Installing Fabric & Simple Voice Chat (Step-by-Step)

Thenga SMP features server-side Simple Voice Chat, enabling 3D directional proximity audio. As you walk closer to fellow players or collaborate on builds, settlements, and redstone farms, you can hear and speak with them in real-time with realistic positional acoustics and distance falloff.

Follow this step-by-step walkthrough to get voice chat running in under 5 minutes.

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Prerequisites & Downloads

You will need the following files for Minecraft 26.3:

1. Fabric Loader: fabricmc.net/use/installer
2. Fabric API: modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api
3. Simple Voice Chat (Fabric): modrinth.com/mod/simple-voice-chat

💡 Tip for Alternative Launchers: If you use Prism Launcher, Modrinth App, or CurseForge, you can simply create a 26.3 Fabric instance and search “Simple Voice Chat” in the launcher’s mod browser with 1-click install!

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Step 1: Install Fabric Loader

If you are using the official default Minecraft Launcher:

1. Close the Minecraft Launcher if it is currently running.
2. Run the downloaded fabric-installer-x.x.x.jar (or .exe on Windows).
3. In the installer window:
   • Select the Client tab.
   • Choose Minecraft Version: 26.3.
   • Leave the Loader Version at default (latest stable).
   • Ensure your Minecraft directory is automatically detected (usually %appdata%\.minecraft on Windows or ~/.minecraft on Linux/macOS).
   • Keep “Create profile” checked.
4. Click Install.
5. Once complete, you will see a success dialog: “Fabric Loader has been successfully installed.”

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Step 2: Add Mods to Your Minecraft Directory

Now place the companion mods into your Minecraft mods folder:

1. Locate your Minecraft installation folder:
   • Windows: Press Win + R, type %appdata%\.minecraft and press Enter.
   • macOS: In Finder, press Cmd + Shift + G, enter ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft.
   • Linux: Open ~/.minecraft.
2. Look for the mods folder. (If it doesn’t exist yet, simply create a new folder named mods in lowercase).
3. Drag and drop both .jar files into the mods directory:
   • fabric-api-x.x.x+26.3.jar
   • voicechat-fabric-26.3-x.x.x.jar

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Step 3: Configure In-Game Voice Settings

1. Launch Minecraft using the new fabric-loader-26.3 profile from the launcher dropdown.
2. Connect to Thenga SMP.
3. Once logged in, press the V key on your keyboard to open the Voice Chat GUI.
4. Click Settings (gear icon ⚙️) to:
   • Select your microphone input device.
   • Test your microphone level and adjust voice threshold.
   • Choose between Push-to-Talk (recommended, default key: Caps Lock) or Voice Activation.
   • Adjust speaker output volumes for individual players.

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Recommended Client Optimization Mods (Optional but Recommended)

For smooth 120+ FPS and instant chunk loading on Java 26.3:

• Sodium: modrinth.com/mod/sodium — Revolutionary rendering engine rewrite.
• Iris Shaders: modrinth.com/mod/iris — High-performance modern shader support.
• Lithium: modrinth.com/mod/lithium — General client physics optimization.