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VentureChat -----

#1 Channels Chat plugin! Spigot + Bungee. Supports PlaceholderAPI + JSON formatting. New Hex Colors!




Version: 3.7.1
It's simple, but it has all the necessary functionality. But there are some bugs, and there have been no updates for a year. Although the developer promises to release an update soon.

Version: 3.7.1
It works, but it has bugs, for some reason the name of the people in the chat is like " [Global] {vault_prefix} {player_displayname}: test" and I also can't set the local chat as the default primary chat.

Version: 3.7.1
This is the chat plugin. I wish it supported velocity only without a spigot/paper backend similar to huskchat. Great plugin and the people below giving it bad reviews for missing features (even though it has more than most chat plugins) are just stupid.

Version: 3.7.1
I don't usually leave many reviews but VentureChat is the Ultimate Chat Plugin. Why pay for other alternatives when VentureChat can do it all?

Version: 3.7.1
Plugin's good and complete
But there's no Discord support, man seriously ?
This is just pissing me off, my rank prefix doesn't appear at all, I am using Itemsadder for it. It works with LPC tchat formatting, but not VentureChat. So what can I do ? I am not gonna post on the ghost discussion

And I just can't find direct help anywhere. Create one, please it doesn't take that long fr

Version: 3.7.1
Venturechat was a good chat plugin, but the developer is most of the time inactive and this mostly for a important update like a new Minecraft version. "I will be out until early July..." It's now end of July!

The message remover is broken since two or three years now.

Venturechat is missing key features like Minimessage support.

And last but not least support only via Github is like sending sms on your smartphone. The plugin is missing Discord support!
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Author's response
Normally these 1 star reviews are completely baseless and I try and post some sort of rebuttal in here... but this one is sadly true.

I am planning on releasing a new support update in the coming weeks. Hopefully that can breath a little more life into this long standing plugin!

And yes I'm still trying to fix the message remover. It's a cop out answer, but it's pretty complex and takes a lot of zoned in focus to troubleshoot!

Thanks!

Version: 3.7.1
Venturechat was a good chat plugin, but the developer is most of the time inactive and this mostly for a important update like a new Minecraft version.

The message remover is broken since two or three years now.

Venturechat is missing key features like Minimessage support.

And last but not least support only via Github is like sending sms on your smartphone. The plugin is missing Discord support!

Version: 3.7.1
[VentureChat] Plugin VentureChat v3.7.1 generated an exception while executing task 46488
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "mineverse.Aust1n46.chat.json.JsonFormat.getJsonAttributes()" because "format" is null
at mineverse.Aust1n46.chat.utilities.Format.convertPlaceholders(Format.java:117) ~[VentureChat-3.7.1.jar:?]
at mineverse.Aust1n46.chat.utilities.Format.convertToJson(Format.java:73) ~[VentureChat-3.7.1.jar:?]
at mineverse.Aust1n46.chat.listeners.ChatListener.handleTrueAsyncPlayerChatEvent(ChatListener.java:487) ~[VentureChat-3.7.1.jar:?]
at mineverse.Aust1n46.chat.listeners.ChatListener$1.run(ChatListener.java:53) ~[VentureChat-3.7.1.jar:?]
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_20_R3.scheduler.CraftTask.run(CraftTask.java:101) ~[paper-1.20.4.jar:git-Paper-496]
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_20_R3.scheduler.CraftAsyncTask.run(CraftAsyncTask.java:57) ~[paper-1.20.4.jar:git-Paper-496]
at com.destroystokyo.paper.ServerSchedulerReportingWrapper.run(ServerSchedulerReportingWrapper.java:22) ~[paper-1.20.4.jar:?]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136) ~[?:?]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635) ~[?:?]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833) ~[?:?]

Version: 3.7.1
Is a really good plugin for what it does. However it lacks some of the cool features I think a plugin like this really needs to elevate it to be 5*.

If this plugin had discord integration for the proxy (specifically allowing a bot to act as a bridge between velocity and discord) this would be the best out there. Currently, its just a good ish plugin

Version: 3.7.1
I love the plugin, for me it is the best chat plugin, I would just like to know if there is a way to remove that word filter?

Version: 3.7.1
A have a problema

[11:34:37 WARN]: [VentureChat] Plugin VentureChat v3.7.1 generated an exception while executing task 751
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "mineverse.Aust1n46.chat.api.MineverseChatPlayer.getCurrentChannel()" because "mcp" is null
at mineverse.Aust1n46.chat.listeners.ChatListener.handleTrueAsyncPlayerChatEvent(ChatListener.java:65) ~[VentureChat-3.7.1.jar:?]
at mineverse.Aust1n46.chat.listeners.ChatListener$1.run(ChatListener.java:53) ~[VentureChat-3.7.1.jar:?]
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_17_R1.scheduler.CraftTask.run(CraftTask.java:101) ~[patched_1.17.1.jar:git-Paper-411]
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_17_R1.scheduler.CraftAsyncTask.run(CraftAsyncTask.java:57) ~[patched_1.17.1.jar:git-Paper-411]
at com.destroystokyo.paper.ServerSchedulerReportingWrapper.run(ServerSchedulerReportingWrapper.java:22) ~[patched_1.17.1.jar:git-Paper-411]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136) ~[?:?]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635) ~[?:?]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840) ~[?:?]

Version: 3.6.0
Cool plugin unfortunately there is only one error from GeyserMC-Bungee please fix if it would work very cool plugin

Version: 3.6.0
Cool plugin unfortunately there is only one error from GeyserMC please fix if it would work very cool plugin

Version: 3.6.0
We've used VentureChat for a few years now and it has worked very well the whole time. It has all the core functionality that most people would need, it works well with most other plugins, it is consistant between updates and it isn't difficult to set up, especially if you have some experience with config files already.

I can honestly say that VentureChat is one of our favorite plugins and we have got more use out of it than almost any other plugin, even paid ones. It is honestly incredible that VentureChat is free.

Version: 3.6.0
good plugin however it doesn't support cross-server messaging :( hope it will be fixed

Version: 3.6.0
No existe un plugin que se equipare a este, increible trabajo 10/10.
resumiendo en una palabra "excelencia".

Version: 3.6.0
This plugin is decent and works well for the most part, but it's missing a few features that would make it truly good: 1) Placeholders are handled in an abnormal way - using {brackets} instead of the standard %percent% notation. This breaks compatibility with PlaceholderAPI placeholders that use brackets to accept arguments (i.e. ParseOther). 2) "global" commands like /broadcast are missing from the Velocity version of the plugin. It would be nice to be able to use such commands on the proxy to broadcast to all servers at once.

Version: 3.6.0
I like it, but I have not seen any particular documentation for using the API, I would like to intercept private messaging on some of my plugins. Is this possible? Thanks

Version: 3.6.0
This plugin is somewhat buggy and configuration is chaotic.
Biggest con to me is that channel switching mechanism is mandatory and that it is not possible to create channel, where players can post messages but not listen to messages of other players (player support channel).
Some documented commands are no longer available in plugin and some commands are not documented and/or explained at all. Documentation is spread over several places (this page, github page, spigot wiki) and not very up-to-date.
Some commands have no permission and the only option is to disable them completely. Some commands are inconsistent - e.g. /mute allows you to specify time, but /muteall (to mute in all channels) does not.
Many configuration options are misplaced or not explained and there are many weird stuff - like some formats allows for placeholders and some don't.
You cannot simply configure multiple aliases for your channels - you need to configure weird "aliases" configuration section, which is something like "BetterAlias" plugin, but much worse (and shouldn't be in chat plugin in the first place).
Plugin sadly breaks some placeholders from PAPI extensions.
There is messages.yml file for translations, but large portion of messages is not translatable and they are hard-coded for several years without any change.
You can use MySQL for logging, but not for player data storage. Only flatfile.
Clear chat only clears currently visible chat (several messages), but players can still scroll up to see it.
This plugin is still one of the best Velocity chat plugins available, but it has huge room for improvement. Big revision of all commands/permissions/configuration/documentation is required.
I will eventually edit my review if any changes and updates are made to the plugin, as I'm activelly using it.

Version: 3.6.0
My first review was entirely my fault, sorry. Could you please put a broadcast system between servers?
A broadcast system like bungeecord feature in settings.
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Author's response
I applaud you for changing your review; most people wouldn't do that.

But please move to the discussion section! I only get one reply here which isn't enough to answer questions.

BungeeCord has that feature built in with /alert
I'm not sure if Velocity has a similar command.

