#**[Accessibility Request] In-Game Text Chat is Essential for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Players**

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merry tinsel
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Hello Windrose developers and community,

I'm a Deaf player and I want to raise an important accessibility concern: Windrose currently has no in-game text chat, and that creates a significant barrier for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) players.

The common suggestion is to use Discord or TeamSpeak — but those platforms are built around voice communication. For many Deaf and HoH players, voice is not an option. Our primary modes of communication are text-based: written English, ASL gloss, or other visual/written methods. We are a diverse community — not all of us use sign language, and not all of us use voice. What we share is a need for text as our in-game communication tool.

Without an in-game chatbox, DHH players effectively cannot communicate with crewmates, coordinate during co-op, or participate meaningfully in multiplayer. That's not a minor inconvenience — it's a wall that shuts us out of the social core of the game.

Windrose has so much potential to be an inclusive game. I'm not asking for anything complicated — just a basic in-game text chat that lets all players communicate on equal footing.

My request to the developers:
Please prioritize adding in-game text chat as an accessibility feature, not just a convenience. It is the difference between Deaf and HoH players being able to fully participate in co-op play or being excluded from it entirely.

Thank you for building a great game — I hope to see it become one that everyone can enjoy together.

— A Deaf player and advocate for DHH accessibility in gaming

wanton vortex
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I was about to post the same thing but came across yours

umbral current
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doesn't make sense why it isn't in the game features like this are usually in the game from the start

tall minnow
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Good day sir, thank yo uvery much for your feedback. We will try to address this in future updates.

wanton vortex
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Now they’re saying the next patch is like 6 months away too, and doesn’t sound like there’ll be any smaller updates in between just to add text chat

wary oyster
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I would like to +1000 to this suggestion.