RealTimeHeadChat
Displays physical keyboard typing above a player's head in real time for other modded BONELAB Fusion players.Real-Time Head Chat
Real-Time Head Chat is a mod-only accessibility chat for BONELAB Fusion. As a player types on their physical keyboard, the text updates above their avatar's head for other players running the mod. There is no chat window to open and no clipboard workflow.
Features
- Enabled automatically after installation.
- Updates overhead text while the player is typing.
- Shows a compact near-vision preview of the local player's head text.
- Backspace edits the current text.
- Enter clears the text immediately.
- Five seconds without keyboard input clears the text automatically.
- Reliably relays messages from hosts and clients, limits them to 160 characters, and sends at most ten updates per second.
- Removes stale remote text if a clear update is lost.
- Includes separate BoneMenu toggles for the chat feature and local typing HUD, plus a manual clear button.
- Includes saved, live VR HUD placement controls expressed in centimeters.
Requirements
- MelonLoader
- BoneLib 3.2.1 or later
- LabFusion 1.14.2 or later
Every player who needs to produce or see the overhead text must install this mod. Players without it do not participate in the head-chat system.
Installation
Install through Thunderstore Mod Manager/r2modman, or copy
RealTimeHeadChat.dll into BONELAB/Mods/ for manual installation.
Usage
Join a Fusion session and begin typing on the physical keyboard. Use Backspace to edit, or Enter to dismiss the current text. The chat feature or only its local VR HUD can be toggled under BoneMenu > Real-Time Head Chat. Head Chat Enabled controls typing and broadcasting; Show VR HUD controls only the local headset preview. Both are enabled by default.
Use VR HUD Placement to adjust horizontal position, vertical position, and distance from the headset in centimeters. Changes apply immediately and save automatically.