The mod adds a text ChatBox over the player's head, allowing them to send messages to each other via keyboard input. ChatBoxes of other players can be configured to display only from your friends (off by default), note that everyone will be able to see your ChatBoxes.
- Press
Y
or click the BTKUI button in the Misc section to bring the keyboard to send messages. - Heavily customizable via BKTUI settings menu in the Misc section.
- Modify the notification sounds by replacing the
.wav
sound files at/UserData/Chatbox/
folder (next to the/Mods
folder). Make sure the naming is the same. - Add a boolean to your animator of your avatar named
ChatBox/Typing
or#ChatBox/Typing
(if you want it local). It will be set totrue
when you're writing a message (ChatBox keyboard opened), andfalse
otherwise. - View the ChatBox History window via the BTKUI button in the Misc section.
- Keep the ChatBox History window on the center of the QuickMenu or place it on the right.
- Press
Arrow up
/Arrow down
(keyboard) to iterate through the sent messages. You can also clickPrev
if you're in VR. - Press
TAB
(keyboard) orAuto
in VR to attempt to auto-complete usernames. - Use
@username
to mention people in messages. - Bind a SteamVR controller button to opening the ChatBox keyboard. Requires VRBinding Mod
There's an API for mods to use API Class if you want to integrate.
You can also check OSC Mod for the ChatBox integration endpoints.
Thanks AstroDogeDX for all the UI!