Version: 3.6.0
Great plugin if it really worked with Velocity like it promises. Cross-server messaging does not work. You are unable to make global channels at all, and private messaging breaks. Would be very helpful to have access to a Discord or ticket support, but there isn't so I'll be looking for other plugins.
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Author's response
The discussion board is still available, but you decided not to use it.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ works fine for everyone else

Version: 3.6.0
https://prnt.sc/j8K66weyiHey plugin's placeholders not working

no plugin owner no discord server no place to get help

Version: 3.6.0
Recommended! I hope author will finish making a new wiki. It's kinda hard to find something in the Discussions :D <3

Version: 3.5.0
Why are people so weird in plugin reviews.
"I can't figure out the configuration for this and the developer doesn't have 24/7 LifeAlert support to pick me off the floor! 1 or 2 stars!"
I swear people are absolutely retarded when rating free plugins...
It does what it's supposed to do and it does it well. Rather than crying about the fact that optimizing or setting up any plugin requires more than a 1st grade education, why don't you do some research in forums to see if someone has met a similar problem and or try and (patiently because the resource is fucking free) contact the developer.
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Author's response
One of the best reviews I've ever read...

Version: 3.5.0
can please Added "Turn off Force Toggle Private Messages" This is a stupid feature
There is no configuration to turn off

Version: 3.5.0
It seems like latest 1.19.3 purpur update broke it. No one can send any message into chat. Threre's no error in the console.

Version: 3.4.4
It's an amazing plugin, however, the biggest downfall for me personally is that you cannot give players the ability to use SPECIFIC chat codes. You either give them access to all or none at all.

Version: 3.4.4
Please fix the player's private message to others, it will be stuck in the private message mode: true
there is no way to leave

config also cannot turn off this function
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Author's response
/msg [player] toggles a private conversation. You can back out of the conversation by running the command again or by switching to any channel.

Version: 3.4.4
This is a fantastic plugin. I use this plugin on my server (Currently running 1.19.3), HalfastMC (its a UHC SMP) and the players there love it. Thanks for making this!

Version: 3.4.4
VentureChat is one of the best JSON chat plugins out there! However, party chat needs to be more like channels imo. I still highly recommend it to everyone.

Version: 3.4.4
The best chat plugin out there! Before this I used UltimateChat and it was so bad, so buggy, so slow. The transition to VentureChat was really easy, and I'm enjoying it a lot, wish I knew this plugin sooner.

Version: 3.4.2
Redoing my review, update came through, plugin works and does what it is expected to :)

Version: 3.4.2
Welcome back! How was your vacation? Thank you again for coming back!!!!!!!!!!!!

Version: 3.4.1
Good plugin but if you are busy at least merge a pull request for 1.19.1 there are people that can keep things going while the main dev is on vacation!
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Author's response
I'm the only reviewer and as you know I was away for 3 weeks. There was a snapshot linked posted in the discussion that was built from the PR branch.

I would appreciate another review when the next official release is out. Thanks

Version: 3.4.1
Getting better, dev seems very passionate about the project, still needs full compatibility with 1.19 and could use better support all around. Perhaps a discord?

Version: 3.4.0
Unable to change the GUI title and the block type of "Cancel" when deleting a message

Version: 3.3.2
Great plugin indeed ! Just wondering when support for 1.19 might drop ? This is almost last plugin what i use not getting support for that yet :)

Version: 3.3.2
Any idea how to make discord srv see all the channels on the server and transmit them all to discord?

Version: 3.3.2
Great plugin, love it. Just wondering how if possible to set up a per world chat?

Version: 3.3.2
No unicode support
Delete Messages not working
Really slow support trhow discussions, doest answer github issues.

Version: 3.3.2
does not appear when I type / plugin. Pls help """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

Version: 3.3.1
Probably the best chat plugin I've ever used. Very simple to set up and use as well. Amazing job!

Version: 3.3.1
An absolutely invaluable plugin for any server owner. It allows for customization and moderation of chat unlike any other plugin I've seen. The ease of use is also bar none. I cannot recommend this plugin enough. 10/10

Version: 3.3.1
This is one of the best chat formatting plugins out there. It is extremely customizable and did exactly what we needed. It works with most plugins, and has pretty useful command aliasing, chat filtering and channel creation options. The developer is very active, updates quickly, and interacts/answers questions in discussions quickly (even when it is the same question that has been answered a dozen times before).

On top of that, it is free. I don't understand how Aust1n46 puts in enough time to answer questions and keep the plugin updated without any obvious support or compensation, but he does. This plugin has done more work for our server than most of our paid plugins.

Version: 3.3.1
Plugin has always been amazing. I'm only writing a review because of one of the newer updates as of this message. Aust1n46 has added the ability to remove/edit certain commands within VentureChat which is huge because before this update, it blocked important commands from JUST AS LARGE plugins as venture chat, such as mcmmo, litebans, ect. SO thank you for creating this new update and allowing more customization for sever owners.

Version: 3.3.0
Plugin works great, the new commands.yml is beautiful made fixing the issues we had much simpler.

Version: 3.2.3
Plugin works well, but causes a lot of compatibility issues with other plugins, biggest issue being with mcmmo parties, you are expected to fix the alias after every update.
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Author's response
Alias /party -> /mcmmo:party

commands.yml (which is built into the server), VentureChat's config, or an aliasing plugin of your choice. This is a one time configuration.

I told you this when you contacted me, and this is the officially supported method of resolving command conflicts. There is no concept of command priority in the Spigot API. It's not specific to VentureChat.

Here's some tickets from the official mcmmo GitHub discussing the same issue:
https://github.com/mcMMO-Dev/mcMMO/issues/3062
https://github.com/mcMMO-Dev/mcMMO/issues/4551
https://github.com/mcMMO-Dev/mcMMO/issues/3428

Version: 3.2.3
This plug-in is the best plug-in I have used so far. It has the function of connecting bungeerecord. It can not only realize the global chat function, but also beautify the chat bar and support the placeholder API. Here, the author must be highly praised :D

Version: 3.2.3
Very good, I love it, I use UltimateChat but it's been a long time without updating, so the guys at DiscordSRV recommended this plugin to me, I downloaded it, installed it on my server and already configured the default formatting the way I like it, all for config.yml - very well programmed. Thanks!

Version: 3.2.2
Completely breaks chat triggers in denizens, this is a known issue, the developer has admitted it multiple times to multiple people reporting it and yet it is unlisted in the known issues section. This also makes quest building and utility NPCs a lot harder to script and sometimes even impossible.

docking a star because the devs attitude about it was "that's your problem, what do you want me to do about it" actually that's almost the exact reply...

So long as you do not have any other plugins that use chat events, this plugin is pretty amazing, but if you do, you are on your own and pound sand, no support will be given.

Version: 3.2.2
Hands down the best and most powerful chat plugin I've ever used. This plugin does everything I need and so much more.

Version: 3.2.2
this is causing many errors on my console on 1.18; im not the only one having these issues.

Version: 3.2.2
Not entirely sure if I made a review before or not -- but this plugin is amazing- one of the best. Definitely use it! <3

Version: 3.2.2
I like it.
Seems to be actively mantained.
Thanks, keep it up. that's about it.

Version: 3.2.2
really speaking very good plugin liked it much but i getting one error with placeholder
: %bw1058_player_level% _TheIndianGamer_ » .

I added this placeholder which is buildin but it not work

also please make a discord server for help

Version: 3.2.2
it is the best chat plugin ever , 5 starts is not enough believe me,

mm 1 question , les say that i wanna exclude a player from being muted if he spammed in the chat , is there a permission for such thing like venturechat.spam.bypass?
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Author's response
That is the permission to use. "venturechat.spam.bypass"

Use the discussion section for further questions please.

Version: 3.2.2
It's a full chat-plugin. Works really well and offers a lot of customization. "Only" four stars since a bunch of commands and alias are short ones that break a bunch of other plugins using the same and can only be disabled by removing the lines inside the jar. Just moving those to be editable outside the jar so you don't have to remember editing the jar after each update would add the last star to this (that or a full config allowing you to turn off/on the parts you want/don't want). The party-chat is one thing that I wish was toggleable. It's not even that useful since most plugins that offer some kind of party-feature also offers a channel for it.

