#Proximity chat / Voice chat

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burnt garden
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Would make it cool

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@full void

full void
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you were faster lol

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its a mod as well

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its both

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lets go time to get denied

lunar sinew
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I'm unsure. Could just use our discord voice channel or a group call.

full void
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its funny i beg u

burnt garden
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proximity is cooler tho

full void
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and the people that dont wanna use it and listen

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can just deafen

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EZ

lunar sinew
full void
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idk

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thoughts

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dont worry about it

full void
lunar sinew
full void
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wait really

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thats awesome

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i didnt even know that

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that does make it quite viable doesnt it

lunar sinew
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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.

full void
lunar sinew
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I'm wondering what the other <@&569817132767117313> think (cheeky ping because actually kinda important to not miss this)

river nymph
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nice

full void
lunar sinew
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Let's not start this Modrinth vs CurseForge debate.

river nymph
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i like curseforge

river nymph
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leave it to the goofy mc chat guys, dont bring it here

full void
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both is fine

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both works

full void
rich cargo
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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.

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Setting that mod up on macs or PCs with a high amount of security software is quite an ordeal.

full void
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then dont install it

full void
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read

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also no offense but if you play modded on a mac thats not very ideal

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The whole purpose why its even viable is because it would be optional

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meaning if you do not intend to use it you do not have to change anything on your side

full void
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sry for the ping it was an accident

rich cargo
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But if it's installed and everyone else has it it puts you at a disadvantage

rigid glen
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I don't mind installing it if it's an optional mod that doesn't require an installation as bl4ck explained

rigid glen
rigid glen
rich cargo
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It's not a crash

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It's that the mod doesn't work

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And the process required to make it work breaks the key storage

rigid glen
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Ah, I see

rich cargo
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Which means you need to go through an ordeal to bypass it and login again every time you open the launcher

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It's not impossible but it's very difficult

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And I am yet to find a workaround

pastel goblet
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i'll bring up an anecdote from the old 1.12 server, older staff may remember

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remember how scotty went all in on that sign image thing? was also an optional mod

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however what ended up happening, even though it wasn't required

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they were all over town, and if you didn't have the mod installed

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there were just all these weird unreadable link signs everywhere

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my memory is hazy but i think we even ended up taking some action against it, since most players never installed the mod

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otherwise have no opinion being completely uninvolved with the server now xd, but it seemed relevant

river nymph
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?

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why did you ping me

leaden swan
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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.

rich cargo
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As for specifics I'm on mobile rn and don't feel like typing an essay

lunar sinew
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Oh yeah, that sign image situation was not great. I'm surprised you even remember the name of the player, Vauff.

full void
# rich cargo It basically has to do with microphone access permissions

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)

full void
dire sluice
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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.

full void
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Yes, we do want the mod mainly for the proximity chat, while a discord group-like feature also exists

dire sluice
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Ok yeah I can see how Mac players can feel excluded when the mod is used in proximity voice mode

full void
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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

full void
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And the disadvantage is the fact that they wouldn't be able to hear other people if its not installed

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That doesnt really match up

dire sluice
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Sorry, what are you implying with the emphasis on hear there?

full void
dire sluice
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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

full void
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But the disadvantage is that they cant hear other people
Thats the main issue isnt it?

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The main issue is the limited support/functionality for mac here

full void
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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

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The mod shouldn't be a requirement, as stated before
its meant to be extended functionality

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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

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And im not 100% sure about this,
but most macs do support linux if you have the technical knowledge to install it

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I am unsure if this works for all macs but i have done it before

dire sluice
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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

full void
leaden swan
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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.

full void
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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

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Are there any other important reasons directly against it?

full void
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It would be nice if you don't ruin it for us just because of your personal preferences

pastel goblet
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so brought him up sometimes

full void
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Sooo....
There has been a good amount of both likes and dislikes, how are you going to decide, bl4ckscor3?

lunar sinew
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I am not the only one to decide and no conclusion has been met yet.

full void
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ok, when approximately?

lunar sinew
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While its wording does not fully apply, I should probably refer you to rule 8.

full void
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pardon me

rich cargo
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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:

  1. Modifying the launcher is a difficult process and not something inexperienced players are likely to be able to figure out,
  2. 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)
full void
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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

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The Issue you were rambling about the entire time is almost nonexistant

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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

