Text Chat

Text chat can be sent with KaijuMultiplayerManager.Chat(string) and received by listening to MultiplayerManager.OnChat or KaijuUser.OnChat. Chats are sent to and received by everyone in the lobby.

Filters

KMPE automatically applies a user's Steam chat filtering settings on all incoming messages, including your own messages locally. In addition, you can make your own custom text filters by creating a class which extends from KaijuTextFilter and implementing the KaijuTextFilter.Filter(ref string, ulong) method.

KaijuTextFilter components apply globally, and automatically register and unregister themselves when they are enabled or disabled. The KaijuSolutions.MultiplayerEngineFilter.Order` property configures the order in which text filters are applied, with lower values being applied first.

Included

Three KaijuTextFilter classes have been included.

KaijuFriendsTextFilter

The KaijuFriendsTextFilter will remove any messages sent by users that are not the player or their friends.

KaijuPrefixTextFilter

The KaijuPrefixTextFilter only keeps messages that are prefixed by one or more prefixes which could be useful for implementing team-based chats.

KaijuWordsTextFilter

The KaijuWordsTextFilter will censor defined words. Note that this is mainly just an example, and if you want to make a full profanity filter, it is recommended you find a word list and programmatically load and check it in an efficient manner.