Version: 3.2.2
Best chat plugin around; mediocre regex filter, POOR documentation.
I had to dig into the code to find out what placeholders the plugin offer, here's a list of them to spare you some time:

venturechat_nickname : str - nickname of player, playername if not set
venturechat_channel_name : str - full name of the channel the player's currently transmitting to
venturechat_channel_alias : str - alias for the channel set in config, usually a shorthand
venturechat_channel_color : str - formatting code to change text color to channel color set in config
venturechat_channel_chatcolor : str - formatting code to change text color to channel message color set in config
venturechat_channel_is_bungee : bool - true if the plugin is running on the proxy instance, false otherwise
venturechat_channel_cooldown \
venturechat_channel_distance | * - other variables set in config; the cooldown is the nominal config value, not its current status
venturechat_channel_prefix /
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Author's response
While the documentation is indeed quite lacking, the placeholders are listed on the overview page in a spoiler tag.

https://gyazo.com/6b0bf8d59bfc3f7ec45e416e2f401c07

Feel free to contribute a better regex filtering system. It's on the list to get updated, but contributions are welcome. If Bitbucket doesn't allow you to open a PR, you can link me to your fork.

Version: 3.2.2
EssentialsX Discord You don't support the message saving function yet?
It's a function that I used well in DiscordSRV, but it's uncomfortable because it's not there.

Version: 3.2.2
Best chat plugin available.
The regex filter is quite unwieldy, good thing I just have a better one lying around.

Version: 3.2.2
Excellent! just that word says it all, although it forces me to write 80 letters lol !!

Version: 3.1.3
The option to block commands does not work, there is no information on how to use it, although a priori it is just to add the command to the list without the /.
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Author's response
Command blocking works as intended. You enter the list of allowed blockable commands in the config and then in game you run the command with the /<command> as the argument.

There's a discussion board if you can't figure something out, but you decided to leave a false review over a trivial subsidiary feature that isn't even broken.

Version: 3.1.3
best chat formatting plugin ever...now it supports velocity which was really needed for us. supports discord srv, interactive chat, private channels and many more
Rating 5/5 <3

Version: 3.1.2
Author was quick to fix an issue with libertybans I noticed. The plugin is great and now even works with velocity as well. I love it!

Version: 3.0.4
Good idea, but I can't figure out how to disable some commands such as /filter or /nick, these are useless commands

Version: 3.0.4
Quite an easy to setup chat plugin with no issues that I've encountered so far. :D

Version: 2.23.3
the plugin is good, but when deleting all the existing channels and leaving only the ones that were created by me by giving "/chatreload" the plugin "breaks" no chat works, forcing me to delete the folder from plugin, recreating a new configuration folder and reconfiguring again, fix that, it's already unbearable having to restart my servers to make the channels work
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Author's response
Help is always available on the discussion page.

I just tested that and it works fine for me. Sounds like a PEBKAC.

Version: 2.23.3
100/5 Very helpful dev! great plugin aswell. i was in the discordsrv server getting help with another chat plugin, they sent me here and i dont regret it

Version: 2.23.2
I tried my best but i ended up uninstalling it, the /chat reload command breaks the plugin, the config files are missing features, and it just isnt what i expected. Good concept, bad implementation.

Version: 2.23.2
Absolutely phenomenal plugin for Bungeecord networks! The author is great with support as well, helped me figure out an issue that didn't even necessarily relate to his own mod... Best chat plugin I've used by far!

Version: 2.23.1
No reload command? most of us prefer editing in config files rather than ingame.
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Author's response
/chatreload

Version: 2.22.8
I've been using this plugin for a long while. Works wonderfully, easy to setup, customizable, and best of all, the dev is active and is giving support to its users. 10/10

Waiting for velocity support!

Version: 2.22.5
I love this plugin!! I would like to find out, can i add staff chat to discordsrv additional to regular chat?? Thank yyou in advance!
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Author's response
Questions on the discussion board please. The reviews section does not allow for discussion.

Version: 2.22.4
Great plugin! I used to use ChatEx and once I shut down my server, I wanted to make a new one and used this plugin instead. Thanks for making this plugin!

Version: 2.22.3
Great plugin! But i think there are need very important thing: block chat and commands until player move on join

Version: 2.22.3
Good, but how disable save player data?
Pls give me answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Author's response
The reviews section is not for questions. If you would like support, you can delete this ridiculous "review" and post your question in the discussion section like everyone else.

Version: 2.22.1
Helpful and diligent developer, pleasure to work with. Overall great plugin, can definitely recommend!

Version: 2.22.1
Very nice ChatPlugin and awesome support! I switched from DeluxeChat since that (premium) plugin doesnt get support anymore and doesnt work with the latest towny versions..
This free and open source plugin does all DeluxeChat did! And even better than DeluxeChat did it :D

Version: 2.22.0
Installed the plugin today for my servers - wow, super impressed with the functionality and features it offers - easy setup and works. Recommend for any multi-server, or single server setup - great dev who spends time with you if needed, responsive and helpful. Recommend

Version: 2.20.3
ummmmmmm, good
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Version: 2.20.2
It's a very good plugin, but unfortunately provides no real easy way to 'disable' modules, such as being able to disable the mute function, or /tell.
You can get around this. and it's a free plugin, so you get what you get I suppose.

If you would like to get in touch with me about this review, please email me at [email protected]

Version: 2.20.2
No issues so far. It allows to create multiple channel and makes a much more readable chat. Great plugin !

Version: 2.20.2
good but the mute could be improved because if you use a punishment plugin then it wont really work out, also for me /r or /msg breaks sometimes and then feels like working again. rest of the plugin is pretty good and has lots of potential. to fix the mute i recommend just adding a simple thing on the bungee config or just normal server with some thing like
mutecommand:
- mute {player}
- some extra spicy command(s) if you want them
and maybe if its like the second infraction then it does a different one

Version: 2.20.2
Great plugin for chatting across multiple servers.
The logging however is very dangerous and I would recommend to everyone to disable it.
It generated a huge amount of data (>40GB) in just a coulple of days and let our disks run full.
Some kind of filtering for the logs would be nice. Logging every tick of command blocks that are executed is not a very good idea.

Version: 2.20.2
Excellent plugin, supportive dev and almost no flags, would 100% recommend for any server.

Version: 2.20.2
Kudos for keeping this thing updated, running, and still adding more and more to it over all the years. You provide a ton to the community who utilize this plugin to make their servers all that much better. Thank you!

Version: 2.20.1
Highly versatile chat plugin that allows for some very unique chats. With towny support too, it's very easy to pickup and use from a player perspective. Using this you can also cull out a lot of chat bloat and still have all the information easily accessible. Our server for example does this: https://i.imgur.com/RhQRtci.png

Version: 2.20.1
This plug-in has a command conflict with AuthMe, which will cause AuthMe's "/l" command to be unavailable (that is, only the "/login" command can be used to log in). Hope it can be fixed.
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Author's response
Reviews section is not for questions. Use the discussion board.

I'm sure AuthMe has other commands available. If not, you can either add command aliases or just configure the local chat channel to have a different alias... It's clear you haven't attempted to configure either plugin yet.

If you put in the effort to do so, head on over to the discussion board.

Version: 2.20.1
I think the only shortcoming is that it does not support litebans, it would be great if litebans support comes.
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Author's response
Use the discussion section. The reviews section isn't for a back and forth conversation. Because I'm going to ask you a question, and you will have no way to respond, other than using the discussion section.

What does Litebans "support" mean and what does that have to do with me? If you want a feature, you have to describe it. What, why, how, etc.

Version: 2.20.1
great and easy to use to link my entire network together with working private messages and chat with different placeholders for different servers and so on. i love the channels so we can have a staff chat, global, and per server chat set up. author is super helpful if you have any issues at all and this plugin seems to work with most chat-enhancing plugins as well because of how the code handles chat events in the code.. something i definitely can't say for the bulk of chat plugins out there. our server swears by this plugin 100%! and speaking of, we really enjoy the regex chat filters as well. we can be super creative with how we filter things to where no one actually notices if someone's trying to say a bad word because the regex is able to be reformatted and rewritten every time we figure out someone is bypassing it, making our server super family friendly as well. but in all honestly, i first started using it because it is the ONLY chat where you can see an [X] in the chat for moderators and you click it and get a full GUI. so no more hunting around who's who with nicknames, you can just click the offencive chat message and ban or whatever you want right there because that moderation gui is fully customizable.. so we connected our custom written ban/mute plugin to it and it works perfect. [the mute works too since again how venture chat sees chat events, which i still really love how well written that is]

Version: 2.20.1
Request: Please add nickname support to parties, and bungeecord support if possible.

Rating: It's really good, one of the best free chat plugins you can get, even for a bungeecord server. It supports Hex Codes in chat, all formatting options, DiscordSRV support, and it's just a good plugin all in all.
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Author's response
Thanks for the review. The party system is on the to-do list for a rework.

