At VRChat, we want to enable our users to have the power to do what they want to do, wherever they want to do it, and with whomever they want. This update is the start of giving everyone that power, while ensuring VRChat is a fun place for everyone in our community. NEW COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Our next version of VRChat might seem a little bit quiet to you! In this next build, in order to listen to another player speak, you'll need to open your quick menu, select that player then select the green sound icon. You can now hear everything they have to say. If what they say makes you frown you can click the sound icon again to mute them. If not you can continue to be dazzled by their wit. They can now do the same thing to you and you can carry on chatting freely with each other. You can also friend another user and if they accept it’ll unmute you both. If you have been playing VRChat up until now, all of your friends will automatically have an open channel of communication with you. NAME TAG COLORS AND ICONS There have been new colors and icons added on nametags. This is to make things easier for you when identifying other players. Let’s break it down: [b]Gray nametag[/b] - These indicate that you cannot hear the other person. You can still see that they are attempting to speak as their name tag will light up grey and the speaker icon with an x next to it will animate. [b]Green nametag[/b] - These indicate that you are able to hear the other user. It is possible they could still have you muted and if so you’ll see an icon for an ear with a red x. [b]Gold nametag[/b] - Hosts have gold nametags and are there to help. Don’t be afraid to come up and say hi. Hosts can hear everyone so no need to open up communication with them. [b]The Ear icon[/b] - An ear with a small x on it is visible if another player has you muted and can't hear you. [b]The Speech icon[/b] - when players are talking, you will always see an animated speech icon. [b]The Friend icon[/b] - if you are friends with someone a small icon in the upper left of their name tag will be visible. PERSONAL SPACE When someone gets too close to you their avatar will disappear. For those who don’t mind getting up close and personal, the Personal Space feature can be disabled in system settings. Let’s get some stepped up personal space up in this place! COMING SOON! We listen carefully and value all feedback from our community. We’ll work hard and continue to improve VRChat with regular updates. Next on the list is something quite a few people have been requesting. The ability for users to create private instances of worlds! This will allow people to open up worlds that allow in their friends or only select people they invite. We hope this and the above features will improve the experience for everyone!