Social Safety Update: Hytale removes Text Chat in favor of “Kweebec Speech”

This is the strangest leak since the January launch. To combat rising toxicity on public servers, Hypixel Studios is reportedly preparing to deploy a radical overhaul of the social system.

Starting tomorrow, text chat will be permanently disabled in all common areas of Orbis. Make way for the “Immersive Leaf-Talk” system.

🌿 How will it work?

To communicate, you will now need to hold a key to record a voice message of maximum 5 seconds.

This message will be instantly processed by a moderation AI, then translated for other players into Kweebec language (a series of rustling leaves and wood-cracking sounds). If your message contains a banned word, the sound will be replaced by the sound of a snapping branch, and you will receive a “dehydration” debuff in-game.

According to the studio, this measure aims to “preserve the innocence of Orbis” while forcing players to use emote-based interactions. PC players will be required to have a configured microphone to exchange resources or recruit for guilds.