(Usually after "Your base is under attack" notification)Īm I more useful as an attacker or healer? Retreat, and donate gems if cargo is almost full. Watch out for the enemies approaching us. There are too many enemies, so don't attack them. Stay close to me and help me attack the enemy.
Stop being an idiot who holds full cargo while everyone else is upgrading the base (when Lvl 1 base gems are low and everyone is maxed).
I'll donate gems to the base (when Lvl 4 base gems are close to being full), so you hold your gems to upgrade to Tier 7. But it's simpler to say public chat directly and say X + A + B to tell teammates to attack the base without letting the enemy see. For example, N + A + X + D will show N + A to enemies and N + A + X + D to teammates. It's also possible to use "Thanks" as a separator, putting the stuff (max 2 emotes) you want the enemy to see before it and team-only after, but it's easier to prefix the message. This also means that "team chat" can be done by prefixing the message with "Thanks". This was a mechanic added due to a handful of players spamming "Thanks" after killing an enemy player, which was denounced by many players as incredibly toxic. NOTE: Any message that contains "Thanks" will not render for players from enemy teams.
Same as survival the chat icons have changed in a recent update but still mean the same thing. This option is likely missing to prevent players from using this option on opponents and cross-teaming. It should be noted that there is no Team chat option, which sometimes prevents larger groups from coordinating at once. Nearly all of the chat options available in team mode focus on the delegating tasks to different team members or coordinating maneuvers/attacks as a large group or team. Should I / Will you upgrade your ship to the next tier?ĭon't attack this person, as they are on our team. Note the icons have been changed in a recent update to look better but there are no new chat options in survival.Ĭan you help me kill the person at the top of the leaderboard?Ĭan you help me mine to get to the next tier? / I'll help you mine to get to the next tier. As there is no chat option available that means upgrade most players use the GG chat option as a substitute. It should be noted that survival mode is currently the only game mode that lacks chat options for You or Me which can sometimes make communicating/delegating tasks to different players difficult. Most of the chat options available in survival mode are centered around the communication teams/groups of players would generally be engaging in. In the lore, the chat is in Universal Galactic Language. They vary from Mine ( asteroids) to Leader (the person at the top of the leaderboard). The chat options made available to the players have been selected for each match based on the tasks that would need to be communicated or information that would be pertinent to share. The available chat options differ from game mode to game mode, with the chat system lacking a presence entirely in both Battle Royale and Deathmatch to prevent players from teaming with one and other. The chat box can be reset by re-opening the chat (press C twice), or by activating a chat option when four are currently shown.ĭue to this mechanic and limitation, to effectively communicate with other players via the chat system, the player must be able to concisely string together phrases consisting of 2-4 words to convey meaning to either friends or foes. If multiple chat options are activated in succession, the chat box will expand to show the most recent activations, up to a maximum of four. Upon activating a chat option, a small chat box will appear above the player's ship for a short period before disappearing. To say something via the chat, the player must either press the corresponding key, or manually click the intended chat icon, if the "Button Clicks Disabled" option is not on. There are 16 different chat options that are automatically bound to a specific set of hotkeys to enable quick and effective communication withing the game. The chat refers to the mechanism currently in place that acts as the only available means of communicating with other players in Starblast.