We support the Voice Chat Mod, allowing players to talk to each other in a proximity, you can get the files for it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wgMfixu-X_eZt7udH50reK-o9XXZzvjG/view?usp=share_link
The wilderness is also free game, so if you find something out in the wilderness, you can grief it. If you do not wish to be griefed, you should claim your things under your faction!