# Custom Chat Mod A fully customizable chat mod that displays messages in the center of your screen with player heads and colored nicknames. ---
✨ Features
💬 Centered Chat Messages appear in the center of your screen instead of the corner. Clean and easy to read!
🖼️ Player Heads Shows player and NPC heads next to each message for better visibility.
✏️ Custom Nicknames Change your display name in chat without changing your actual username. - `/chatname YourName` - Set custom nickname - `/chatname reset` - Reset to default
🎨 Colored Names Customize your nickname color with 14 available colors. - `/chatcolor gold` - Change to gold - `/chatcolor aqua` - Change to aqua
🎛️ Settings GUI (F7) Press **F7** to open settings: - Drag and drop chat position anywhere on screen - Toggle player heads on/off - Set message display duration - Reset to defaults
⌨️ Message History Use **↑** and **↓** arrow keys to recall previously sent messages, just like vanilla Minecraft!
📝 TAB Completion Press **TAB** to auto-complete commands. Works exactly like vanilla!
📁 Config Files All settings are saved in `.minecraft/custom-chat-mod/` - `config.json` - Main settings - `heads.json` - Custom NPC heads --- ## 🎮 Commands | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `/chatname ` | Set custom nickname | | `/chatname reset` | Reset nickname | | `/chatcolor ` | Change name color | | `/clearchat` | Clear chat history | ---
🎨 Available Colors `red` `dark_red` `blue` `aqua` `green` `dark_green` `yellow` `gold` `purple` `light_purple` `gray` `dark_gray` `white` `black` ---
⌨️ Keybinds | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | **T** | Open chat | | **F7** | Open settings (customizable) | | **↑ / ↓** | Message history | | **TAB** | Command completion | | **Enter** | Send message | | **Esc** | Close chat | ---
🖼️ NPC Heads Configure custom heads for NPCs in `heads.json`: ```json { "Trader": "MHF_Villager", "Guard": "MHF_Steve", "System": "MHF_Question" }