Allow disabling chat

config/usage.cfg

@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ setdesc "bloodsize" "sets the size of blood splatter" "value"
 setdesc "chatconsize" "sets the amount of lines to show in the chat console, this does not include overflow lines" "value"
 setdesc "chatconblend" "sets the opacity of the chat console" "value"
 setdesc "chatconscale" "determines the scaling of the chat console text" "value"
+setdesc "chatdisabled" "disables the chat" "value"
 setdesc "commandscale" "determines the scaling of the command and chat input text" "value"
 setdesc "conblend" "sets the opacity of the console, this does not include obituaries and affinity events! (flag, bomb)" "value"
 setdesc "concenter" "toggles alignment of console;^n0 = console is in top left, 1 = console is centered" "value"

src/game/client.cpp

@@ -1162,11 +1162,12 @@ namespace client
         }
         if((!(flags&SAY_TEAM) || f->team == game::player1.team) && (!(flags&SAY_WHISPER) || f == &game::player1 || t == &game::player1))
         {
-            conoutft(CON_CHAT, "%s", line);
-
-            if (snd >= 0 && !issound(f->cschan))
-            {
-                playsound(snd, f->o, f, snd != S_CHAT ? 0 : SND_DIRECT, -1, -1, -1, &f->cschan);
+            if (hud::chatdisabled != 1) {
+                conoutft(CON_CHAT, "%s", line);
+                if (snd >= 0 && !issound(f->cschan))
+                {
+                    playsound(snd, f->o, f, snd != S_CHAT ? 0 : SND_DIRECT, -1, -1, -1, &f->cschan);
+                }
             }
         }
         ai::scanchat(f, t, flags, text);

src/game/game.h

@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ namespace hud
         *flagtakentex, *bombdroptex, *bombtakentex, *attacktex, *warningtex, *inventorytex, *indicatortex, *crosshairtex, *hithairtex,
         *spree1tex, *spree2tex, *spree3tex, *spree4tex, *multi1tex, *multi2tex, *multi3tex, *headshottex, *dominatetex, *revengetex,
         *firstbloodtex, *breakertex;
-    extern int hudwidth, hudheight, hudsize, lastteam, damageresidue, damageresiduefade, shownotices, showevents, radaraffinitynames,
+    extern int hudwidth, hudheight, hudsize, lastteam, damageresidue, damageresiduefade, shownotices, showevents, radaraffinitynames, chatdisabled,
         inventorygame, inventoryscore, inventoryscorespec, inventoryscorebg, inventoryscoreinfo, inventoryscorename, inventoryscorepos, inventoryscorebreak, inventoryracestyle,
         teamhurthud, teamhurttime, teamhurtdist;
     extern float noticescale, eventscale, inventoryblend, inventoryskew, radaraffinityblend, radarblipblend, radaraffinitysize,

src/game/hud.cpp

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ namespace hud
     FVAR(IDF_PERSIST, chatconblend, 0, 1, 1);
     FVAR(IDF_PERSIST, chatconscale, FVAR_NONZERO, 1, FVAR_MAX);
     SVAR(IDF_PERSIST, chatcondateformat, "%H:%M:%S");
+    VAR(IDF_PERSIST, chatdisabled, 0, 0, 1);
 
     FVAR(IDF_PERSIST, selfconblend, 0, 1, 1);
     FVAR(IDF_PERSIST, fullconblend, 0, 1, 1);