Proximity Voice Chat

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Proximity Voice Chat

Postby irongete » Thu Jul 23, 2026 4:00 am

I've created a proximity voice chat server and a library for custom client developers to integrate it if they want to. Its free and don't need any account or registration.
Inspired by Holdfast game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43j87Wkp0DE, the idea is very simple: you just talk to people around you

You can test it with the test client (needs java 11+), link below.

Privacy
The only thing that is sent to brodgar.io voice server is relative position of players around you. No coordinates, map position or grid ids are sent, so the server can't reconstruct where you are
Audio is sent encrypted to the server

Client developers
It's just one fat jar, a single adapter file and some small code in MapView.
Example of basic implementation in the test client. The test client has a Voice Chat option panel, a keybind for the "Push To Talk" and two examples ideas: an option to Mute/Unmunte using the FlowerMenu when right clicking a player, and a speaker icon that changes color.
This are just some ideas, developers can integrate it in their clients as they like.

Links
Test client: https://github.com/irongete/brodgar-io-client/releases/latest
Library for developers: https://github.com/irongete/brodgar-io-voice-client
Example client source: https://github.com/irongete/brodgar-io-client

Some screenshots of the test client
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I'd love feedback from people who test it and, especially, other client devs willing to integrate it. Let me know what you think
Last edited by irongete on Thu Jul 23, 2026 2:08 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Proximity Voice Chat

Postby Regulus2424 » Thu Jul 23, 2026 7:00 am

I can think of two promising developers that should totally try that feature out, their client is called "default" ;)
W6 - giga noob hermit
W7 - giga noob hermit, part 2
W12 - hermit
W13 - sprucecap extraordinaire from Magnanimous Magistrates
W14 - PotFriendJr from Doom Fortress
W15 - He Who Was from Gnomes Gone Gangsta
W16 - Marazhai from Wildfox Bread/Hogwarts
W16.1 - Knave from Pimp My Wheelchair
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Re: Proximity Voice Chat

Postby menillos » Thu Jul 23, 2026 5:06 pm

we need this shit asap
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Re: Proximity Voice Chat

Postby azrid » Thu Jul 23, 2026 9:42 pm

big if true
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