ValheimVoiceChat

Valheim VoiceChat

Proximity voice chat for Valheim, in the spirit of Simple Voice Chat for Minecraft.

Voice travels directly between players over Steam's own peer-to-peer networking. It works

the same way whether you are hosting the world yourself or playing on a dedicated server.

Features

• 3D positional audio - voices come from where the player actually is and fade with distance.
• Three transmit modes - push-to-talk, voice activation (with a live level meter to set the

threshold) or open mic.

• In-game options window (F9) in the native Valheim style: microphone selection, mic gain,

transmit mode, key bindings, and a list of nearby players.

• Per-player volume and mute, remembered between sessions.
• Self-mute (F10) and deafen (F11) hotkeys.
• Mic indicator on the HUD, and a speaker icon above players who are talking (both can

be hidden).

• Cave/dungeon reverb - incoming voices sound reverberant while you are inside a dungeon,

crypt or cave (optional).

• Loopback test - hear your own microphone through the full pipeline to check your setup

without needing a second player.

• Host-controlled voice range - the hearing distance is synced from the host to everyone.
• Opus codec (48 kHz), with basic packet-loss concealment.

Installation

With a mod manager (recommended): install with r2modman or the Mod Manager -

dependencies are installed automatically.

Manually:

• Install BepInExPack Valheim

and Jotunn.

• Extract this package into Valheim/BepInEx/plugins/ValheimVoiceChat.

Every player who wants to talk or listen needs the mod. Players without it can still play

normally on the same server, they just won't hear or be heard.

Usage

| Key | Action |

|---|---|

| Left Alt (hold) | Push-to-talk |

| F9 | Open/close the voice chat options window |

| F10 | Mute / unmute your microphone |

| F11 | Deafen / undeafen (mute all incoming voice) |

All keys can be rebound in the F9 window. Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock cannot be used.

First time setup: press F9, pick your microphone, turn on Loopback test and speak - you

should hear yourself. Adjust the mic gain, then turn the loopback test off again.

Configuration

Everything below can be changed in-game through the F9 window, or in

BepInEx/config/borty.valheim.proximityvoice.cfg.

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[Audio]

| Setting | Default | Description |

|---|---|---|

| Bitrate | 24000 | Opus encoder bitrate in bits/second. |

| TransmitMode | PushToTalk | PushToTalk, VoiceActivation or OpenMic. |

| VoiceActivationThresholdDb | -50 | Mic level (dB) above which voice activation starts transmitting. |

| VoiceActivationHoldSeconds | 0.3 | How long to keep transmitting after the level drops below the threshold. |

| MicGain | 1.0 | Multiplier applied to your microphone. |

| MicDeviceIndex | 0 | Recording device to use - easier to pick by name in the F9 window. |

| ShowMicIndicator | true | Show the mic status icon on the HUD. |

| ShowSpeakingIndicator | true | Show a speaker icon above players who are talking. |

| CaveVoiceEffect | true | Reverb on incoming voice while you are inside a dungeon/cave. |

| LoopbackTest | false | Play your own microphone back to yourself for testing. |

[Server] (synced from the host)

| Setting | Default | Description |

|---|---|---|

| ProximityMinDistance | 2 | Distance (meters) within which voice is at full volume. |

| ProximityMaxDistance | 25 | Distance (meters) beyond which voice is inaudible. |

The host's values are applied to every connected player.

[Key Bindings]

| Setting | Default |

|---|---|

| PushToTalkKey | LeftAlt |

| OptionsMenuKey | F9 |

| MuteKey | F10 |

| DeafenKey | F11 |

Compatibility

• Steam version of Valheim only. Voice is carried over Steam networking, so players on other

platforms (Microsoft Store / Xbox) cannot use it.

• Windows, and Linux/Steam Deck through Proton. A native Linux microphone backend (ALSA)

is included but is still experimental.

• No Harmony patches - the mod only reads public game data, which keeps it resilient to g