#Proximity chat / Voice chat
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I'm unsure. Could just use our discord voice channel or a group call.
its funny i beg u
proximity is cooler tho
Seriously? What kind of stupid message is this?
unsure is better that instantly getting denied
Well the mod is not necessary to be installed on clients who join a server that has the mod. If people don't want to use voice chat, they don't need to install the mod.
wait really
thats awesome
i didnt even know that
that does make it quite viable doesnt it
Yes, really. If the mod would be required to be installed on clients for them to join, then this would be instant denied as the only mod we want players to need is SecurityCraft.

I'm wondering what the other <@&569817132767117313> think (cheeky ping because actually kinda important to not miss this)
nice
modrinth is better
good point
Let's not start this Modrinth vs CurseForge debate.
i like curseforge
alr mb
leave it to the goofy mc chat guys, dont bring it here
I cant seem to find anything about that. How'd you find out?
I wound not be in favor of this idea, the mod doesn't work on a lot of people's computers, and if you have a Mac it breaks it completely.
Setting that mod up on macs or PCs with a high amount of security software is quite an ordeal.
then dont install it
->
read
also no offense but if you play modded on a mac thats not very ideal
The whole purpose why its even viable is because it would be optional
meaning if you do not intend to use it you do not have to change anything on your side
And as far as im aware, its the only of its kind where its not required on clients
sry for the ping it was an accident
But if it's installed and everyone else has it it puts you at a disadvantage
I don't mind installing it if it's an optional mod that doesn't require an installation as bl4ck explained
Although if it actually causes problems like Big Gunz explained on certain computers, then that sort of disincentives me to install it. Playing modded MC on a Mac might not be ideal, but it could be the only computer that certain people have to play on and they should be able to use it to play, worse performance or not
Do you have a source/link for the Mac crashes bit?
It's not a crash
It's that the mod doesn't work
And the process required to make it work breaks the key storage
Ah, I see
Which means you need to go through an ordeal to bypass it and login again every time you open the launcher
It's not impossible but it's very difficult
And I am yet to find a workaround
i'll bring up an anecdote from the old 1.12 server, older staff may remember
remember how scotty went all in on that sign image thing? was also an optional mod
however what ended up happening, even though it wasn't required
they were all over town, and if you didn't have the mod installed
there were just all these weird unreadable link signs everywhere
my memory is hazy but i think we even ended up taking some action against it, since most players never installed the mod
otherwise have no opinion being completely uninvolved with the server now xd, but it seemed relevant
@river nymph
Excellent point
Why is that
As a Mac user, I’ll have to downvote this due to the aforementioned technical issues. If there’s an alternative optional mod that does work on Mac, I’ll reconsider my stance.
It basically has to do with microphone access permissions
As for specifics I'm on mobile rn and don't feel like typing an essay
Oh yeah, that sign image situation was not great. I'm surprised you even remember the name of the player, Vauff.
Macs are not meant for gaming in any way, which is quite obvious too. if you want to play on a mac then I think its rather on you if something doesnt work
Older macs for example wont even start minecraft vanilla, which shows again that they were not made for such software and even though it may be possible it was in no way intended. (I own 2 older macbooks)
May I ask what exactly you mean by that?
I have the same opinion as Geforce, as a server-only optional mod for clients I'd be ok with installing this mod (if there aren't any significant server performance impacts). It's unfortunate that the mod doesn't work on Mac, but from what I got from this conversation, mac users would still be able to play normally on the server without having the mod installed on the client.
Mac players having a disadvantage compared to players on other operating systems is a fair point, however for me it depends on how the voice chat mod will mainly be used. I'm assuming the proximity "mode" will be used less compared to the voice-chat-at-any-distance-in-a-group mode (if that's how that mod even works? I've only ever seen it in videos, sorry), and the latter can easily be moved to a Discord voice chat to not exclude a teammate on a Mac.
