Basic Chat

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.