chat

The chat namespace outputs client-side messages directly into the game chat box. Messages are local only and are not broadcast to the server or other players.

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Functions

Function	Parameters	Description
chat.print	...args: any	Prints arguments concatenated as a system chat message.
chat.print_player	entindex: number, ...args: any	Prints chat line attributed to the player at entindex.

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Color Formatting Tokens

Strings passed to chat functions can contain embedded color tags that map to Source engine chat color bytes:

Token	Output Color		Token	Output Color
{white}	Default White		{yellow}	Yellow
{darkred}	Dark Red		{bluegrey}	Blue-Grey
{team}	Team Color (T/CT)		{blue}	Blue
{green}	Green		{darkblue}	Dark Blue
{lightgreen}	Light Green		{purple}	Purple
{lime}	Lime		{violet}	Violet
{red}	Red		{lightred}	Light Red
{grey}	Grey		{orange}	Orange

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Example: Hit Indicator in Chat

client.add_callback("aim_ack", function(shot)
    if shot.damage > 0 then
        chat.print(
            "{green}[Aimsense] {white}Hit target for {lightgreen}",
            shot.damage,
            " {white}damage (Hitchance: {lime}",
            shot.hitchance,
            "%{white})"
        )
    end
end)