Split up the chat messages

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  1. -=SIP=-

    -=SIP=- Member

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    Split up the chat messages

    Even before we had 64 player servers the chat messages were very crowded.
    So I suggest to split up the messages on the screen.

    -Commander messages on top of the screen (because most important)
    -System messages below normal chat messages in a smaller font
    -Normal messages will stay


    Pro:
    -Commander messages will be become more visible​
    -Chat will be better readable and players don't have to spam messages​

    Con:
    -HUD will be more crowded​


    Example (the system messages of course should only appear once, but was to lazy to photoshop it):
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    PS: And don't say that players should use a mic. Some don't want or can't use a mic. And we have already much mic spam.
     
    Last edited: May 23, 2009
  2. Ikalx

    Ikalx Member

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    Makes sense, box is overcrowded atm... but the coding involved..? dunno
     
  3. PreDominance

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    HUD things aren't hard, just a crapload complicated...
    Umm..there's been several suggestions about this...move sys messaegs to a seperate cornar.
     
  4. McGyver

    McGyver Experimental Pedagogue

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    And give us the option to ignore spectator chat!
     
  5. Beerdude26

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    Don't the filters work?
     
  6. blizzerd

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    seems nice,although i would prefer if you use the dead space in the hud where your weapon is now (you dont need to look at left under corner for nothing, weapon is in the way etc) so i suggest moving system messages there in favour of a lower profile chat box/longer chat box for more memory
     
  7. McGyver

    McGyver Experimental Pedagogue

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    The ingame chat box filters never worked for me.
     
  8. Alceister

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    Don't a lot of Source and HL games have that sort of server thing where admin chat appears in the middle of the screen? So why not a separate comm-channel then?
     

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