Mods / Newfies Chat Ping
- Tags:
- Author:
- Newfie
- Side:
- Client
- Created:
- Jul 31st 2025 at 3:25 AM
- Last modified:
- Aug 3rd 2025 at 7:58 PM
- Downloads:
- 274
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Latest release (for Vintage Story 1.20.12, outdated):
NewfiesPingChatV1.0.1.zip 1-click install
Mod purpose:
PingChat is a client-side utility mod for Vintage Story that enhances in-game communication
by providing personalized alerts when your name or chosen nicknames are mentioned in chat.
It helps players stay responsive and aware during gameplay, especially in busy servers
or multiplayer scenarios.
🆕 Version 1.01 – August 2025
✅ New Features
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.pingCommand System: Added user-friendly in-game command interface:-
.ping on/off– Enable or disable ping detection. -
.ping vol <1-10>– Set volume for ping sound. -
.ping flashdur <ms>– Set flash duration in milliseconds. -
.ping flashcol <hex>– Set flash color (RRGGBB or AARRGGBB hex). -
.ping flash on/off– Toggle flash effect separately. -
.ping nick add/rem/list– Manage tracked nicknames. -
.ping test– Run a test ping with both sound and flash.
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🎨 Visual Feedback
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Flash Effect:
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Adds bright border flash around the screen when pinged.
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Fully configurable color and duration.
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Can be toggled on/off independently of the sound.
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🔊 Audio Feedback
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Plays a configurable volume
ping.oggsound when a tracked name is detected in chat.
🧠Smart Behavior
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Skips pings from messages you send yourself.
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Ignores your own name unless manually added as a nickname.
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Avoids triggering on the first time your name is mentioned after login.
💾 Persistent Settings
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Stores nickname list, flash settings, and volume in
pingchat-config.json. -
Changes persist between sessions.
| Mod Version | Mod Identifier | For Game version | Downloads | Released | Changelog | Download | 1-click mod install* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.1 | pingchat | 212 | Aug 3rd 2025 at 7:58 PM | NewfiesPingChatV1.0.1.zip | 1-click install | ||
📜 PingChat Mod – Changelog🆕 Version 1.01 – August 2025✅ New Features
🎨 Visual Feedback
🔊 Audio Feedback
🧠Smart Behavior
💾 Persistent Settings
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| 1.0.0 | pingchat | 62 | Jul 31st 2025 at 3:26 AM | Empty | NewfiesPingChatMod.zip | 1-click install | |
Flash color is saved in decimal not hex format, so it is difficult to correct the configuration before starting the game.
Newfie I'm looking to make a mod to ping players when a fellow member of their group joins the game. Would you mind making your mod open source?
flamescape I can get a update out for that :)
This is great. Would love if it was also case-insensitive.
description? what is mod for?
Looking forward to nicknames as well, but one thing to note with them, my name would be split into wild and forester by most people giving nicknames. There needs to be some way to determine the context of how the nickname is being said.
A simple method could be only pinging if there is no text preceding the nickname. Would make sense for most cases where people would start a sentence with your name with the question/text following.
Could also presume that if the nickname is at the end of a sentence with a comma preceding they are talking to you.
Besides that, does this work with @name sort of mentions? I've seen people try that (though VS has no built in support for it).
@captanredbeard it is planned to add the capability for nick names
Is it possible to add a specific word to get a a ping for in say a config file?
Like if someone uses a part of your server nickname or username in addition.