Provides a complete rehaul of the Sven-Coop chat to a Source Engine alike chat including it's features (chat history, selection, scrolling, colors, etc.)
SourceChat is a plugin made for SvenMod by Sw1ft and me. It would not have been so feaseable to do it without SvenMod, so check it out!
When the plugin is loading, it will execute file sourcechat.cfg from folder ../Sven Co-op/svencoop/, you can use this config file to save some console variables for customization
| ConVar | Default Value | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sourcechat | 1 | bool | Enable/disable Source-like chat |
| sourcechat_width_fraction | 0.0115 | float | Screen's fraction of width |
| sourcechat_height_fraction | 0.5732 | float | Screen's fraction of height |
| sourcechat_fadein_duration | 0.3 | float | Fade-in duration of chatbox |
| sourcechat_fadeout_duration | 0.3 | float | Fade-out duration of chatbox |
| sourcechat_text_stay_time | 10 | float | Stay time of recent message |
| sourcechat_text_fade_duration | 2 | float | Fade-out duration of recent message |
| sourcechat_monsterinfo_width_fraction | 1 | float | Text message's width fraction of monster info |
| sourcechat_monsterinfo_height_fraction | 0.8 | float | Text message's height fraction of monster info |
| ConCommand | Description |
|---|---|
| sourcechat_clear | Clear Source-like chat |
- Some incoming messages may crash the game
- The chat has been done for 1080p resolution and not (yet) adaptive for smaller or bigger ones resolutions, it means that on small screens the chatbox will be too big for you and vice versa for big screens
- Text fading is not finished yet, it may appear buggy
- Sometimes selected text in the history box shifts to the left (same for input line)
- Some fade in/out durations can cause the chatbox to flicker
- In rare cases (or after first installation) there may appear artifacts, it can be fixed after restarting the PC
You will first need to download and install SvenMod then download a release from Releases and place all files from the archive in the root folder of the game. Next, add the plugin (sourcechat.dll) to the file plugins.txt (see the header Adding plugins in SvenMod's readme). .