Chat
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Players are able to chat with each other in various ways, sometimes dependent on their location. There are multiple modes of speaking, which affect how the text appears on screen. Each chat tab sends the message to a different group of people.
To chat, simply type your message into the chat input box on the bottom left corner of your room screen and click the Send button or hit enter. The message will be sent to whichever chat tab you have selected.
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Chat Tabs
There are two types of chat, private and group. Each chat that you are currently viewing will be shown across the top of your screen under the the larger main tabs. When a new, unviewed message has been sent in a chat, the tab will glimmer. The currently selected tab will be highlighted while the others will be darkened. Click on a tab to select it.
| Chat Type | Tab Color | Chat Input Background | Message Color (To others/From others) | Message Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group chat in a room | Blue | White | White/White | Rounded rectangles/rectangles with concave sides for emotes |
| Group chat for Groups | Bluish-gray | Bluish | Pink/Pink | Rectangles |
| Private chat with other players | Orange | Orange | Blue/Purple | Rectangles |
Login/Logout Messages
You will receive whenever a friend logs in or out. They show up in grey text on a list found at the lower right hand corner of your screen. Click on the arrow to view the log of login/logout messages.
Invitations to play multiplayer games with your friends or follow them (orange text) and friends' profile status messages changes also show up in this list (grey text). When you add a new friend or get new mail, the message appears in blue.
Chat Commands
Some commands can be run right from the chat window. Typing /help will bring up a window with the most common commands. Type /help <command> to get more information about the command.
Usage
- /action <action> - Replace <action> with one of your avatar's actions to perform it from the chat window.
- /afk <message> or /away <message> - Sets you as being away from the computer.
- /back
- /clear - Clears the chat history.
- /emote <message> (/e, /em or /me) - The /emote command places your name in front of the text. Emotes are useful for general expressions, for example 'Agent Equinox has another drink.' This command can be used in all types of chat.
- /help - Brings up a window with the most common commands
- /speak <message> - Delivers a message to the room.
- /state <state> - Replace <state> with one of your avatar's states to activate it from the chat window.
- /think <message> - Shows a message in a thought bubble.
Chat Options
Click on the chat options button to the left of your chat input on the bottom of your screen.
- Groups - Shows a list of your Groups. Clicking on a Group's name will open a new chat tab for that Group's chat. If you have already joined a Group chat, that Group's name will be gray.
- Show/Hide occupants - For group chat tabs (room & Group), this will show a list of players currently viewing the chat.
- Slide/Overlay chat - Slide chat appears in its own window with a black background. Overlay chat shows the chat on the left side of your room window.
- Hide chat history (F9) - This option is only available when overlay chat is selected.
- Chat preferences - Click on this and a window will pop-up with controls for text size, duration of the chat bubbles that appear by avatars, and chat filtering.
Friends Online
The "Friends" button is on the bottom of your window to the right of the chat tab. Clicking on this will show a popup list of friends online. Clicking on their names will allow you to chat with them, go to the room they are in, or view their profile.
