BetterHead Chat

A Fabric mod that displays chat messages above players' heads in Minecraft. ### Features - Chat messages appear as floating text above the sender's head - Supports vanilla chat, `/msg` whispers, and `/tellraw` system messages - Configurable message patterns for parsing `/tellraw` output (e.g. ` %message%`) - Heuristic player name detection as a fallback - Adjustable display range, line lifetime, line height, and max lines - Optional chat hiding — show messages only above heads, not in chat - YACL-based config screen with ModMenu integration ### Installation 1. Install [Fabric Loader](https://fabricmc.net/) 2. Download the appropriate module for your Minecraft version 3. Place the `.jar` file in your `mods` folder 4. Install [Fabric API](https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api) and [YACL](https://modrinth.com/mod/yet-another-config-lib) if not already installed ### Configuration Open the mod settings via ModMenu or the in-game config screen. Options include: - **Mod Enabled** — toggle the mod on/off - **Max Lines** — maximum number of lines displayed above a player - **Line Lifetime** — how long messages stay visible (seconds) - **Attach to Head** — position text at head level or fixed height - **Line Height** — vertical offset above the head - **Hide Nametag** — hide the vanilla nametag when overhead chat is active - **Hide Chat Messages** — suppress messages from the chat window - **Enable Whisper** — show `/msg` whispers above heads - **Range** — maximum render distance for overhead text - **Reverse Order** — display newest messages at the top - **Max Line Length** — character limit before wrapping - **Chat Patterns** — regex patterns for parsing `/tellraw` messages (e.g. ` %message%`) - **Heuristic Player Detection** — attempt to detect player names in unrecognized system messages ### License All Rights Reserved ### Links - [GitHub](https://github.com/Sansrus/OverheadChat) - [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/Sansrus/OverheadChat/issues)