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How to Enable and Use Voice Chat
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Voice Chat can be enabled via the Audio Settings of Sea of Thieves. Learn how to enable Voice Chat and how to use it in this guide!
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How to Enable Voice Chat
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Set a Keybind for Push to Talk
One way to enable Voice Chat is to use Push to Talk. The default keybind for Push to Talk is Left Alt on PC. You can change this by going to the Keyboard and Mouse Settings in the Game Options and scrolling over to Push to Talk. Select Push to Talk and press any key on your keyboard that you wish to bind Push to Talk to.
For Xbox, there is no default button for Push to Talk and you will have to manually set one in the Controller Settings menu.
Choose Between Hold and Toggle Options
For Push to Talk, there are two options that you can choose from in the Audio Settings menu, Hold and Toggle.
- Hold - You can speak to other pirates as long as you are pressing the Push to Talk keybind.
- Toggle - Press the Push the Talk button once to talk to other players. Press it again to mute.
Turn Off Push to Talk for Open Microphone
Another way to enable Voice Chat is to set the Push to Talk option Off, this means your microphone will always be open and other players will hear you as you speak. You can turn this off by going to Audio Settings of the Game Options menu.
You Can Disable Proximity and Crew Chat
If you want to completely mute the voice chat audio of other players or crew members, you can set the sliders to zero for Proximity Chat Volume and Crew Chat Volume in the Audio Settings.
How to Use Voice Chat
Press Push to Talk to Speak to Nearby Players
Press the Push to Talk key (default is Left Alt for PC) to talk to nearby players. Sea of Thieves uses proximity voice chat, meaning you will only be able to talk to and hear players that are near your vicinity.
Something to keep note of is that there is no indicator in-game that you're talking or if the game is already picking up audio from your microphone.
Talk Freely on Open Microphone
If you have Push to Talk set to Off, you can simply just talk through your microphone and the game will automatically pick up the audio from it.
Direction of Proximity Chat Can Be Adjusted
In addition, you can set the proximity chat to either be Directional or Non-Directional. Directional means you will hear voice comms from whichever direction a player is talking to you from. Non-Directional completely removes directional audio and you will hear players normally.
Crew Members Can Hear You Regardless of Proximity
Another thing worth mentioning is that Crew Members will always hear you regardless of your distance from them.
Sea of Thieves Related Guides
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