HoboWars Chat

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HoboWars Chat
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HoboWars Chat, or Chat, as it is commonly called, is a place where players can chat with each other in a real-time setting.

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 This displays the chat room's current discussion topic, or some other message related to the chat room.
Online Count This counter tells you how 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. Please follow them for a pleasant Chat experience.

Etiquette

  • Spell correctly.
  • Chat coherently.
  • Don't ask questions.
  • Understand that you need to gain the respect of other players before you will be welcomed into Chat.

Text Formatting Syntax

Under construction.

Toggles

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Tags

Under construction.

Emoticons

Under construction.