HoboWars Chat

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HoboWars Chat, or Chat, as it is commonly called, is the chat room of HoboWars. It's a place where players talk with each other in a real-time setting.

Like any other chat room, Chat has its own unique layout, rules, etiquette, and text formatting syntax.

Layout

Chat's layout is a little unique and thus might seem confusing at first. However, once you get to know where everything is and what everything does, you'll be chatting proficiently.

Chat Layout
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Element Description
Tabs These tell you which chat room you are currently in. If you want to go to a specific chat room, click on its tab.
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Textbox This is where you type the message you want to send to everyone in the chat room. To send your typed message, click on the "Say" command button.
Toolbar Buttons These toggle or execute various alterations to Chat for your convenience, should you so desire them.
icon_scroll.gif = Toggle AutoScroll icon_arrowdown.gif / icon_arrowup.gif = Toggle Direction icon_clock.gif = Toggle Timestamps status_offline.png = Toggle Online List icon_soundon.gif / icon_soundoff.gif = Toggle Sound arrow_refresh.png = Refresh Chat
Topic Bar The topic bar displays the chat room's current topic of discussion or message.
Online Count This counter tell you want many people are currently in the chat room.
icon_chatters.gif ( Number of people in the chat room / Total number of people in every chat room ) arrow_refresh.png = Refresh Chat
Message List This lists all of the messages sent by users to each other. In other words, this is the discussion.
Online List This lists the names of all of the players currently in the chat room.
[NAME] afk = Player is away from keyboard [NAME]... = Player has been inactive for more than 15 minutes


Rules

As you might have guessed, Chat has rules. Follow them or risk getting banned from Chat by a player with moderating powers.