Yes, we do want the mod mainly for the proximity chat, while a discord group-like feature also exists
Ok yeah I can see how Mac players can feel excluded when the mod is used in proximity voice mode
And by giving new players a heads up that there is support for the mod i do not think that there will be any other problems since most people ask for what mods there are on the server anyways meaning they will most likely install voice chat along with it for extended functionality such as being able to hear other people
Yes, mac players are most likely at some disadvantage, even though its kind of their fault, aspecially if you play on a mac, its unlikely that you even have a working decent microphone
as far as i could understand the issue on mac is that the mod does not detect any sort of mic?
And the disadvantage is the fact that they wouldn't be able to hear other people if its not installed
That doesnt really match up
Sorry, what are you implying with the emphasis on hear there?
Regarding this,
I assumed that he meant not being able to hear other people
I mean, if there's really an issue with detecting the microphone on a Mac, I'd assume hearing other people is fine, just talking themselves doesn't work, but in either case, the mod is basically unusable on Macs for conversations
But the disadvantage is that they cant hear other people
Thats the main issue isnt it?
The main issue is the limited support/functionality for mac here
Meaning this isnt really an issue since you'd still be able to hear other people
(still dont know what he meant by it)
And regarding the fact that mac users woulnt be able to talk to others,
the mod is purely for fun and entertainment for the people that WANT to use it
The mod shouldn't be a requirement, as stated before
its meant to be extended functionality
And even though it sucks that mac doesnt have full compat, we cant really do anything about it
and if you're planning on playing for a good while anyways, im pretty sure you wont be playing on a mac forever
And im not 100% sure about this,
but most macs do support linux if you have the technical knowledge to install it
I am unsure if this works for all macs but i have done it before
Ok after thinking about it longer, the only disadvantage Mac users have (compared to only using Discord voice chats) is not being able to automatically tune into a conversation when approaching other players, which is negligible in my opinion (might just be the Windows user speaking out of me, so please correct me if I'm wrong). So I'd be in favour of installing Voice Chat
Regarding the technical issues once again, I'd appreciate it if you read my recent messages and possibly could reconsider the voice chat mod
No, thank you. I’m not going to buy a new computer or install a new VM in order to have Discord closed while Minecraft is open.
If you dont need it thats fine we still want it
You dont have to use it,
As i said its for fun and the people that want to use it
Are there any other important reasons directly against it?
Since at the moment it just seems like you really dont care as long as it doesnt affect your gameplay in any way
It would be nice if you don't ruin it for us just because of your personal preferences
excel stayed in contact with him for some years after
so brought him up sometimes
Sooo....
There has been a good amount of both likes and dislikes, how are you going to decide, bl4ckscor3?
I am not the only one to decide and no conclusion has been met yet.
ok, when approximately?
While its wording does not fully apply, I should probably refer you to rule 8.
pardon me
It wont load without mic access
The mod does not work on Macs because:
Due to the way microphone access works on a mac the .jar cannot have access to the microphone,
The workaround that the mod developer came up with was to modify the launcher (which is a normal .app program) so that the launcher is the program accessing the mic, the launcher then feeds data to the mod.
The issue with this is:
- Modifying the launcher is a difficult process and not something inexperienced players are likely to be able to figure out,
- Modifying the launcher means its no longer the signed app from Microsoft, this means:
- antivirus issues
- app can no longer access the items stored in the keychain (meaning the app can no longer save credentials, but the launcher tries to anyway so it breaks the login altogether)
Just noticed, you didnt read my messages carefully again
The whole point is that the mod is for fun and the people that want to use it, half of the people arent gonna use it anywayd no matter what
Doesnt matter if its Windows or Mac
And I do not see not using the mod as a disatvantage in any way since it is purely for fun
The Issue you were rambling about the entire time is almost nonexistant
If you do not like the mod, simply dont use it. And if it doesnt work on your system, thats still fine since its once again just for fun and should in no way be seen as the Main/required Form of communication
And the whole misunderstanding about what doesnt work on Mac could have been easily cleared if you could have not ghosted us for a day and a half
I fail to see how an auto voice chat falls into the category of “fun” rather than “utility (for some)”.
Personally, I'm in favor of adding the mod to the server.
My thoughts are that it is mostly for fun, as the only thing it adds that you couldn't do with discord is proximity chat, which is in my opinion a feature mostly done for fun anyways (minecraft prox chat videos are always hilarious). I won't deny it has some utility, but only within the network of people who can/want to use the mod. Outside of that, basically nothing changes.
