chat-bubbles-forge

Required on both client and server.

Chat Bubbles (Forge 1.20.1)

A Minecraft mod for Forge 1.20.1 that shows chat messages as bubbles above players’ heads. Inspired by Chat Bubbles NeoForge.

Must be installed on both the client and the server.

Features

• Speech bubbles above players’ heads, with stacked messages
• Per-player background, border, and text colors
• Height offset, spacing, and an option to hide the nametag
• In-game settings screen with a live preview
• Server settings (duration, max bubbles, padding)

How to use

• Press C (default) to open the settings
• Or use /chatbubbles settings

Commands:

/chatbubbles bgColor FFFFFF
/chatbubbles borderColor 2B2B2B
/chatbubbles textColor 1A1A1A
/chatbubbles offset 2.0
/chatbubbles spacing 1.0
/chatbubbles hideNametag true

Hex colors without #.

Development

Requires Java 17 (the default Windows Java 8 install does not work with Forge 1.20.1).

In PowerShell:

$env:JAVA_HOME = "C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-17.0.6.10-hotspot"
.\gradlew.bat genIntellijRuns
.\gradlew.bat runClient
.\gradlew.bat build

The built JAR is at build/libs/chatbubbles-1.0.0.jar.

Server config: config/chatbubbles-server.toml.