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Customizing Your Chat Experience

To make the transition smoother, we've added new customization options - to get 'old chat look and feel follow the steps below:'

1. Clear beta cache: If you joined the beta, close and reopen the Chat or press CTRL+F5 to hard reload the Chat.
2. Themes: Choose "legacy combat" under settings to mimic the old chat colors.
3. Default Scaling: Reset your browser zoom to 100% if you adjusted it for the old Chat.
4. Adjustable Settings: Text size, channel layout, and panel size can all be customized under settings.
5. Quick Start: Go to settings in the chat, then click on Quick Start and Useful Hints for a quick reminder and introduction.

Design Philosophy

Note: This isn't just a chat update; it's a complete re-creation from the ground up. We've tried to stay as close to the original design as possible while incorporating modern best practices. And based on your feedback, we added Chat Themes, which was not originally planned.

Designs, fashion, and art are constantly evolving and repeating, even if we are not. While recreating the chat, we followed best practices in current layouts and designs. We know designs were different 5 years ago and will be different again in 5 years, but as we created the chat now, we used what is considered modern today. Our main expertise isn't in design, so we focus on best practices.

For the devs out there, only the front end was changed, and the back end remains mostly the same. This recreation allows us to add the chat to our native app without any extra work. Which was not possible with the old front end. Understandably, we don't want to support two front end chat versions forever. But for now, we do.

Some might say, "Don't fix what's not broken." But here's why we did it:

• Progress is essential – we don't want to live in the stone age.
• The old chat couldn't be ported to a native app. This new chat is designed to work seamlessly on mobile, providing a significantly better experience and making it possible to add to an app.

Important: The old Chat will still be accessible, but it won't receive any new updates or maintenance and might be turned off at any point without warning.

Your Feedback Still Matters!

While our beta testers have helped us fix many bugs, we need your help too. If you encounter any issues or feel something is missing, please let us know! Constructive feedback is invaluable. You can reach out here or via tickets.

We hope you find the new chat attractive. If not, you can adjust it back to the old layout using the settings.

Shoutout: If you are a content creator or video editor, we would love it if you want to create a short tutorial or introduction video for the CF or the chat - get in contact with us. And discuss details and compensations.

Have fun, stay safe, and happy chatting!

Cheers,
ChatFighters