Chat and Radio Usage

There are four basic chat options in Targetware. Pressing any of these opens the chat buffer. After opening the buffer, type the text you wish then press Enter to send it.

Chat to All
T
Chat to Team
Y
Chat to Unit
U
Chat to Squad
R

An example of how that appears in game.

Private Radio Tuning

You can create up to 8 private radio channels to send messages to specifically named players. To create a private radio tuning, open the chat buffer (T), and enter:

.radio Displays all radio tunings
.radio [channel] Clears a radio tuning
.radio [channel] [user(s)] Creates a radio tuning to users on the radio number. (Note: either a space or a comma can be used to separate usernames).

To send a message to private radio tuning, press the key assigned to that radio. By default, radio channels 1 through 4 are assigne to CTRL+1 through CTRL+4.

Example:
.radio 1 yak, bloo, au
: sets radio list 1 to yak, bloo and au. Press CTRL+1 to send to those players.
.radio 2 sick yt: sets radio list 2 to sick and yt. Press CTRL+2 to send to those players.

Radio and Chat Key Mapping

In the [Chat] section of keyboard.txt, the key press for radios, and the other chat functions, can be assigned. The defaults are:

[Chat]
All = T
Team = Y
Unit = U
Squad = R
Count = 5
[this specifies the number of radios]
Radio 1 = CTRL+1
Radio 2 = CTRL+2
Radio 3 = CTRL+3
Radio 4 = CTRL+4

Squelching Other Players

You can control which players you receive communications from.

.squelch = [player A, player B, etc.] This will prevent you from receiving chat messages from the players named. For example, ".squelch yak, bloo" will stop either of them from chatting to you.
.unsquelch = [player] Removes players from your Squelch list.

Dot Commands

You can enter commands though the console.  Simply open the chat console by pressing T, then type a dot (period) and the specific command and parameters you need to enter.  For a list of the available dot commands and their functions, please refer to Buffer 'Dot' Commands.  Below is an example of the .scenario command in use.