diff --git a/src/Defines.h b/src/Defines.h
index 17885394e..f766d4d04 100644
--- a/src/Defines.h
+++ b/src/Defines.h
@@ -465,51 +465,54 @@ inline AString AppendChatEpithet(const AString & a_ChatMessage, ChatPrefixCodes
 {
 	switch (a_ChatPrefix)
 	{
-	case mtCustom: return a_ChatMessage;
-	case mtFailure:
-	{
-		AString Message(Printf("%s[INFO] %s", cChatColor::Rose.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
-		Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
-		return Message;
+		case mtCustom: return a_ChatMessage;
+		case mtFailure:
+		{
+			AString Message(Printf("%s[INFO] %s", cChatColor::Rose.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
+			Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
+			return Message;
+		}
+		case mtInformation:
+		{
+			AString Message(Printf("%s[INFO] %s", cChatColor::Yellow.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
+			Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
+			return Message;
+		}
+		case mtSuccess:
+		{
+			AString Message(Printf("%s[INFO] %s", cChatColor::Green.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
+			Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
+			return Message;
+		}
+		case mtWarning:
+		{
+			AString Message(Printf("%s[WARN] %s", cChatColor::Rose.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
+			Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
+			return Message;
+		}
+		case mtFatal:
+		{
+			AString Message(Printf("%s[FATAL] %s", cChatColor::Red.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
+			Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
+			return Message;
+		}
+		case mtDeath:
+		{
+			AString Message(Printf("%s[DEATH] %s", cChatColor::Gray.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
+			Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
+			return Message;
+		}
+		case mtPrivateMessage:
+		{
+			AString Message(Printf("%s[MSG] %s%s", cChatColor::LightBlue.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str(), cChatColor::Italic.c_str()));
+			Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
+			return Message;
+		}
+		default: ASSERT(!"Unhandled chat prefix type!"); return "";
 	}
-	case mtInformation:
-	{
-		AString Message(Printf("%s[INFO] %s", cChatColor::Yellow.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
-		Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
-		return Message;
-	}
-	case mtSuccess:
-	{
-		AString Message(Printf("%s[INFO] %s", cChatColor::Green.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
-		Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
-		return Message;
-	}
-	case mtWarning:
-	{
-		AString Message(Printf("%s[WARN] %s", cChatColor::Rose.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
-		Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
-		return Message;
-	}
-	case mtFatal:
-	{
-		AString Message(Printf("%s[FATAL] %s", cChatColor::Red.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
-		Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
-		return Message;
-	}
-	case mtDeath:
-	{
-		AString Message(Printf("%s[DEATH] %s", cChatColor::Gray.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str()));
-		Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
-		return Message;
-	}
-	case mtPrivateMessage:
-	{
-		AString Message(Printf("%s[MSG] %s%s", cChatColor::LightBlue.c_str(), cChatColor::White.c_str(), cChatColor::Italic.c_str()));
-		Message.append(a_ChatMessage);
-		return Message;
-	}
-	}
-}// tolua_begin
+}
+
+// tolua_begin
 
 /// Normalizes an angle in degrees to the [-180, +180) range:
 inline double NormalizeAngleDegrees(const double a_Degrees)
diff --git a/src/Entities/Player.h b/src/Entities/Player.h
index 764b47ae0..784aac327 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Player.h
+++ b/src/Entities/Player.h
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ public:
 	void SendMessageInfo(const AString & a_Message) { SendMessage(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtInformation)); }
 	void SendMessageFailure(const AString & a_Message) { SendMessage(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtFailure)); }
 	void SendMessageSuccess(const AString & a_Message) { SendMessage(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtSuccess)); }
+	void SendMessageWarning(const AString & a_Message) { SendMessage(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtWarning)); }
+	void SendMessageFatal(const AString & a_Message) { SendMessage(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtFailure)); }
+	void SendMessageDeath(const AString & a_Message) { SendMessage(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtDeath)); }
+	void SendMessagePrivateMsg(const AString & a_Message) { SendMessage(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtPrivateMessage)); }
 
 	const AString & GetName(void) const { return m_PlayerName; }
 	void SetName(const AString & a_Name) { m_PlayerName = a_Name; }
diff --git a/src/Root.h b/src/Root.h
index c59afc810..fa52c21a1 100644
--- a/src/Root.h
+++ b/src/Root.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "Authenticator.h"
 #include "HTTPServer/HTTPServer.h"
+#include "Defines.h"
 
 
 
@@ -98,9 +99,6 @@ public:
 	/// Saves all chunks in all worlds
 	void SaveAllChunks(void);  // tolua_export
 	
-	/// Sends a chat message to all connected clients (in all worlds)
-	void BroadcastChat(const AString & a_Message);  // tolua_export
-	
 	/// Calls the callback for each player in all worlds
 	bool ForEachPlayer(cPlayerListCallback & a_Callback);	// >> EXPORTED IN MANUALBINDINGS <<
 
@@ -109,6 +107,16 @@ public:
 	
 	// tolua_begin
 	
+	/// Sends a chat message to all connected clients (in all worlds)
+	void BroadcastChat(const AString & a_Message);
+	void BroadcastChatInfo(const AString & a_Message) { BroadcastChat(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtInformation)); }
+	void BroadcastChatFailure(const AString & a_Message) { BroadcastChat(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtFailure)); }
+	void BroadcastChatSuccess(const AString & a_Message) { BroadcastChat(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtSuccess)); }
+	void BroadcastChatWarning(const AString & a_Message) { BroadcastChat(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtWarning)); }
+	void BroadcastChatFatal(const AString & a_Message) { BroadcastChat(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtFailure)); }
+	void BroadcastChatDeath(const AString & a_Message) { BroadcastChat(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtDeath)); }
+	void BroadcastChatPrivateMsg(const AString & a_Message) { BroadcastChat(AppendChatEpithet(a_Message, mtPrivateMessage)); }
+	
 	/// Returns the textual description of the protocol version: 49 -> "1.4.4". Provided specifically for Lua API
 	static AString GetProtocolVersionTextFromInt(int a_ProtocolVersionNum);