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

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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

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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