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# Channels
Channels allow a player to communicate with a specific group of other players only, or to listen to only specific messages.
Channels have many properties associated with them to differentiate them. You can find a description for them in the tooltip on Unity. We only describe some important properties of channel in the following.
A channel with all its properties as of march 2024
### Distance based channels
When entering messages in some channels such as "shouts" or "whispers", only player in a given radius receive those messages.
### Headset required
Some channels such as engineer, science, medical, all require to wear specific headset to emit and listen to messages coming on them.
### Role required
Some channels ask for some specific rights, such as admins right, to be used. This is necessary so only admins can use channels sending visible messages to everyone.
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