
BetterTextChat
Multiple lines, movable cursor, scrollable history, typing indicators, and moreDetails
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 also manually insert a line break with
- New! You can move the cursor with
Home
,End
, and theLeft
andRight
arrow keys. - You can use
Ctrl-C
andCtrl-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.
- New! 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
.
- The target player's name is displayed at the beginning of the message, like
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
- New! When another BetterTextChat user is typing, a message like
[PlayerName is typing...]
is displayed. - New! Likewise, other BetterTextChat users see the same message when you are typing.
- Can be disabled in
BepInEx/config/BetterTextChat.cfg
.
- Can be disabled in
Miscellaneous
- Fixes several vanilla bugs related to voice chat push-to-talk sound effects and multiple simultaneous speakers.