see these through command wheels and class-specific menus.

For related systems, see Orders, User Interface, Naval Combat, and Roleplay.

Common command-wheel uses:

  • Tell a line to fire, hold, charge, retreat, or form up.
  • Call for a medic, help, or a target adjustment.
  • Cheer, taunt, compliment, insult, surrender, or salute.
  • Give naval calls for sails, guns, broadsides, repairs, boats, and boarding.

Phrase Groups

Voice phrases are grouped here by purpose.

Group Examples
Infantry fire control Make Ready, Present Arms, Take Aim, Fire, Fire At Will, Cease Fire, First Rank Fire, Second Rank Fire, Sections Fire.
Movement and formation Form Column, Forward March, Follow, Halt, At The Double, Close Ranks, Single Rank, Double Rank, Stand Ground, Retreat.
Reactions and roleplay Cheer, Warcry, Patriotic Cheer, Hurrah Cheer, Taunt, Insult, Compliment, Thanks, Yes Sir, No Sir, Surrender, Salute.
Support calls Medic, Help, Good Shot, Get Down, Stay Calm, Reinforce.
Seasonal / special Brains and Scared are special phrases.

The wording shown in-game may be localized or presented differently from enum names.

Troubleshooting

If voice chat is not working, start with Known Issues & Solutions. The most common checks are:

  • Switch console party settings from Party Chat to Game Chat.
  • Check operating system microphone permissions.
  • Make sure the correct microphone is selected.
  • Test without overlays or audio-routing software.
  • On PC, check the F2 console and save logs if there are red errors.
  • On Xbox, clearing Alternate MAC Address can reset the VoIP handshake.

Recent Changes

Key voice and communication changes:

  • 1.x: New faction voice lines and roleplay gestures appeared across early updates.
  • 2.x: Master audio and voice chat legibility improved, loudhailer was added, and loudhailer volume was later tuned.
  • 3.00: Platform icons, player menu improvements, and Discord linking changes affected how players identify and manage others.
  • 4.00-4.01: Age of Sail added new naval voice lines and replaced ship capture/sinking lines with new VA.
  • 5.00-5.20: Officer order tooltips, automatic cheers for more orders, order fixes, and British AR order handling were updated.
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