2.7. The chat panel

Underneath the map is a textfield where you can enter messages that will be broadcast to all other players. When you type a message and press Return, the message will be broadcast to all players.

Figure 2-11. The chat panel.

Normally, text that you type will appear with your player name, for example "player1 said: foo". If you start your text with ":" the output will omit the "said", like "player1 needs more lumber".

The chat also knows some special commands that start with "/". The commands currently defined are:

Table 2-3. Chat Commands

CommandArgumentsDescription
/me(anything)This is the same as the ":" described above, but IRC addicts might prefer this variant.
/beepusernameLet username's client beep.