diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUI.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUI.cs
index 08468d81f..5b758ad98 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUI.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUI.cs
@@ -546,6 +546,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             }            
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Displays a message at the center of the screen, automatically preventing overlapping with other centered messages
+        /// </summary>
         public static void AddMessage(string message, Color color, float lifeTime = 3.0f, bool playSound = true)
         {
             if (messages.Count > 0 && messages[messages.Count - 1].Text == message)
@@ -555,12 +558,15 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             }
 
             Vector2 pos = new Vector2(GameMain.GraphicsWidth / 2.0f, GameMain.GraphicsHeight * 0.7f);
-            pos.Y += messages.FindAll(m => m.Centered).Count * 30;
+            pos.Y += messages.FindAll(m => m.AutoCenter).Count * 30;
 
             messages.Add(new GUIMessage(message, color, pos, lifeTime, Alignment.Center, true));
             if (playSound) PlayUISound(GUISoundType.Message);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Display and automatically fade out a piece of text at an arbitrary position on the screen
+        /// </summary>
         public static void AddMessage(string message, Vector2 position, Alignment alignment, Color color, float lifeTime = 3.0f, bool playSound = true)
         {
             if (messages.Count > 0 && messages[messages.Count - 1].Text == message)
@@ -599,7 +605,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                     alpha -= 1.0f - msg.LifeTime;
                 }
 
-                if (msg.Centered)
+                if (msg.AutoCenter)
                 {
                     msg.Pos = MathUtils.SmoothStep(msg.Pos, currPos, deltaTime * 20.0f);
                     currPos.Y += 30.0f;
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUIMessage.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUIMessage.cs
index cb1f6b437..de437566d 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUIMessage.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUIMessage.cs
@@ -46,14 +46,21 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             private set;
         }
 
-        public bool Centered;
 
-        public GUIMessage(string text, Color color, Vector2 position, float lifeTime, Alignment textAlignment, bool centered)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Autocentered messages are automatically placed at the center of the screen and prevented from overlapping with each other
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool AutoCenter;
+
+        public GUIMessage(string text, Color color, Vector2 position, float lifeTime, Alignment textAlignment, bool autoCenter)
         {
             coloredText = new ColoredText(text, color);
             pos = position;
             this.lifeTime = lifeTime;
             this.Alignment = textAlignment;
+            this.AutoCenter = autoCenter;
+
+            size = GUI.Font.MeasureString(text);
 
             if (textAlignment.HasFlag(Alignment.Left))
                 Origin.X += size.X * 0.5f;
@@ -67,14 +74,10 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             if (textAlignment.HasFlag(Alignment.Bottom))
                 Origin.Y -= size.Y * 0.5f;
 
-            if (centered)
+            if (autoCenter)
             {
                 Origin = new Vector2((int)(0.5f * size.X), (int)(0.5f * size.Y));
             }
-            else
-            {
-                size = GUI.Font.MeasureString(text);
-            }
         }
     }
 }