Guide to Text Formatting
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Text can be formatted in all of the places it shows up, notably when chatting or writing on papers. This guide seeks to catalogue all of the available formatting for both separate types.
The author, regrettably, finds Lorem Ipsum funny, so it will replace "text" in the examples.
Chat Messages
Accessible through the standard speech hotkey.
Formatting
| Format | Syntax | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold Type | +text+ | lorem ipsum dolor si amet | Can be combined with other basic formatting. |
| Italic Type | |text| | lorem ipsum dolor si amet | Can be combined with other basic formatting. |
| Underlined Type | _text_ | lorem ipsum dolor si amet | Can be combined with other basic formatting. |
Speech Type
| Format | Syntax | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speak | text | Character states, "Lorem ipsum dolor si amet." | Message will be spoken audibly. Cannot be heard through walls or by deaf characters. Will be picked up by radios with their microphone active. Automatically capitalizes the first letter and adds punctuation, if it is not present in the message already. |
| Whisper | #text | Character whispers, "Lorem ipsum dolor si amet." | Message will only be fully audible by adjacent characters; anyone further away will only hear snippets or simply not hear anything at all. Automatically applied to speech when speaking through a radio prefix. |
| Sing | %text | Character sings, "♪Lorem ipsum dolor si amet.♪" | Message will be formatted differently. Can be used over radio or whispered. |
| Audible Action | text*speech | Character lorem ipsum dolor si amet, "Consectetur adipiscing elit." | Replaces the default "say" action with all text before the asterisk, while putting the rest of the message as standard speech. Alternatively, if the asterisk is used at the very end of the message, simply changes the message to an auditory /me. Audible to blind characters, but cannot be heard by deaf characters. Can be used over radio communication when used in a radio-prefixed message. |
Telecommunication
| Format | Syntax | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subspace-Bounced Radio | :l text OR :r text | [Common] Character whispers, "Lorem ipsum dolor si amet." | Changes depending on which hand the radio is held in. Message will be whispered into the radio and broadcasted to all radios on the same channel within the same map. Channel name or frequency will be displayed in brackets. Can be audibly emoted through. A radio with hotmic enabled (the microphone button in the radio UI) will automatically broadcast all speech around it, instead of just specific messages. |
| Headset Radio | ;text OR :h text | [Common] Character whispers, "Lorem ipsum dolor si amet." | Only available when telecomms are set up on the map. Message will be whispered into the headset and broadcasted to all headsets with the same channel enabled within the same map. Can be audibly emoted through. A radio with hotmic enabled (the microphone button in the radio UI) will automatically broadcast all speech around it, instead of just specific messages. Headsets can use encryption keys to speak on specific encrypted channels over telecomms; these will appear in a different color with a different name in the brackets. Each encrypted channel has a different prefix. |
| Intercom Radio | :i text | [Common] Character whispers, "Lorem ipsum dolor si amet." | Must be used while close to a wall-mounted intercom. Message will be whispered into the intercom and broadcasted to all radios on the same channel within the same map. Channel name or frequency will be displayed in brackets. Can be audibly emoted through. An intercom with hotmic enabled (the microphone button in the radio UI) will automatically broadcast all speech around it, instead of just specific messages. |
