We've upgraded from Simple Voice Chat to Plasmo Voice — and along with it, we're launching Phony, our custom GTA RP-style phone system that lets you make completely private voice and text calls to any player on the server.

Proximity Voice Chat

With Plasmo Voice installed, you can hear and talk to nearby players in real time just by pressing V (push to talk). The closer someone is, the louder they sound. It's natural, immersive, and makes multiplayer survival feel completely different. Configurable distance: 8, 16, or 32 blocks.

Phony — The Phone System

This is where it gets interesting. Every player on RedShine gets assigned a unique phone number in the format XXX-XXX-XXX. You can call any other player, and when a call is active, something special happens:

  • Your voice chat becomes private — only you and your call partner hear each other, regardless of distance
  • Your text chat becomes private — any messages you type only go to your call partner
  • Nobody else can hear or read your conversation — complete privacy

Phone Commands

  • /phone — Show your phone number and all commands
  • /phone <XXX-XXX-XXX> — Call someone by their number
  • /phone accept — Answer an incoming call
  • /phone decline — Reject an incoming call
  • /phone hangup — End the current call
  • /phone contacts — View people you've called before (auto-saved)
  • /phone number <player> — Look up someone's number

How Calls Work

When you call someone, they get a ring notification and have 30 seconds to accept before the call auto-cancels. During a call, both players get ring reminders every 5 seconds until they pick up. Once connected, both voice and text go through a private channel powered by our custom PhonyVoice plugin built on top of Plasmo Voice's server API.

If either player disconnects from the server, the call ends automatically. No orphaned calls, no stuck states.

Installing Voice Chat

Voice chat is completely optional. You can play RedShine without it — Phony's text chat privacy still works without the mod. But for the full experience, grab Plasmo Voice from our Downloads page. Available for Fabric and NeoForge, with step-by-step install guides for Windows and Mac.

If you had Simple Voice Chat installed before, remove it from your mods folder and install Plasmo Voice instead — they're not compatible with each other.