Basic Chat
A lightweight, high-performance chat formatting mod for Fabric 1.21.x.
Basic Chat provides full control over your server's chat appearance using modern MiniMessage components. It is designed to be simple, dependency-friendly, and compatible with standard Fabric prefix/suffix providers.
Features
- MiniMessage Support: Use modern tags like , , and in your chat configuration.
- Placeholder Integration: Full support for prefixes, suffixes, and usernames.
- Reloadable Config: Update your chat style on the fly with /basicchat reloadconfig—no restarts required.
- Lightweight: Minimal impact on server performance.
Default Layout
By default, the mod formats the chat using the following structure: [Prefix] [Username][Suffix] >> [Message]
Current default string:
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Configuration
Settings are managed via config/basicchat.conf. You can use the following placeholders to build your layout:
| Placeholder | Description |
|---|---|
| A mandatory prefix. | |
| A prefix that disappears if empty (prevents trailing spaces). | |
| The player's name in plain text. | |
| An optional suffix (defaults to empty). | |
| The player's message (supports MiniMessage). |
Permissions
- basicchat.commands.basicchat - Access to the base command.
- basicchat.commands.reloadconfig - Allows reloading the config in-game.
License and Sources
- License: All Rights Reserved.
- Source Code: Available on GitHub for transparency and issue reporting.
