Hood Warfare 2: I Hear My Friend, They Cannot Hear Me

Which half of the conversation is actually working?

The case below is a proposed troubleshooting exercise, not a real pair we tested. Community searches were checked for a usable original one-way report, but no adequately documented case was adopted. Keep the two directions separate so an apparent improvement in one is not mistakenly reported as a complete repair.

Can Windows record A’s intended microphone?

For microphone access, Windows 11 uses Settings, Privacy and security, then Microphone. Check the device and desktop-app permissions described by Microsoft. Desktop programs are not necessarily individually listed like Store apps. Use Microsoft’s separate Windows 10 instructions if that is your system. These are general operating-system checks, not a Hood Warfare 2-specific repair.

Reference: Microsoft Support · Fix microphone problems ↗

What does the local recording result change?

If A’s local recording is intelligible, continue to the game transmission and B’s reception. The local result shows Windows captured that test; it does not prove the game used the same input or that a network conversation reached B. Stop short of declaring the microphone or the game universally fixed.

How should A and B repeat the game voice check?

Use short agreed phrases in the same intended session. Keep B’s setup steady while A verifies the actual input mode and current binding. The 1.0.10 announcement names T as the original default push-to-talk key and offers open mic and team/lobby preferences. A custom binding or later build should be recorded rather than overwritten from memory.

Have A try the selected speech action while B reports what was heard. Then reverse roles and record the other direction again. Keep session, team relationship and selected audience visible. Change only one relevant choice between attempts so a new result has an interpretable comparison.

Reference: Patch 1.0.10 · Developer announcement ↗

What if A records clearly but B still hears nothing?

Compare what B receives from another consenting person if one is available. If A reaches that person while B does not hear A, the observations narrow the conversation to a different reception path; they still do not identify a guaranteed cause. If the comparison is unavailable, record that limit rather than filling in its result.

The 1.0.1.4 output-device advice concerns missing game sound. Do not treat it as an automatic microphone repair when A already hears the match. Likewise, selecting an outgoing team audience does not independently prove which incoming speech is filtered. The linked channel analysis explains that separate question.

Reference: Patch 1.0.1.4 · Developer announcement ↗

When is the test complete or ready for a report?

For a working outcome, ask both people to confirm their assigned phrase reached the intended listener, then retain the working configuration and version. For a persistent failure, keep the failed direction, local recording result, devices, speech action and session conditions. Avoid including private recordings of other people without their consent.

The 1.0.1.8 post reports microphone network and crash work, but a crash during transmission is a different outcome from silence. Preserve that failure action for support. A channel change that hides the symptom is not proof of a resolved crash or a verified diagnosis.

Reference: Patch 1.0.1.8 · Draco, ARP and rule changes ↗

Common questions

Which half of the conversation is actually working?

Call the player who hears a friend but cannot be heard A, and the friend B. Write A-to-B fails and B-to-A works. Hearing B gives evidence about B’s speech reaching A in that session; it does not test A’s microphone or establish that B can receive A.

Can Windows record A’s intended microphone?

Microsoft’s Windows 11 guidance starts with the headset’s physical mute control and correct connection. In Settings, open System, then Sound and choose the intended Input device. Open its properties, run the microphone test and listen to the recorded sample. A readable result is more useful than assuming the headset microphone is selected because its speakers work.

What does the local recording result change?

If A’s recording is silent or captures the wrong device, work on that input path before changing B’s game output. A hearing game audio does not show that the microphone works. Keep the failure result so a later successful recording can be compared with the same device.