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=== Moving ===
Playing the training missions will familiarize you with flight basics in Allegiance. They can be accessed from the main menu, at the bottom left of the screen.


== Moving ==
Playing the training missions will familiarize you with flight basics in Allegiance.


=== Text chats ===
The chat log is located at the top centre of the screen. By default it shows the latest six lines of chat, and you can press Page Up and Page Down to scroll older messages. Messages are coloured according to the sender's team - white coloured messages are from players Not On A Team ("NOAT" for short), blue coloured messages come from players on the blue team, etc. Messages with bold text are sent by a team commander.


== Talking ==
You can only see messages that include you as a recepient - for instance you can only see enemy chat if they are broadcasting to "All". The recepient's name is included in brackets after the senders name. For instance: "Commander (Team 1): OK team, listen up."
The chat box is located at the top center of your screen and contains messages that were sent by all players logged in to the game server. Messages are displayed in different colors corresponding to the color of the sender's team. For example, if the words are blue then the message was sent by someone on blue team, a white message corresponds to a message sent by a player who is not on a team (NOAT). Messages displayed in bold characters are those written by commanders. Also displayed is the recipient of the message in brackets.


Most messages are sent with a "Ping" sound. Team commander messages have more of a "Bah-doop" sound, and messages sent to just you have a "bee-dah-boop" sound. If you here that private message sound it is a good signal to check the chat carefully for your name. For instance: Player (Your name): Come with me.


To bring up the chatbox press <Enter> and two boxes appear. The first, to the left, indicates the message recipient. The other box, to the right, is where you type your message. Pressing <Tab> will cycle through the default recipients:
To send text messages you press Enter (by default) and a two boxes will appear in the centre of your HUD. The first box shows who you're sending a message to, and will normally be the last person you sent a message to. To change your target press Tab. It will cycle through:
*Your team
*Your team
*Allied teams (only available in a game with 3 or more teams)
*Allied teams (if available)
*All
*All
*Your wing
*Your wing
*Your sector
*Your current sector
*Ship (if available)
*Back to your team
*Back to your team
*Ship (only available when flying a ship with turret gunners, or when using a turret)
Since messages can be sent to several recipients, it is important to know who will receive the message you are typing. If your team's name appears in the box, only your team can see the message. If your recipient is "All", it means that all players on the server can see the message you're about to type - you don't want to be giving strategic information out to everyone!


To send a Private Message (or PM) to a single user type the first few letters of the player's name in the message box (the box at the right), and press <Tab>. This function, known as TAB-Complete, allows you to easily choose recipients. It should fill in the full recipients name in the left box, although it may have guessed the wrong person. Simply type more of their name and hit <Tab> again. Once you have the correct recipient simply type and send your message normally.
Be careful who you send information to - you don't want to accidentaly broadcast tactical information to "All"!
 
 
===Voicechats===
Voice chats are short, pre-recorded messages that you can send instead of typing. A copy is also sent to the chat log automatically. Several Voicechats also send default orders (see "Follow orders" section), such as "Form on my wing" which sends an order to all friendly pilots to fly to you.
 
You can access Voicechats by pressing the ~ key (by default), which is located near the Tab key on your keyboard. That brings up a pop-up menu which you can navigate by hitting the keyboard shortcuts.  
 
Note: Please don't spam Voicechats in public games, as it annoys other players and clutters up the chat log.
 
===Voice Communication (Mumble)===
Many players (and especially squads) use [[Mumble]] while playing. Mumble is a voice communication application for groups. It is a good idea to install and use Mumble while playing, as many veteran players will be online to help you learn the game.
*[http://www.freeallegiance.org/FAW/index.php/Mumble Mumble]
 
===Relevant Flight School lessons===
*[http://www.freeallegiance.org/FAW/index.php/AFS/Basic_flight Basic Flight]
*[http://www.freeallegiance.org/FAW/index.php/AFS/Communication Communication]
*[http://www.freeallegiance.org/FAW/index.php/AFS/Read_the_chat Reading the chat]

Latest revision as of 16:36, 27 February 2011

juckto/IGH

Moving

Playing the training missions will familiarize you with flight basics in Allegiance. They can be accessed from the main menu, at the bottom left of the screen.


Text chats

The chat log is located at the top centre of the screen. By default it shows the latest six lines of chat, and you can press Page Up and Page Down to scroll older messages. Messages are coloured according to the sender's team - white coloured messages are from players Not On A Team ("NOAT" for short), blue coloured messages come from players on the blue team, etc. Messages with bold text are sent by a team commander.

You can only see messages that include you as a recepient - for instance you can only see enemy chat if they are broadcasting to "All". The recepient's name is included in brackets after the senders name. For instance: "Commander (Team 1): OK team, listen up."

Most messages are sent with a "Ping" sound. Team commander messages have more of a "Bah-doop" sound, and messages sent to just you have a "bee-dah-boop" sound. If you here that private message sound it is a good signal to check the chat carefully for your name. For instance: Player (Your name): Come with me.

To send text messages you press Enter (by default) and a two boxes will appear in the centre of your HUD. The first box shows who you're sending a message to, and will normally be the last person you sent a message to. To change your target press Tab. It will cycle through:

  • Your team
  • Allied teams (if available)
  • All
  • Your wing
  • Your current sector
  • Ship (if available)
  • Back to your team

Be careful who you send information to - you don't want to accidentaly broadcast tactical information to "All"!


Voicechats

Voice chats are short, pre-recorded messages that you can send instead of typing. A copy is also sent to the chat log automatically. Several Voicechats also send default orders (see "Follow orders" section), such as "Form on my wing" which sends an order to all friendly pilots to fly to you.

You can access Voicechats by pressing the ~ key (by default), which is located near the Tab key on your keyboard. That brings up a pop-up menu which you can navigate by hitting the keyboard shortcuts.

Note: Please don't spam Voicechats in public games, as it annoys other players and clutters up the chat log.

Voice Communication (Mumble)

Many players (and especially squads) use Mumble while playing. Mumble is a voice communication application for groups. It is a good idea to install and use Mumble while playing, as many veteran players will be online to help you learn the game.

Relevant Flight School lessons

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