Chat tutorial

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TL;DR

Chat cheatsheet. Read whole text to learn tricks that will save you time in the future.
Description Command
Send a message to a player (playername) with a sound notification @playername private message text
Send a message to all players around you, <32 blocks away $ whisper text
Create a chat channel named local_chat /create_channel local_chat,,#666999
Join a chat channel named create_channel /join_channel local_chat
Send message to the #local_chat channel #local_chat message
Switch to local_chat channel, messages without prefix will reach users in "#local_chat", not "#main" channel, but you'll receive messages from #main #local_chat
Leave main channel /lc main
Send for offline communication /mail
Rules of etiquette
Keep all communication in #main channel in english
Keep #main channel clear of local chatter so that help seekers can be heard
Make your own channel or whisper with your guild-members.
Don't tell everyone in #main that you have lag. Use #lag channel if you really want to.
Beerchat section of /help shows all commands

Personal messages (PM)

There are three types of private messages.

Message with a sound notification

If you write "@playername message content", a player will hear a sound notification. You can send a message with sound by typing "/msg playername message content", too. An advantage there is that you can use autocompletion: "/msg pla[TAB KEY]" will be converted to "/msg playername".

To continue sending notifications and messages to the last player you sent a message with "@", just type "@ message".

Message for players around you (whisper)

If you want to continue talking to other player, please use whispers commands, because they are already notified.

Start your message with $ if you want to talk only to people around you (< 32 blocks). This does not require a player name. Example: $ message
Same result is achieved with /whis message

Long distance message without sound notification

For long distance whispers use /tell command: /tell playername message

Minetest provides auto completion for online player names. Invoke with Tab-key: "/tell pla[TAB-KEY]" is converted to "/tell playername".

Channels

Usually channel names start with a # but not in commands to join, leave or create. Avoid creating channels with space in their names. To join a channel and listen to the chat there type:

/jc channelname

To speak on a channel you can either:

  • Type #channelname message to speak once in the channel
  • Type #channelname and press enter to make channel your default target: all further messages go to that channel until you switch it again.

If you want to speak in some other language join or create a channel named by ISO 639-1 language code. To leave a channel use lc command: /lc channelname

"main" is the default channel. Type "#main" to switch back to it.

List of public channels

Color, passwords and other options, provided by Beerchat

Pandorabox is using a beerchat mod for chat support, check official thread for more info.

Mail

If a player is offline use /mail. This command will open a mail UI. Next time target player will login there will be a notification in the center of the screen until the player reads the message.

You can download it on GitHub.

In-game chat tutorial

If you can't open the browser or want to show this manual to someone else fast, there is a copy of this tutorial, which is located in Commonwealth Hotel. Its coordinates are: X: 4933 Y: 9 Z: -82. You can press F5 to see your own coordinates.

To go there, type "/spawn", go to the "Tutorials" section and right-click the "Starter" teleporter.

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