The current chat system will not work for a very large amount of players. We will need an alternitive system in the far future.


Id like to see 2d text appear above shipes to the viewers perspective, like jumps are.... heres my crap drawing...

non hostile!
<[o]>

drop cargo!
<[o]>


Or we could have a hail target bind...

Check out the thread I bumped...

The devs have already said that they're going to come up with some pretty cool chat systems... but it'll probably be later cause we don't have too many people at the moment.

Or we could have an EVE-online like chat system.
With several channels, just like on IRC.
#general
#(clan name) ++

Don't know about text appearing about players ships when they talk, but tell you what I would like to see overlayed above and below. Name and distance but only on your current target to stop clutter. Might even help stop people unintentionally rocket ramming (ie: me).

It would also be nice to have shortcuts to say things for example, a pirate would have a bind which directs 'jettison your cargo' to their current target, or someone could have a bind which says to teammates 'Im at %h' and it would automatically fill in hull percentage at the end.

- and, and_but_red!, and_only_gold!

All I want right now is a key bound to /msg whoeve is targetted.