I would like to point out that I, myself, am a Mac user. Thankfully, the mod is entirely optional and I wouldn't be "missing out" on much because anyone I would really want to chat with would accomodate and either use text chat or discord for voice chat. It would only make things more convinient for players who already are used to using the mod.
Proximity for our server doesn’t even seem too relevant since teams intentionally live far away. Yknow, for security reasons.
Good thing it's optional
But that also makes it largely useless
Some people also just prefer using it for voice chat because it's more convenient to use it in-game
Rather than fanagling discord and mc at the same time
Those who can use it
Which is a nonzero number of people, I imagine
But isn’t 100%
Wouldn't make a difference to me of course, but just having the option makes things more convenient and accesible for people who want to use it
Half our team would be excluded and the others don’t speak in public afaik
(Same applies to a lot of other players)
As moderators, we can’t even do our jobs
What does that even mean? Most of the time voice chat and text chat are done 3rd party and can't be moderated anyway
Why would an entire team jump into Discord to tell me which reinforced block owned by “owner” I should break?
Wait, I don't understand what you mean, could you repeat? /gen
So say someone asks in #official-mc-server for admin help. And you or I log on to help and /tp to them. Turns out, they’re all in proximity chat but you can’t participate.
I mean, you can text chat with them, I don't believe the mod does anything to that feature
Have you ever been in a voice and text chat at the same time?
The text chat totally kills the voice chat for the time being
If someone is getting moderator help to fix a server issue I feel like that warrants some dead VC time
Usually it interrupts what is happening anyway, no?
Unless the moderator were able to join the conversation
Not necessarily? Especially if asked for
Also means you wouldnt be able to moderate things said in the voice chat
Like I said, we can't do that anyway most of the time
If that were a concern we'd somehow have to ban people from VCing on discord servers and chats that arent ours (And therefore we ourselves would be in violation of the rules)
3rd party platforms technically aren’t our responsibility but if someone starts yelling profanities at spawn using a mod we approved to be on the server, we’d just have to randomly pick a side since we’d have no proof ourselves
(From experience on another server i can verify that this is really annoying)
Ooh, okay, now that's a good point! Usually servers have more robust moderation techniques, but us being players ourselves we don't really have the experience to, say, spectator around the perp to confirm their actions
Oh you aren’t op?
Well I am but teleporting would serve nothing since I can’t hear the perp
I actually dunno, I never tried, but i meant spectatoring around them would only work with the mod installed, and we don't have robust moderation or moderation experience
Now that, I say, is a good point.
The fact that moderators can’t participate with this mod is a problem
Maybe someday we can add the mod but you're right, especially with servers like ours (Low moderation and slow player count) we could absolutely get unmoderatable trolls
Although I'm pretty sure you can mute and block specific players
you can but it doesnt work that well.
How so? Does it reset on game open-close or can you still hear them sometimes after doing so?
That’s awkward
and you can see other things from the player still
Tldr we don’t like it
you dont like it
I think consensus is drifting towards no because we couldn't moderate it, especially if there are trolls yelling profanities or something, we can't hear it since we dont use the mod
nope we is accurate
We don’t like that some moderators can’t do their jobs

Knowing you can deafen or block other players does make me more inclined to be in suport, but I think the answer is pretty rock solid right now
Sorry dude, maybe someday
Chainmail and I are the majority of the North American squad, and neither of us can use this mod in our moderation duties
Leaving Geforce alone to deal with screaming children while bl4ck and Redstone are asleep is not ideal
exactly
Exactly, we’re supposed to be here to get rid of those players
While generally speaking thats not wrong, its not really how this server works.
then for your moderation purposes you're going to need a computer that can handle the mod if it were to be used
Because its the official server it leaves people with an impression
Alright alright people, I think we all get the picture
We aren’t paid enough to buy new hardware thx
Your not payed at all are you?
