ChatHistory
A VRising plugin that enhances chat functionality by allowing players to navigate, and manage their chat history.
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ChatHistory
A VRising plugin that enhances chat functionality by allowing players to navigate and manage their chat history.
Features
- Message History Navigation: Browse through previously sent messages using arrow keys
- Auto-completion: Complete messages from your chat history with a single keypress
- Custom KeyBinds: Configure navigation keys to your preference
- History Persistence: Save the history entries locally
Installation
- Install BepInEx
- Extract ChatHistory.dll into (VRising client folder)/BepInEx/plugins
Usage
While the chat open and focused:
- Press Up Arrow to navigate up through your message history
- Press Down Arrow to navigate down through your message history
- Press Right Arrow to complete the currently suggested message
Breaking Changes
Update from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0:
- The chat history format has changed from base64 encoding to URL-escaped strings.
- To convert your old history file:
- On Windows: Download and drag your old history file onto convert.bat.
- On Unix/Linux: Download and drag your old history file onto convert.bash.
- The new history file location is:
/BepInEx/config/ChatHistory/chat.history
Configuration
After running the plugin once, a configuration file will be created at:
/BepInEx/config/ChatHistory.cfg
[0.⚙️ Settings]
The maximum number of messages to keep in the chat history. If the number of messages exceeds this value, the oldest messages will be removed. If set to <= 0, the history will not be limited (use with caution).
Setting type: Int32
Default value: 50
MaximumHistorySize = 50
If true, the chat history will be saved and loaded on restart. If false, the chat history will be lost on restart.
Setting type: Boolean
Default value: true
PersistOnRestart = true
Down Arrow Key to scroll down the chat history.
Setting type: KeyCode
Default value: DownArrow
DownHistoryKey = DownArrow
Up Arrow Key to scroll up the chat history.
Setting type: KeyCode
Default value: UpArrow
UpHistoryKey = UpArrow
The key to complete the current chat message.
Setting type: KeyCode
Default value: RightArrow
CompleteHistoryKey = RightArrow
KeyCodes
| KeyCodes | KeyCodes | KeyCodes | KeyCodes | KeyCodes | KeyCodes | KeyCodes |
| ------------ | ----------------- | ------------ | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |
| None | D | Insert | JoystickButton0 | Joystick2Button7 | Joystick4Button15 | Joystick7Button0 |
| Backspace | E | Home | JoystickButton1 | Joystick2Button8 | Joystick4Button16 | Joystick7Button1 |
| Tab | F | End | JoystickButton2 | Joystick2Button9 | Joystick4Button17 | Joystick7Button2 |
| Clear | G | PageUp | JoystickButton3 | Joystick2Button10 | Joystick4Button18 | Joystick7Button3 |
| Return | H | PageDown | JoystickButton4 | Joystick2Button11 | Joystick4Button19 | Joystick7Button4 |
| Pause | I | F1 | JoystickButton5 | Joystick2Button12 | Joystick5Button0 | Joystick7Button5 |
| Escape | J | F2 | JoystickButton6 | Joystick2Button13 | Joystick5Button1 | Joystick7Button6 |
| Space | K | F3 | JoystickButton7 | Joystick2Button14 | Joystick5Button2 | Joystick7Button7 |
| Exclaim | L | F4 | JoystickButton8 | Joystick2Button15 | Joystick5Button3 | Joystick7Button8 |
| DoubleQuote | M | F5 | JoystickButton9 | Joystick2Button16 | Joystick5Button4 | Joystick7Button9 |
| Hash | N | F6 | JoystickButton10 | Joystick2Button17 | Joystick5Button5 | Joystick7Button10 |
| Dollar | O | F7 | JoystickButton11 | Joystick2Button18 | Joystick5Button6 | Joystick7Button11 |
| Percent | P | F8 | JoystickButton12 | Joystick2Button19 | Joystick5Button7 | Joystick7Button12 |
| Ampersand | Q | F9 | JoystickButton13 | Joystick3Button0 | Joystick5Button8 | Joystick7Button13 |
| Quote | R | F10 | JoystickButton14 | Joystick3Button1 | Joystick5Button9 | Joystick7Button14 |
| LeftParen | S | F11 | JoystickButton15 | Joystick3Button2 | Joystick5Button10 | Joystick7Button15 |
| RightParen | T | F12 | JoystickButton16 | Joystick3Button3 | Joystick5Button11 | Joystick7Button16 |
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: