Radio

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Contents 1 Color Key 2 Tabs 2.1 General 2.2 Help 2.3 Faction 2.4 Wing 2.5 Roleplay 3 Slash Functions 3.1 /b 3.2 /em, /me, /emote 3.3 /h, /help 3.4 /i 3.5 /ignore 3.6 /unignore 3.7 /ooc 4 References

The radio is a chat-box located within the game where players can chat with other players from all over Skytopia, or, if they wish, just players from their faction or wing. The feature first entered the game at the beginning of Skyrates 2.1 and, alongside the

Skyrates Forums, it is the most popular form of communication amongst pilots.

Keep in mind that Skyrates is a family friendly game, so keep language above reproach.

[edit] Color Key

The names of the players chatting in the radio are displayed when they type a message, appearing in the color of the faction to which they belong.

• Red font represents members of the Crimson Armada
• Blue font represents members of the Azure League
• Green font represents members of the Jade Hand
• Purple font represents members of the Court of Violets
• Brown font represents members of the Earthen Order
• Yellow font represents players in Flight School
• Orange font represents Independent players
• Gray font represents Devs

[edit] Tabs

[edit] General

The General tab is for unstructured, all-around chat. Feel free to talk about anything you like. For example, some players offer up trivia questions and award Ratings to whomever provides the first correct answer. The Devs will also pop-in sometimes to discuss development happenings.

[edit] Help

The Help tab is for those seeking help with any aspect of Skyrates. Try to keep on topic, and give meaningful answers.

[edit] Faction

The Faction tab is for your faction chatting and plotting. Only members of your Faction can access the same Faction tab. Creating an Alt to "spy" on faction chat and forums is frowned upon (see The Seven Deadly Sins of Skyrates).

[edit] Wing

If you are a member of a Wing, you will see a Wing tab as well. This tab is for members of your wing.

[edit] Roleplay

Volumes of player created content exist for Skyrates, and the RP tab is great for creating more. If you're unsure about getting started, read the Roleplay page, and perhaps the Advanced Roleplay Tips page as well. Feel free to ask in RP chat using /ooc, but try not to create "walls" of off-topic discussion. That is better handled in the Help tab.

[edit] Slash Functions

Slash functions are used by including them at the beginning of your comment. They do not work if typed halfway through a comment.

[edit] /b

Makes your text appear in bold.

/b This entire line should appear in bold.

[edit] /em, /me, /emote

To convey emotional content or an action, type the following in the chat window:^[1]

/em Action

or

/me Action

or

/emote Action

[edit] /h, /help

For a quick-reference reminder of what slash functions are available, type the following. Note that only you will see the echoed text.

/h

or

/help

even

/hamburger

will work as anything that starts with /h will.

[edit] /i

Makes your text appear in italics.

/i This entire line should appear in italics.

[edit] /ignore

Players insistent on using offensive verbiage (or just being really stupid) can be ignored by typing the following in the chat window:

/ignore PlayerName

Or, if there are spaces in the player's name:^[2]

/ignore "Player Name"

This will prevent anything that PlayerName (or Player Name) types from showing up in your Radio.

/ignore is case-sensitive.^[3]

"Repeat offenders" should be reported to the Devs by email.^[4]

[edit] /unignore

Intuitively, /unignore cancels an /ignore command. It the same syntax as /ignore. ^[5]

/unignore PlayerName

Or, if there are spaces in the player's name:^[6]

/unignore "Player Name"

/unignore is case-sensitive.

[edit] /ooc

When talking out-of-character (OOC) during a roleplay (RP), typing the following will enclose your text in double-parenthesis, like this: ((text)).

/ooc I've been playing too long and need to get outside.

[edit] References

1. ↑ http://skyrates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2108&highlight=
2. ↑ http://skyrates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16332&highlight=#16332
3. ↑ http://skyrates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4115&highlight=
4. ↑ http://skyrates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2064
5. ↑ http://skyrates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=57104#57104
6. ↑ http://skyrates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16332&highlight=#16332