A server-side mod for restricting the chat to people you've met. When two players get close enough to each other (less than 16 blocks by default), they discover each others' contacts and can see chat messages from each other.
Commands
/contacts- Lists the players that can see your chat messages. Usable by anyone/contacts <playername>- Shows the contacts of another player. Needs op (permission level 2)/contacts add <player1> <player2>- Gives two players each others' contact information. Note that this does not send a message to those players. Needs OP (permission level 2)/contacts remove <player1> <player2>- Removes two players' contact information from each other. Needs OP (permission level 4)/killdante- Kills Dante (does nothing except send an ominous message to the person who used it)
Config
Config is at comms_array_uplink.json. Messages sent to players can also be configured at config/messages/comms_array.json.
discovery_range- The range that players discover contact information from. This is a box, not a sphere.
Compatibility
This mod uses Placeholder API and Message API.
This mod is compatible with Factions, but will likely break some parts of other mods that change the look of chat, such as Styled Chat.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.8
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as comms_array-1.0.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 393 KB
- Download link checked 11 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.