TeamSpeak - News

TeamSpeak Sponsors Team Curse, A Pro LoL Team!

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:33:35 +0100

We are proud to announce that we are now official co-sponsors to Team Curse, a professional League of Legends team! Team Curse will be competing in the Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge tournament in Kiev, Ukraine from Jan 19-22, 2012. If they do well we expect to see them at the Intel Extreme Masters World Championships in Hannover Germany on March 6th 2012! We are excited to have the team represent Curse and TeamSpeak brands in professional tournaments around the globe. We look forward to supporting Team Curse in their efforts to dominate the LoL gaming scene, and in the process, help our communities grow.

Check out the IEM Global Challenge tournament schedule in Kiev at:
http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season6/kiev/schedule

Also check out our new Calendar of Events page at:
http://www.teamspeak.com/?page=calendar

For more information on Team Curse and their current roster please visit the Team Curse ESL page:
http://www.nationalesl.com/us/#/us/team/5668700

Team Curse's Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/TeamCurse?ref=ts

You can also catch streaming from SYDTKO of Team Curse (usually 7 days per week) at:
http://www.clgaming.net/live/1276-sydtko

We hope you will join us in cheering for Team Curse!

Thank you..

- TeamSpeak Team

Discuss this news post HERE in our forums.

TeamSpeak Sponsors Dota2Replays Brawl

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:10:18 +0100

Attention DOTA2 fans..!

We are pleased to announce our collaboration with GameReplays.org in conjunction with TwitchTV and SteelSeries for support of their upcoming "Dota2Replays Brawl" aka "DRB" tournament! With over $6000 in cash and prizes, DRB is among the first DOTA2 events.

Qualifying rounds begin: JANUARY 15th 2012.

For tournament details and important event dates please visit the DRB page. Also check out the official DRB video teaser:

Best of luck to all participants!

- TeamSpeak Team

Discuss this news post HERE in our forums.

Season's Greetings!

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:52:26 +0100

Season's Greetings!

We would like to extend a warm Happy Holidays and an advance Happy New Year to all of you. May the 2012 new year bring you health, happiness, and prosperity. Since our final release in August 2011, it has been our pleasure to share with you all of the cool new features TeamSpeak 3 has to offer. We have also been pleased to announce other events which we are continuing to update and expand upon.

Here's a recap of some of our most recent accomplishments:

Official TeamSpeak 3 iOS and Android client were made available for mobile smartphone devices to help you stay in touch with your clan/guild on the go.
Our Addons site underwent numerous updates and improvements, most recently now highlighting some of the best community-submitted skins for your favorite popular online games. In addition, active members of our growing TeamSpeak community have submitted various icon packs, sound packs, and sophisticated plugins to further customize your TeamSpeak experience.
We also recently partnered with Overwolf to bring you full TeamSpeak UI functionality, IN-GAME. Overwolf delivers high quality notifications for the current person speaking, users joining or leaving your server, and much more. You can even record your gaming experience, play it back in-game, and share your videos through popular social networking sites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter so you can show off your mad skills!

For 2012, we have many new and exciting features currently in development which we can't wait to share with you. In the meantime, we wish you the best and thank you once again for choosing TeamSpeak and helping make 2011 a great year.

- TeamSpeak Team

Discuss this news post HERE in our forums.

Overwolf Launches TeamSpeak Widget

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:58:58 +0100

We are pleased to announce our collaboration with Overwolf, a company specializing in developing in-game overlay software containing advanced web browsing, video capture and playback capabilities, as well as social networking widgets for online gamers. TeamSpeak users who install Overwolf will now be able to launch a TeamSpeak widget while they play to get FULL TeamSpeak UI functionality in-game. In addition, the widget includes in-game notifications for server events such as who has just joined or left your server and who is currently speaking. With Overwolf and TeamSpeak, users can also administer their server, change voice settings, manage channels or do just about anything they want with TeamSpeak without leaving their game.

"In-game support has always been one of the top feature requests from our users," said Florence Espinoza, CEO of TeamSpeak USA, Inc. "With Overwolf, we have found a way to extend almost the entire, vast feature set of communication tools TeamSpeak offers its players on the desktop now as a fully functional in-game experience."

