Chat tutorial
This article on different languages
- Español version of chat basics
- Как пользоваться чатом (basics in Russian)
- Tutoriel de chat en français
TL;DR
Read whole text to learn tricks that will save your time in the future.
- @playername private message text
- $ whisper text (<32 blocks away)
- /create_channel local_communication,,#666999
- /join_channel local_communication
- #local_communication message text
- #local_communication without any text to write all further messages to the channel by default.
- /mail for offline communication.
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There are three types of private messages. 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".
If you want to continue talking to other player, please use whispers commands, because they are already notified.
Whisper
Start your message with $ if you want to talk only to people around you (< 32 blocks). This does not require a player name.
$ message
Same result is achieved with /whis message
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. To join a channel and listen to the chat there type:
/jc channelname
To speak on a channel you can either:
- Type #channelname message to speak once in the channel
- Type #channelname and press enter to make channel your default target: all further messages go to that channel until you switch it again.
If you want to speak in some other language join or create a channel named by ISO 639-1 language code. To leave a channel use lc command: /lc channelname
"main" is the default channel. Type "#main" to switch back to it.
If a player is offline use /mail. 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.
Color, passwords, etc
Mod is beerchat, check official thread for more info: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=18090