Vonix Server Utilities — Social & Messaging

VSU provides complete chat formatting, whisper routing, and an integrated ignore mechanism. All social commands are automatically integrated with the moderation subsystem.

1. Private Messaging & Reply

VSU allows players to whisper directly without broadcasting across global chat:

/msg <player> <message...> (Aliases: /tell) — Sends a private message to an online player.
/r <message...> (Aliases: /reply) — Quickly replies to the last player who messaged you.

# Example communication
/msg Alex Are you at the mob farm?
/r Yes, heading back to base now.

2. Ignore System

Players can self-manage unwanted harassment or spam using the client ignore list:

/ignore <player> — Toggles ignore status for target player.

When Player A ignores Player B:

Player B’s private /msg and /tell attempts to Player A are blocked.
Player B is not notified that they are ignored (to prevent escalation).
Global chat filtering is handled server-side.

3. Nickname Management

VSU provides personal and administrative nickname customization:

/nick <nickname> — Sets your own chat display name. Standard Minecraft color and formatting codes (e.g. &a, &l, &#HEX) are supported if permitted.
/nick <player> <nickname> — Sets another player’s nickname (Requires vsu.admin.nick or Op 2).
/nick off / /nick reset — Clears the nickname and restores the default Minecraft account name.

4. Server Announcements (`/broadcast`)

Staff can send prominent, server-wide announcements using formatted banners:

/broadcast <message...> (Aliases: /bc, /gc) — Emits an administrative message to all connected players across all dimensions.

/broadcast Server scheduled maintenance in 15 minutes. Please find a safe location!

5. Mute Enforcement Hook

The social system is tightly coupled with the VSU moderation engine:

When a player is muted via /mute or /tempmute, the enforcement hook captures both raw chat (ServerChatEvent on NeoForge, ServerMessageEvents.CHAT_MESSAGE on Fabric) and social commands.
The muted player is automatically blocked from executing /msg, /tell, /r, /reply, /me, and /broadcast.

Every blocked attempt displays:

§c[VSU] You are muted (Expires in: <remaining_time>).