Chat tutorial
| Other languagues |
This article in different languages
- Español version of chat basics
- Как пользоваться чатом (basics in Russian)
- Tutoriel de chat en français
Chat cheatsheet
| Command | Description |
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@playername private message text |
Send a message to a player (playername) with a sound notification |
$ whispered text |
Send a message to all players around you, < 32 nodes away |
/create_channel local_chat,,#666999 |
Create a chat channel named local_chat |
/join_channel local_chat |
Join a chat channel named local_chat |
#local_chat message |
Send message to the #local_chat channel |
#local_chat |
Switch to local_chat channel, messages without prefix will reach users in #local_chat, not #main channel, but you'll receive messages from #main
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/lc main |
Leave main channel |
/mail |
Send for offline communication |
Rules of etiquette
| Keep all communication in #main channel in english |
Keep #main channel clear of local chatter so that help seekers can be heard
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| Make your own channel or whisper with your guild-members. |
| When you know a language and want to help the players speaking it, join the according channels. We appreciate your help. |
Don't tell everyone in #main that you have lag. Use #lag channel if you really want to.
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Beerchat section of /help shows all commands
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Personal messages (PM)
There are three types of private messages.
Message with a sound notification
If you write @playername message content, a player will hear a sound notification.
You can send a message with sound by typing /msg playername message content, too.
An advantage there is that you can use autocompletion: /msg pla[TAB KEY] will be converted to /msg playername.
Send more messages with notifications
To continue sending notifications and messages to the last player you sent a message with @, just type @ message.
Message for players around you (whisper)
If you want to continue talking to other player, please use whispers commands, because they are already notified.
Start your message with $ if you want to talk only to people around you (< 32 nodes). This command does not require a player name. Example: $ message
You can use $120 message if you want to adjust radius where your message can be heard, this example allows people around you (< 120 nodes) to hear message.
Same result is achieved with /whis message
Long distance message without sound notification
For long distance whispers use /tell command: /tell playername message
Minetest provides auto completion for online player names. Invoke with Tab-key: /tell pla[TAB-KEY] is converted to /tell playername.
Channels
Usually channel names start with a # but not in commands to join, leave or create.
Avoid creating channels with space in their names.
Joining a channel
To join a channel and listen to the chat there type:
/jc channelname
Writing to a channel
To speak on a channel you can either:
- Type
#channelname messageto speak once in the channel - Type
#channelnameand press enter to make channel your default target: all further messages go to that channel until you switch it again.
Language codes
If you want to speak in some other language join or create a channel named by its language code. International Standards Organization has a bit of a long-read for you if you don't know yours: ISO 639-1.
Leaving a channel
To leave a channel use lc command: /lc channelname
Default channel
The default channel for PandoraBox everyone sees is main. You can type #main to switch back to it.
Public channels
There are a number of channels for public use and you probably can find something for your taste. List of public channels
Color, passwords and other options, provided by Beerchat
Pandorabox is using the beerchat mod for chat support, check official thread for more info.
You can download it on GitHub.
If a player is offline, simply type /mail to see mail menu and write a letter to them.
This command will open a mail UI. Next time target player will login there will be a notification in the center of the screen until the player reads the message.
In-game chat tutorial
There is a summarised tutorial in the commonwealth hotel's lobby. Its coordinates are: X: 4933 Y: 9 Z: -82. You can press F5 to see your own coordinates.
To go there, type "/spawn", go to the Tutorials section and right-click the Starter teleporter.