As of the 1.0 update, Palworld finally has built-in voice chat — no Discord required. It's proximity-based, meaning players hear each other when they're near one another in the world, with voices fading out over distance. Voice chat is disabled by default on dedicated servers, so as the server owner you'll need to switch it on before anyone can use it.
Step 1: Enable Voice Chat On Your Server
- Log into your MintServers panel and Stop your Palworld server completely. If you edit the configuration while the server is running, your change won't save.
- Go to the Files tab and open
PalWorldSettings.ini, found inPal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/. - Find
bEnableVoiceChatinside the longOptionSettings=(...)line and change it toTrue. If it isn't there, add it inside the parentheses, separated by commas like every other setting. - Save the file, then Start your server.
OptionSettings line, separated by commas. Putting it on its own line, or breaking the line in two, will stop the whole configuration from loading.
Step 2: Tune The Proximity Distances (Optional)
Two additional settings control how voices fade with distance:
VoiceChatMaxVolumeDistance— The distance at which another player's voice starts getting quieter. Inside this range, voices come through at full volume.VoiceChatZeroVolumeDistance— The distance at which a player's voice can no longer be heard at all.
Raising both values lets players talk across larger distances; lowering them makes voice chat feel more local and intimate. Pocketpair hasn't published recommended values for these, so we suggest leaving them at their defaults first and only adjusting them once your players have had a chance to try how the defaults feel in practice.
Step 3: What Players Need To Do
Once the server setting is on, each player should check their own game before assuming something is broken:
- In Palworld's Options, open the sound settings and make sure voice chat volume isn't muted or turned all the way down — some players have found this defaults lower than expected.
- Check that the correct microphone is selected as the input device, and choose between push-to-talk or open mic.
- Make sure you haven't muted individual players, and that they haven't muted you.
🛠️ Troubleshooting: Voice Chat Enabled But Nobody Can Hear Each Other
Confirm the setting actually saved:Stop the server and re-openPalWorldSettings.inito checkbEnableVoiceChat=Trueis still there. If it reverted, the edit was made while the server was running.Get close together first:Voice chat is proximity-based, so two players standing far apart won't hear each other even when everything is working. Test while standing side by side.Check microphone permissions:On Windows, make sure desktop apps are allowed microphone access in Privacy settings, and that Palworld or Steam is in the allowed list.Console and crossplay players:Xbox and PlayStation privacy settings can block voice communication with other platforms. On Xbox, the "You can communicate outside of Xbox with voice & text" privacy setting needs to be set to Allow.Game Pass PC players:Voice chat is not supported on the Microsoft Store version, full stop. There's nothing to fix on the server side for those players.
For a full walkthrough of everything else in your configuration file, see our complete server settings guide. And if voice chat still isn't cooperating after all of this, no worries! Just open a support ticket and our team will be happy to help you figure out where it's getting stuck.