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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

leaden swan
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I fail to see how an auto voice chat falls into the category of “fun” rather than “utility (for some)”.

desert flint
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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.

leaden swan
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Proximity for our server doesn’t even seem too relevant since teams intentionally live far away. Yknow, for security reasons.

desert flint
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Good thing it's optional

rich cargo
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But that also makes it largely useless

desert flint
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Some people also just prefer using it for voice chat because it's more convenient to use it in-game

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Rather than fanagling discord and mc at the same time

leaden swan
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Those who can use it

desert flint
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Which is a nonzero number of people, I imagine

leaden swan
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But isn’t 100%

desert flint
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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

leaden swan
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Half our team would be excluded and the others don’t speak in public afaik

rich cargo
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(Same applies to a lot of other players)

leaden swan
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As moderators, we can’t even do our jobs

desert flint
leaden swan
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Why would an entire team jump into Discord to tell me which reinforced block owned by “owner” I should break?

desert flint
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Wait, I don't understand what you mean, could you repeat? /gen

leaden swan
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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.

desert flint
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I mean, you can text chat with them, I don't believe the mod does anything to that feature

leaden swan
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Have you ever been in a voice and text chat at the same time?

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The text chat totally kills the voice chat for the time being

desert flint
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If someone is getting moderator help to fix a server issue I feel like that warrants some dead VC time

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Usually it interrupts what is happening anyway, no?

leaden swan
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Unless the moderator were able to join the conversation

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Not necessarily? Especially if asked for

rich cargo
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Also means you wouldnt be able to moderate things said in the voice chat

desert flint
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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)

leaden swan
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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

rich cargo
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(From experience on another server i can verify that this is really annoying)

desert flint
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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

leaden swan
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Oh you aren’t op?

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Well I am but teleporting would serve nothing since I can’t hear the perp

desert flint
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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

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Now that, I say, is a good point.

leaden swan
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The fact that moderators can’t participate with this mod is a problem

desert flint
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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

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Although I'm pretty sure you can mute and block specific players

rich cargo
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you can but it doesnt work that well.

desert flint
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How so? Does it reset on game open-close or can you still hear them sometimes after doing so?

rich cargo
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to doesent always save it properly

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so it only saves between sessions sometimes

leaden swan
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That’s awkward

rich cargo
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and you can see other things from the player still

full void
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too many messages help

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whats goin on

leaden swan
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Tldr we don’t like it

full void
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you dont like it

desert flint
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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

rich cargo
leaden swan
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We don’t like that some moderators can’t do their jobs

full void
desert flint
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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

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Sorry dude, maybe someday

leaden swan
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Chainmail and I are the majority of the North American squad, and neither of us can use this mod in our moderation duties

full void
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your server

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your rules

leaden swan
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Leaving Geforce alone to deal with screaming children while bl4ck and Redstone are asleep is not ideal

rich cargo
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exactly

full void
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its the internet if someone cant deal with that alone then they shouldnt be here

leaden swan
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Exactly, we’re supposed to be here to get rid of those players

rich cargo
full void
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then for your moderation purposes you're going to need a computer that can handle the mod if it were to be used

rich cargo
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Because its the official server it leaves people with an impression

desert flint
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Alright alright people, I think we all get the picture

leaden swan
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We aren’t paid enough to buy new hardware thx

rich cargo
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Your not payed at all are you?

leaden swan
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Maybe chainmail is

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Her salary is outrageous kekw

desert flint
leaden swan
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Nah it’s a joke lul

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bl4ck and Gef get income from Curseforge, Modrinth, and Patreon

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Patreon is kinda a joke tho deepfriedjoy

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Extra $1-3 woopdedoooo

rich cargo
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yeah

leaden swan
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But the support is still appreciated blobheart

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It’s moral support feelsOKman

rich cargo
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i would but i dont have a job

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and hence i'm broke

leaden swan
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Moral support pepothumb

rich cargo
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but this is off topic for this channel

leaden swan
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Ye

rich cargo
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(My inner discord mod showing)

full void
leaden swan
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Redstone was in favor of installation last he checked in

full void
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people are always going to want freedom one way or another
enough time wasted im out

leaden swan
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Mericanada in the house

rich cargo
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lol

full void
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we're not here for the comedy show

leaden swan
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But isn’t your main argument for getting this mod to have comedy?!

