BetterLocalChat

v2.0.0·Updated 2026-01-23

The Webfishing chat QOL Mod

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Better Local Chat

Features

  • Wax poetically about your deep thoughts with ~300% longer messages (164 ⇒ 480 char limit)
  • No more ugly message prefixes!
  • LOCAL messages show in Global too!
  • Notifications/sounds when your name is mentioned in chat
  • /l command to chat from GLOBAL without changing tabs!
  • Use server commands (e.g.,!kick,!spawn meatball) without emitting speech or creating a chat bubble

While chatting in GLOBAL you can now prefix any message with a new /l command in order to send it as a LOCAL message.

(Although I don't imagine it will happen often you _can_ also combine /l /me emotes and chain these commands to emote in LOCAL. /l works the very same way that your /me emotes do.)

Additionally, LOCAL messages are _also_ shown under the GLOBAL tab with a clean and simple message prefix

for distinction. This way, you don't have to choose missing out on GLOBAL messages while having a LOCAL conversation. Now you can have both.

The glitchy-looking text cramping up everyone's messages in the LOCAL tab is patched and removed, too.

Using server commands like!kick player will now be sent silently without emitting speech or a chat bubble.

This is enabled by default \_but can be disabled in the mod configuration\_\_.

⚙️ Options

Options can be changed in-game via Settings > Mods > Better Local Chat,

or by editing GDWeave/configs/Toes.BetterLocalChat.json.

{

// Using server commands like!kick player will be sent silently without emitting speech or a chat bubble.

"silentCommandMessages": true,

// 1: Alt sound

// 2: Aol Instant Messenger Sound

"messageSound": 2,

// Flash window (if in background) when your name is mentioned in chat

"notifyOnMention": true,

// Play messageSound when your name is mentioned in chat

"soundOnMention": true,

// Flash window (if in background) whenever a player sends a message

"notifyOnMessage": false,

// Play messageSound whenever a player sends a message

"soundOnMessage": false,

// Whether Local chat should be confined to default 24 units range

"infiniteChatRange": false

}

Support the mod maker

Changelog

Contributing (PRs welcomed)

Known Issues

Feedback & Bug Reports (Discord)

Roadmap & Feature Requests

Changelog

v1.1.0 - Notifications

  • New feature: Window notifications on messages/mentions
  • New feature: Sounds on messages/mentions

v1.0.0 - The Twitter Update

  • ~130-character message length restriction removed!

v0.2.0 - More LucysTools compatibility...

  • _Now requires Socks as a dependency_
  • If you have configured BetterLocalChat settings (e.g., with Tacklebox) they will now be applied to the BLC LucysLib plugin, too
  • I.e., Infinite LOCAL chat range should be working
  • This _requires you have Tacklebox installed_ as it uses their API to read your config

v0.1.1

  • Fix small bug that prevented BBCode tags (rich text) from showing in LOCAL messages when using LucysTools

v0.1.0

  • New feature! Ignored server commands
  • Using server commands like!kick player will now be sent silently without emitting speech or a chat bubble.

v0.0.3

  • Minor rework to handling of global messages
  • If you had issues with global-local messages, this should resolve those
  • Bundled new LucyLib plugin for mod compatibility (Let me know if you see issues)

Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions

  1. Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
  2. Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
  3. For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
  4. Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.

Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide. Most WEBFISHING mods need the GDWeave loader; the bundled readme explains where files go.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

PuppyGirl-TackleBoxtoes-Socks

File & checksum

Filename
BetterLocalChat-2.0.0.zip
File size
471.2 KiB