Voice Chat
Proximity voice chat lets you talk to players standing near you: how to switch it on, push-to-talk, muting and what each platform can do.
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FusionFall Forever has proximity voice chat. Hold a key, speak, and the players standing near your character hear you. The further away they are, the quieter you sound, and beyond a certain distance they do not hear you at all.
Voice chat is off until you turn it on. Nobody hears your microphone unless you enable it and hold the push-to-talk key.
Turning it on
Desktop
- Open Settings and go to the Graphics & Sound page.
- In the SOUND panel press VOICE CHAT.
- Set ENABLE VOICE CHAT to On.
- Pick your MICROPHONE from the list (the first entry is the system default). Press REFRESH if you plugged one in after opening the page.
- Check the PUSH-TO-TALK key. Press CHANGE to choose a different one.
Voice from other players plays on your system's default sound device.
Web
- Open Settings, go to Graphics & Sound, then Voice Chat.
- Enable voice chat. Your browser asks for permission to use the microphone. Allow it.
- Choose your microphone and output device if you have more than one.
- Check or change the push-to-talk key.
If the page says "Voice chat is not available on this server", voice is switched off at the moment and there is nothing to set up.
Talking
- Hold Right Ctrl (the default push-to-talk key) and speak. Let go to stop sending.
- There is no open microphone mode. You only transmit while the key is held.
- On desktop, push-to-talk does not work while you are typing in the chat box, and one press sends for at most 30 seconds. Let go and press again to keep talking.
- You do not hear your own voice played back.
Who hears you
- Players in the same place as you: the same zone area, or the same private instance such as a lair.
- Only players close enough to see your character. Your voice is loudest right next to you and fades evenly with distance.
- Nobody you have blocked, and nobody who has blocked you.
You cannot choose listeners and there are no voice channels. For private conversation use group chat, buddy chat or whispers. See Groups and Social.
Seeing who is speaking
- A badge above the head names the speaker. Green with SPEAKING means you are hearing them. Red with MUTED means they are talking but you muted them. Badges stack when several players stand together.
- The badge follows the Mic Bubble option in the Game UI settings. Turn that off if you do not want badges.
- Since B156 (November 5, 2026) a speaker's mouth moves in time with their voice. See Talking Faces and Lip Sync.
Voice indicators only appear while someone is actually talking. During silence the screen stays clean.
Muting and volume
- While someone nearby is speaking, a small VOICE panel appears. Open it to see each nearby speaker with a Mute or Unmute button and a status: "Audible now", "Quiet", "Muted" or "Speaking · Muted".
- A muted player stays muted until you unmute them. Mutes are remembered for that character on that computer or browser.
- A muted player who talks still brings the panel back, so you can always find the Unmute button.
- VOICE CHAT VOLUME sets how loud other players are. It is under Graphics & Sound > OTHER in the sound settings, with its own On / Off switch.
What each platform can do
| Desktop | Web | Mobile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hear nearby players | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Talk | Yes, push-to-talk | Yes, push-to-talk | No |
| Mute individual players | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Speaker badges | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lip sync on speakers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
On phones and tablets the game does not use the microphone. A compact VOICE button appears when someone speaks. Tap it to open the list and mute or unmute speakers.
Troubleshooting
| Problem | Try this |
|---|---|
| Nobody hears me | Check ENABLE VOICE CHAT is On, the right microphone is selected and you are holding the push-to-talk key. In a browser, check the site is allowed to use the microphone |
| I hear nobody | Raise VOICE CHAT VOLUME and make sure it is switched On. Move closer to the speaker |
| No microphones listed | Allow microphone access, then press REFRESH or reopen the page |
| Push-to-talk clashes with another key | Rebind it on the voice chat page |
| One player is too loud or unwelcome | Mute them from the VOICE panel. Use the block list to stop all contact |