We aren’t paid
enough to buy new hardware thx

Nah it’s a joke 
bl4ck and Gef get income from Curseforge, Modrinth, and Patreon
Patreon is kinda a joke tho 
Extra $1-3 woopdedoooo
yeah
Moral support 
but this is off topic for this channel
Ye
(My inner discord mod showing)
sounds similar like mojang looking for a good excuse to destroy the community with chat reporting
you cant moderate everything
its just like that
Redstone was in favor of installation last he checked in
people are always going to want freedom one way or another
enough time wasted im out
Mericanada in the house
lol
we're not here for the comedy show
But isn’t your main argument for getting this mod to have comedy?!
Alright, I'm gonna close this as denied for now, the consensus is quite clear and continued back-and-forth isn't really getting anywhere lmao
Oh were they, my bad
the mod is for comedy
and this discussion is for the mod
Literally the issue with installation is that the player base would be divided
the votes seemed about equal last time i checked
its meant to be an optional feature
still
if its between the staff then perhaps the staff should discuss it. (privately)
you dont get to have a word then either if i dont
if the moderation is not capable of such
thats kind of bad
Chainmail, think I should ping the devs?
Exactly. So mod = bad
incorrect
It’s not the mod’s fault ofc
But that’s the reality of the situation
We can’t use it
but as the very cool and important moderation team you should be able to
because its part of your work
@lunar sinew @dire sluice Sorry for the pings, but we’ve had some developments in here and would like to see if your stances will change as a result.
one way to avoid it is obviously denying the mod
and thats why ofc
I do understand your point of view
Doesnt mean im stepping back from my opinion
in any way
A friend of mine and bl4ck’s was working on a mod that bridged Minecraft and Discord voice chat
I’m not against having in-game voice chat, just the fact that I can’t do my job with this particular mod
and as long as it doesnt act as proximity its not the same
apart from that
You are correct
If you really care about it that much
there is surely a way to make it work
I’m also iffy on the proximity thing as a security issue. What if someone finds your base and is secretly listening to you?
But bypassing mac security features is like trying to open a safe with scissors
also a good point
true, very true.
thats why we got one
Lol I ain’t bypassing anything and if I were to install a VM again, I’d just go back to playing bedrock
Compared to others mac security is obviously better
but nothing is perfect
vm is not what i meant before
Sometimes it’s a bit excessive
As far as i understand,
the current main issue is that the moderators are unable to properly do their job because of the mod compatibility
correct?
Pretty much
Ye
But I still don’t like splitting the player base, secret listening, etc. Although the moderation issue is definitely the biggest concern.
I can see technical ways for the mod developer to make the mod work, but not anything we can do.
not sure if it works
I’m also someone who doesn’t share my voice with complete strangers (anymore) due to sexual harassment 🙃
whoops
But if I could use this mod, then I could just kick them for violating respect rules 
What if, there is another voice chat mod with similar functionality but less compatibility issues with mac?
Earlier in here it was stated that there are no other client-optional voice mods
I am currently doing some research
Goodness sake I took a nap and like 100 more messages appeared 
As far as im aware, Plasmo Voice seems to have the same client optional features
Time zone probs
Not confirmed though
im going to perform some testing
The same mic access issue applys to all similar mods tho
And yeah considering the moderation aspect, which I haven't back then, I'd also be less in favour of installing that voice mod
a .jar cant be granted mic access
Tldr Chainmail and I realized that as both moderators and Mac users, we can’t do our moderation jobs should someone start screaming at spawn while you and bl4ck are asleep
Then its a mac issue though
if that is true
Thats why it doesent work
apple you....
did you not read this?
