code/datums/chatmessage.dm 
            
        
| CHAT_MESSAGE_SPAWN_TIME | How long the chat message's spawn-in animation will occur for | 
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| CHAT_MESSAGE_LIFESPAN | How long the chat message will exist prior to any exponential decay | 
| CHAT_MESSAGE_EOL_FADE | How long the chat message's end of life fading animation will occur for | 
| CHAT_MESSAGE_GRACE_PERIOD | Grace period for fade before we actually delete the chat message | 
| CHAT_MESSAGE_EXP_DECAY | Factor of how much the message index (number of messages) will account to exponential decay | 
| CHAT_MESSAGE_HEIGHT_DECAY | Factor of how much height will account to exponential decay | 
| CHAT_MESSAGE_APPROX_LHEIGHT | Approximate height in pixels of an 'average' line, used for height decay | 
| CHAT_MESSAGE_WIDTH | Max width of chat message in pixels | 
| CHAT_MESSAGE_ICON_SIZE | The dimensions of the chat message icons | 
| CHAT_LAYER | Base layer of chat elements | 
| CHAT_LAYER_MAX | Highest possible layer of chat elements | 
| CHAT_LAYER_Z_STEP | Maximum precision of float before rounding errors occur (in this context) | 
| CHAT_LAYER_MAX_Z | The number of z-layer 'slices' usable by the chat message layering | 
| /datum/chatmessage | Datum for generating a message overlay on the map | 
Define Details
CHAT_LAYER
            
         
    
    Base layer of chat elements
CHAT_LAYER_MAX
            
         
    
    Highest possible layer of chat elements
CHAT_LAYER_MAX_Z
            
         
    
    The number of z-layer 'slices' usable by the chat message layering
CHAT_LAYER_Z_STEP
            
         
    
    Maximum precision of float before rounding errors occur (in this context)
CHAT_MESSAGE_APPROX_LHEIGHT
            
         
    
    Approximate height in pixels of an 'average' line, used for height decay
CHAT_MESSAGE_EOL_FADE
            
         
    
    How long the chat message's end of life fading animation will occur for
CHAT_MESSAGE_EXP_DECAY
            
         
    
    Factor of how much the message index (number of messages) will account to exponential decay
CHAT_MESSAGE_GRACE_PERIOD
            
         
    
    Grace period for fade before we actually delete the chat message
CHAT_MESSAGE_HEIGHT_DECAY
            
         
    
    Factor of how much height will account to exponential decay
CHAT_MESSAGE_ICON_SIZE
            
         
    
    The dimensions of the chat message icons
CHAT_MESSAGE_LIFESPAN
            
         
    
    How long the chat message will exist prior to any exponential decay
CHAT_MESSAGE_SPAWN_TIME
            
         
    
    How long the chat message's spawn-in animation will occur for
CHAT_MESSAGE_WIDTH
            
         
    
    Max width of chat message in pixels