A full replacement for the default FiveM chat, with channels, cosmetics, staff tools and auto-moderation built in.

FearX Chat replaces chat completely. Any script that uses the default chat events and exports keeps working with no changes.

💬 Channels

• Local: proximity chat with a range you set (25m by default).
• OOC: server-wide out-of-character chat.
• Advertise: has its own cooldown per player.
• Staff: a private channel that only staff can see.
• Announcements: read-only, for server broadcasts.
• You can add, rename, recolour or remove channels in config.lua.

⌨️ RP Commands

• /me, /do, /ooc, /w [id] (whisper), /ad, /clear and /chatsettings.
• You can rename or turn off each command, and choose which channel it posts to.
• Typing a command shows autocomplete suggestions with help text for each parameter.

🎨 Player Customisation

• 5 chat styles: Cards, Bubbles, Minimal, Compact and Feed. Each player picks their own in the settings menu.
• Name tags: a player can wear up to 3 at once, with animated effects (shine, glow, pulse, flow, ring) and gradients.
• Avatar decorations: 12 included (Cat Ears, UFO, Black Hole, Sakura, Spirit Embers and more).
• Cosmetic packs (Base, Starter, Neon, Sakura, Prestige, Gifter, Staff) are unlocked with ACE permissions, so you can sell them on Tebex.
• Discord avatars appear next to messages, and are cached.
• Job tags: LSPD and EMS badges show automatically while the player is on duty.
• Character names come from your framework, so roleplay chat shows character names instead of Steam names.

🛡️ Auto-Moderation

• Slur filter with an allow-list, so words like "snigger" or "retardant" aren't blocked.
• IP logger blocking using a built-in list of more than 40 known grabber domains, plus keyword matching.
• Blocks Discord invites and raw IP addresses. You can allow specific invite codes.
• Link control: block all links, or allow only domains you list (YouTube, Twitch and Medal are allowed by default).
• Anti-spam catches message bursts and duplicate messages.
• Auto-mute: 3 strikes in 10 minutes gives a 15-minute mute. All of these numbers can be changed.
• Staff get a notification whenever a message is blocked.
• Staff can optionally bypass the link and spam filters.

🔨 Staff Panel

• Send announcements as Announce, Event or Alert.
• Lock a channel or turn on slow mode for it.
• Clear chat for every player at once.
• Mute players for a set time or permanently, with a reason. /chatunmute lifts a mute.
• Mutes are saved across restarts.
• Change moderation settings live, without restarting.
• Staff can't mute themselves or other staff.

⚙️ For Developers

• Server exports: sendMessage, broadcast, isMuted and registerMessageHook.
• Exports and events from the default chat resource still work (addMessage, chat:addMessage, chat:addSuggestion and others).
• The server validates every message: length limits, rate limits and permission checks.
• The config is checked when the server starts, and any problems are printed clearly in the console.

🧩 Compatibility

• ESX, QBCore, Qbox or standalone. The framework is detected automatically.
• All text is in a locale file, so you can translate it.
• config.lua, config_moderation.lua, the locales and the framework bridge are left open (not escrowed) so you can edit them.

📦 Installation

1. Remove or stop the default chat resource.
2. Drop fearx_chat into your resources folder and add ensure fearx_chat to your config.
3. Optional, for Discord avatars: set fearx_chat_discord_token "your_bot_token"
4. Give staff permission with add_ace group.admin fearx.chat.staff allow

I didn't include a price, an FPS/resmon figure or a link to a preview video, because I couldn't find any of those in the files. If you have a resmon number or a showcase video, add it near the top.