Text Cloud

TextCloudF

Fabric mod for displaying chat messages as text bubbles above players in Minecraft.

Features

• Displays messages from authorized players as bubbles above their characters.
• Allows players to individually enable or disable their bubbles.
• Supports Minecraft colors using &0 to &f; &x resets the color.
• Configures display time, text height, and typing speed.
• Plays a sound whenever a character appears.
• Stores the list of authorized players and their preferences on the server.

Requirements

• Minecraft 1.21.4
• Fabric Loader
• Fabric API

Install Fabric Loader and Fabric API on the server and on every client that will use or receive the text bubbles. Place the .jar file for TextCloudF in the corresponding mods folder and restart the game or server.

Commands

| Command | Description | Permission |
| ————————————– | —————————————————————————– | —————– |
| /bbt add <player> | Authorizes a player to use text bubbles. The player must be online. | Operator, level 2 |
| /bbt remove <player> | Removes a player’s authorization. | Operator, level 2 |
| /bbt list | Displays the authorized players. | Operator, level 2 |
| /bbt on | Enables your text bubbles. | Authorized player |
| /bbt off | Disables your text bubbles. Your messages are sent through normal chat again. | Authorized player |
| /bbt settings | Resets the settings to their default values. | Operator, level 2 |
| /bbt settings <hold> <textY> <speed> | Changes the text bubble settings. | Operator, level 2 |

Settings can also be changed individually using /bbt <hold> [textY] [speed].

Settings

| Parameter | Default | Range | Description |
| ——— | ——: | ———: | ————————————————————————————————————— |
| hold | 100 | 0–1200 | Time the bubble remains visible after finishing its animation, in ticks. 20 ticks are approximately one second. |
| textY | 0 | -100–100 | Vertical offset of the text inside the bubble. |
| speed | 1 | 1–20 | Number of characters displayed per tick. |

Example: /bbt settings 100 0 1 applies the default values.

Settings apply during the current server session. When the server is restarted, they return to their default values.

Multiplayer Behavior

When an authorized player has text bubbles enabled, their message is displayed as a bubble to clients that have TextCloudF installed and are also authorized and have their bubbles enabled. The message is not sent to normal chat. Players who do not receive the bubble will not see the message in chat either.

If the player is not authorized or uses /bbt off, their messages are sent through normal chat.

Colors

Place the color code before the text fragment you want to color. For example:

&cHello! &aHow are you?

The codes &0–&f are supported. Use &x to reset the color to the default.