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Newcomer / Intro How do I use the CHAT? In order to speak with other Commanders?
- Thread starter Dandras85
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The nearest thing to that is "System Chat" - basically anyone in the same system as you can see that. I never use it, often find it full of foul language and worse.
You can of course send direct messages to your friends, wing-mates and even a squadron chat.
You could try using the Galactic Academy Discord linked at the top of this sub-forum. You will find helpful people talk you through things like this.
You can of course send direct messages to your friends, wing-mates and even a squadron chat.
You could try using the Galactic Academy Discord linked at the top of this sub-forum. You will find helpful people talk you through things like this.
Local is anyone in your instance.
Greetings,
Main chat is a local system comm where players are in the same instance in a system. It has been used
for wings but any other players in the same instance can see them. I use it mostly for NPC pirate messages
to see if they are going to interdict me with my cargo of Platinum or hearing some NPC working on their
wedding vows etc. If I don't need this I'll monitor the other channels. Monitoring them to see if anyone is out
there plus hollow squares or triangles (prepare for combat) on the radar works better finding other players.
Direct chat is one player to another in the same instance that no one else can see.
Wing/Crew chat was added for private comms so that they didn't have to use the Main chat anymore.
System chat talks to anyone in a system no matter what mode they are in with Open, Group and Solo.
Useful in a popular system seeing what is going on in say a Community Goal to make friends while flying
in Solo mode so you don't get blown away! Find and friend players then wing up in Group or if you know
what you are doing in Open go for it! If not have lots of credits and fly a ship with a cheap rebuy to learn.
Squadron chat allows a player to talk to any other member in ANY system in the ED universe providing that
they are live online and you are a member. The catch is you don't know where they are unless they tell you
but it is a private comm or playing with them you already know.
Might be worth considering although Frontier servers seem to lose the Squadron Chat connections a lot.
Think of an Internet Service Provider up 70 percent...or 35 percent after a major game update. Oh well.
A great feature select any message window then type /clear to erase them. Type /help to see all the commands.
More info at the ED WIKI here. Regards.
Main chat is a local system comm where players are in the same instance in a system. It has been used
for wings but any other players in the same instance can see them. I use it mostly for NPC pirate messages
to see if they are going to interdict me with my cargo of Platinum or hearing some NPC working on their
wedding vows etc. If I don't need this I'll monitor the other channels. Monitoring them to see if anyone is out
there plus hollow squares or triangles (prepare for combat) on the radar works better finding other players.
Direct chat is one player to another in the same instance that no one else can see.
Wing/Crew chat was added for private comms so that they didn't have to use the Main chat anymore.
System chat talks to anyone in a system no matter what mode they are in with Open, Group and Solo.
Useful in a popular system seeing what is going on in say a Community Goal to make friends while flying
in Solo mode so you don't get blown away! Find and friend players then wing up in Group or if you know
what you are doing in Open go for it! If not have lots of credits and fly a ship with a cheap rebuy to learn.
Squadron chat allows a player to talk to any other member in ANY system in the ED universe providing that
they are live online and you are a member. The catch is you don't know where they are unless they tell you
but it is a private comm or playing with them you already know.
Might be worth considering although Frontier servers seem to lose the Squadron Chat connections a lot.
Think of an Internet Service Provider up 70 percent...or 35 percent after a major game update. Oh well.
A great feature select any message window then type /clear to erase them. Type /help to see all the commands.
More info at the ED WIKI here. Regards.
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The only universal channel is if you join a squadron - squadron chat is between systems.