Roleplay Chats
Vanilla chat has always been the weak link in Minecraft roleplay. Plain white text, no channels, no structure, and absolutely no sense of drama. Roleplay Chats fixes that by replacing the default chat with a styled HUD overlay inspired by GTA and FiveM servers. Messages appear as colored, icon-tagged boxes that slide in and fade out, giving every announcement, police report, and emergency call the presentation it deserves.
What Roleplay Chats Actually Does
This is a server-side mod with a required client component, which means both sides of the connection need it installed. Once running, it swaps out vanilla chat entirely and routes messages through a custom overlay system. Each channel gets its own icon, color, and label, so players can tell at a glance whether they are reading a police dispatch, a government notice, or casual out-of-character banter.
The HUD is fully server-configurable. The server can push layout settings directly to clients through packets, adjusting panel width, line height, message spacing, icon size, and fade timing without anyone touching a config file on the client side. Messages slide in smoothly, stay visible for a configurable duration, and fade out cleanly.
Chat Channels at a Glance
Over ten channels ship with the mod, most open to every player:
- /police, /ems, /gov — emergency and government roleplay channels
- /twt, /ad, /announce — social media, advertising, and server-wide announcements
- /ooc, /robbery, /anon, /event — out-of-character talk, heists, anonymous tips, and event coordination
- /me — displays your message above your character's head
- /staff and /system — restricted to operators at permission level 2
For /twt and /ooc, the sender's name is automatically prepended, so messages read as CHANNEL | Username | message. A /clear chats command lets operators wipe messages globally, by group, or per player when things get messy.
Markup Format and the Raw HUD Command
Admins and plugin developers can push arbitrary styled messages using /hud, which accepts a simple tag-based markup string. Tags sit at the start of the message in square brackets: [emoji=] picks the icon, [label=] sets the channel label, [box] draws a colored background, and [color=#RRGGBB] or [bg=#RRGGBB] defines the color. Named colors like blue, red, twitter, and gray work too, so a line like [emoji=police][label=POLICE][box][color=#2E6BFF] Officer down at central bank! renders exactly as intended.
Supported Versions and Installation
Roleplay Chats is built for the Forge loader and targets modern Minecraft releases, so check the release notes for the exact Minecraft version your server runs before you download Roleplay Chats. Mixing versions between client and server will break the network channel, so keep both sides matched.
If you would rather skip manual file juggling, the foxygame.net launcher handles the whole process in a single click, dropping Roleplay Chats straight into the correct mods directory with the right loader already configured. Its add-on catalog also flags version compatibility automatically, which saves a lot of guesswork on busy servers.
How to Install Roleplay Chats for Minecraft
- Download the .jar file from the official releases page.
- Place it in the mods/ folder on both your server and every client.
- Start the server. The mod registers its config and network channel automatically.
- Assign permissions for staff and system channels to trusted operators.
Chat History and Quality of Life
When the chat screen is open, players can scroll back through the last 500 messages. The scroll wheel moves two entries at a time, Page Up and Page Down jump ten, and Home and End leap straight to the oldest or newest message. Combined with the slide-in animation and fade-out timing, the whole experience feels closer to a dedicated roleplay client than a blocky sandbox game.
Final Thoughts
Roleplay Chats turns Minecraft's flattest interface into a proper communication tool for serious roleplay communities. The channel system, staff restrictions, packet-driven HUD configuration, and deep scrollable history cover everything a busy server needs. Install it on both sides, tune the layout to match your server's style, and let your players talk like they mean it.