Multiplayer

There are six different chat commands you can use to communicate with other players.

Channel Chat broadcasts your message to everyone in the universe who is tuned in to the channel you broadcast on. To send a channel message, press "t" while in-ship, or select the appropriate tab in the station interface. You may use "/join " to join a new channel, or "/leave " to leave one. You will always broadcast to the last channel you joined. By default, messages from your active channel will be colored light blue, and messages from inactive channels will be colored dark blue.

Many players use channel 100 as a default meeting place, though the channel can get cluttered very quickly.

Sector Chat sends your message to all other players in the current sector. Press "T" to send a sector chat message, or select the appropriate tab in- station.

Private Messages allow you to send a message to a specific player. Bring up any chat window (sector, channel, or any of the others), then type "/msg ". You may tab-complete any person's name by typing the first few letters of their name and then pressing the tab key. You can also respond to the last person who sent you a private message by pressing the tab key at the beginning of a line.

Group Chat sends a message to all other memebers of your group. Default key is "g". See the grouping section of this manual for more information.

Guild Chat sends a message to all memebers of your guild. Default key is "G". See the guild section of this manual for more information.

Bar Chat is available only when you're docked with a station. All players currently docked with that station will be able to see messages you type in the bar.

Mission Computer Chat works similarly to normal chat. When in- ship, press the "m" key to send a response to your mission computer, or in- station, select the appropriate tab and type your response there.

When in-station, most of these chat commands will be available via the station chat panel, shown above. In-flight, the commands are accessible via the hotkeys noted above.

For more information on in-ship communication, see the Chat Window section of this manual.