Radio channels
You can speak on a radio channel you have access to by using one of the channel prefixes below. Colons or periods can be used for the prefixes; for example: .m or :m will both talk on the medical channel. Note that the common channel uses a ; prefix.
To see a list of radio channels you can talk on, inspect your headset.
Radio Channels
- Public
- ; >> [Public] Test
- AI Private
- :o >> [AI Private] Test
- Alien Hivemind
- :a >> Alien Queen says, Test
- Binary
- :b >> Robotic Talk, Test
- Command
- :c >> [Command] Test
- CentCom
- :y >> [CentCom] Test
- Engineering
- :e >> [Engineering] Test
- Medical
- :m >> [Medical] Test
- Science
- :n >> [Science] Test
- Security
- :s >> [Security] Test
- Service
- :v >> [Service] Test
- Supply
- :u >> [Supply] Test
- Syndicate
- :t >> [Syndicate] Test
- Universal Department Prefix (For headsets)
- :h (with Engineering Headset) >> [Engineering] Test
:h (with Security Headset) >> [Security] Test
Other Communication Codes
- Yell (bolds)
- (end sentence with !!)
- Whisper (short range)
- # (kills you if in hardcrit)
- Sing (music note characters!)
- %
- Intercom
- :i (You must be adjacent to the intercom to use this, but it will work if the microphone is off)
- Radio (in your left hand)
- :l
- Radio (in your right hand)
- :r
- AI Holopad (For AI)
- :h
Emotes Over Radio
;emotehere*, eg.
;smokes loudly over the radio like a gamer.*
would come out as
[Common] Pete Zaparti smokes loudly over the radio like a gamer.
Alternatively, ;emotehere*talkyhere, eg.
;smokes loudly over the radio like a gamer, then pulls their microphone closely to their mouth*So, how's everyone else's day been?
would come out as
[Common] Pete Zaparti smokes loudly over the radio like a gamer, then pulls their microphone closely to their mouth, "So, how's everyone else's day been?"
The order is as follows: language, radio, voice modifier, action, message. So,
,!;%#audibly stubs his toe, and yells*FUUUCK!!
would come out as
[Common] John Foo audibly stubs his toe, and yells, "♪ ***U*K*! ♪" (in galactic uncommon)
Whispering over the radio will put stars everywhere, and you can't bold a singing message with yelling (you CAN yellwhisper though, weirdly enough).
Radio Frequencies
Frequencies are encrypted, so to listen in on a department is not as easy as using their frequency; you'll need a proper decryption key, which can be obtained by using a screwdriver on a headset which contains it. The AI Private channel is an exception and can be tuned into freely.
- AI Private
- 144.7
- CentCom
- 133.7
- Command
- 135.3
- Common
- 145.9
- Engineering
- 135.7
- Medical
- 135.5
- Science
- 135.1
- Security
- 135.9
- Service
- 134.9
- Supply
- 134.7
- Syndicate
- 121.3