"TeamSpeak is probably the most advanced communication solution available for gamers worldwide," said Uri Marchand, CEO of Overwolf. "In-game TeamSpeak support was one of the most requested features by our users, and we are very happy to deliver. This is an excellent utilization of our unique in-game technology and platform."

Check out the following video to see the Overwolf client with TeamSpeak widget in action:

...then visit www.Overwolf.com and download Overwolf for free!

Enjoy...!

UPDATE: The initial release will only support the 32bit version of the TeamSpeak client (64bit will be supported soon). TeamSpeak users who don't want to wait for an update can simply uninstall their 64bit TeamSpeak client, download the 32bit version and begin using the widget immediately. Overwolf itself currently supports Windows XP, Vista and & 7 (32bit and 64bit) operating systems.

- TeamSpeak Team

Discuss this news post HERE in our forums.

TeamSpeak 3 Final + iOS + Android Released

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:37:08 +0100

TeamSpeak 3 Final Is Here!

We are proud to announce the release of TeamSpeak 3.0 Final. This officially brings open beta to a close. This also marks a huge milestone for us, and we want to thank everyone involved in supporting, testing, and providing feedback since TeamSpeak 3's initial public release.

In addition to 3.0 Final, we are pleased to introduce mobile client application support! A TeamSpeak 3 client can now be found in both the Apple Store and the Android Marketplace. We do not have any immediate plans to support Blackberry at this time. We welcome your feedback in our forums, and hope you will enjoy these new releases.

Thank you.

- TeamSpeak Team

Client 3.0.0-rc2 released

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:42:08 +0100

Greetings everybody,

We are pleased to announce that today we are releasing TeamSpeak 3 client version "3.0.0-rc2" aka RC2. Compared to our last stable release, RC1, there are several noteworthy changes:

Replaced the RC1 sound pack with two new ones. One female and one male (you can choose between the two in the set-up wizard or in Settings > Options > Notifications). Also the old mic click sounds are back.
To allow easily (e.g. double click) installation of addons you can now create zip files with special file suffix that are extracted to the right location by a nice dialogue. We recommend any addons to be bundled like this for ease of use. Supported endings are: .ts3_plugin .ts3_style .ts3_soundpack .ts3_iconpack .ts3_translation .ts3_addon
Detailed instructions for addons developers can be found in our forums.
Domains with non-ASCII characters work again (they were broken by the RC1 release).
Multiple fixes to the sound system (capture/playback), particular with Windows XP based PCs.

Complete TS3 client RC2 changelog follows:

=== Client Release 3.0.0-rc2 08 Jun 2011
+ Added banner resize mode to virtualserver settings.
+ Channel context menu "unsubscribe from channel family" is available as soon
as any subchannel is subscribed.
+ "Set Avatar" now is disabled without permission.
+ Added package installer for easy plugins/styles/soundpacks etc. one-click
installations.
* Plugin authors note: requestChannelSubscribe and requestChannelUnsubscribe
now take an array of channelIDs as parameter instead of a single channelID.
* Exchanged default soundpack with male and female soundpacks.
* Added soundpack page to setup wizard to select one of male or female.
* Select and scroll to own client after connecting.
* Fixed switching a fullscreen game to desktop when client is minimized and
showing the "warn while muted", the "entering moderated channel", the
"force push-to-talk" or the "maximum amount of clients reached" dialog.
* Client and server log windows now save and restore log level checkbox states.
* Added "Debug" checkbox to control debug output in client log window.
* Added "Delete" to channel permission to set i_channel_needed_delete_power.
* Plugin API: Added returnCode parameter to sendPluginCommand
- Support for international domain names readded.
- Removed validation of input text from connection connect and bookmark
address field, so that every address can be used.
- Fixed possible crash in AppScanner plugin with Umlauts.
- Added a missing separator within an invitation.
- Moved rest of the sounds into soundpack for more customized handling.
- Fixed that poke dialog no longer opens when nickname was changed.
- Changed the Push-To-Talk tooltip lines which were displayed in wrong order.
- Fixed displaying port when connected via invitation.
- Fixed errordisplay when family subscriptions on channels fail.
- Fixed dropping images from filebrowser into channel description when
connected on multiple servers.
- Fixed context menu to copy offlinemessage text.
- Limited the last mentioned URLs in systemtray context menu to 10.
- Fixed that image-descriptions near avatar are sometimes written over the edge
- Image in channel description was broken when overwritten with same name.
- Fixed that offline messages throws a warning when recipient wasn't found on
the server.
- Don't save empty subscribed channels list when quickly disconnecting again
from a server, loosing the subscribed channels.
- Fixed problem when binding hotkeys while joysticks were active that "pressed"
a button constantly.
- Fixed that TeamSpeak does not start as a result of broken input device
drivers. If detected TeamSpeak will at least start without usable hotkeys.
- Fixed ts3server:// links being overwritten by autoconnect bookmarks when a
bookmark for the linked server already exists.
- Windows installer no longer allows installing the 64-bit client on 32-bit
operating systems.

