- if(i == autocvar_con_chat - 1)
- a = panel_fg_alpha;
- else
- a = panel_fg_alpha * floor(((i + 1) * 7 + autocvar_con_chattime)/45);
- drawcolorcodedstring(pos, textShortenToWidth(_("^3Player^7: This is the chat area."), mySize.x, chatsize, stringwidth_colors), chatsize, a, DRAWFLAG_NORMAL);
+ // engine displays chat text at full alpha
+ drawcolorcodedstring(pos, str, chatsize, 1, DRAWFLAG_NORMAL);