If you would like to discuss further or have any other issues, please head on over to the discussion board. Thanks!

Version: 2.20.1
Absolutely one of the best chat plugin I've ever found. I'm using it since one month and I didn't have any single problem. Well done!

Version: 2.19.3
It's the best chat formatting and moderation plugin I ever had. I'm having a problem, I have two groups showing before the playername (three types of groups staff, donor and player). So because I have two groups for each player (for example, one for staff and the other for player rank) is getting the lowest priority group from json formatting (that is the Owner group). So I have now showing a VIP group with the hover from the group OWNER.

I hope you understand me =D. Thanks for your help!
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Author's response
The reviews section is not for questions as I'm only allowed one response to you and you then cannot reply back to me. Take your questions to the Discussion Board so we can have a proper discussion back and forth.

Thanks for not leaving a bad review.

Version: 2.19.2
Amazing! Although the /msg format isn't to what I like, still very good in my honest opinion!
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Author's response
Message formatting is adjustable in the config. If you need any additional assistance, head on over to the discussion board for prompt troubleshooting and tips!

Thanks for the review.

Version: 2.19.2
Excellent plugin only one thing is missing for this plugin to be perfect !, to be able to link items in the chat!
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Author's response
The server I play on uses the plugin Item2Chat (version 4.4.5) which works perfectly with VentureChat.

Thanks for the review.

Version: 2.19.1
Please add @player remind player function, this will be more powerful plugin,Thanks developer

Version: 2.19.1
Hello, VentureChat is great. We all like to use it, so I want to repost your plugin to MCBBS, but I will not distribute the plugin, but redirect it to your Spigot page. Hope you agree.

Version: 2.19.1
VentureChat is quite flexible in the degree of customisation it provides in chat formatting.

Not that most servers would require it, but with VentureChat you will be able to even include timestamps for each message.

Version: 2.19.1
Great plugin, but haven't translatable languale. try so set a language file.
And share source code with dependencies.
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Author's response
There’s literally a Messages.yml file with every configurable message in the plugin. You can translate it yourself.

Version: 2.18.6
BEST CHAT PLUGIN EVER!!! everything what i needed! 11/10

minimum character limit

Version: 2.18.6
The plugin is really good, but i cant change the private message: "You message player: example" to "Você enviou uma mensagem para: example. "

And i don't know how to change this too, "Player messages you: example" to "Você recebeu uma mensagem de: example"

Version: 2.18.6
Great Plugin! Sorry for the last bad review mb on my part! Its just confusing why 2 configs are being generated but the "config" is the needed, not the defaultconfig.
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Author's response
Thanks for adjusting the rating. If you need any additional help, just stop by the discussion board. Myself or another user will be happy to provide prompt assistance.

Version: 2.18.6
Good plugin

Version: 2.18.6
ta bueno podria mejorar puede y espero que asi sea un saludo señor dev ........ :D

Version: 2.18.5
It late for me to give your five stars but it worth it. Developer can fastly solve the problem,fantastic plugin!

Version: 2.18.5
Works well. Just isn't super simple to setup. Developer is active and hepls though so 5/5

Version: 2.18.4
The recourse is absolutely a must for a big servers especially (ex Bungee). I rate 4/5 since it does not support relational placeholders.

Version: 2.18.2
Very good but i don't understand how to add Jobs Title in Chat ^^
Thx for your help and grat job for your work ^^

Version: 2.18.2
VentureChat is a fantastic plugin with a feature-set that simply outclasses all other free, updated plugins. The JSON moderation GUI for each message is one of my favorite features and the click to run commands makes anything feel like a professional network. High customizability, placeholders are amazing, there aren't any bad things to really be said for VentureChat. A little challenging to get working just because it has so many features and not every owner may need every feature, like the chat filter, which is potent but somewhat difficult to customize. A little modularity would go a long way, so I could do things like disabling the nickname feature and switch to essentials nicknames, but otherwise fantastic!

Version: 2.18.1
Honestly, I don't know why I haven't posted a 5-star review on this sooner. This is my #1 favorite chat plugin of all the ones I've used this is the best! Extremely well maintained, wonderful features, bungee support it is the best chat plugin for any server imo.

Version: 2.18.0
after updating, it doesn't seem to work anymore. it shows chat but no tooltips. none of the placeholders work. the former version works perfect still.. but apparently has a huge security flaw. so i'm stuck between a rock and a hardplace right now :(
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Author's response
Did you check the discussion board? Use PlaceholderAPI. Config states this. Legacy placeholders, have been removed in this new update. defaultconfig.yml always contains the latest settings as an example. I've helped you before; you should know to be checking the discussion if you need help.

And the previous version is 100% fine to use if you don't use the MySQL chat logger.

Version: 2.17.4
PSA: This plugin has a huge security issue, I heavily advice to download and use it.
You should wait while we work with the author to address this issue.
If you do use this plugin, uninstall or at least disable the sql integration immediately or your server is as risk.
This issue allows anyone on the server to crash it by sending a malicous chat message and potentially read system files (like your buycraft code for example)
I will update this review/message one this issue has been addressed and we verified the issue isnt present anymore.

Version: 2.17.4
Its the best plugin to global chat, connecting all bungeecord/waterfall sever's chat and give so many options to modify the chat inself, like add filters and other channels, if some person want to put the server chat in italic, have to do it in Format, not in chat color, in that site have to put None, was the only problem I was searching like for hours, so that is the solution, don't be pacient if placeholders take time to load, its a good plugin but I think the Wiki could be more practical

Version: 2.17.4
An amazing plugin that we've been using as a core element of our network for over a year now! Can't fault it, and the support from Austin is second to none, can't recommend VentureChat more!

Version: 2.17.3
very nice author! instantly helped when i needed it. very amazing plugin to use and i absolutely love it.

Version: 2.17.3
Misses 1 thing and that is staffgui remove message that thing to be able to move before message in chat

Version: 2.17.3
Best plugin for chat, author is kind and suportive. The amount of things you can customize is amazing. Love your work bro! Keep it up!

Version: 2.17.3
This plugin took me a long time to figure out because the documentation is nonexistent but it's worth the struggle to learn. I would have preferred to read a wiki but the Dev answers stupid questions promptly and courteously so that makes up for it. VentureChat is easier to use than some of the other plugins I've tried, and the best servers I've ever played on both used VentureChat.

Version: 2.17.3
Fantastic Resource, had a few issues with other global chat plugins, this worked right out of the box.

Version: 2.17.3
Would there be anyway that I could make it so when a certain group or person talks there chatcolor is white?
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Author's response
Reviews section is not for questions... please use the discussion board.

Chat color of a channel can be set to "None" and then the last color from the formatting will become the players chat color. So people usually use some placeholder from PlaceholderAPI, such as a suffix, to set the chat color for each group.

Version: 2.17.2
Excellent plugin, fast support, and free.
Would 100% recommend, and developer is nice :)

Version: 2.17.1
Great plugin with countless different useful features. Very important to my SMP server. There was a small issue with permissions that I mentioned and the author was able to fix it pretty quickly which was great.

Version: 2.17.1
dude below me clearly has the brain capacity of a squirrel. no wonder the dude is a UX Engineer! this is a great plugin

Version: 2.17.1
Horrible resource that takes 100x more time and effort to setup than most other chat plugins. I have tried this, deluxe chat, essentials chat, hero chat, and ALL of them are better than this by a landslide. Save yourself the trouble - the author is very unkind and the plugin is pretty horribly done.

Version: 2.17.0
Plugin author is extremely rude to users, and lashes out instead of attempting to solve any problems. If you're looking for a chat plugin, it's probably best to look elsewhere, as the hassle here isn't worth anything this plugin brings to the table. Again, it's free for a reason.
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Author's response
User was misinformed even after repeated attempts to explain that his configuration issue did not lie in VentureChat, but in the DiscordSRV configs.

This post:
https://www.spigotmc.org/threads/venturechat.24005/page-363#post-3630160

Explains the situation in detail. I spoke to the DiscordSRV developer myself and received the solution in minutes.

Thanks @Scarsz!

Version: 2.16.0
Great plugin and really nice developer ! I had questions and he answered all :))

Version: 2.16.0
Great chat plugin and it's free!!! Developer responds quickly. It has improved my servers chat by 5x, so much easier to see and organise.

Version: 2.16.0
Best chat channel plugin we've ever used, and this is coming from a server that's been running 9 years. Great customization to make any kind of channel you want. Fantastic!

Version: 2.16.0
A great chat plugin with a lot of features that doesn't require a degree to configure, and works with bungee. You are my new favourite person. This is premium worthy.