We look forward to your feedback. For discussion on RC2 please visit this forum thread.

Thank you,

- TeamSpeak Team

TeamSpeak to Attend E3 2011 in Los Angeles

Tue, 31 May 2011 23:48:45 +0100

We are pleased to announce that we will be attending E3 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Wednesday June 8th, and Thursday June 9th only. If you are attending E3 and are interested in scheduling an appointment with us, please contact our Business Development department via our ticket system. We welcome any inquiries regarding business development, as well as meetings with current ATHPs or customers. We look forward to meeting you.

Thank you,

- TeamSpeak Team

Server 3.0.0-rc1 to be released MAY 23, 2011

Fri, 20 May 2011 04:32:56 +0100

Greetings,

On Monday, May 23rd 2011, TeamSpeak 3 Server 3.0.0-rc1 will be released. We are proud to announce that this is RC1 or "release candidate 1" of the TeamSpeak 3 server which represents a significant milestone in our development process, and symbolizes the result of many hours of hard work, feedback, and dedication from both our dev team and alpha testers. Hence, similar to the recently released RC1 client, the RC1 server also introduces a number of updates and changes.

A complete changelog follows:

Symbols Used:
+ Added feature or noticable improvement
- Bug fix or something removed
* Changed or Information
! Important - Take note!

=== Server Release 3.0.0-rc1 23 May 2011
! mysql users, please alter your table channel_properties and
extend the "value varchar(255)" field to varchar(8192)
! mysql users, please alter your table bans and
extend the "ban_name varchar(255)" field to varchar(2048)
! server uses now 10 database connections (sqlite and mysql)
! added new parameter "dbconnections" for defining max database
connections to use (1-100) default is 10
! i_group_auto_update_type values changed
* channel permissions got their own needed/power permissions instead
of using the group labeled ones
* renamed i_client_modify_power > i_client_permission_modify_power
i_client_needed_modify_power > i_client_needed_permission_modify_power
i_client_max_clones > i_client_max_clones_uid
+ added new parameter "disable_db_logging" which turns off logging
to database (logview commands wont work anymore)
+ added the TSDNS server to the server installer. Read the documentation in
the "tsdns" subfolder for details
+ added permissions i_channel_delete_power, i_channel_needed_delete_power
i_channel_permission_modify_power, i_channel_needed_permission_modify_power
+ added permission i_group_auto_update_max_value
+ added permissions i_client_needed_whisper_power and i_client_whisper_power
that determine who can whisper to whom
+ Added total bytes transfered by filetransfer to serverinfo, hostinfo and
server connectioninfo
+ improved permission add/delete performance
+ channelgroupaddperm, channelgroupdelperm, servergroupaddperm, servergroupdelperm added
optional parameter "continueonerror"
+ uploading and deleting of icons will be logged if filetransfer log is enabled
+ added some indexes for speedup lookups regarding servers.server_port and messages.message_flag_read
+ added permission b_virtualserver_change_template
+ serveredit and serverinfo command can be used with use 0 to modify and display
virtualserver template values (serverinfo display is different from normal output!)
+ added server property VIRTUALSERVER_HOSTBANNER_MODE:
HostBannerMode_NO_ADJUST=0
HostBannerMode_ADJUST_IGNORE_ASPECT=1
HostBannerMode_ADJUST_KEEP_ASPECT=2
- fixed bogus mysql create script for channel_properties
- default groups cant be permanent anymore
- removing double group assignements on server start
- fixed problem where multi-line client descriptions where stored in database
- fixed query gave out wrong error messages
- fixed permreset did not remove icon_id assignments
- fixed double assigned permissions where deleted completly
- fixed channelmove / channelcreate not checking b_channel_create_child and i_channel_needed_modify_power
- fixed sql parameter errors while inserting defaults.sql
- fixed not removing privilege key on channel deletion
- fixed snapshotdeploy would fail on virtualserver_max_slots / virtualserver_limit reached
- fixed not checking correct permissions for CHANNEL_FLAG_MAXFAMILYCLIENTS_UNLIMITED,
CHANNEL_FLAG_MAXFAMILYCLIENTS_INHERITED
- fixed not checking notifyregister / notifyunregister permissions
- fixed server critical while using notifyregister=server and multiple queries dropping at the same time
- fixed set channelgroup did not include channel name info in server log
- fixed create subchannel did not include parent channel info in server log
- fixed issue mac osx server uses 100% cpu
- Fixed a bug that could be triggered remotely and would cause the server to
shut down with a critical message in the log file.

