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Speech Bubbles 1.5.3

This mod adds speech bubbles above characters heads!

You can contact me and get notification about mod updates on this discord:
https://discord.gg/7D2TbtK

- Only messages in Local chat are displayed.
- The speech bubbles are only rendered within the local chat range as defined in your server config.
- An animated [...] indicator is shown when players are typing.
- Supports /me and /do commands to display actions in 3rd person context.
- Supports /shout command to speak in x2 local chat radius.
- Supports /act command to change your character's name in chat (admin enabled)
- Compatible with Pippi User & Server Management.
- Can display approximately 1500 characters at once.
- The mod can be customized (or even turned off for individual users) by typing /bubble_config in chat. This will open a settings panel that allows you to change how it looks and behaves, including font size, number of displayed messages, and more.
- Optional custom nameplates that render within Local chat range.
- Optional clan names displayed under the character name.
- OOC messages are greyed out to distinguish them from IC ones.

- If you cannot see a bubble over your own head when you type in local, try prefixing your message with /local - this will kickstart it again.
- You can also user Num * (hotkey for local chat) for the same effect.


This mod does not alter any of the game's assets, and should play nice with just about anything. However, there is a slight chance it will not work if you made significant changes to W_ChatWindow.


v1.5.3
- Change: Shouts font is now bold.
- Change: Removed italic font style from emotes for better readability.
- Fix: (Hopefully) fixed the issue where sometimes the message would not be delivered when the server is under heavy load.

v1.5.2
- New: The bubble opacity can now be configured
- Change: Made the bubble a little more compact so it doesn't take as much screen space
- Change: Tinkered with the nameplate highlighting logic, should be more consistent now

v1.5.1
- New: Custom nameplates can now be disabled globally via /bubble_config by admins

v1.5.0
- New: You can use /act to change your characters name in emotes and nameplate (if using the custom one). This option can be globally turned on/off by admins.
- New: Added /do, which works exactly like /me, except it appends your character's name at the end.
- New: Added /shout, which makes your bubble visible in x2 local chat radius.
- Fixed: Nameplaces will now correctly be highlighted when the target character is beneath the mouse cursor.
- Change: Made the bubble slightly more compact to reduce the screen space that it occupies.
- Change: Custom nameplates will now be on by default, showing the clan name instead of the Steam name.

v1.4.2
- Built with the latest devkit
- Fixed an issue where the mod settings panel would sometimes not be clickable

v1.4.1
- Built with the latest devkit

v1.4.0
- Added an option to toggle the bubble off, but keep the typing indicator on
- OOC messages have a different color

v1.3.5
- Fixed the player's own bubble not showing

v1.3.4
- Added option to display the player's clan name (if custom nameplates are enabled)
- Fixed the bubble config not saving

v1.3.2
- Fixed the [...] indicator occasionally popping up when switching tabs in Pippi

v1.3.1
- Fixed players being able to see their own nameplates when typing
- Fixed a bug where the bubble would have a hitbox, and could be hit by other players
- Clan members's names are now colored

v1.3.0
- Added a settings UI which can be opened with /bubble_config
- Removed all previous slash commands

v1.2.0
- Added an experimental opt-in name plate redesign
- You can toggle this feature with /bubble_name_on and /bubble_name_off

v1.1.3
- Fixed compatibility issues with Pippi
- Decreased font size

v1.1.2
- Fixed the [...] not disappearing when not sending a message.
- Throttled the server update calls.

v1.1.0
- Added option to disable the mod for individual players with /bubble_on and /bubble_off