Version: 2.16.0
finnaly i found a good chat puglin for bungee, nice work mate. Read my PM please.

Version: 2.16.0
Good plugin, you can even reload the config using /chatreload! The aliases are a very important feature to my server.

Version: 2.15.1
Good plugin, but lack a way to reload config. Always have to restart when doing a small update in it. PlaceHolderAPI variables also don't seem to be working in the config.

Version: 2.15.1
Wonderful plugin. Feature-rich and easily configurable. Good support from the author. Always trying to help others with issues regarding the plugin.

Version: 2.15.1
This do not reload all configs. I change chat color and this not reload it! Please fix it and I will give 5 stars.
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Author's response
The reload feature not working is only an issue with the latest Spigot builds. But I still always recommend restarting to make major changes. It's a good habit to get into to avoid any file corruption issues.

Version: 2.15.1
Config doesn't support Chinese encoding.
Garbled format even when I set the config to UTF-8.

Version: 2.15.1
Love it. You really can do anything with this plugin. Any issues Ive had have been to my own mistakes.

Version: 2.15
Amazing plugin! The developer is quick to respond to messages and is super helpful :D This is a must-have plugin :D

Version: 2.15
Works great and 1.14 support was quick! Allows players to talk to each other on my bungeecord server. Love it!

Version: 2.15
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Nice. Thank you for updating it to 1.14.
Really great job dev.
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Version: 2.14.3
@farizluqman
Really? You wanted Full working plugin for 1.14 when plugin is for 1.7-1.13? STFU
@autor Nice Work with Plugin. :) None problem with config and implement

Version: 2.14.3
Absolutely the best chat plugin. I am looking forward to 1.14 support very much. And to anyone who leaves a 1 start review because a FREE plugin isn't updated due to the author having real life commitments is literally complaining about something free....
To the Author:
Don't get discouraged! You make the best chat plugin on spigot, and those 1 star reviews are just angry because of that fact!

Version: 2.14.3
What an idiot below me lol . .

Version: 2.14.3
Please add support for 1.14. It is really broken right now and we depended on it.

Version: 2.14.3
This is an excellent plugin, loads of great features. I found this plugin early on and it quickly became a very important component of my Survival Server.

Version: 2.14.2
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Version: 2.14.2
Commands: /tell, /msg, /pm and others with error!
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Author's response
The reviews section is not for receiving help. Go to the discussion forum. And you probably need to disable BungeeCord messaging in the config if you're not using BungeeCord.

Version: 2.14.2
Absolutely terrible. Completely broken. When trying to remove breaks the entire server and OTHER plugins. I wouldn't recommend touching this plugin with a ten foot pole.
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Author's response
To bad there's no post limit before people can leave reviews. Would stop 99% of these misinformed "reviews" from people with 2 posts...

I've been online this entire time and you never even messaged me if you needed help. I answer most questions within the same day of being asked... The hundreds of other reviewers that left 5 stars seem pretty satisfied with my support.

Users typically ask for help using the discussion section and then rate the plugin based on the response they receive from the dev. Blindly leaving negative reviews is not appreciated by any authors on here and is a great way to get yourself blacklisted by the community.

Version: 2.14.2
Great Plugin, Supports a lot of plugins
Great customizability, and the dev is super helpful.

Version: 2.14.2
Excellent, but dont work the name's TAB on completing the names across the servers..
sorry my bad english.

Version: 2.13.1
Takes some time to get used to, but worth it 100%. Most of the bad reviews are likely people with conflicting plugins, or don't understand how to manage more in-depth plugins like this. the plugin has loads of useful features, that I wasn't even expecting to get when I downloaded.

Version: 2.13.1
Been using for years and with the easy to find Wiki it's hard to find issues. There's several links to the wiki on this page so it's super easy to find it, and then once you're there it's got all the info you need. I use it with Deluxe Tags for extra customization, and you can also use it with Towny to make a Towny chat, which is preeee LIT.

Version: 2.13.1
Because of all those good reviews I tried on another server. It still doesnt work, chat does not get formatted, documentation is nowhere to be found - Don't use this plugin, it wastes your time. Unfortunately DiscordSRV dependency tried to make me use this Crap-Chat Plugin

Version: 2.13.1
Requires a bit of fiddling to port over from EssentialsChat. People complaining that it doesn't work simply aren't patient enough to configure it properly.

Version: 2.13.0
Installed, does not do nothing, except log to the database. Formatting does not really work (EssentialsChat deinstlalled) - Its a waste of time and very frustrating...

Version: 2.13.0
Awesome plugin, it's highly configurable and works like a charm! The developer is very helpful and the plugin is always up to date. Keep up the good work!

Version: 2.12.5
Great resource, even when I was dumb the author was patient and helped me fix it! Definitely recommend this for servers!

Version: 2.12.5
Awesome plugin! One feature suggestion though: may we have some more options for party chat? Can we get the ability to invite players to the party, or make a party invite only?

Also if we are going that route, make it so you automatically start a party when inviting someone? Thank you so much :D

Version: 2.12.3
The plugin is good. It has a lot of great features, as explained on the page. I really like the hover messages. VentureChat is like a lot of basic plugins merged up together in a good way. Keep up doing the great work on it.

The missing star goes to the lack of skill from the developer to simplify answers and comments when helping its users. Some of us don’t do scripts or coding and that’s something they need to understand. There’s a reason we use their plugin and don’t just make our own. A modest and friendly developer is a key part of the plugin itself and, at this moment, seems to be one of the only flaws of VentureChat.

Version: 2.12.3
Venture chat will format your chat, but that's about as much as I can say about it. It lacks very simple features, and asking for help will get you nowhere fast. I'm sure this is a nice plugin for giant bungee servers who just need simple chat functionality, but it's not the answer for small to medium size servers that want better quality of life features, such as being able to message other players using partial names, or use prefixes in private messages.
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Author's response
Waiting one day for a reply during the work week is too long these days I suppose... VentureChat is perfect for both large and small servers.

Version: 2.12.2
Worked like a charm on bungeecord.
Excellent work! 10/10 would drag and drop again.

Version: 2.12.2
GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! plugin!!!!!!!!!!!
very good!!!! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Version: 2.12.2
It just works, awesome plugin.
I have a 6 server setup with 2 bungee's (+RedisBungee)
Chat works between servers and between the 2 bungee's
Its just awesome. Keep up the good work.

Version: 2.12.2
There are no other chat plugins that come close to this as a bungee chat plugin. This plugin is your one-stop all-in-one does-everything chat plugin for bungee.. supports towny, factions, local chat supports placeholder-api [so basically everything], channels galore.. vault.. prefixes.. permission groups.. servernames.. and thats just chat formatting without mentioning anything else. spent days looking for a chat plugin for my server.. one after the other all crap plugins, then i found this and its just 12 out of 5 stars. only thing i could ask for as a feature is online/offline bungee messages and server switching messages.

Version: 2.12.2
This is just amazing, it's free and has more features than any other chat plugin including premium chat plugins, I hope this plugin will always be updated.

Version: 2.12.2
Love the plugin, best I've used.
Only thing that I can think of that would help it would be a permission to be able to use color in nickname and have the default without color

Version: 2.12.2
Great plugin, works just as expected.
Note: if you can't figure out the JSON permission thing, it's listed as "mineverse.json.Owner", while the actual permission is "venturechat.json.Owner". Apart from that, great plugin!

Version: 2.12.2
An amazing plugin, very user-friendly and easy to customise everything. Replaced EssentialsChat seamlessly, and would never make a server without it. 5/5

Version: 2.12.2
It's great, but take your time to set it up, don't just throw it in and expect everything to work exactly as you expect. Pretty much everything is buttered in options.

The aliases function is really convenient, a commands.yml replacement if you don't need high complexity.

Remember to set 'bungeecordmessaging' to false if you're not running bungeecord. If you don't do that, private messaging doesn't work.

Also the dev is very responsive, not much of a wait for help if something is wrong.

Version: 2.12.2
great plugin, easiest to configure for those without much experience (and i know cos ive tried 4 different ones, including premiums). Author works with you as well, if you have issues, which is always nice to have

Version: 2.12.2
Oustanding plugin with many features and a very active developer.
I recommend this plugin to everyone, who likes a big, but easy to use configuration.

Version: 2.12.2
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Version: 2.12.2
Every positive thing I want to say is already said in the previous reviews but in my opinion the best chat plugin out there. The author is very helpful and quite active. Problem solving goes fast and simple! Definitely recommended.

Version: 2.12.1
Oh my god! This is for much the best plugin for chat managment, good work. Linking with Discord and IRC... simply the best!!!

