function rpChat( source, message, mType)
	if (isPlayerMuted(source)) then
		outputChatBox("You can not use interactions while being muted!", source, 255, 0, 0)
		return
	end
	if (not message) then return end
	message = message:gsub("#%x%x%x%x%x%x", "")
	if (message == "") then return end
	if exports.GTIres:isPlayerBannedSQL(source) then
		outputChatBox("You can not chat while being banned", source, 255, 0, 0)
		return
	end
	local r, g, b = getPlayerNametagColor(source)
	local hex = getHexFromRGB(r, g, b)
	local posX, posY, posZ = getElementPosition(source)
	local recipients = {}
	for index, player2 in pairs(getElementsByType("player")) do
		local posX2, posY2, posZ2 = getElementPosition(player2)
		if (--[[player ~= player2 and--]] getDistanceBetweenPoints3D(posX, posY, posZ, posX2, posY2, posZ2)) <= 30 then
			table.insert(recipients, player2)
		end
	end
	for index, player2 in pairs(recipients) do
		if mType == "me" then
			outputChatBox("[ME]["..#recipients.."] *"..getPlayerName(source).." "..message, player2, 255, 0, 255, false)
			logSocialMessage( "", "[ME]["..#recipients.."] *"..getPlayerName(source).." "..message, "action", 1, "Interactions", "RP Chat", "player")
		elseif mType == "do" then
			outputChatBox("[DO]["..#recipients.."] *"..getPlayerName(source)..": "..message, player2, 255, 0, 255, false)
			logSocialMessage( "", "[DO]["..#recipients.."] *"..getPlayerName(source)..": "..message, "action", 1, "Interactions", "RP Chat", "player")
		end
	end
end

function localChat(player, _, ...)
	if (isPlayerMuted(player)) then
		outputChatBox("You can not chat while being muted!", player, 255, 0, 0)
		return
	end
	local message = table.concat({...}, " ")
	if (not message) then return end
	message = message:gsub("#%x%x%x%x%x%x", "")
	if (message == "") then return end
	local r, g, b = getPlayerNametagColor(player)
	local hex = getHexFromRGB(r, g, b)
	local posX, posY, posZ = getElementPosition(player)
	local recipients = {}
	for index, player2 in pairs(getElementsByType("player")) do
		local posX2, posY2, posZ2 = getElementPosition(player2)
		if (--[[player ~= player2 and--]] getDistanceBetweenPoints3D(posX, posY, posZ, posX2, posY2, posZ2)) <= 30 then
			table.insert(recipients, player2)
		end
	end
	if exports.GTIres:isPlayerBannedSQL(player) then
		outputChatBox("You can not chat while being banned", player, 255, 0, 0)
		return
	end
	--local detection = string.gsub( message, "/")
	if string.find( message, "/me", 1, true) then
		--outputChatBox( "You tried entering a command in localchat.", player, 255, 0, 0)
		local message1 = string.gsub( message, "/me ", "")
		if message1 ~= "" then
			rpChat( player, message1, "me")
			return
		end
	elseif string.find( message, "/do", 1, true) then
		--outputChatBox( "You tried entering a command in localchat.", player, 255, 0, 0)
		local message1 = string.gsub( message, "/do ", "")
		if message1 ~= "" then
			rpChat( player, message1, "do")
			return
		end
	end
end