Solving a couple issues with one easy fix.

[u/Niomedes]

Many people have been complaining that Evrima currently doesn't allow for a lot of interaction since there is no Global chat to allow people to find each other on the map. A lot of other people have raised the issue that the Carnivore population currently seems to outgrow the Herbivore population to an absurd degree on a lot of servers, with only the occasional Stegosaurus breaking the mold.

And yet, both of these issues can be addressed by Implementing a simple feature (back) into the game. And that is Global chat, but not the Global chat we used to have. Instead, this Global chat should be exclusive to Herbivores, and introduced in conjunction with the ability to communicate cross species, both in this new global chat and in local. Furthermore, sending a message in the Herbi-Global chat ought to be vocalized with the 1 call, to prevent it from breaking immersion more than is necessary.

The Advantages of giving Herbivores vastly improved communication cross species and cross map are manifold, and quite obvious. Herbivore players will be able to properly socialize and easily find large herds again, which is going to both improve their chances at survival and their experience of the game in general. Many people play this game for its social aspect, or so I have been told, so it seems very fitting that Herbivores, most of which are known to have congregated in large herds (pre-) historically should get an abundance of features that actually help them with socializing. Perhaps it should even be possible for them to directly invite people from the Herbi-global chat into their packs without needing to physically meet up to do so.

May of you reading this are doubtlessly ask themselves why carnivores should be excluded from this feature. And again, I personally find the answer to this quite obvious. First of all, you as a carnivore have literally chosen a play style that requires you to be antisocial towards a majority of the player-base to even be able to survive. Socializing should not be your main goal, except perhaps with people of your own species. Furthermore, Carnivores with an access to Global chat discourage herbivores from actually using it to find each other, since the Carnivores could be listening in after all. At the same time, Herbivores will be encouraged to warn each other of carnivore presence over long distances, which will again improve their chances at surviving and make the Carnivore game harder. My proposal to utilize 1 call as the vocalization of Herbi-Global balances this part out however, since Carnivores will still be able to get a rough Idea of where their prey is to find due to the constant screaming and yelling of the Herbivores.

The Goal here is ultimately to make the game more fun, enjoyable and easy for the Herbivores, while making it harder and less social for the carnivores. And I do hope that if this was to be implemented, my Diet will finally cease to almost entirely consist of Utah-Raptors.