v1.9.4 (2020-08-09)

• Add characters compiled by MShadowy: starfox_andross, starfox_area6, starfox_mechbeth, dd_narrator
• Add/modify some lines for acecombat_torres
• Add optional "officer mode" setting for chat box
• Add handling for force-picking specific chatter characters based on officer's name
• Disable chatter for fighter-sized "ships" (mod compatibility)
• Fix potential loading bug when CSVs have empty rows
• Move chatter box font settings to config

v1.9.3 (2020-04-26)

• Some floater text is now also displayed in a message area on right
  • Can be disabled in config
• "Running" state dialog now used when ship is retreating
• Add FNV character collection compiled by AzyWng
• Add character: acecombat_torres
• Add config multiplier to make gender-specific characters more likely to be picked
• Mod requires LazyLib again

v1.9.2d (2019-05-11)

• Add character: ja2_conrad
• Add ClearChatterChars command
• Characters have a higher chance to be picked if they only have 1-2 allowed personalities
• Fix a rare crash
• Dialog tweaks

v1.9.2c

• Some console commands now usable in combat
• Smarter detection of which ship is the player's
• Fix a rare crash

v1.9.2b

• Fix console commands crash
• Faction-specific character picking off by default
• Fix typo with foulmouth character

v1.9.2

• Starsector v0.9 compatibility
• SetChatterChar command works if player name is entered; prints error message when specifying invalid character

v1.9.1

• Fix handling of fighter characters in campaign
• Fix for boss ship check
• Better error logging for certain load failure cases (e.g. file missing)
• Some line tweaks

v1.9

• Add characters: acvd_bluemagnolia, bountyhunter, dow_davianthule, dow_lukasalexander, dow2_diomedes, kw_flametank, tt_medusa, uaw_founder, uaw_kamalrex, uaw_orlok
  • Thanks to AxleMC131 and [REDACTED] Element for most of these
• Fighters not limited to default-type configs
• PrintChatterChars console command can also list all loaded characters
• dow2_commissar gets more lines
• Some faction compatibility fixes/updates

v1.8

• (Mostly) Working 'engage' chatter
• Add character: sunrider_kryska
• Fix boss message incorrectly playing against Arsenal Expansion's Lasher Duelist
• Line, other tweaks

v1.7.3

• Add characters: alien1, badass, gentleman, madbastard
• Add boss lines for foulmouth
• Fix Tyrador pod-launched drones having chatter

v1.7.2

• Add lines for mothership/station battles to some characters
• Add new characters: bender, luddfanatic, operative1
• Some other line changes
• Misc. fixes/adjustments

v1.7.1

• Station modules do not have chatter
• Enable reckless personality for some characters
• Fix crash when a ship has no ship system
• Update some faction-related definition stuff

v1.7

• Starsector 0.8 compatibility
• Add new characters: darklord, sc2_tychus, mr-t
• Add disabled character (can be enabled in config): foulmouth
• Add tagging system for disabling characters
• Add faction tag for DME
• Implement user-facing names for character
• Tweak some existing lines

v1.6.1

• Add new characters: startrek_klingon, doom_comicguy
• Fix tf2_heavy not working
• Reduce repetition if a character only has 1-2 lines defined for a message type
• When failing to load character, error message says which one

v1.6

• Add "out of missiles" messages
• Add new characters: default2, default_aggressive2, default_professional2, default_timid2, tf2_demo, crusader, robotic
• Additional tf2_heavy lines
• Don't say retreat message twice in an escape scenario
• Fix default_aggressive character not being used
• Some line/chance tweaks

v1.5

• Add new characters: cowfolk, flyboy, startrek_ferengi, sunrider_claude
• Faction-specific character support
• Fighter wings don't say death lines
• Remove hull size weighting for battle start/end chatter
• Add safety for a rare crash

v1.4

• Add death messages
• Add console commands: PrintChatterChars, SetChatterChar
  • The latter can be used to change your officers' dialog. Syntax: setchatterchar [officer name] [chatter_char]
  • Chatter character is always the last argument
  • Officer name arguments are used as a single string, comparing to officers in fleet by full name first, then last name, then first name
• Add characters: ja2_steroid, ja2_fox
• Player ship can have chatter as well if set in config (default off)
• Save officers by UUID rather than hash (with reverse compatibility)
• Fix some character configs from previous version not being usable
• Fix II's Olympus missiles (TITAN, Apocalypse MIRV) having chatter
• Some line tweaks
• Update credits

v1.3.1

• Fix broken freespace_vasudan config

v1.3

• Add characters: ja2_biff, ja2_magic, ja2_miguel, freespace_human1, freespace_human2, freespace_vasudan
• When assigning characters to new player officers, avoid duplication with existing officers if possible (untested)

v1.2

• Add new characters: sunrider_icari, sunrider_sola, tf2_heavy
• idleChatter=false makes low-priority messages appear as floating text (instead of vanishing completely)
• Antispam for floating messages
• When picking a random ship for floating messages, exclude those not in view
• Allow custom dialog characters in missions
• Fix crash from failing to get variant (use own implementation of size point getter instead of FleetFactoryV2's)
• Fix long form overload messages not displaying properly
• Remove LazyLib requirement

v1.1b

• Fix floating chatter position, ships weirdly jerking around

v1.1

• Persistent character configs for officers
• Crew XP can modify personality of officerless ships
• Chatter lines can play sounds (though none are used at present)
• Better interval handling to prevent repetitive chatter
• Overload messages are cyan
• Some low-priority message types are displayed as floating text
• Fix bonus weight for ships with officers

v1.0

Initial release