Beautified Chat [Client]

The mod replaces the default chat layout, which shows a username followed by the message, with a format that places a timestamp in front. The default format is Timestamp | Username: Message, and the config option chatMessageFormat accepts other arrangements built from the variables %timestamp%, %username% and %chatmessage%. The timestamp itself follows the pattern set in timestampFormat, defaulting to 24-hour time, and switching to AM/PM needs only a different pattern string.

The client build changes chat on any server the player joins, so the server does not need the mod on its mod list. Colour is set per part of the line: timestamp, username, message and the separator symbols each take a value from 0 to 15 in the config. The mod requires Collective, and it also has a server build, Beautified Chat [Server], which the client build works alongside, with the server-side setting taking priority when both are present.