BetterTextChat

Composition and Sending

• If you reach the 50 character limit for a chat message, it wraps onto the next line instead of cutting you off.
  • You can also manually insert a line break with Shift-Enter.
• You can move the cursor with Home, End, and the Left and Right arrow keys.
• You can use Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V to copy and paste.
• The special characters <, >, and = are now allowed.
  • Beware: Things can get weird if you use rich text tags, especially across multiple lines. You have been warned.
• You can use F1-F4 to choose the target of your message.
  • The target player's name is displayed at the beginning of the message, like [Bot]Bishop, Lets not do that again.
  • Compatible with LobbyExpansion, using F5-F8.

History

• While the chat is open, you can use the mouse wheel to scroll up and down through the chat history.
• Chat history persists across multiple expeditions and even multiple lobbies.

Typing Indicators

• When another BetterTextChat user is typing, a message like [PlayerName is typing...] is displayed.
• Likewise, other BetterTextChat users see the same message when you are typing.
  • Can be disabled in BepInEx/config/BetterTextChat.cfg.

Message Timestamps

• Displays the time each message was received.
• This feature is currently disabled by default, but can be enabled in BepInEx/config/BetterTextChat.cfg.

Miscellaneous

• Fixes several vanilla bugs related to voice chat push-to-talk sound effects and multiple simultaneous speakers.
• Fixes font size of messages from players with long names.