Please note this server version fixes a vulnerability that could be used to shut down a TeamSpeak 3 Server remotely, causing the server to stop with a "critical" error log message. Therefore, we strongly recommend you upgrade all of your TeamSpeak 3 servers to the latest server version ASAP once it becomes available.

Thank you,

- TeamSpeak Team

RC1 Released, iPhone/Android Coming Soon!

Tue, 10 May 2011 17:40:51 +0100

Greetings...

We are pleased to announce the release of TeamSpeak 3.0.0-rc1 today. RC1 means "release candidate 1" so this is in fact a major release, which is now available to all users via the client's auto-update feature, or via our downloads page for new installations. RC1 marks the beginning of the end of open beta. This means you can expect TeamSpeak 3.0 Final to be released in the coming weeks.

RC1 addresses numerous issues, bug fixes, and contains several improvements and changes over prior versions, some of the most substantial of which include:

A complete rewrite of the sound system resulting in improved compatibility, performance, and new possibilities for future enhancements to TeamSpeak.
New default sound pack although we are still working on the effect filters.
Basic vs. Advanced permissions system toggle for less experienced server admins (Basic is the default).
New native plugins, including in-game overlay which displays information regarding which users are currently speaking within any DirectX and OpenGL games. Please note this plugin is still undergoing fixes/tweaks.

For a complete changelog, select Help > View Changelog after installing RC1.
If you experience any issues with TeamSpeak 3 RC1, please report them to this thread in our forums. We will do our best to address issues prior to the Final release, but we need as much feedback from you as possible.
How do I update to RC1?
The easiest way is to use the auto-update feature within TeamSpeak (launch the client and choose Help > Check for Updates from the pull down menu). For new installs you can also download RC1 from our downloads page.

I have run into problems with RC1, is there a way for me to downgrade back to beta36?
Please don't forget to report your issue in the above forum thread first. Then, if you need to downgrade back to beta36 you can do so by following this link.

TeamSpeak 3 Client for iPhone and Android Coming Soon!
We are thrilled at the attention our iPhone/iPod client demo received at the GDC earlier this year. Therefore, we are also pleased to announce that iPhone and Android client development is still in progress, and will also be available for download soon in the App Store or the Android Market. Our goal is to release both the iPhone and Android client when TeamSpeak 3 Final is released.

Here are a few screenshots of the latest iPhone prototype:

Please visit our site often for additional updates. As TeamSpeak 3 Final approaches, we are also going to commit to more frequent Facebook and Twitter updates so please be sure to follow us if you are not already doing so.

Thank you!

