Voice chat, proximity chat, and mic fixes

Default always on. Nearby teammates hear each other; distant players fade out. The host can disable voice when creating a lobby.

Confirm voice is not disabled in Steam properties; game mic volume is not zero; correct Windows input device selected; Discord exclusive mode off; rejoin the lobby.

Steam → Settings → Voice → select the actual hardware input device; then fully exit Steam and relaunch. Most mute issues are stuck here.

Settings → Privacy → Microphone → Allow desktop app access. Confirm the Sound → Input shows live activity. VPNs or security suites can seize the mic — disable them, test, then re-enable.

Pause → Settings → Audio → Voice Chat. Settings persist under the same Steam account. Adjust each teammate individually without global muting.

Tab menu has per-row mute and push-to-talk; M self-mutes; Shift+Tab Steam overlay works the same way. The game has no separate team / all-play channel — everyone shares one proximity stream.

Xbox, Xbox on PC, Cloud Game Pass, and Steam PC all share the same audio pipeline. Cloud streaming usually strips mic passthrough — fall back to phone Discord for those players.

Use consistent callouts, assign one person as broadcaster, and do not shout during Hunt phases.

The game ships with a blood-gore filter. Per-player volume stacking helps hearing comfort. No screen-reader or subtitle scaling exists yet.