Version: 2.11.1
Love the plugin! Works a charm! Only reason I'm giving 4/5 is because you can't disable &k and &l for nicknames (to my knowledge) as well as us having a few issues setting up coloured chat for particular groups.

Version: 2.11.1
Absolutely amazing! I love all the little formatting things, such as when you post a link it underlines it, and I love the JSON formatting. Thanks so much for a great plugin!

Version: 2.11.1
Uncomplicated, lots of customisation and add-ons. Great developer, has supported the plugin for quite some time and is very responsive.

Version: 2.11.1
I honestly like the plugin, But the reason i'm giving 3 starts and the reason i'm not using the plugin anymore is, The plugin is so limited to what the developer wanted us to do. For example, If you want to use this plugin only for the channels, You simply can't. I used this plugin for my minigames server which has a custom party plugin for all the minigames. And venturechat override the /party command which was a huge thing in our server. It also overrides /unmute command but not the /mute command. And the messaging system won't work until you make a custom messages formats, Which means more time to waste on the plugin.
If you allow us to disable the features of the plugin i'd support you in any ways possible, But sadly i'm forced to use things that would make me disable other plugins on my server which is not gonna happen. Sorry if i sounded rude.

Version: 2.11.1
I had some minor issues during setup, however they were all due to bad configs on my end. Works wonderfully with Bungee, and the developer seems to be active and helpful. Great work and highly recommended.

Version: 2.11.1
Very good plugin but no tutorials, i cant undertand all how to setup many problems with it. Is to hard understand on first time how to do anything here... When you have some tutorials can be here 10/5 stars but thats it.
Keep doing the best update here, for amating plugin thank you.

Version: 2.11.1
Good plugin , just a few bugs I would like to point out in the discussion area. But I must say this is the best chat plugin around please keep it up.

Version: 2.11.1
Support for Customizable messages
add Support messages is withdrawn
This plugin is very praise
love you

Version: 2.11.1
Hello =)

I begin to use this plugin in my server ! It's the best bungeecord chat system I think

thanks a lot for all you do =)

Version: 2.11.1
I'm suprised this isn't a premium plugin, also the dev is quite active and helps you sort out any issue, i'd recommend this plugin.

Version: 2.11.0
I have just a word to describe this plugin: "Awesome!".

Thank you for making it and even more for giving it to us for free!

Version: 2.11.0
An amazing plugin but I'd like to report a bug: when the prefix set up in PermissionsEx is only a color the jsonformatting section won't work (when we hover the mouse on a playername nothing appears and there's no errors in the console when someone sends a message).

I don't know where do I have to report this bug so I do it here.
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Author's response
Use the discussion forums to discuss and ask for help, not the reviews section.

Version: 2.11.0
Simply an amazing plugin.
It is very customizable and has everything you might possibly need from a Chat plugin.

Version: 2.11.0
This plugin is just something great! Every single element is highly customizable even in those cases where it seems to be unnecessary!
Everyone who needs a plugin for Chat supporting Bungee is at the right page :D

Version: 2.11.0
The plugin is quite good, has many fuctions, but has some bugs:
1. If you reload the plugin, the chat color is not changed.
2. You cannot change the default chat, otherwise it will appear with the "global" format but will act like local.

Without the second bug fixed, it's pretty useless in my server, since I want the local chat as default.

Version: 2.11.0
Good plugin what is permission to use the chat? .

Version: 2.11.0
Loved the plugin simple and easy to use :) Better than DeluxeChat and HeroChat IMO. Easy and Free :D Specially the PlaceholderAPI support is awesome <3 Love you Thanks for the awesome plugin Keep up the good work.

Version: 2.11.0
I've used this plugin several times and it's really well. Only downside of it is that 1.7.10 support was dropped, and I wasn't able to get the old 1.7.10 supported version to work either.
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Author's response
The oldest version on here should really work on any version of minecraft. The version specific features, most notably, the JSON features (added to minecraft in 1.7) were not added back then. If you were trying to use the plugin on a modded server, only old versions will work because of how Cauldron is written.

Version: 2.11.0
Nice plugin with good customization. The multichannel is a great fonctionality and the author is reactive

Version: 2.11.0
This is a fantastic plugin to use for chat, with many configuration options. Any command that venturechat overrides can still easily be used with a small tweak of the alias system directly inside the config. 6/5 stars.

Version: 2.11.0
A plugin with too many functions, most are fine and I like them, but, many of these functions overwrite things I do with other plugins, this plugin is very invasive. Also the plugin causes lag in a dedicated game of OVH working with chats in bungee mode, without the bungee mode everything is correct, but if the chats are activated in bungee mode, after a while, the tps begin to go down.

Sorry for any errors in my spelling, but I used a translator.
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Author's response
I run VentureChat on a VPS that only has 1 GB of memory and it easily maintains 20tps even with 20+ other plugins loaded. This plugin was specifically designed to offer features that are better than other plugins while being still compatible with other plugins even if they are inferior. Many people use commands from other plugins and override my commands without issue, but they didn't immediately leave a terrible review, they just asked for help on the forums. Ask for help and discuss in the discussion page. If you want a basic crappy chat plugin, EssentialsChat exists.

Version: 2.11.0
Awesome plugin! I think with a well constructed wiki this plugin would be perfect. It's pretty simple to setup and as long as you know what you are doing, works perfectly.

Version: 2.11.0
This is a great plugin that's extremely modular. Not only does it create multiple channels (which works well with DiscordSRV), but when I had an issue with Essentials mail, all I had to do was create a very simple alias, and the problem was fixed! I didn't realize that's all I needed to do, so I reached out to the devs. Really quick response time and helped me with exactly what I needed.

Version: 2.11.0
Excellent! Only have some questions about the formatting of private messages... Any possibilites of color and sender and sendee

Version: 2.11.0
Good plugin but could you add language file for non english server please it could be awsome.
I know it'll be long but usefull.
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Author's response
The reviews section is not the place to ask for features. There is an entire discussion forum for that purpose. Giving less than 5 star reviews to ask questions just hurts the overall rating of the plugin.

Version: 2.11.0
I can't believe how extensive the features are and also simple this plugin is to setup. Literally everything you wish for in a chat plugin. A perfect plugin.

Version: 2.10.1
Really great chat plugin. The main feature I needed was cross-server chat. This plugin does it great with little to no problems. It has many other useful features like word replacement and the ability to remove sent messages. Great work developer(s)!

Version: 2.10.1
Json in /msg please! 100 characters 100 characters 100 characters 100 characters 100 characters 100 characters

Version: 2.10.1
Had an issue, contacted Aust1n, discussed it, found problem and he fixed it. Installed this plugin a week ago, after fixing everything the owner came to see what I installed. Liked it so much we will soon replace all our chats with this plugin.

Version: 2.10.1
VentureChat give that nice sleek chat with customize-able functionalities that are also user friendly. My fav feature probably the ability to give custom alias right into the config.
Now, for indepth review:
Plugin premises: What VentureChat offers is what it can do, it just take a tweak on the config to make use of em.
Compatibility: 1.9.4 to 1.10 I have no actual problem using VentureChat. There was a bit technical difficulties because I was confused by the bungee config but the dev responded fast and it is solved.
Usability: Easy to do the config, just pay attention xD ... all the explanations is commented in the config.
Consumer service: The dev answers fast and quiet easy to work with. If your request is reasonable, he will make it happens.

Version: 2.10.1
Best Chat Plugin ever!

Version: 2.10.0
This plugin is perfect! Many options and 100 percent functionality. Programmer-friendly and support is very fast. Thank you for this plugin.

Version: 2.10.0
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This is a great plugin offering
almost anything you could ask
and it does it for free.
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Worth every star possible, and more.

Version: 2.10.0
I found fail in config.yml

# The name of the group is the permissions node for the format
# Example: mineversechat.json.Owner is the node for the group Owner

Permission is: venturechat.json.owner

Version: 2.9.9
Why is this thing FREE???

Thank you dude for making this a free plugin :) i will donate to you when i start getting the first donations of the server

Version: 2.9.9
DAMMM! ..... just had to review, can't believe this is a free plugin :D
Loving the GUI
Great plugin!!!!!!!

Version: 2.9.9
This plugin works great for my server. My players & staff love how the chat channels work. Thank you for making this plugin.

Version: 2.9.9
This is an amazing plugin, the developer is helpful and I've never experienced issues with this plugin.

Version: 2.9.8
this plugin is amazing, i very like it,
but my country player English is not good.

if this plugin message is editable is PREFECT!!!