- TeamSpeak Team

TeamSpeak to Exhibit at GDC 2011

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:35:26 +0100

Greetings everyone!

TeamSpeak will be exhibiting at the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) in San Francisco March 2nd - 4th 2011. We will be located at booth #743 within the Moscone Center. In addition, we are pleased to announce that www.beyerdynamic.com has agreed to sponsor three MMX 300 headsets, two of which we will use for our demos, and one of which we will be giving away (over $300 value) on Friday as part of a random drawing. If you are a game developer and plan to attend the GDC or if you're in town and would like to meet with us, please contact us ASAP to schedule a meeting. We hope to see some of you there.

Thank you.

- TeamSpeak Team

Holiday Greetings & TS3 Final

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:58:32 +0100

Hello fellow TeamSpeak communities!

Happy holiday greetings and warm wishes from everyone at TeamSpeak. We want to remind you that our Addons Contest featuring a $3000 cash grand prize and prizes from Alienware, Razer, and Bigfoot Networks has been extended. The new deadline to vote or submit your addon for a chance to win is now February 15th 2011. Those of you who requested more time to work on addons have received their wish so get going and vote on existing addons or submit your addon for a chance at winning the grand prize!

We are also pleased to announce that TeamSpeak 3 is almost feature complete, and TeamSpeak 3 FINAL will be released sometime in Q1 of 2011. In terms of development we are in the process of dotting our last I's and crossing our last T's. You can expect that within the next few weeks we will release a release candidate (RC1). This will bring TeamSpeak 3 one step closer toward Final release and mark the end of open beta.

TeamSpeak 3 features we are currently working on finalizing include:

A basic/advance toggle mode for the permissions system to help less experienced server admins. The basic permissions mode will be the default startup mode for new server installs.
An overhauled sound system which features echo cancelation and significant reduction in voice latency.
A completely redone default sound pack (much higher sound quality, recorded in a studio by a voiceover professional).
An improved TCP stack which addresses several performance and stability issues for some of our larger hosters.

We wish you a happy 2011 new year and hope that TeamSpeak will continue to be a part of your voice communication needs. Thank you for your continued support.

Best wishes,

- TeamSpeak Team

TS Sponsors 12 TeamLiquid StarCraft 2 Opens

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:41:19 +0100

Greetings TeamSpeak communities, and particularly StarCraft 2 fans!

We are proud to announce that we are sponsoring the "TeamSpeak TeamLiquid StarCraft 2 Open Series", a 12-tournament event spanning 3 months. Each tournament will have a $200 prize pool and will alternate between European and North American servers. The first tournament is scheduled to launch on November 27th on European servers, with registration opening on November 23th. We will also be providing a dedicated TeamSpeak 3 server for all TeamLiquid users to chat while watching events or playing StarCraft 2.
Connection details will be announced soon on www.TeamLiquid.net.

This is the first long-term sponsorship for any TeamLiquid Open and we are thrilled to be a part of it. So if you're a StarCraft 2 fan be sure to check it out! Further details can be found on TeamLiquid's official news article, which we are happy to see is quickly being filled with pages of positive feedback from TeamLiquid community members.

We want to extend a special thanks to TeamLiquid for offering this opportunity to us, and an advance thanks to any TeamSpeak/TeamLiquid participants. Best of luck..!

- TeamSpeak Team

New Website, Intro Video, and Contest

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:23:44 +0100

Greetings to all TeamSpeak communities.

It is our pleasure to welcome you to our new website and introduce our all new Addons website at http://addons.teamspeak.com. In celebration, we are launching an Addons Contest in conjunction with Alienware™, Razer™, and Bigfoot Networks™ where we will be giving away over $7000 in cash & prizes. A total of 3 Alienware M11x laptops will be given away to the top contestants in one of the following Addons categories:

Skins
Plugins
Tools

... as well as numerous Razer bundles each consisting of a Razer Lycosa™ keyboard, Razer Carcharias™ headset, Razer Imperator™ mouse, and Razer Vespula™ mouse pad. Bigfoot Networks is also sponsoring several Killer™ 2100 gaming NICs. In addition, one lucky grand prize winner will take home $3000 USD in CASH! For complete details please visit http://addons.teamspeak.com/contest.php.