desert flint
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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

leaden swan
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bl4ck and Redstone were last in favor

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I think Gef was divided

desert flint
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Oh were they, my bad

full void
leaden swan
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Literally the issue with installation is that the player base would be divided

full void
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the votes seemed about equal last time i checked

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its meant to be an optional feature

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still

leaden swan
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But moderators must be able to use it

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And we can’t

rich cargo
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if its between the staff then perhaps the staff should discuss it. (privately)

full void
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you dont get to have a word then either if i dont

full void
leaden swan
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Chainmail, think I should ping the devs?

leaden swan
full void
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incorrect

leaden swan
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It’s not the mod’s fault ofc

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But that’s the reality of the situation

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We can’t use it

full void
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but as the very cool and important moderation team you should be able to

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because its part of your work

leaden swan
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@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.

full void
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I do understand your point of view

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Doesnt mean im stepping back from my opinion

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in any way

leaden swan
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A friend of mine and bl4ck’s was working on a mod that bridged Minecraft and Discord voice chat

full void
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good luck getting that to run with lower that 500 ping

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between em

leaden swan
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I’m not against having in-game voice chat, just the fact that I can’t do my job with this particular mod

full void
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apart from that

full void
leaden swan
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I’m also iffy on the proximity thing as a security issue. What if someone finds your base and is secretly listening to you?

full void
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But bypassing mac security features is like trying to open a safe with scissors

rich cargo
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also a good point

rich cargo
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thats why we got one

leaden swan
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Lol I ain’t bypassing anything and if I were to install a VM again, I’d just go back to playing bedrock

full void
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Compared to others mac security is obviously better
but nothing is perfect

leaden swan
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Sometimes it’s a bit excessive

full void
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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?

rich cargo
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Pretty much

leaden swan
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Ye

full void
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Good, that means I understood it

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Im sure there may be a solution to that though

leaden swan
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But I still don’t like splitting the player base, secret listening, etc. Although the moderation issue is definitely the biggest concern.

rich cargo
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I can see technical ways for the mod developer to make the mod work, but not anything we can do.

full void
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not sure if it works

leaden swan
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I’m also someone who doesn’t share my voice with complete strangers (anymore) due to sexual harassment 🙃

full void
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internet moment

rich cargo
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This is a PaperMC Plugin

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not a forge mod

full void
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whoops

leaden swan
full void
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What if, there is another voice chat mod with similar functionality but less compatibility issues with mac?

leaden swan
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Earlier in here it was stated that there are no other client-optional voice mods

full void
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I am currently doing some research

dire sluice
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Goodness sake I took a nap and like 100 more messages appeared lul

full void
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As far as im aware, Plasmo Voice seems to have the same client optional features

leaden swan
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Time zone probs

full void
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im going to perform some testing

rich cargo
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The same mic access issue applys to all similar mods tho

dire sluice
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And yeah considering the moderation aspect, which I haven't back then, I'd also be less in favour of installing that voice mod

rich cargo
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a .jar cant be granted mic access

leaden swan
full void
full void
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THATS THE ISSUE?

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oh hell no

rich cargo
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Thats why it doesent work

full void
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reeee apple you....

full void
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i did

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not as carefully though

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i understand your point

leaden swan
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Ye the mod itself isn’t the issue. It’s basically Apple security around internet downloads

full void
leaden swan
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We technically have to bypass security just to download curseforge

full void
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but i did that before

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without issues

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on mac ofc

leaden swan
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There’s a “this file was downloaded from the internet. Are you sure you want to install it?” pop-up

rich cargo
full void
rich cargo
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so if your mac is ancient it works fine

leaden swan
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Rule 1 pls

full void
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im stupid sorry

leaden swan
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I just updated to the new OS like 2 days ago

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But the hardware is 2018 so not obsolete quite yet

rich cargo
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I'm litterally in class rn lol

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I have an M1

leaden swan
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Apple encourages upgrading every 5 years but pffffft

full void
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its a money waste anyways

rich cargo
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if it works it works

full void
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yea

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so like

leaden swan
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Ye my 2018 MBP and iPhone both work great

full void
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i dont have any of my macs in my proximity atn
meaning i cant really do testing on that

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which sucks

leaden swan
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You said they’re both older ones tho

rich cargo
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i got the M1 because the previous one was from 2014 and had 4 gigs of ram

full void
leaden swan
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Whaaaaa

