diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index ec3aa444..0c228cba 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ static void Got_KickCmd(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 		msg = KICK_MSG_CON_FAIL;
 	}
 
-	CONS_Printf("\x82%s ", player_names[pnum]);
+	//CONS_Printf("\x82%s ", player_names[pnum]);
 
 	// If a verified admin banned someone, the server needs to know about it.
 	// If the playernum isn't zero (the server) then the server needs to record the ban.
@@ -2829,15 +2829,15 @@ static void Got_KickCmd(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 	switch (msg)
 	{
 		case KICK_MSG_GO_AWAY:
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("has been kicked (Go away)\n"));
+			HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*%s has been kicked (Go away)", player_names[pnum]), false);
 			break;
 #ifdef NEWPING
 		case KICK_MSG_PING_HIGH:
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("left the game (Broke ping limit)\n"));
+			HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*%s left the game (Broke ping limit)", player_names[pnum]), false);
 			break;
 #endif
 		case KICK_MSG_CON_FAIL:
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("left the game (Synch failure)\n"));
+			HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*%s left the game (Synch Failure)", player_names[pnum]), false);
 
 			if (M_CheckParm("-consisdump")) // Helps debugging some problems
 			{
@@ -2873,22 +2873,22 @@ static void Got_KickCmd(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 			}
 			break;
 		case KICK_MSG_TIMEOUT:
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("left the game (Connection timeout)\n"));
+			HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*%s left the game (Connection timeout)", player_names[pnum]), false);
 			break;
 		case KICK_MSG_PLAYER_QUIT:
 			if (netgame) // not splitscreen/bots
-				CONS_Printf(M_GetText("left the game\n"));
+				HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*%s left the game", player_names[pnum]), false);
 			break;
 		case KICK_MSG_BANNED:
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("has been banned (Don't come back)\n"));
+			HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*%s has been banned (Don't come back)", player_names[pnum]), false);
 			break;
 		case KICK_MSG_CUSTOM_KICK:
 			READSTRINGN(*p, reason, MAX_REASONLENGTH+1);
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("has been kicked (%s)\n"), reason);
+			HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*%s has been kicked (%s)", player_names[pnum], reason), false);
 			break;
 		case KICK_MSG_CUSTOM_BAN:
 			READSTRINGN(*p, reason, MAX_REASONLENGTH+1);
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("has been banned (%s)\n"), reason);
+			HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*%s has been banned (%s)", player_names[pnum], reason), false);
 			break;
 	}
 
@@ -3167,9 +3167,6 @@ static void Got_AddPlayer(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 	if (newplayernum+1 > doomcom->numslots)
 		doomcom->numslots = (INT16)(newplayernum+1);
 
-	if (netgame)
-		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Player %d has joined the game (node %d)\n"), newplayernum+1, node);
-
 	// the server is creating my player
 	if (node == mynode)
 	{
@@ -3228,13 +3225,19 @@ static void Got_AddPlayer(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 		D_SendPlayerConfig();
 		addedtogame = true;
 	}
-	else if (server && netgame && cv_showjoinaddress.value)
-	{
-		const char *address;
-		if (I_GetNodeAddress && (address = I_GetNodeAddress(node)) != NULL)
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Player Address is %s\n"), address);
+	
+	if (netgame)
+	{	
+		if (server && netgame && cv_showjoinaddress.value)
+		{	
+			const char *address;
+			if (I_GetNodeAddress && (address = I_GetNodeAddress(node)) != NULL)
+				HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*Player %d has joined the game (node %d) (%s)", newplayernum+1, node, address), false);	// merge join notification + IP to avoid clogging console/chat.
+		}
+		else
+			HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*Player %d has joined the game (node %d)", newplayernum+1, node), false);
 	}
-
+	
 	if (server && multiplayer && motd[0] != '\0')
 		COM_BufAddText(va("sayto %d %s\n", newplayernum, motd));
 
diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index 50ed146b..c1156d4b 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -1140,8 +1140,8 @@ static void SetPlayerName(INT32 playernum, char *newname)
 		if (strcasecmp(newname, player_names[playernum]) != 0)
 		{
 			if (netgame)
-				CONS_Printf(M_GetText("%s renamed to %s\n"),
-					player_names[playernum], newname);
+				HU_AddChatText(va("\x82*%s renamed to %s", player_names[playernum], newname), false);
+
 			strcpy(player_names[playernum], newname);
 		}
 	}
@@ -5152,9 +5152,9 @@ static void Mute_OnChange(void)
 		return;	// avoid having this notification put in our console / log when we boot the server.
 
 	if (cv_mute.value)
-		HU_AddChatText(M_GetText("*Chat has been muted."), false);
+		HU_AddChatText(M_GetText("\x82*Chat has been muted."), false);
 	else
-		HU_AddChatText(M_GetText("*Chat is no longer muted."), false);
+		HU_AddChatText(M_GetText("\x82*Chat is no longer muted."), false);
 }
 
 /** Hack to clear all changed flags after game start.
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index b915cc81..5ffad630 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -1634,15 +1634,15 @@ static void HU_DrawChat(void)
 			{
 				char name[MAXPLAYERNAME+1];
 				strlcpy(name, player_names[i], 7);	// shorten name to 7 characters.
-				V_DrawFillConsoleMap(chatx+ cv_chatwidth.value + 2, p_dispy- (6*count), 48, 6, 239 | V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT);	// fill it like the chat so the text doesn't become hard to read because of the hud.
-				V_DrawSmallString(chatx+ cv_chatwidth.value + 4, p_dispy- (6*count), V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, va("\x82%d\x80 - %s", i, name));
+				V_DrawFillConsoleMap(chatx+ cv_chatwidth.value + 2, p_dispy- (6*count) - (cv_kartspeedometer.value ? 16 : 0), 48, 6, 239 | V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT);	// fill it like the chat so the text doesn't become hard to read because of the hud.
+				V_DrawSmallString(chatx+ cv_chatwidth.value + 4, p_dispy- (6*count) - (cv_kartspeedometer.value ? 16 : 0), V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, va("\x82%d\x80 - %s", i, name));
 				count++;
 			}
 		}
 		if (count == 0)	// no results.
 		{
-			V_DrawFillConsoleMap(chatx-50, p_dispy- (6*count), 48, 6, 239 | V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT);	// fill it like the chat so the text doesn't become hard to read because of the hud.
-			V_DrawSmallString(chatx-48, p_dispy- (6*count), V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, "NO RESULT.");
+			V_DrawFillConsoleMap(chatx+ cv_chatwidth.value + 2, p_dispy- (6*count) - (cv_kartspeedometer.value ? 16 : 0), 48, 6, 239 | V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT);	// fill it like the chat so the text doesn't become hard to read because of the hud.
+			V_DrawSmallString(chatx+ cv_chatwidth.value + 4, p_dispy- (6*count) - (cv_kartspeedometer.value ? 16 : 0), V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, "NO RESULT.");
 		}
 	}