From e0d69448222b43aaa1120bdc022f1bbcd85a50b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evelyn Gordon <evelyn.gordon20@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:28:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure speech bubble cap is always respected (#32223)

Ensure speech bubble cap is respected, even when messages are sent very fast
---
 .../UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs           | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs
index 8f66340a30..8d96a5d670 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs
@@ -467,8 +467,9 @@ public sealed class ChatUIController : UIController
 
         if (existing.Count > SpeechBubbleCap)
         {
-            // Get the oldest to start fading fast.
-            var last = existing[0];
+            // Get the next speech bubble to fade
+            // Any speech bubbles before it are already fading
+            var last = existing[^(SpeechBubbleCap + 1)];
             last.FadeNow();
         }
     }
-- 
2.51.2