A-Chat 💬

Warning

ALPHA STATUS: UNTESTED This project is currently in Early Alpha (v0.2). The code has been architected and structurally verified, but has not yet been battle-tested in a live Roblox game.

Bugs are expected. Use at your own risk. If you find issues, please open a Ticket/Issue on GitHub!

The Open Source Legacy Chat System for Roblox

A-Chat is a fully custom, modular chat system designed to restore the Legacy Chat Behavior to Roblox games. It bypasses the 2025 chat segregation updates by implementing a custom networking and filtering stack, allowing all players in a server to communicate freely (while strictly adhering to Roblox's filtering requirements).

🚀 Features

• Global Chat: Talk to everyone in the server, regardless of "Text Chat Matchmaking Signal" groups.
• Team Chat: Automatically creates private channels for teams. Press TAB to toggle between Global and Team chat.
• Modular Architecture: Built with professional standards using Wally, Rojo, and modular Lua services.
• Modern UI: A sleek, rounded-corner interface with animations and RichText support.
• Safe & Compliant: Implements TextService:FilterStringAsync rigorously to ensure your game stays safe and compliant with TOS.
• Command System: Built-in support for commands (e.g., /help, /e dance).
• Rich Text: Supports bold, italics, and colored text in chat.

📦 Installation

Option 1: Rojo (Recommended)

1. Clone this repository.
2. Install dependencies with Wally:

   wally install

3. Sync to Roblox Studio using Rojo:

   rojo serve

Option 2: Drag & Drop (Coming Soon)

A pre-built .rbxm model will be available in the Releases tab soon.

🛠 Usage

The system initializes automatically.

• Server: ServerScriptService.AChat_Server starts the ChatService.
• Client: StarterPlayerScripts.AChat_Client handles the UI.

Configuration

Configuration is currently handled in src/server/ChatService.lua. You can toggle:

• AutoJoin: Whether players automatically join the Global channel.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repo.
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature).
3. Commit your changes.
4. Push to the branch.
5. Open a Pull Request.

📜 License

GNU GPLv3 License. Free to use, but modifications must be open-source.