Game Manager

Chat tab

The controls on this tab let you communicate with other players of a multiplayer game.

Players can send public messages to all co-players, and, if enabled by the host using the options of the Multiplayer Game Wizard, personal messages, as well.

The upper part of the tab shows the incoming and sent messages. To clear the messages, right click on the text box and choose Clear from the context pop-up menu. To configure a sound effect for incoming messages, and toggle the sound, choose Configure sound, and Sound On from the same menu.

The lower part of the tab shows pre-defined messages and the current message. To send a message, choose it from the tree list, or type it in the text box below the tree list, and choose the receiver from the context menu.

To send a message to all players, choose Send to all from the context menu, or press F5.
To send a personal message, choose appropriate command from the context menu, or press F6, F7, or F8.
Note: The messages have been separated in categories to let you more easily choose appropriate messages for different game situations. As you select a message from the tree list, it is copied in the text box below the tree list, where you can edit it, if you wish.
You can edit a preset message (or message category) by choosing it from the tree list and clicking it.
To add or a remove a message or a category, choose appropriate command from the context menu of the tree list.
You can save your messages as a customized preset, load another message preset, or create a new preset from scratch by using the commands of the context menu.
You can expand and collapse all categories by choosing Expand all or Collapse all from the context menu.
You can resize the upper two controls by positioning cursor over the bar dividing them, and dragging the bar to another position.

Tip: You can search for messages by typing the initial letter of the message you wish to find. To clear the search buffer, press the ESC key. The search extends to all categories which are currently expanded.