SideChat

Hi! Welcome to SideChat. I play on a LAN world with my brother often, and sometimes we ALT-Tab out of the game but still want an easy way to monitor chat; this was my solution.

Re-open the window with CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+L

Need to commission a mod? add me on discord: jason13

Configuration (sidechat.json)

| Option | Description | Default |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| enabled | Whether the mod should function at all | true |
| fontStyle | 0 = PLAIN, 1 = BOLD, 2 = ITALIC | 0 |
| fontSize | Size of the terminal text | 12 |
| openEarly | Open the window as soon as the mod loads | true |
| onlyInWorld | Open/close the window based on whether you're in-game | false |
| startWidth | Initial window width before resizing | 896 |
| startHeight | Initial window height before resizing | 504 |

Terminal Commands

All commands are prefixed with #/ (e.g. #/stop).

Window

| Command | Description |
|---------------|---------------------------|
| #/stop | Close the SideChat window |
| #/stop game | Close Minecraft entirely |
| #/close | Alias for stop |
| #/shutdown | Alias for stop |

Audio

| Command | Description |
|-------------------|------------------------------|
| #/mute | Set master volume to 0 |
| #/mute <source> | Mute a specific sound source |

Sources: master music record weather block hostile neutral player ambient voice

Terminal Appearance

| Command | Description |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| #/font size <n> | Set terminal font size (e.g. 12) |
| #/font style <n> | Set terminal font style: 0=PLAIN, 1=BOLD, 2=ITALIC |

Game Settings

| Command | Values | Notes |
|----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| #/gamma <n> | 0.0 – 1.0 | Screen brightness. 0.0=moody, 1.0=bright. Default: 0.5 |
| #/fov <n> | 30 – 110 | Field of view. Default: 70 |
| #/render <n> | 2 – 32 | Render distance in chunks. Default: 10 |
| #/fps <n> | 10 – 260 | Framerate limit. 260=unlimited |
| #/narrator <mode> | off all chat system | Narrator mode |
| #/chat <mode> | full system hidden | Chat visibility filter |
| #/graphics <mode> | fast fancy fabulous | Graphics quality |
| #/particles <mode> | all decreased minimal | Particle density |