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.

0.6.0

• Added message timestamps (disabled by default)
• Added LiveEdit support

0.5.2

• Workaround for rare TextChatClose keybind issue
• Fixed extra newline when wrapping at exactly 50 characters

0.5.1

• Possible fix for occasional null reference in typing indicator patch

0.5.0

• Added typing indicator
  • Feature suggestion by Jade
• Adjusted toPlayer selection to use slot index instead of character index
• Fixed formatting for messages from bots (only fixed for players with BetterTextChat)
• Fixed several vanilla bugs related to PTT start/stop sound effects and multiple simultaneous speakers
• Fixed chat history displaying old messages for one frame when switching between game, map, and lobby

0.4.0

• Added functionality to move cursor within composition area
• Added functionality to delete text after cursor
• Added functionality to set toPlayer
• Added secret functionality
• Fixed map zooming in/out while scrolling through chat history
• Fixed multiline draft messages affecting chat history position while chat is closed

0.3.1

• Fixed stupid bug (bad)

0.3.0

• Added scrollable chat history

0.2.0

• Made saving/discarding draft messages configurable
• Fixed minor bug at very low framerates

0.1.1

• Adjusted PlayerChatManager.PostMessage patches for improved compatibility with other mods

0.1.0

• Initial release