ShadowChat
ShadowChat is an all‑in‑one chat, nickname, anti‑spam, tablist, anti-badwords & spychat framework for Fabric 1.21 servers! ( Chat | Tab | PlayerList )
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About this Mod
🌌 ShadowChat
ShadowChat is an all‑in‑one chat, nickname, anti‑spam, tablist, anti-badwords & spychat framework for Fabric 1.21 servers - Easily theme every part of player communication while protecting your chat from spam & slurs – all reload‑able with zero restarts.
✅ Features
- Rich Chat Formatting – Gradient / hex colors, vanilla codes, click & hover events, PlaceholderAPI support.
- Rank Prefixes & Per‑Rank Lines – Unlimited rank definitions with permission hooks (LuckPerms ready).
- Nicknames – Players can set colored nicknames that carry over to chat and tablist.
- Custom Tablist – Header + footer plus and format (
%luckperms:prefix% %nickname%). - Anti‑Spam & Bad‑Word Filter – Sliding‑window spam check, configurable swears with warnings & punish.
- Spy‑Chat – Staff can monitor all private messages with
/spychat on|off. - Join/Leave/Death Messages – Fully color‑parseable templates with placeholders.
- Daily Log Files – Optional plain‑text chat logs in
config/shadowchat/chat_logs/. - Announcements – Staff can add announcements for the server to be poste on a specific time.
- Modular Systems – All features is modular and can be turn off/on in
chat_config.json.
⚡ Commands
Spoiler
- /nick
- Set your nickname shadowchat.nick. - /nick reset - Reset own nick
shadowchat.nick.reset. - /spychat - Toggle spy‑chat on|off
shadowchat.spy. - /schat reload - Reload all configs
shadowchat.reload - /bc or /broadcast - Send broadcast messages
shadowchat.broadcast - /r
or /reply - replay private messages , /replay shadowchat.reply - /ignore
- Ignore messages from a playershadowchat.ignore - /ignore list - See the list of ignored players
shadowchat.ignore.list - /ignore clear - Clear ur ignore list
shadowchat.ignore.clear - /ignore clear
- Clear a ignore list from a player shadowchat.ignore.clear.other
🔐 Permissions
Spoiler
shadowchat.nickshadowchat.nick.resetshadowchat.spyshadowchat.spy.bypassshadowchat.reloadshadowchat.rank.<id>shadowchat.colorshadowchat.broadcastshadowchat.replyshadowchat.ignoreshadowchat.ignore.immuneshadowchat.ignore.overrideshadowchat.ignore.listshadowchat.ignore.clearshadowchat.ignore.clear.othershadowchat.ignore.bypass
📂 Configuration Files
config/shadowchat/chat_config.json- Main formatting, ranks, spam, tablist.config/shadowchat/badwords.json- Censor list, warning & punishment rules.config/shadowchat/data/nicknames.json- Stored nicknames (auto‑generated).config/shadowchat/chat_logs/*- Daily chat logs.config/shadowchat/announcements.json- Announcements configuration.
📝 Dependencies
- ⚠️ LuckPerms Fabric PlaceholderAPI needed here
Available Versions
How to Install ShadowChat on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.3).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "ShadowChat". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.3, 1.21.2, 1.21.1 (+1 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
ShadowChat server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.3). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is ShadowChat compatible with fabric?
ShadowChat officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.3, 1.21.2, 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with ShadowChat – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if ShadowChat consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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