Chat Mod Development
Hey so im pretty new to being a server owner, ive been running my community for a little over a year now and ive been dying for a good chat mod, we are usually on forge though so we cant really do it without risking messing things up with compatibility mods which usually are unstable on my servers in the past. Im thinking about learning how to maybe make my own?? Find some kind of framework and build on it? Or would it just be easier to pay someone? Im not really sure where to start
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Requested by marblehelios#0
Realistically you have two options:
- develop one yourself by learning Java and mod development
- commission someone else via something like discord.gg/helpchat
Benefits of 1:
- doesn’t cost you any money (realistically)
- you know how to fix it + is a good skill as a server owner
Disadvantages of 1:
- a lot of time to learn
- not easy at all
Advantages of 2:
- you don’t need to learn anything
Disadvantages:
- have to depend on them to fix bugs and support you
- likely expensive for what you’re asking
- often hard to find forge devs
welp
just move to fabric hehe
we are already 3 months into a worldbuilding server....
that would be awkward to say the least
If you know java, maybe make your own
In your situation I’ll probably take a small chat plugin (spigot) as a reference and try to translate it to forge
Chat plugins are pretty straightforward, like “get message” > “edit message” > “re send message”
Not sure how it’ll be on forge
Even if it seems simple enough, it does have a learning curve depending on your experience
I see. Ill have to look into that. I cant really write my own code but i have reverse engineered it before, i suppose its worth a shot
You'd be better off grabbing Styled Chat and yeeting it to Forge. https://modrinth.com/mod/styled-chat
It's probably less work than trying to go from Spigot to Forge.
@Marble Helios even better alternative to what I said
Fabric -> Forge should be easier
https://github.com/Mineaurion/Aurionchat depending on forge version maybe check this out?
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