How to Install and Use Among Us Proximity Chat: A Step-by-step Guide
If you’re an ardent Among Us player, you probably love playing it on Windows more than any other platform for the same reason as me. Playing the online multiplayer game on Windows gives you an edge over users from other platforms, which could be the ability to communicate with crewmates in your range via a proximity chat.
It makes sense that developers, Innersloth don’t officially support this feature. But you can install a mod on your PC to use it while in-game. With communication being an integral part of Among Us, imagine the number of victories you’d record with the proximity chat if you’re a crewmate or an impostor.
It can only get higher. Read on below to find out how to apply the proximity chat mod.
How Does the Proximity Chat Feature in Among Us Work?
The proximity chat mod is known as CrewLink and, as suggested earlier, is only available on Windows PC. Knock on wood if you’re a console or mobile user.
As the term proximity denotes, CrewLink comes into play when you’re within a certain proximity of another player, enabling you to communicate with them via voice chat. If you begin to walk away from that player, CrewLink will gradually deactivate till you’re out of their proximity.
With all that out of the way, we can now proceed to install CrewLink on your Windows PC.
How to Install and Use Among Us Proximity Chat Mod on Windows
Among Us Proximity chat mod, CrewLink, is relatively easy to install on a Windows PC. Follow the steps below:
- Download the setup file for CrewLink from the official website. (The mod gets regular updates to optimize its functionality, so ensure you download the latest version from the website).
- Once the download is complete, install the exe file and grant any administrative permission preventing installation
- Follow the installation prompts till it reads ‘Successful’
- Launch the CrewLink app (You’ll need to leave it open for it to function while running Among Us. Don’t fret; it only takes up little processing power and ram)
- Open Among Us from your desktop or Steam library
- Now, go back to the CrewLink window and select the Open Game button under Waiting for Among US
CrewLink should work with your game from here now. You can also dive into the CrewLink mod settings later to tweak the proximity and voice chat features to your taste
Meanwhile, there are a few things you should take note of if you’re using CrewLink for Among Us; they are as follows:
- CrewLink can return an error message when loads of players are on your server. Simply try again when this is the case
- You can know which other players have CrewLink installed when they have a red circle hovering over their names
- Leave the CrewLink window open to see the list of players nearby and their usernames
Final Notes
That’s all you need to know about installing and using the proximity chat mod with Among Us. Ensure to close the CrewLink app every time you’re done playing Among US on your PC; else, it’ll keep running in the background and gulping Windows resources.