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Could you even launch Minecraft with 4gb??

rich cargo
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i mean yea

full void
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with 2

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is possible

rich cargo
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i played the 1.16.5 server on it

full void
leaden swan
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I had a lot of issues with my first 8gb MBP

rich cargo
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it was laggy af tho

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it took like a good 20 mins to launch

full void
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could we maybe focus on the main issue again

leaden swan
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But that was while I was in digital art school, so I had Maya and PhotoShop and stuff running simultaneously

rich cargo
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vanilla felt like launching RLCraft

leaden swan
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Now I have 16 and don’t need it lul

rich cargo
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16 is good

leaden swan
rich cargo
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so is mine

leaden swan
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As am I

full void
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i did not state that we have to sacrifice your pc for testing

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who am i fkin glados?

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ignoring that

leaden swan
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Oh I’m saying that the main issue is Apple’s slightly overkill security

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Which isn’t a problem 99% of the time

rich cargo
leaden swan
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Just need to click an extra key or button to launch files

leaden swan
full void
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there must be a way to give a jar mic access though

leaden swan
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Also windows 10 was just crap

rich cargo
full void
leaden swan
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Ewwwwwwww

rich cargo
full void
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i stayed on 10

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full void
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IM SORRY

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IT HAPPENS

rich cargo
full void
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its worse than 10

rich cargo
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idk

full void
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so many compatibility issues

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more than on mac

rich cargo
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its layed out like macos, so i had an easy time adapting to it.

rich cargo
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so wrong

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When it first launched that was true

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now its not

full void
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the win 10 or 11 discussion literally doesnt matter here rn

rich cargo
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gp

leaden swan
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#off-topic if you want

full void
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dont care

rich cargo
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same

full void
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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

rich cargo
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You cant on recent version of macos

full void
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what exact version of macos are you two using?

rich cargo
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(without manual system changes, which wale possible are far outside of the skillset of mosp ppl)

rich cargo
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"Ventura"

full void
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supercat? wbu?

rich cargo
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(Latest)

full void
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ahh this sucks so much that i cant test it rn

rich cargo
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I will try it again later

leaden swan
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I updated two days ago so yea it’s latest

rich cargo
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(Cant rn cuz school)

dire sluice
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Gonna unfollow from this mac centered discussion, please ping me if something important happens again

full void
leaden swan
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K!

rich cargo
leaden swan
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I doubt I’m on beta

full void
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alr then that makes it a bit easier

rich cargo
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Its not something you get on by accident

leaden swan
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I’ll do beta stuff on my phone and PS4 but not my computer

leaden swan
burnt garden
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Hahah

full void
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the first screenshot

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for java to be registered as an app it might have to be fully installed again

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yo anyone of the mac people still here

leaden swan
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Hi

burnt garden
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This is the most commented suggestion

full void
full void
rich cargo
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Its not java that needs access

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its the mod

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itself

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the actual .jar

full void
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the mod is java though

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at least that is the case with simple voice chat

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DUDE HOW AM I EVEN MEANT TO ATTEMPT ANYTHING WITHOUT A MAC (in reach)

rich cargo
full void
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it does seem to be a common issue

rich cargo
full void
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what did you try

rich cargo
leaden swan
rich cargo
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Ultimately i modifyed the permissions system manually from the terminal

full void
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that is not what i mean

rich cargo
full void
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the mod is a java application meaning giving java overall permission may do something

rich cargo
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tried that

full void
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you only tried with simple voice chat though i assume

rich cargo
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that is true

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i will look into it later

full void
leaden swan
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It says the “hack” is outdated

full void
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just means it hasnt been updated to the latest mod version
doesnt mean it doesnt work

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may i ask what kind of launcher you are using on mac for the mods?

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I do highly recommend prism launcher

leaden swan
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Vanilla launcher with Forge

full void
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bruh

leaden swan
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Here's that mic permissions screen btw

full void
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mhmmmm

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its using the default java within the launcher

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we'll have to put this on hold until i can get access to my mac again

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or someone volunteers to do some small tests

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which is unlikely

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bye until then

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I have found some information that using a different launcher does seem to affect it for some people

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this sucks

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lets go time to make 4 different vms and hope that one of em works

rich cargo
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Dudu just accept it won't work

full void
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no chance
i dont give up

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not without a fight