Version: 2.9.8
First of all thanks to Aust1n46 for creating this awesome plugin. This is so perfect the only thing that it needs is more customization in messages because in my server we talk Spanish and it's a little bit annoying some english words. Tutorials for this plugin will be well received

Version: 2.9.8
I love this plugin. Author is really helpful and has plenty of experience.

Plugin is really useful, not only for Bungee networks, but also for smaller single servers. It's not very resource demanding, but brings plenty of features to the server.

What I love:
* Multiple channel support
It's great to have a "Global" chat and "Admin" chat.
* Great configurability
You can setup channels entirely to your liking, because config supports PlaceholderAPI.


THANK YOU Aust1n46!

Version: 2.9.7
Very great. Plugin developer was also nice enough to help me figure out my issues. 10/5 would download again. :D!

Version: 2.9.7
I can't believe how many features Aust1n46 has packed into this plugin. It's a shame to see that people still rely on the review aspect of SpigotMC to post error reports. As a developer myself, I appreciate the fact that the author has a reminder posted twice in your description, giving the community no excuse to post inexcusable negative reviews. The plugin itself contains a variety of features, which make it a must-have when it comes to any form of communication in Minecraft. I'd also like to thank you for the speedy update and continued support, as I noticed that you have been working on this plugin since July of 2014, with the latest update being the week being only a few days ago. Oh, and congratulations on 10,000 downloads, as I happened to be the 10,000th.
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Author's response
Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for reading the description :P And 10,000 downloads! Woot!

Version: 2.9.7
While this is a bit difficult to set up, anything that is this powerful and in depth should take a while to configure to your liking. There is always room for improvement, but this is the best chat plugin out there! Also, the dev was very helpful when I has some questions about the API and how to use it. Overall, if you need a chat plugin, why get anything that isn't this? (Using on bungee with 6 servers all hooked together)

Version: 2.9.7
I got the new update installed and worked with the Dev on a couple of things that came and it went well as I've come to expect.

I always keep in mind that they are doing ME a favor by putting their time into this and so I do what I can to make it as easy for them as possible if I find an error or need some instructions on using it.

As this is definitely the best chat plugin I've used (and is FREE) I keep up with the new versions and I know enough to see that this Dev is constantly having to tell people over and over to include their configs if there are errors, search for your issue first before making him repeat himself over and over.

They do not pay attention to him and I can't blame him for being short when they do not. They tend to forget that this is FREE and he puts a LOT of his own time into this. To rate him on his ability to remain polite when people waste his time hardly seems fair.

Version: 2.9.7
Good plugin, lots of functionalities, I pretty much like it because of the separate channels that it has and the built in filters and aliases, +5stars

However, not recommended on towny servers.
Apparently towny spy is not and will not be supported according to dev. -1star for a lacking feature.
Probably caught the dev at a bad time cause most of his recent replies are somewhat hostile. -1star for rude reply.
As dev suggested, I'm going to have find some other bungee chat plugin that would play well with towny chat. So much for "If it involves chat, VentureChat can do it." huh. -1star for false advertisement.

I was amazed and was totally happy when I used it. however it lacks an important feature that I require and it seems it's too troublesome for the dev to be added, so I'll have to move on and find some other plugin.
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Author's response
What an shitty review. You act like you're entitled to have me change the plugin to be perfect for your small server. Not once did the description say the plugin has "towny spy" nor does it run with Towny Chat, which is a separate plugin. The features of VentureChat are clearly laid out in the overview.

I know numerous servers that use VentureChat with Towny, and they all state how it's much better than TownyChat because of the easy to use channel commands and customizable channels. You are just nitpicking one feature that I have never advertised VentureChat to have.

I think you need to do some research on what false advertising is, because my statement is totally valid. Towny features are available in VentureChat; I never said it works with the TownyChat plugin, nor does it copy the features that the TownyChat plugin has.

And no, you are also not entitled to a "nice" (highly subjective term) reply. VentureChat can not be rude to you; it is a piece of software, therefore, not a valid reason to subtract one star.

No developer will ever support you if you act like an entitled ass that should always get his/her way.

Summary: You decided to leave a terrible review because VentureChat does not have a spy feature that was never advertised in the overview. You decide to call out my overview for "false advertisement" for my generic "marketing" style statement for a pretty weak reason. You deduct stars from the review because my reply to you was not covered in rainbows and lollipops.

Version: 2.9.7
Many thanks! This is a very good plugin!
But I would like to learn how to make the opportunity to default player found himself in the local chat, but if a message begins with !, the message is automatically written to the global chat. Many players I have become accustomed to what is written in the local chat, if the message is simple, and if, say, !Hello, it is already written into the global.
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Author's response
Not every server has a "global" chat. The channels are fully configurable and removable. That feature you are talking about is only present in EssentialsChat, which has no channels, and is not even comparable to VentureChat.

Version: 2.9.5
Awesome plugin! I have used this plugin for around half a year and it has only improved since! The Author is very responsive and updates the resource very frequently!
I definitely suggest this plugin to anyone looking for an all-in-one chat plugin! Thank you for creating this amazing plugin and keep up the hard work!

Version: 2.9.4
Great chat plugin, has alot of features, the developer is very active.
just need a better documentation and tutorial for some part of configs.

Version: 2.9.3
Dont work on 1.8.3, only on 1.8.9 no info about that... And i dont read all of the 200 sites on discussion! Dev seems to be rude... i only say it dont work with error log and he write me down like hell... :( sad, i would use this plugin it looks really cool !
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Author's response
You act like you're entitled to a free pass for not reading any of the directions I posted for what to do when you have an error, not using the search bar, not reading any prior posts, not reading your own error logs, and not doing any trouble shooting on your own.

All that negligence sounds pretty rude on your part, and you are going to say I was rude for simply pointing it out?

If you knew anything about how the "tested versions" box works, you would know it's a check box for just the three main versions 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9; there is no 1.8.3 and 1.8.9 etc. I think it's safe to say not many people use old archaic server versions. Not to mention the fact that you can downgrade to an earlier VentureChat or MineverseChat version that is compatible with 1.8.3 or any version going back to 1.4...

Summary: You followed none of the directions and took no initiative to solve or troubleshoot your own problem. Your server is a special case that uses an old version of Spigot that pretty much no one uses anymore, but you decided to judge the entire plugin over it and leave a bad review over your special case.

No developers that I know of appreciate negative reviews with little to no backing or reasoning behind them.

Version: 2.8.91
Amazing plugin, I love it! It has everything I need, channels with permissions, easy config... I love the fact that I can remove messages in-game and mute players so easily. I can create JSON buttons for anything... I love JSON formatting too, I use vault placeholders and player placeholders to make amazing looking formats with colors, the plugin author is constantly updating this resource and looks very dedicated into answering questions. It can do basically anything, if I want to make the chat funky and colorful, I can, if I want to create 100 channels, it does it, if I want to make cool JSON buttons and change the message remover icon, I can. It's basically amazing overall, I recommend this plugin to anyone who owns a server, if I could rate this plugin 1000000000 I would, but I can't. Good job Aust1n46 on this plugin.
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Author's response
Thanks for the review, and congratulations on being the 100th reviewer! :P

Version: 2.8.8
Great plugin, quick responses from a dedicated author.

Rated 4/5: Had some issues setting up the permissions, mainly due to lack of a easy overview of working permissions (the spoiler permissions work, but its chaotic)

Lack of customization for several messages ('<message removed>',Set Channel, Commandspy & Spy, /chwho, /chlist etc.)

Nonetheless, a great plugin and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a highly customizable Chat Plugin with endless channels & JSON features.

Version: 2.8.8
I love this plugin. Best Chat Plugin with Placeholder and Json. I use this plugin on my Servers. Please Support this plugin for a long time :D
Thank you

Version: 2.8.7
This is an awesome plugin, I love it. It's so easy to configure and use, I can create as many channels as I want. I have not run into any problems, but from what it looks like the author responds super quickly to people who have issues with the plugin.

Version: 2.8.7
Honestly, this plugin is amazing, it is the best chat plugin. The author is extremely dedicated to updating it, adding new features, fixing bugs. This plugin gives to any server owner whatever chat feature they need, it is loaded with features and is extremely easy to configure, you can enable, disable everything in its config file. I love the JSON buttons and JSON formatting features, it makes everything chat related and server related easier to handle, you can simply press a button and mute a player. You can even create set per-channel permission nodes and BungeeCord channels. I also love the fact that you can remove messages, the author is super responsive and helpful, he responds to your question within a couple of hours, sometimes even minutes. I have never seen any chat plugin nearly as good, I recommend this plugin to anyone out there, don't think twice, just download it. It's an awesome plugin.

