Star Chamber

Chat Log

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In the lower-right corner of the game screen is the Chat Log (5). This contains text messages from the game, as well as messages from your opponents and anyone observing. You can use the scrollbar to travel up the log and read old messages - a useful feature, since a plenty can happen in a turn and you might want to go back and read about it.

Game Messages

Any message relating to the events of the game starts with an asterisk. For example:

You draw Local Contacts.

Gorx draws a card.

Cards and entities mentioned in the Log will be underlined, and in colored text. You can click on any of these underlined names to make a magnified image of that card appear in the map area. Click anywhere in the map area, or on the magnified image itself, to close this image.

Talking to Other Players

Messages from other players start with the player's name, such as:

Toonces: I think your cruiser is going to crush me.

You can type messages into the Chat Log and send them by pressing the Enter key.

In multi-player games (or games with observers), it may be necessary to direct your text at a certain player. You can begin a text message by typing /st (player name) or /msg (player name) to send a private whisper to that player. (For example: To whisper a private message to Vicki, you'd type: /msg Vicki Let's send our ships to Rutger's planet next turn!)

For more information on the Chat Log, see:

Chat Log Options