Modify Speaking Range (Power Type)

Changes how far the holder’s own voice carries over Simple Voice Chat proximity audio. This is the speaker-side counterpart to apoli:modify_hearing_range: it changes what everyone else hears from the holder, not what the holder hears.

Type ID: apoli:modify_speaking_range

Fields#

Field	Type	Default	Purpose
modifier	Attribute Modifier	optional	A single modifier applied to the holder’s broadcast distance.
modifiers	Array of Attribute Modifier	optional	Several modifiers applied to the holder’s broadcast distance.
normal	Boolean	true	Apply to ordinary speech.
whisper	Boolean	true	Apply to whispering.

What the base value is#

Channel	Base
Speaking	The server’s max_voice_distance, 48 blocks by default.
Whispering	The server’s whisper_distance, 24 blocks by default.

A result of 0 or less silences the holder for everyone in proximity chat. There is no upper limit.

Examples#

A booming voice that carries three times as far, whispers included:

{
  "type": "apoli:modify_speaking_range",
  "modifier": {
    "operation": "multiply_total",
    "value": 2
  }
}

Mute — nobody nearby hears the holder at all:

{
  "type": "apoli:modify_speaking_range",
  "modifier": {
    "operation": "set_total",
    "value": 0
  }
}

Whispers travel as far as ordinary speech, but speaking is unchanged:

{
  "type": "apoli:modify_speaking_range",
  "normal": false,
  "modifier": {
    "operation": "set_total",
    "value": 48
  }
}

The modifier’s value accepts an Expression, so a voice can fade with a resource: "value": "example:breath / 2".

Notes#

• Speaking range is resolved first, then each listener’s hearing range is applied on top of it, so the two powers compose: a quiet speaker heard by a keen listener lands somewhere between the two.
• Only proximity voice audio is affected. Group chat is a separate channel and is always audible to its members.
• Several active modify_speaking_range powers stack, in the order the modifiers sort.
• Everything is decided on the server, so it works for vanilla clients and cannot be tampered with.
• Needs Simple Voice Chat installed. Without it this power loads and does nothing.