From 3f2b1a3ec4e635f0227ec243d2b603d37674b940 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ethan Moffat <ethan@moffat.io>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:44:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix bug in default panel display

---
 EndlessClient/HUD/Controls/HudControlsFactory.cs | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/EndlessClient/HUD/Controls/HudControlsFactory.cs b/EndlessClient/HUD/Controls/HudControlsFactory.cs
index a9a477241..bc2fa58e0 100644
--- a/EndlessClient/HUD/Controls/HudControlsFactory.cs
+++ b/EndlessClient/HUD/Controls/HudControlsFactory.cs
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ private IGameComponent CreateStatePanel(InGameStates whichState)
             }
 
             //news is visible by default when loading the game if news text is set
-            retPanel.Visible = (_newsProvider.NewsText.Any() && whichState == InGameStates.News) || whichState == InGameStates.Chat;
+            retPanel.Visible = (_newsProvider.NewsText.Any() && whichState == InGameStates.News) ||
+                               (!_newsProvider.NewsText.Any() && whichState == InGameStates.Chat);
 
             return retPanel;
         }