putting aside the technical difficulty implementing a proximity chat within unity, I don't think it will be added due to a few reasons.

(Some Dev messages from quite a few months ago so idk if he still has the same opinions)

Proxy chat would be fun... in most situations. I'm just very protective and I don't want Wormtown to be "crab game" or even "battlebit", where you can't use the mic without a bunch of troll kids yelling slurs, ya know?.

I wish I could use proxy chat as an actual game mechanic, but most people would be using discord anyways, most would turn it off to avoid toxic people.

another issue with proxy chat, is if it's just a detriment for pardners to have it on (i.e. the Worm can hear them) they'll just turn it off

Originally posted by <#64C>Best <#86D>Pal <#A8F>Popy:

putting aside the technical difficulty implementing a proximity chat within unity, I don't think it will be added due to a few reasons.

(Some Dev messages from quite a few months ago so idk if he still has the same opinions)

Proxy chat would be fun... in most situations. I'm just very protective and I don't want Wormtown to be "crab game" or even "battlebit", where you can't use the mic without a bunch of troll kids yelling slurs, ya know?.

I wish I could use proxy chat as an actual game mechanic, but most people would be using discord anyways, most would turn it off to avoid toxic people.

another issue with proxy chat, is if it's just a detriment for pardners to have it on (i.e. the Worm can hear them) they'll just turn it off

I can see the arguments there, but, naturally, just like any other game with voice chat, the option to mute players or use alternative voice methods like Push-to-Talk or some other toggle could be implemented.

That, and it doesn't have to be mechanically vital to the game. Even something less technical such as a basic, non-proximity-based global chat that the worm can only hear when they're above ground would work for the experience, I feel. Sure, people would still use Discord, but it would still be an entertaining option.

I'm not a Unity dev, so I can't speak to the difficulty of implementing things like voice chat, but I know it's not impossible. I'm not saying it should be first on the to-do list, but I definitely see it as a net good that should be considered once other core aspects of the game are polished up.