Fixing your roblox legacy chat system script issues

If you are trying to get a roblox legacy chat system script working in your game today, you have probably realized that Roblox has changed quite a bit over the last couple of years. Back in the day, the chat was entirely Lua-based and lived right in your game hierarchy where you could mess with it easily. Now, Roblox pushes the new "TextChatService" by default, which is great for performance but can be a real pain if you prefer the old-school look or have specific scripts that rely on the legacy architecture. ...

February 11, 2026 · 6 min · Kendal Tinyo