Game Guide

Chat


You can communicate with other players by using the Chat Window (toggled by pressing C). There are a variety of different Chat Modes that can be used for different situations and/or needs. To send messages follow the following general steps:

  1. Select your chat channel by clicking the Text on the bottom left of your Chat Window and selecting from the list of chat modes.
  2. Press Enter/Return.
  3. Type your message.
  4. Press Enter/Return again to send your message.

 

Chat Modes

Turf Battles has a variety of different chat modes that can be used to communicate with other users in different ways.

  1. Talk Chat Mode
    • This is a public chat mode that allows you to talk to people around you, people that are within your view distance. Players who are not within your view distance will not see your messages.
    • Appears in light blue text in your chat window.
    • Can be automatically selected by adding a ~ in front of your message in chat.
    • Does not work across game channels.
  2. Shout Chat Mode
    • This is a public chat mode that allows you to talk to people around you, people that are within your view distance or just a bit beyond your view distance.
    • Only players within your view distance and a bit beyond your view distance will see these messages.
    • Appears in light green text in your chat window.
    • Can be automatically selected by adding a "!" in front of your message in chat.
    • Does not work across game channels.
  3. Whisper Chat Mode
    • This is a private chat mode that allows you to communicate directly with another player. Only the other player will receive these messages.
    • Requires you know the name (case sensitive) of the other player.
    • Appears in light yellow in your chat window.
    • You can press the "." on your keyboard to trigger an immediate reply to someone who has whispered you.
    • Can be automatically selected by adding a "@" followed by a space a
    • Works across game channels.
  4. Party Chat Mode
    • This chat mode is only available while you are in a Party. Messages will broadcast to all players in your party while in this chat mode.
    • Appears in white text in your chat window.
    • Can be automatically selected by adding "#" in front of your message in chat.
    • Does not work across game channels.
  5. Shell 1 and 2 Chat Modes
    • This is a global chat channel. All messages you send using this chat mode will be sent to everyone else that is currently in the same Shell Chat Channel.
    • The Shell Chat Channel can be changed by clicking the TAB key to open your inventory/equipment window and then right clicking your equipped Shells and selecting one of the options.
    • Appears in dark peach text in your chat window.
    • Works across game channels.
  6. Tribe Chat Mode
    • This is a tribe restricted chat channel. All messages you send using this chat mode will ONLY be sent to your fellow tribe members.
    • Appears in cyan text in your chat window.
    • Can be automatically selected by adding a "*" in front of your message in chat.
    • Works across game channels.
  7. Tribe Alliance Chat Mode
    • This is a tribe alliance restricted chat channel. All messages you send using this chat mode will ONLY be sent to your fellow tribe members and tribe alliance members.
    • Appears in sky blue text in your chat window.
    • Can be automatically selected by adding a "|" in front of your message in chat.
    • Works across game channels.

 

Blocking & UnBlocking Users

Sometimes, you might need to block yourself from seeing messages from other users. When you block a player, you block their character as well as any character they login to with the same ip address. This can easily be accomplished with one of two methods:

  1. Right click the users name in the Chat Box, a Block command will be automatically put into your chat input. Simply hit enter, and the user will now be blocked.
  2. In the Friends List (press B), right click the "Blocked Group" and click "Add Friend". Finally, enter the user's name, and the user will now be blocked.

You can un-block users via one of the following methods:

  1. Type /UnBlock PlayerName in chat, where PlayerName is the name of the user you wish to unblock.
  2. Delete the user from your "Blocked Group" in your Friends List (press B). This can be accomplished by simply right clicking the user's name and click "Delete Friend".

 

 Special Chat Functions

  • When one player kills another player, it will be announced in the PVP Channel. You automatically receive these messages unless you disable it in the games Chat Settings.
  • Messages that appear in dark orange text are from Moderators, these are special players that are there to answer your questions about the game.
  • Messages that appear in blue text are from Admins/GM's.
  • PvP Rankings

Player Rankings

Rank Name PK Points
1 Donatello - HotSix 998
2 Smileyface - BugExploiterz 919
3 lllllIIIII - HotSix 839
4 DOGWATER - BugExploiterz 719
5 Akius - BugExploiterz 679
6 lllIIIllII - HotSix 669
7 Super_O0000O - Finish 626
8 Monarch - BugExploiterz 601
9 Super_0O0O0O - Finish 548
10 IIIIIIlIII - HotSix 532
11 Super_00O00O - Finish 527
12 Fent - BugExploiterz 507
13 SJOBA - BugExploiterz 409
14 YesmaD - BugExploiterz 407
15 Super_O00O00 - Finish 405
16 SkySeeker - Finish 390
17 Super_OO0OO0 - Finish 373
18 DarKnightY - Finish 360
19 Super_000000 - Finish 352
20 Liyu - BugExploiterz 335
21 lIlIIllIll - HotSix 324
22 Tanberg - BugExploiterz 318
23 DarkLegion - Finish 312
24 Super_OO0O0 - Finish 303
25 NO_OO - HotSix 290
26 xCrixUs - 272
27 Newbie - Deepseek 250
28 Muzan - BugExploiterz 208
29 DirTyDanCeR - 207
30 Anarchy - Disaster 176
31 NlGHTMARE - HotSix 165
32 llllIIIllll - HotSix 146
33 Rusty - 145
34 lllIIlllIII - HotSix 133
35 KaLiNa - HotSix 131
36 Stevi - HotSix 116
37 IlllIIIlII - HotSix 110
38 Sakura - Finish 104
39 Obscura - BugExploiterz 97
40 Kezrm - tribe008 96
41 lllllllllI - HotSix 93
42 LookInMyEyeS - Finish 89
43 LaGoM - BugExploiterz 74
44 ViIlain - NoFame 72
45 ll_Trouble_ll - Disaster 65
46 Technology - Control 58
47 Flamelette - Control 51
48 R_ - This_is_Medic 47
49 Super_0O00O0 - Finish 46
50 NO_00 - This_is_Medic 45

Tribe Rankings

Rank Name PK Points
1 BugExploiterz 5414
2 HotSix 4676
3 Finish 4570
4 Deepseek 482
5 Disaster 412
6 Needed_to_Farm 262
7 JUSTFUN 198
8 coffee 153
9 Control 144
10 tribe008 141
1 Zero 22558
2 Death 19476
3 Sunguard 16713
4 Renegade 8679
5 TheCrazyWitch 6682
6 Dead_END 6040
7 ReNaiSsanCe 4983
8 oOsuccessOo 4597
9 2 4592
10 100fanta99success 3953
1 Zero 22558
2 Death 19476
3 Sunguard 16713
4 Renegade 8679
5 TheCrazyWitch 6682
6 Dead_END 6040
7 BugExploiterz 5414
8 ReNaiSsanCe 4983
9 HotSix 4676
10 oOsuccessOo 4597