Version: 2.8.6
coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

Version: 2.8.5
Best chat plugin i used so far. I started to use this plugin a few days ago and players love it. A channel for everything you need, even global chat for players, staff, donors, everything you need. Developer is friendly and help you to solve the problems. I recommand plugins from Aust1n46

Version: 2.8.5
This resource is amazing. The awesome ability to add placeholders with PlaceholderAPI provides powerful customization options that can be used to provide a chat that is tailored to the needs of a player. Additionally, the developer is super nice and helpful. I posted a problem in the discussion, provided my config and the error I was getting, and @Aust1n46 replied quickly providing the exact information I needed to solve the problem I had.

I would 100% recommend VentureChat to anyone considering it. It is up-to-date, highly versatile, and has an awesome developer.

Version: 2.8.5
This is byafr the best chat plugin i have seen so far and the fact that it supports bungee without adding a bunch of other plugins needed just for chat is awsome! Keep up the great work!

Version: 2.8.5
Good plugin in general, however needs to fix the msg,replay problem. Can't really use the message or replay without having to configure a bunch of things.
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Author's response
Ask for help in the discussion if you need help. Messaging works perfectly fine for BungeeCord servers with no configuration needed. Disabling BungeeCord messaging can be done with one boolean value in each servers config, which for non-BungeeCord servers, there is only one configuration file in the first place.

Using a configuration file isn't even a "problem." If you're too lazy to edit a file and call that a problem, that's not my fault. It's a pretty selfish view point to think that every plugin should come pre-configured for your server/usage.

Version: 2.8.5
Honestly, this is the best chat plugin, the author is responsive and active, he is always answering questions in the discussion. The plugin has a lot of features which are easily configurable, you can disable everything and enable, which makes me have full control over the chat system. I highly recommend this plugin to anyone out there, you can easily create channels, configure them, even make per channel permission nodes, which is amazing. You can easily create channels, delete messages in-game, even configure some stuff in-game. I love the JSON buttons feature, it makes it so much easier to manage the chat. So far, I have not seen any other chat plugins as good as this one. Overall, it's an awesome plugin.

Version: 2.8.2
With the 1.9 update, HeroChat BungeeCord finally broke, and I was forced to look for a new chat plugin. DeluxeChat is a premium resource, and I don't see the worth in it. I was very pleased to find a plugin that had good BungeeCord stability. This is a very nice plugin, that allows for, not only Global Chat across servers, but a second feature in which I was extremely happy to learn about, messaging across servers. The json features in this plugin make it all that much better - having administrators be able to delete individual messages and mute/unmute with a click of their mouse is so user friendly. The config allows you to change everything, from channels, to speaking format, to message format. In installing, I came across a few errors, all of which turned out to be consumer side, and the customer support was incredible. The first few threads I posted were replied to by the creator within hours. After being unable to solve the problem, he offered to hop onto my server himself, and showed me how to fix the problem. Not only did he come onto my server and fix his plugin, he even showed me how to fix a few other things on my server. All in all, its a great plugin. I'm gonna bump another review I saw earlier; it's basically the Swiss Army Knife of chat plugins, and you can tell a lot of work was put into this. Keep up the great work!

Version: 2.8.2
This plugin gives me amazing control over the chat system on my Bungeecord server. Between the chat filtering, the ability to make as many channels as I wish, to create my own permission nodes per channel, the ability to easily configure new JSON buttons on chat messages... (We created one that lets staff do a /bat lookup on the chatting player. I could go on and on. It was easy to install, super easy to configure, and the plugin's author is super responsive when I post questions in Discussion. Thank you for making such a wonderful plugin and I recommend this to any server owner with multiple servers and Bungeecord.

Version: 2.8.2
Seems like a good plugin, have not yet tested it. I have a question. It says that I need certain plugins for it it work, where do I put these if I want the plugin to be on my Proxy? Do I put those in each server seperate?
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Author's response
The reviews section is not for questions. Please use the discussion section to discuss your issue/question. If you read the overview, it states that the plugin and its dependencies are installed on each of the Spigot servers in the network. VentureChat can also be installed on the BungeeCord proxy to link up each server's chat.

Version: 2.7.3
One of the best plugins I have used, while it may be full of features I may not need - nothing else I've tried has been as stable as this. Been happily using this on my network for probably around a year now!
Loving the custom JSON buttons! They're really nice to have for my staff (save them copying out player names so much)...

Version: 2.7.3
Best Chatplugin ... Plugin and Support is so perfect... Cross-Server is so nice... thx for the Plugin

Version: 2.7.2
Best plugin that I got seen for this kind of work. :D I can't say Nothing more because. Its Perfect. <3 + good support from the dev and frendly dev.

Version: 2.7.2
Fantastic resource with tons of versatility and toggleable features. Well built and organized as well. Truly the only chat plugin anyone needs for their network, Bungee or single-server!

Version: 2.7.1
I do not recommend this plugin. It's overloaded with features and disabling these is tough / breaks it.
Config: Commenting out or supplying an empty array does not work with some (optional!) functionalities. Please add booleans for every feature so it can be disabled individually. (Maybe optional stuff default-off? => saner defaults.
A focus on stability would be highly appreciated!
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Author's response
The ignorance is strong in this post. I'll start with: why would any developer want to make changes to their plugin for you if you leave ignorant 1 star reviews without using the discussion forum first?

If you knew how config files and yaml formatting works, you would know that commenting out entire sections will always cause issues. The plugin is reading information from the config, and if you delete that information, it will throw errors when parsing the file...

It has been discussed many times that the JSON formatting is a key feature to the plugin, and cannot be disabled. Everything else can be disabled with empty arrays and setting booleans to false.

The plugin is perfectly stable. I run it myself on a live server, and it runs great. Like I said earlier, there is a discussion forum for suggesting ideas and posting errors. If you had looked there first, you would know that I reply back to people in a few hours or fewer.

I recommend that you rethink your review and move to the forum to discuss why you think other people shouldn't use this resource.

Version: 2.7.0
The plugin works better than advertised. Even when I screwed up the configs or had questions, the plugin author was quick to respond, helped me through my issues and even joined my server to help me debug. I will recommend this plugin to anyone who has a bungee or bukkit server as the first go-to for channels, or cross-server chat integration. I'd give this 6 stars if I was able to.

Version: 2.7.0
Bungeecord compatibility not working, it just sends a message and nothing pops up on the screen on either server, please fix, this is a perfect plugin that I need, but it doesn't work for what I need it to work for!
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Author's response
Ask for help before leaving a bad review. As said on the discussion, you need to install the plugin on BungeeCord as well as Spigot to use the cross server features.

Version: 2.7.0
Great, extensive plugin! Two features I'd like are Offline PMs (if a player has joined before but is offline, allow sending messages to that player), and allow IRC integration via the bungeecord side plugin. Thanks!

Version: 2.6.9
Amazing work with this plugin. Highly customizable, and packed with awesome features to give servers a modern feel. 5/5. :)

Version: 2.6.7
Very good plugin! A lot of options that are awesome!

Is there a way to kick when a regex rule is matched? How?
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Author's response
Thanks for the review, but please ask questions in the discussion thread. I'll make an exception and answer here; my filter is a simple search and replace type. You can use a plugin like PwnFilter if you want to kick ban etc on filter matching. Other filtering plugins should work fine with VentureChat

Version: 2.6.7
How to add Login-Logout message like [+] NICK Join the Game.... i have this '&7[&a+&7] {displayname} Joined the game' its not working.. :(
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Author's response
Thanks for the review, but please ask for help in the discussion thread. Use a dedicated join plugin in conjunction with VentureChat at this time. I will add support for actually changing the join message at some point since it's so easy to do, but it's not a top priority.

Version: 2.6.4
This plugin is outstanding! I run a 7-server Bungee network with an unusual channel setup that wouldn't be possible without VentureChat's versatility. The author is very active and very "hands on". He is very involved with the people who use his plugin, and goes out of his way to accommodate them.

This plugin has a load of options for multiple channels, bungee channels and ranged channels, channel cooldowns and an extensive and highly customizable display format which can include tags from many popular plugins. It even has a configurable filter to remove bad language!

Works great on a BungeeCord network! Highly recommended!!

Version: 2.6.3
Best chat plugin you can get with a dedicated dev, who has helped add features on request on multiple occasions.

Version: 2.6.2
Great plugin with a great developer. I swear I've had dreams about this plugin before I found that it actually existed.

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