Ye the mod itself isn’t the issue. It’s basically Apple security around internet downloads

We technically have to bypass security just to download curseforge
There’s a “this file was downloaded from the internet. Are you sure you want to install it?” pop-up
It works on really old versions of macos
yeaa
yeeaa mine is pretty old
so if your mac is ancient it works fine
Rule 1 pls
im stupid sorry
I just updated to the new OS like 2 days ago
But the hardware is 2018 so not obsolete quite yet
Apple encourages upgrading every 5 years but pffffft
its a money waste anyways
if it works it works
Ye my 2018 MBP and iPhone both work great
i dont have any of my macs in my proximity atn
meaning i cant really do testing on that
which sucks
You said they’re both older ones tho
i got the M1 because the previous one was from 2014 and had 4 gigs of ram
yea
i mean yea
i played the 1.16.5 server on it
wont last too long though
I had a lot of issues with my first 8gb MBP
could we maybe focus on the main issue again
But that was while I was in digital art school, so I had Maya and PhotoShop and stuff running simultaneously
vanilla felt like launching RLCraft
Now I have 16 and don’t need it 
16 is good
My computer is paranoid
so is mine
As am I
i did not state that we have to sacrifice your pc for testing
who am i fkin glados?
ignoring that
Oh I’m saying that the main issue is Apple’s slightly overkill security
Which isn’t a problem 99% of the time
I mean have you had any viruses?
Just need to click an extra key or button to launch files
Nope! One of the main reasons I switched over
there must be a way to give a jar mic access though
Also windows 10 was just crap
Precicely
win 11 is worse
Ewwwwwwww
Its certainly an adjustment from macos
i stayed on 10
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I'm gonna have to contest that
its worse than 10
idk
its layed out like macos, so i had an easy time adapting to it.
wrong
so wrong
When it first launched that was true
now its not
the win 10 or 11 discussion literally doesnt matter here rn
gp
#off-topic if you want
dont care
same
the thing is it probably is just bad code in the voice chat mod again
there do seem to be ways to give jars microphone access depending on the exact operating systems
You cant on recent version of macos
what exact version of macos are you two using?
(without manual system changes, which wale possible are far outside of the skillset of mosp ppl)
supercat? wbu?
(Latest)
ahh this sucks so much that i cant test it rn
I will try it again later
I updated two days ago so yea it’s latest
(Cant rn cuz school)
Gonna unfollow from this mac centered discussion, please ping me if something important happens again
the same as Big Gunz?
K!
ok
Unless shes on the beta then yea
I doubt I’m on beta
alr then that makes it a bit easier
Its not something you get on by accident
I feel targeted
I’ll do beta stuff on my phone and PS4 but not my computer
Lol just a recent example of me doing admin stuff
Hahah
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102071
feels too simple to be true
but potentially adding java there in itself seems viable
To record audio in apps like Logic Pro for Mac, MainStage, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro, or third-party audio and video apps, allow the app to access audio inputs that are built in or connected to your Mac.
the first screenshot
for java to be registered as an app it might have to be fully installed again
yo anyone of the mac people still here
Hi
This is the most commented suggestion
it might just be unset permissions once again
thats funny
the mod is java though
at least that is the case with simple voice chat
DUDE HOW AM I EVEN MEANT TO ATTEMPT ANYTHING WITHOUT A MAC (in reach)
but its not the Java app that needs access, the java app just acts as a translator
it does seem to be a common issue
last time i tried there is no work arround for it
what did you try
everything i could think of
Mods aren’t apps, so that solution shouldn’t be relevant
Ultimately i modifyed the permissions system manually from the terminal
that is not what i mean
(which is vert complicated to do and broke several other things)
the mod is a java application meaning giving java overall permission may do something
tried that
you only tried with simple voice chat though i assume
i have not fully read this but this could also be something
https://github.com/henkelmax/simple-voice-chat/tree/1.18.2/macos#macos-microphone-permission-hack
It says the “hack” is outdated
just means it hasnt been updated to the latest mod version
doesnt mean it doesnt work
may i ask what kind of launcher you are using on mac for the mods?
I do highly recommend prism launcher
Vanilla launcher with Forge
bruh
Here's that mic permissions screen btw
mhmmmm
its using the default java within the launcher
https://www.oracle.com/de/java/technologies/downloads/#jdk17-mac
i am unsure of how it works on mac but installing java jdk as an application may let it use permissions
i really cant help much as i said i do not have my macs atm
we'll have to put this on hold until i can get access to my mac again
or someone volunteers to do some small tests
which is unlikely
bye until then
I have found some information that using a different launcher does seem to affect it for some people
this sucks
lets go time to make 4 different vms and hope that one of em works
Dudu just accept it won't work