Last but not least, we would like to invite you to view our all new TeamSpeak promotional video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPT5wMQ-KKA which is the result of community feedback and contributions from various existing customers. Please share and pass it on to your friends. We hope you enjoy it!

Thank you all for your continued support for TeamSpeak.

- TeamSpeak Team

Server 3.0.0-beta29 Available

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:40:54 +0100

Greetings,

We are happy to announce the release of a new server build with version 3.0.0-beta29. This version introduces several new features and performance optimizations. Encryption of voice packets (that was previously always on) is now a configurable option and is off by default. Disabling encryption is especially useful for big servers as it cuts down on CPU usage. Voice data encryption is configurable on a server basis or on a per channel basis.

Here's the full list of changes:

=== Server Release 3.0.0-beta29 29 Sep 2010
! Voice packets are now not transfered encrypted by default. Added options to configure this behavior on virtual server or per channel level. Clients of versions beta29 and earlier will not be able to communicate with new clients.
! removed permission i_client_kick_power and i_client_needed_kick_power
! certain log messages, like query and accounting wont go anymore to the database
! serverquery sends between the ts3 prompt also a new welcome message
! token functions renamed to privilegekey (privilegekeyadd, privilegekeydelete, privilegekeyuse, privilegekeylist) old function names are still working but will be removed.
+ added permissions i_client_kick_from_server_power, i_client_needed_kick_from_server_power, i_client_kick__from_channel_power, i_client_needed_kick_from_channel_power
+ added permissions b_channel_modify_make_codec_encrypted, b_virtualserver_modify_codec_encryption_mode
+ client kick from channel wont check for i_client_needed_move_power / i_client_move_power
- fixed clientIDCache issues
- property "instance_uptime" is now in seconds since 1970
- fixed removing an offline client from channelgroup wont be logged
- fixed issues with serversnapshotdeploy and using invalid filepaths
- fixed issues with serversnapshotdeploy and writing zero database entries
- fixed issues with serversnapshotdeploy where a failed deploy left invalid data
- fixed users are shown in weblist, even when a server with reserved slots is empty

Drop us a line in our Community Forums if you have bugs to report. Thank you!

- TeamSpeak Team

Server 3.0.0-beta26 Reintroduces Web Server List

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:35:07 +0100

Greetings everyone,

this is the announcement for the next TeamSpeak 3 Open Beta release, named 3.0.0-beta26. To use the new features like Web Server List and also the country code display on clients you will require a 3.0.0-beta23 client, which will be released shortly.

Here is the list of changes:

=== Server Release 3.0.0-beta26 29 Jul 2010
+ introduced webserverlist
+ added servergroupcopy and channelgroupcopy commands (check docu for details)
+ server welcome messages are now allowed to be multi-line
+ windows uses now a trayicon, use commandline parameter "open_win_console=1"
if you want to open an console window
+ query command serverlist got new optional parameter "-onlyoffline" which
shows only virtualservers which are not running (check docu for details)
+ added client property CLIENT_COUNTRY, contains country code for the client
which is extracted from the used ip
+ added support for whisper to servergroups, channelgroups, channelcommander
+ clientlist shows CLIENT_IS_CHANNELCOMMANDER (with option -voice)
+ clientinfo shows CLIENT_IP (you need the b_client_remoteaddress_view permission for that)
- unsubscribe client from channel on clientmove if client does not got the
needed subscribepower
- fixed clientdblist and "-count" showing always zero
- fixed bug with reserved slots that could allow admins that did not have the
privilege to modify the max slot count to let more clients onto their server
than specified in the max slot count setting.
- fixed bug where auto pruned clients could lead to a critical
- fixed plugincommand where we used the channel subscriber list instead
of real client members only.
- fixed that antiflood options needed an virtualserver restart to take affect
! query command "use" wont start a virtualserver in virtualmode anymore without
given optional parameter "-virtual"
! interval client pruning disabled

Happy testing!