waited far too long for an initial commit but here we are

Scripts/chatbox.gd

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+extends Control
+class_name Chatbox
+
+signal opened
+signal closed
+
+var text_selected := false
+var username := "default"
+
+func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	if event.is_action_pressed("Open Text Chat"):
+		if text_selected:
+			closed.emit()
+			$VBoxContainer/LineEdit.deselect()
+			$VBoxContainer/LineEdit.visible = false
+			text_selected = false
+			if $VBoxContainer/LineEdit.text.length() != 0:
+				if $VBoxContainer/LineEdit.text.begins_with("/"):
+					Game.parse_command($VBoxContainer/LineEdit.text, multiplayer.get_unique_id())
+				else:
+					rpc("append_message", username, $VBoxContainer/LineEdit.text)
+			$VBoxContainer/LineEdit.clear()
+		else:
+			opened.emit()
+			$VBoxContainer/LineEdit.visible = true
+			$VBoxContainer/LineEdit.grab_focus()
+			text_selected = true
+
+
+func change_username(old_name, new_name):
+	append_message("server", old_name + " has changed their display name to " + new_name)
+
+
+@rpc("reliable","call_local","any_peer")
+func append_message(user, content):
+	$VBoxContainer/RichTextLabel.append_text("[" + user + "] " + content + "\n")